Pottenstein, Bavaria

Pott stone is a town in the district of Bayreuth ( the district of Upper Franconia). The state-approved climatic health resort lies in the Franconian Switzerland.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 City Council
  • 4.1 Established businesses 4.1.1 breweries
  • 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical Location

In the vicinity of the district Hohenmirsberg the Hohenmirsberger plate is ( observation tower at 614 meters high, one of the highest points in the Franconian Switzerland ). In Leienfels district (about 15 houses) located the ruins Leienfels ( viewpoint at 590 meters above sea level ).

Boroughs

Pott stone is divided into 35 districts:

  • Altenhof
  • Arnleithen
  • Elbersberg
  • Geusmanns
  • Graisch
  • Haselbrunn
  • Haßlach
  • Hohenmirsberg
  • Kirchenbirkig
  • Kleinkirchenbirkig
  • Kleinlesau
  • Kühlenfels
  • Leienfels
  • Mandlau
  • Mittelmühle
  • Pottenstein
  • Prüllsbirkig
  • Unterpullendorf
  • Püttlach
  • Racker mountain
  • Regenthal
  • Rupprecht height
  • Schüttersmühle
  • Siegmannsbrunn
  • Soranger
  • Stiff Ling
  • Trägweis
  • Tüchersfeld
  • Vorderkleebach
  • Waidach
  • Wannberg
  • I Weidenhüll
  • Weidenhüll II
  • Weidenloh
  • Weidmann Gesees

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are (from north clockwise beginning ): Hummeltal, Pegnitz, Betz stone, Obertrubach, Gössweinstein and Ahorntal.

Geotopes

  • Devil's Cave in stone pot ( show cave ) ( Geotop number 472H008 ).
  • Swallow hole B5, northeast of Pott 's Stone ( Geotop number 472H001 ).
  • Large rabbit hole D92 ( Geotop number 472H002 ).
  • Dolomite rock Hohenstein east of Kirchenbirkig ( Geotop number 472R050 ).
  • Drachenfels near Mittelmühle ( Geotop number 472R051 ).
  • Dolomite rock with cave stone church D80 ( Geotop number 472R052 ).
  • Rocks in forest with cave Leienfelser D238 ( Geotop number 472R131 ).
  • Weiher Taler males in Schüttersmühle ( Geotop number 472R155 ).
  • Felsburg Tüchersfeld ( Geotop number 472R156 ).
  • Rock Castle Pottenstein ( Geotop number 472R157 ).

History

The story stone pot can be traced back to the first documentary mention 918. In 1323 it received city rights. The city Pott stone was Obervogt Office of the Bishopric of Bamberg. In a town fire in 1736 60 houses were destroyed and the town church was damaged.

Since the Imperial Diet of 1803 the place belonged to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

From 1942 to 1945, there was in the lean barn a subcamp of the concentration camp Flossenbiirg in which had to do forced labor for military installations 746 prisoners. This included the construction of the SS, the 1942/43, ran a training camp for about 600 members of the SS - Karst military there. No evidence recalls in place at this event.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1972, the formerly independent communities Haßlach and Kirchenbirkig as well as parts of the territory of the dissolved municipality Tüchersfeld were incorporated. On 1 July 1972, added Püttlach. On 1 January 1975 Vorderkleebach followed. The round of incorporations was completed with the inclusion of the community Hohenmirsberg on 1 January 1978, and the communities Kühlenfels, amateur rock and Regenthal and part of the dissolved municipality Elbersberg on 1 May 1978.

Policy

City ​​council

After the last municipal election on March 2, 2008, the City Council has 20 members. The turnout was 65.4 %. The choice was as follows:

Another member and chairman of the city council is the mayor.

Economy

Established businesses

Breweries

In Pott stone exist with the brewery horseshoe and the lean brewery two breweries who brew itself. The Wagner -Bräu can their beer at the St. Georgen Brau brewing in Buttenheim in wage brewing process.

Attractions

  • Devil's Cave, on a length of 1.5 km walk stalactite cave. The Devil's Cave is one of the largest and most famous caves in Germany. It has been long been known devil hole discovered in October 1922 by the geologist and mining engineer Hans fire in 1931 and until Pentecost opened in two stages for the visitors. It has around 160,000 visitors a year.
  • Franconian Switzerland - Museum in the district Tüchersfeld
  • Castle Museum at the Castle Pottenstein
  • The 1000 -year-old castle stone pot was whereabouts of Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia in 1228.
  • The parish church of St. Bartholomew ( Pott stone) with rococo decorations (around 1775)
  • The Cunegonde Church contains an altar, on which the castle Pott stone can still be seen with the keep.
  • The ruins Leienfels in the district Leienfels
  • In Pott stone is the stone Felsenbad Pott, an alpine slide and a climbing forest. The place is located in the Northern Crags Frankenjura.
  • Alljährlicher decision of Perpetual Adoration at Epiphany ( January 6) with burning off the mountain fires

See also: List of monuments in stone pot ( Upper Franconia )

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Martin Krauss senior (around 1490-1554 ), father of the classical scholar and historian Martin Crusius, the author of the Annales Suevici and professor in Tübingen
  • Johann Baptist Reus ( * July 10, 1868, † July 21, 1947 in São Leopoldo ), Jesuit and mystic
  • Michael Horlacher (* August 18, 1888, † October 12, 1957 ), politicians ( BVP, CSU ), MdR, MP Bavaria (Landtag President 1946-1950 ), Member of Parliament

Historical figures

Pott stone, steel engraving (1840 ) by Johann Poppel

Felsenbad Pottenstein, 1942

Systems of the SS karst stone weir at Pott, 1942

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