Essing

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Essing is a market in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim and a member of the administrative community Ihrlerstein.

  • 4.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
  • 4.2 Education

Geography

Essing is the planning region Regensburg.

There are the following districts: Old Sing, Sing New, Randeck

History

Essing was first mentioned in the year 976. Castle Randeck on the market essing was built around the year 1000 and is one of the oldest castles in Bavaria. The in 1336 to the market place was later raised to Rentamt Munich and the court Abensberg of the Electorate of Bavaria. Essing ( = New Sing ) had a market court magistrate own rights.

In 1924, the then independent municipality Randeck was incorporated into Altessing. In 1938 Altessing and New Sing merged to form the new municipality essing.

Population Development

On the territory of the municipality were 1970 996, 1987 970, 2000 1032 and counting 2009 994 inhabitants in the year.

Policy

Mayor since 1988 Jörg Nowy ( Free Christian Wählergem. ).

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 210,000 in 1999.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

There were 1998 in the field of agriculture and forestry none, in the manufacturing sector and 98 in the area of ​​trade and transport any social insurance contributions at the workplace. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 344 in the manufacturing sector, there were none, in the construction of two plants. In addition, in 1999, there were 16 farms with an agricultural area of 232 ha, of which 161 were hectares of arable land.

Education

In 1999 the following institutions existed:

  • Kindergartens: 25 kindergarten places with 24 children

Attractions

  • Wooden bridge at essing - a wooden bridge over the strap Altmühltherme and the Main -Danube Canal. The 190 m long bridge was the longest bridge in Europe strap at its opening in 1986. The supporting structure is made of laminated wood panels. The body of the bridge is named because of its elegant undulating swing popularly Tatzelwurm. At the opening of the Rhine -Main -Danube Canal, the German Federal Post Office was 1992, a postage stamp with the Essinger bridge motive.
  • An older, only 48 m long wooden bridge leads over an old branch of the Altmühltherme in the town center. It is made of Brucktor, an originally Gothic, but several renovations tower, which today is privately owned, guarded. At this old wooden bridge Deifl Josef (1790-1864), a Bavarian -born essing infantry of the Napoleonic army, Joseph Michael Neustift was placed a bronze memorial.
  • By Altmühlauen a sculpture trail with plants runs the Essinger Kunstweg to rock and river, including by Werner Engelmann, Willi Hengge and other, partially changing artists who exhibit their work here temporarily.
  • Market place has a medieval draw well, which was rebuilt in 1818 for pumping wells. In 1974, the old wells basket was returned.
  • The former collegiate New Sing is located on the southern edge of the village.

See also List of monuments in essing

The trail adventure trail Jura Landscape ( part of Jurasteig ) and branching off of hiking trails, the following, located outside the village attractions:

  • Blue pot
  • Castle Randeck
  • Klaus caves ( prehistoric dwellings )
  • Stalactite cave Schulerloch
  • 1000 -year-old oak tree in Hammertal

Castle ruins Randeck

Wooden bridge Tatzelwurm

Wooden bridge Tatzlwurm

Altmühltherme & wooden bridge in the background

Essing with Art Trail in autumn 2005

Blue pot of essing

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