Pirk
Pirk is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab and a member of the administrative community Schirmitz.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 monuments
- 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 5.2 Education
Geography
Geographical Location
Pirk is in the planning region Oberpfalz -Nord.
Community structure
The municipality has eleven Pirk officially named districts:
- Au
- Engleshof
- Enzenrieth
- Gleitsmühle
- High village
- Matzlesberg
- Pirk
- Pirker Ziegelhuette
- Pirkmühle
- Pischeldorf
- Zeißau
There are the following districts: Engleshof, Enzenrieth, Pirk, Au, Gleitsmühle, high village, Matzlesberg, Pirker brick hut, Pirkmühle, Pischeldorf, Zeissau.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1092. Pirk belonged since 1349/52 to Landgraviate Leuchtenberg (or later to the court Leuchtenberg ) and from 1646 was part of the Electorate of Bavaria. The Barons of Riesenfeld had here an open Hofmark whose seat was Pirk. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.
Incorporations
On January 1, 1972, until then independent municipality Enzenrieth was incorporated. On May 1, in 1978, parts of the disbanded community Engelshof added.
Population Development
Policy
Mayor Michael Bauer ( CDU). He was the successor of Georg Stahl (CSU ) in 2002.
Coat of arms
Blazon: In gold a rooted green birch, whose strain is a silver shield, is a blue bar, opened.
The emblem has been used since 1973.
Culture and sights
Monuments
→ List of monuments in Pirk
Economy and infrastructure
Economy, agriculture and forestry
Important operations at the site are the industrial company Constantia Hueck films and the Pirker Brauhaus (the latter since 06.2013 sold to the brewery Würth, Windischeschenbach ).
It was in 1998 according to official statistics in manufacturing and 754 in trade and transport, no social insurance contributions at the workplace. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 650 in the manufacturing sector, there was an operation in the construction industry no. In addition, in 1999, there were 51 farms with an agricultural area of 1406 hectares, of which 944 hectares of arable land and 462 permanent grassland.
Education
There are the following facilities (as of 1999):
- 50 kindergarten places with 62 children
- 1 elementary school with 12 teachers and 224 students
- 1 high school ( in the same building as the elementary school )
Gallery
Matzlesberg (2012)
Engleshof (2012)
Pischeldorf (2012 )
High village, Enzenrieth (2012 )