Augsburg-Firnhaberau

• 28 Firnhaberau

The Firnhaberau is the 28th municipality in the north of the city of Augsburg, which in turn has the status of IV planning area. The district has about 5200 inhabitants and an area of 7.83 km ² (2009 and 2011 ).

Location

The district is bounded on the west by the Lech River and the east by the district of hammer forging. In the south, the Firnhaberau extends to the edge of Lech Hausen and in the north to the city limits. The A 8 crosses the Firnhaberau in west-east direction. In the north of Firnhaberau the partially renatured Augsburg mountain of rubbish is ( former landfill Augsburg -north) with the European pond and the wastelands Lechfeld mill and forest home.

History

The name Firnhaberau goes on Commerce Friedrich August Firnhaber (1823-1887), a director of the Augsburg worsted spinning, back. He acquired 1883, the densely vegetated floodplain right of the Lech river of the State Forestry Administration as a hunting ground. The then south of it community Lechhausen the estimated by the Forest Service purchase price appeared too high and refused a purchase. After the death of his wife Maria Firnhaber in 1904, the 189 -hectare area was as generous donation to the city of Augsburg, which is then presented to the donor's will, accordingly to alleviate the shortage of housing available.

On July 15, 1920, the " Siedlungsgenossenschaft Augsburg Bavarian settlers association " was in Augsburg inn " The Three Queens" was launched. This local group devoted himself to the colonization of the floodplain. On 30 January 1921, the city announced the site on (initially should only be inhabited an area of 28 hectares) and the clearing work began immediately. On February 6, 1921 wooden shack with Baukantine and writing room was built at the Hubertusplatz and on March 13, 1921, ground was broken for the construction of the first residential building in Siedlerweg 7 The Hebauf was celebrated on 15 May and on July 1, 1921 have already been the first settlers to move. Gradually grew by the steady labor of the settlers in this way, a new district approach.

In 1927 the city built a schoolhouse on Hubertusplatz, still as so-called old building houses four classes today. In the two following years, the Catholic Church of St. Francis was built on Hubertusplatz.

Demographics

The Firnhaberau counts after its establishment because of the housing shortage quickly a very high number of inhabitants. After the Second World War, the area is greatly expanded again and advances structurally closer to the edge of the more southern part of the city Lechhausen. The following population figures illustrate this development:

Voluntary Sector

The following list provides a selection of sporting clubs in the Firnhaberau is:

• DJK Augsburg- North e.V.
• TSV Firnhaberau 1926 e.V.
• SHI - Horticulture and Kleintierzuchtverein Firnhaberau eV 1921
• Cycling friends Augsburg e.V.