Hartenstein, Bavaria

Hartenstein is a municipality in the Middle Franconian Nuremberg County and a member of the administrative community Velden.

• 2.1 Amalgamations

• 5.1 municipal

• 6.1 Structures

Geography

Geographical location

The municipality is situated on the Pegnitz River in the Hersbrucker Alb.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are ( starting in the north clockwise): Neuhaus an der Pegnitz, deer creek, Vorra, Kirchensittenbach, Velden.

Community structure

The municipality is divided into 15 districts:

• Engenthal
• Enzendorf
• Gries mill
• My major field
• Green Reuth
• Güntersthal
• Harnbach
• Hartenstein

• Häusl field
• Höflas
• My small box
• Hole
• Lung village
• Neuensorg
• Rupprechtstegen

History

The hard stone castle was built before about 1250; they served mainly as Pflegamtssitz for the area of the surrounding villages in Veldenstein Forest. The hard stone castle was located until 2001, privately owned, in 2002, the congregation bought the castle. In 2004, the municipality Hartenstein founded the castle Hartenstein AG. You should receive the castle and make available to the public. Today is in the castle a knight museum and a restaurant.

After secularization in Bavaria Pflegamt Hartenstein came to the deanery Auerbach. The Pflegamt Hartenstein was dissolved, and formed three municipal districts. These were divided into the Royal Bavarian municipalities Green Reuth, Hartenstein and Enzendorf. The municipality Green Reuth were the village communities hole, large and small My field. The municipality Hartenstein were the solitudes Höflas, Häusl field and Neuensorg, the village communities Güntersthal Engenthal and Gaißberg. The municipality Enzendorf were the village communities Lung village and Rupprechtstegen that Harnbach, the Stieber and semolina mill.

Built between 1862 and 1864 the Nuremberg publisher and editor of the Nuremberg press, Ludwig Jegel, on a 40 meters above Ankatal lying rocky outcrop a luxurious spa hotel in Rupprechtstegen. Due to the poor accessibility of the guests stayed and Jegel had to declare bankruptcy. Only after the construction of the railway it went with the hotel after several changes of ownership upwards. The hotel is reached quickly and for a short time worldwide fame. Superscript figures such as Princess Gisela of Bavaria and Richard Wagner while he was in Bayreuth, were guests of the hotel. Rupprechtstegen was a health resort. 1938 from the SPA a convalescent home for officers and officials of the Air Force, during the war it served as an auxiliary hospital. 1953 passed into the possession of the regional finance office Nuremberg and was mainly used for the officials of the customs administration as a convalescent home. 1966 was officially named the Customs School Rupprechtstegen. Until its closure in March 2001 there customs officer customs clearance and inland customs were for border surveillance are formed. After more than five years of vacancy is currently (December 2006) use as alpine and communicative educational center with rope-climbing and Burma suspension bridge in the conversation.

With the construction of the railway line from Nuremberg to Neuhaus from 1871 to 1875 the area of the upper Pegnitztals was connected to the transport network.

From the pastoral mountain from the highest point of hard stone with 563 m opposite the castle Hartenstein has in good weather a great panoramic view over the Frankenalb to Burg Hohenstein, to the castle Veldenstein at Neuhaus until after Auerbach and the Fichtelgebirge. Local attractions include the lion rock at Pegnitz breakthrough in Güntersthal, St. Andrew's Church (Cave Cadastre Franconian Alb ( HFA), cadastral number D 13), a karst - horizontal cave at Rupprechtstegen, the wind hole for large My field (HFA, cadastral number A 5), the fencers cave ( HFA, A cadastral number 45) at Green Reuth, the Kühloch on the way to hard rock and the Bismarck grotto ( HFA, cadastral number A 25 ) in the erstwhile forest department gutter Brunn.

The Peter Cave ( HFA, cadastral number A 22) is a cave with prehistoric significance.

All around the area and on the Pegnitz located along steep rock walls that are often visited by climbers, the Hartensteiner Climbing wall at Hartensteiner cemetery and the Red Rock at the entrance to Ankatal an der Pegnitz in Rupprechtstegen. Cliffs, picturesque mountain ranges and the two dolomite rocks baboon and student at Enzendorf also offer hikers romantic way, as well as the Ankatal and St. Andrew's Church at Rupprechtstegen across from restaurant and café force to the parking lot. Opposite Häusl field, in the wilderness Höflas, a hiking trail on the hill, from there you can see the castle Hartenstein at its best.

In 1958, the house of a farmer in Hartenstein was built, purpose-built structure in which the community office is located with a meeting room, plus a frozen system, a battle space, a smokehouse, a laundry, a bakery, a garage for the volunteer fire department with the equipment room and a caretaker's house. At the last local government reform of 1972, the three municipalities were merged and formed the church today with 16 districts.

The municipality Hartenstein include the Catholic Church Holy Trinity with the kindergarten, a school, the new and the old town hall. The new city hall was inaugurated on 28 July in the second millennium. At the same time building the volunteer fire department, the school and the kindergarten were newly built. These three buildings are connected to the power supply and are powered by a solar system.

Law of the Pegnitz many walking in the surrounding area. Already developed an der Pegnitz along very early mills, we took advantage of the water power of the river. One of the oldest mills, the mill at Rupprechtstegen, it goes back to a contentious dispute in 1260. This period also saw the first documentary mention of the name of Rupprechtstegen fell. It developed from the name of the first Reichsministerialen on the Hertenstein Rupert the Herte and the lands across the river. The Mill of Neuensorg one of the dolomite works, its origins are in the 13th century. Enzendorf is not as old as the other districts, but also possesses its own mill, it was probably the origin of the small village; the place must have developed around the mill. Other mills are the Stiebermühle, the semolina mill and the. Harnbachmühle to the streams that flow to the Pegnitz

1946 Way of the Cross for the chapel on the mountain woman was set up at the instigation of the parish priest sneeze. Architect Seitz created the designs, the sculptor Max Renner sculptures. On Sunday, October 12, 1947, the Stations of the Cross was inaugurated. There is a via dolorosa of Hartenstein to Neuhaus, who is still in use. The procession takes place every year in May; it is asked to bless the crops and jobs. In one year, the Hartensteiner migrate to Neuhaus and next Neuhauser by Hartenstein.

In the Hartensteiner Oberbergen there is a nature trail with a fitness trail. This area offers many attractions. The ' nature trail ' can be reached from the hostel. The road extends for about 3.5 km.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1972, until then independent municipality Green Reuth was incorporated.

On 1 January 1978, until then independent municipality Enzendorf was incorporated as part of local government reform.

On 1 January 2008, the unincorporated area Hartenstein was (1.96 km ² ) dissolved and integrated into the community.

Flora and Fauna

In the flora are found at particular plants the Lady's Slipper, the Pfingstnelke, the Common Pasque, the map lichen, the Waldanemone and the juniper. Worth mentioning is the so-called snake spruce is also in large My field, which was protected as a natural monument.

The fauna is well represented by the bird world, you can the black redstart and Wren, also observe different types of thrush, sparrows, finches and tits. The various finches and bird species are widespread. In Hartenstein the eagle owl, the tawny owl and long-eared owl is found. The Pegnitz has a rich fish stock, know the anglers appreciate. The many fish lure the herons and cormorants as food guests.

Sports

Hartenstein is situated in the climbing area Northern Frankenjura. Directly in the vicinity of the place above the cemetery is located with the Hartensteiner wall a major climbing destination.

Policy

Parish council

The local council of Hartenstein is composed of twelve councilors and the first mayor.

(As at municipal election on March 2, 2008)

Culture and sights

Structures

• Clock Tower of Rupprechtstegen
• At the Harnbachmühle a half-timbered barn was rebuilt as part of a summer construction site by the most " moving " craftsmen such as carpenters and joiners in summer 2010. Initiated this action was the charitable organization mill power eV of the masonry work would be carried out next summer in the same way.

Traffic

With the construction of the railway line from Nuremberg to Neuhaus from 1871 to 1875, the area of the upper Pegnitztals was connected to the transport network. Rupprechtstegen received a railway station. Today there is a stop on the regional train line Nuremberg - Neuhaus on the railway line Nuremberg - Cheb. This is served every hour in both directions. Close this breakpoint a Train & Bike Station was built in 2009. It was erected a historic cars, which serves as a restaurant. The leading through the upper Pegnitztal State Road 2162 runs through Rupprechtstegen. Hartenstein is served by the regional bus line 440 ( Hersbruck - Königstein ) of the VGN.