Ascha
Asha is a municipality in the Lower Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen and a member of the administrative community Mitterfels.
- 2.1 religions
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 5.2 Education
Geography
Geographical Location
Asha is in the Donau -Wald Vorwaldgebiet in the Bavarian Forest.
Community structure
The municipality has 26 Ascha officially named districts:
- Ascha
- Au
- Bärnzell
- Deglholz
- Eden Mayrhofen
- Fahrmühl
- Grünberg
- Gschwendt
- Hagnzell
- Herrenberg
- High-field
- Courtier
- Kienberg
- Krähhof
- Kumpfmuehl
- Muehlau
- Oberascha
- Upper Lower Steinach
- Pielhof
- Ramling
- Thanhof
- Under low Steinach
- Weingraben
- Wies cell
- Willers mountain
- Willers cell
There are the districts Ascha, Bärnzell and Gschwendt.
History
Ascha in belonged to Rentamt Straubing and Regional Court Mitterfels of the Electorate of Bavaria. The town was the seat of a Hofmark that was in the time from 1609 to 1791 in the possession of the Barons of Weichs. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community. 1946 sparked the American military government to the municipalities Eggerszell and Pilgramsberg and shared the places Willers cell, Krähhof and courtier and the community Gschwendt the community Ascha to. In the course of municipal reform was implemented on January 1, 1971, the voluntary connection of the community Bärnzell. Since 1978, Asha is a member of the administrative community Mitterfels.
Religions
For since 1589 proven Catholic parish Ascha include the communities Ascha and Falkenfels.
Population Development
Policy
The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 597,000 in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 156,000.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 22 October 1982 the Government of Lower Bavaria.
Blazon: ". Available in black, a continuous silver tip, in three on green mountain, which is covered with three silver ash leaves on a stem, a green fir tree whose trunk is covered with a black horizontal plow "
The silver tip is the coat of arms of the Barons of Weichs, the important basic and low- court men in the municipality were as holder of the Hofmark Ascha 1607-1796. The green fir on the three mountain symbolizes the geographical location of the village in the Bavarian Forest and recalls in connection with the plow at the same time to the clearing land at the time of early settlement, which is still in place names Geschwendt is expressed. The plow also refers to the agricultural character and the close connection with the city of Straubing, which also carries a plow in the coat of arms. The three ash leaves are one of the place name Asha (from Old High German "ask" / ash) canting image.
Culture and sights
The Church of the Assumption is a late-baroque building which was built around 1740. The equipment and tombs date from the 18th century.
See also: List of monuments in Ascha ( Lower Bavaria )
Economy and infrastructure
Economy, agriculture and forestry
It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the manufacturing sector and 83 in the area of trade and transport any social insurance contributions at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 21 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 475 in the manufacturing sector there were 14 establishments in construction enterprises 7. In addition, in 1999, there were 54 farms with an agricultural area of 875 ha, of which 462 ha of arable land and 410 ha of permanent grassland.
Education
There are the following facilities (as of 1999):
- Kindergartens: 50 kindergarten places with 55 children
- Elementary schools: 1 with 8 teachers and 173 students