Schirmitz

Schirmitz is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt adWaldnaab and office of the Management Community Schirmitz, belonging to the other three communities ( Pirk, Bechtsrieth and Irchenrieth ).

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Geography

Geographical Location

Schirmitz lies in the planning region Oberpfalz -Nord. The municipality is located in the immediate vicinity of the upper center pastures on the eastern edge of the so-called Weiden Bay, a flat plane that extends around the city of Weiden. East of Schirmitz extend the first foothills of the Upper Palatinate Forest, which make the terrain hilly and scenic attractive. So you have from the survey in the southeastern municipality on the road to Bechtsrieth a view over the whole bay Weiden with its impressive basalt cones of stone and rough Kulm Park. Schirmitz is Waldnaab, which is almost completely traverses the Upper Palatinate from north to south and referred to later in the Naab.

Community structure

Schirmitz is the only officially designated district of the political community.

There is only the district Schirmitz.

History

Schirmitz was first documented in 1223 when Marc Ward of Schirnwitz appeared as a witness in a dispute between Diepoldsberg of Leuchtenberg and Heinrich von Ortenbourg - Murach. The place was later part of the Electorate of Bavaria and formed a closed Hofmark the barons of Hannakam whose seat was Schirmitz. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

Population Development

The table shows the population development Schrimitz from 1970.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Split; front under a silver shield main, is a blue bar, in red on the left inverted golden lion hull, rear plate under blue head in a silver dragon red hull.

The community leads the coat of arms since 1980.

Culture and sights

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Schirmitz

Economy

The economy of Schirmitz is primarily small businesses. Small and medium enterprises especially in the crafts shape the corporate landscape. So, in the municipality of several wood processing companies, gardening and landscaping, hairdressers and butchers and restaurants. A now only a very small percentage of the population is undertaking in the field of agriculture and forestry. Larger industrial enterprises are missing.

In the south of Schirmitz there is a larger 110 -kV substation of the E.ON

Parish and Church

The parish includes Schirmitz next to the parish Schirmitz also the places Bechtsrieth and Trebsau. In the local area of ​​Schirmitz there are two churches: St. Jacob's Church, popularly known as " Old Church " and the parish church of Mary the Queen, popularly called " New Church ". By the year 1958, the Jakob Church was the only church in Schirmitz and as a parish center of religious life. It is located along with cemetery, rectory, old kindergarten or today's Jakob hermitage at the southern end. St. Jakob is a choir tower church, which was probably built around the year 1300. Typical is the built directly above the altar room tower, which is followed by a nave nave. In 1957, the foundation stone for the new parish church was laid queen. The symbolic foundation stone ( lapis primarius ) can be seen in the sacristy of the church. By the end of 1958, Masses were held in the not quite finished church already. The Jacob's Church is primarily used for weddings, funerals, and occasionally for worship.