Bodenmais

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Ground corn is a market in the Lower Bavarian district of rain and climatic resort. He is well known for its mine and Silberberg.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 3.1 Market council
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Finance
  • 3.4 Coat of Arms
  • 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry 5.1.1 Overnight stays

Geography

Geographical location

Ground corn lies deep in the Bavarian Forest and indeed the southwest at the foot of the Großer Arber, the highest mountain in Bavaria outside the Alps.

Community structure

The municipality has 19 ground corn officially named districts:

  • Bergwinkl
  • Ground corn
  • Böhmhof
  • Glassworks
  • Harlachberg
  • Karl hammer
  • Hermitage
  • Kohlplatz
  • Kothinghammer
  • Kreuzseign
  • Corn
  • Mies Marktleuthen
  • Mooshof
  • Oberlohwies
  • Silberberg
  • Sternhammer
  • Unterlohwies
  • Under Stone House
  • Waid

History

The Bavarian Forest, lying in the midst of the largest contiguous forest Mountains of Germany, takes place in the history books at an early mention. The area was cleared first by monks, then by a few settlers in the " primeval forest " settled. The first documented report on ground corn can be found in the land register of the Bavarian dukes to the year 1300, in which the " Item the Goldwerch ze Pabenmaiz " reports. Around the middle of the 15th century was in the pits at ground corn, called " the Almighty God's gift ", dug for silver, around 1485 the place obtained by the Bavarian Duke Albrecht IV special privileges by the great charter of freedom in 1522, the town was to " completely corporal mountain town " collected.

After the extraction of precious metals declined, the mine presented in 1542 to the production of vitriol, which then was used to dye the fabrics. With the conversion into a Hofmark 1580 extinguished the rights of free mountain town. As of 1760, sales of vitriol faltered. To be generated by a new method, Potée ( rouge ), which was used for grinding the glass and polishing the mirror, saw the work in the years 1870-1914 its greatest heyday. Bodenmaiser Potée went all over the world. But through the development of new chemical production process, was soon no longer competitive. The last layer was driven on May 27, 1962.

Having already settled from the 15th century glassworks in Bodenmaiser room, ground corn was after 1945 within 30 years for Glass Treatment Center and today offers the widest selection of lead crystal in Germany. Because here, away from the major transport links, no industry, wanted except for the glass industry, settle, one has recognized tourism as an acquisition opportunity early on. The origin goes back to 1883, in the in ground corn the Bavarian Forest Club was founded. After the war, the tourism was further expanded and ground corn for known and most visited resort in the Bavarian Forest.

1945 Land corn was declared a health resort and 1958 raised to market. In 1962, began the construction of a heated outdoor pool, 1967 was the Kurhausbau, and 1972 the indoor pool could be put into operation. In 1989 the completion of the new town hall with spa management, the garage and the spa park. As a conclusion to the efforts of the place in the tourist area was obtained in December 1992, the title of " health resort ".

Population Development

Policy

Market council

After the local elections on March 2, 2008, gives the following distribution of seats in municipal market:

Mayor

Finances

The municipality had a total of 16.87 million euros in 2009 debt. The wage and income tax the citizens of the community came to 4.3 million euros. It was generated 117.8 million euros turnover. Of these, 41% in the service sector, 34 % in industry and 26 % in the hotel and hospitality industry.

Coat of arms

Due to a resolution of the municipal council and the approval of the Ministry of the Interior, as evidenced by Ministerialentschließung of 4 February 1959, the municipality of ground corn leads the coat of arms described below.

Description: "Divided by the outline of the Silberberg mountain in blue and silver; above the golden electoral hat with silver ermine, down crossed a black mallet and a black miner hammer. "

Culture and sights

  • Parish Church: The church was Bodenmaiser 1804/ 05 built in the middle of the square, and in a way that she came to stand in the direction of Silver Mountain. 1955/56, the church was enlarged by the cultivation of an octagon. The altar is decorated with a replica of the miraculous image of Loreto (a gift of the elector ), which is already on June 16, 1705 ( the name day of Saint Benno ) in a solemn procession of corn Ried ( Böbrach ) was transferred to ground corn. For a reminder, "handling" five -day festival takes place every year in which the miraculous image is supported.
  • Historical visitor mine at Silver Mountain: Since 1962, the silver mine is open to interested visitors as a show mine. 1998 acquired six former employees at the mine the work with the related property and operate since the Historical Exhibition Mine in the Silver Mountain.
  • Several glass factories: The largest and best known is the Joska Crystal, which produces, among other trophies for winter sports.
  • Old Town Hall with special exhibition on the history of mining and Vitriolhütte am Silberberg in ground corn

See also: List of monuments in ground corn

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

There were 1998 in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 41, 427 in manufacturing and in trade and transport 194 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 737 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 1,086. In the manufacturing sector there were 3 businesses in the construction sector 3 farms. In addition, in 1999, there were 37 farms with an agricultural area of 405 ha, of which were 18 hectares of arable land and 388 ha of permanent grassland.

To promote tourism in mid-2007 was established by the market town of ground corn and the club industry and tourism, the ground corn Tourismus und Marketing GmbH (BTM ). 60 % of the shares are held by the community, 40 % for club. CEO of BTM was Andreas Lambeck. The business volume of Tourism & Marketing GmbH in 2009 was at 2.6 million euros. In 2010, the revenue of the BTM were around 3.4 million euros.

Number of overnight stays

Ground corn is the leading tourist destination in the district of rain. All told, in 2012 28.5% of tourist arrivals and 32.9 % of the overnight stays in the county in ground corn instead.

Traffic

Since 1928 ground corn terminus of the line Zwiesel - ground corn. You will now sail every hour from the provincial railroad under the brand name Forest Railway.

Here the Bavarian Forest ticket is valid as a day ticket for the counties rain and Freyung -Grafenau. The introduction of GUTi mentioned extension of the local visitor's card to the ticket fare in this area was rejected by the council market end of July 2010.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

  • Kindergarten with 75 kindergarten places, 89 children
  • Elementary school with 21 teachers and 320 students

Pictures of Bodenmais

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