Wasserburg am Inn

Wasserburg am Inn ( officially: Water a.Inn ) is a city in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim and lies about 55 km east of the Bavarian capital, Munich.

3.1 Amalgamations

4.1 theater, cabaret
4.2 Music
4.3 Museums
4.4 Attractions

6.1 City Council
6.2 Twin towns

7.1 industry
7.2 Trade and Commerce
7.3 administration
7.4 Health
7.5 Education

9.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Wasserburg am Inn, with its scenic location a special feature: The old town is situated at an Inn from almost completely ( 7/8) reflowed peninsula that is accessible only by a narrow tongue of land. From the opposite of up to 70 meters high steep bank, the Innleiten, one overlooks the whole town with her reaching back to the Middle Ages buildings.

As the is not difficult to see outward decreasing age of the housing stock in ground plan of the Old Town and the Peninsula has grown steadily over the past centuries to the east and north, while the Inn has worn the opposite steep bank. This process came with the attachment of the bank as part of the power plant construction on the Inn River in the first half of the 20th century and. to standstill. On old city views and photographs is accordingly to see that the opposite cut bank was a few decades ago virtually no growth, while it is now largely forested.

Corresponding to the low height of the alluvial country compared to the strong fluctuations underlying water table of the Inn were large parts of the old town is at high water regularly put under water until it could be so far prevented by the construction of flood exposure in 1986.

Community structure

The municipality Wasserburg am Inn has 22 officially named districts:

Attel
Attlerau
Au
Edgarten
Misery
Gabersee
Gladly
Heber valley

Kobl
Kornberg
Kroit
Long Wiedersberg
Limburg
Easter meadow
Reisach

Reitmehring
Rottmoos
Seewies
Staudham
Viehhausen
Wasserburg am Inn
Weikertsham

Some parts of the city of Wasserburg only be colloquially referred to as districts, but are not " official" districts according to the Bavarian community directory. This includes the two most populous city or districts Burgau and burgers field.

Name

The name of Wasserburg probably derives from the similar nearly a moated castle surrounded on all sides by water castle. Even the earliest surviving records and plans use that designation for the settlement at the foot of the castle Wasserburg. ( In the maps Apian in the 17th century, the settlement is called, strangely enough, as " Newenhochenaw " ( New Hohenau ). The name could refer to the monastery " Hohenoue ", about 7 km south of Wasserburg aI located, now known under the name Altenhohenau is ).

History

In addition to Bronze Age finds evidenced by archaeological findings on the edge of the medieval city remains one enclosed by a tufa wall of the mid-9th century range with a burial ground. The apparent later collapsed wall showing scorch marks, the settlement had been abandoned at least in the excavated area.

It is first mentioned in a moated castle dated to the period 1085-1088 certificate, a copy of which is preserved in a traditional book of the monastery of St. Emmeram in Regensburg. There is a Dietrich von Wasserburg already mentioned, has long seen as the foundation of the city process that Hallgraf Engelbert its headquarters in his " Wasserburg " moved mid-12th century of Limburg, be doubted. The corresponding certificate has now been recognized as a forgery.

By Inn Shipping, the salt trade and the related revenue reached, the resulting settlement at the foot of the castle soon prospered and acquired in the first half of the 13th century city rights. 1247 Wasserburg (later Ludwig II, the severity ) conquered after 17 - week siege by Duke Ludwig. Since that was Wasserburg Wittelsbach possession ( inheritance contract ). 1248 the picture is taken of Wasserburg in the Bayer. Landtafel ( estates ). Relatively little is known about the early history of the city, as all records were lost from this period in the great fire of 1339.

Wasserburg am Inn was before 1803 Pflegamt and seat of the district court. However, Wasserburg owned a city court with important magisterial own rights. 1807 the District Court Wasserburg slammed the district court Hague.

Incorporations

On 1 May 1978, the formerly independent communities Attel were incorporated ( with Reitmehring ) and Edling. On April 29, 1981 Edling was spun out of town and back into an independent municipality in the district of Rosenheim.

Culture

The density of cultural institutions in the small Inn City is high. In and around Wasserburg beyond many artists from visual and performing arts have settled.

Theater, cabaret

Theatre Belacqua
The Ship of Fools Theatre
Theater District Wasserburg
Tell cafe with Ilona Picha- Höberth
Music and theater club Attel
Gabersee live
Word change improvisational theater

Music

Stadtkapelle Wasserburg
Water Burger Bach Choir
Wasserburg Chamber Orchestra
Water Burger Town Hall Concerts
Wasserburg folk music days
Wasserburg Adventsingen

Museums

First Imaginary Museum, see sights at Holy Spirit Hospital
Museum Wasserburg ( Herrngasse 15): The museum displays art and cultural historical exhibits from the late Gothic to the 19th century ( folk art, furniture, sacred art, urban history, Inn Shipping and trade, civil life, guild and craft )
Wegmacher Museum in the road maintenance ( Herderstraße 5): Historical development of road construction and road maintenance
Gallery in Ganserhaus of the Working Group 68
Beer Cellar Museum "Water Burger Bierkatakomben " (tour only on guided tours )
Sculpture on Inndamm around the old town ( to visit any time and without admission! )
Psychiatry at the Museum Inn -Salzach -Klinikum (formerly District Hospital Gabersee; just visit from time to time )

Attractions

See also List of monuments in Wasserburg am Inn

The medieval old town of Wasserburg am Inn is almost completely preserved as a whole and worth seeing. Some prominent building in the old town are:

Red Bridge ( Innbrücke )
Brucktor ( thereby led the former Salt Road in the Old Town, rebuilt several times, the wall painting at the Innfront is from 1568)
Heilig-Geist -Spital with hospital church ( Pentecost ) in the Bruck lane 2: The hospital building and the church date from the 14th century. The former hospital now houses the First Imaginary Museum ( also collection Günter Dietz ), are seen in the reproductions of paintings and drawings by international artists from different eras.
Marketplace with new and old Toll House, City Hall and Market Church City Hall with double gables dates from the 15th century, but was rebuilt in the 19th century. Noteworthy is the carved wooden ceiling beams in the small town hall of 1564th
Church of St. Michael
Castle and chapel: Situated on the narrowest part of the land connection on a ridge stronghold of former Earls Hall. Time of origin of the castle in the 12th century. The ducal granary was rebuilt in 1526. The lock- stepped gables, was built from 1531 to 1537.
Parish Church of St. Jacob, late Gothic hall church, built in 1410-1478 by Hans von Burghausen, Hans Stethaimer and Stephan Krumenauer. Worth the Renaissance pulpit of Zürn brothers in 1635. On the chancel wall is a representation of salvation is seen as the tree of life from the 15th century.
Frauenkirche: The Catholic Church was built as a market building dates from the first half of the 14th century and is the oldest church in the city. 1750 was rearranged in the Baroque style. Noteworthy is the Beautiful Madonna on the high altar.
Core store at Marienplatz: formerly a private residence with late medieval arcades on the ground floor and Rococo facade by Johann Baptist Zimmermann from the years 1738 to 1740. Today, the building is a hotel.
Max Emanuel chapel
Dungeoun ( Im Hag, against the volunteer fire department )
Powder Tower
Red Tower ( between Schlachthausstraße and Lederer line, corner paddock )
City walls and old town cemetery ( Im Hag )
Beautiful view: view point overlooking the old town of Salzburg Street, Cellar Mountain

Just outside the old city:

Castle Weikertsham
Church of St. Achatz
Monastery Attel
Chapel in misery
Inn -Salzach -Klinikum ( until 31 December 2006 District Hospital Gabersee )
Inn barrage
Innbrücke on the ring road

Sports

The women 's basketball team of TSV 1880 Wasserburg plays in the first Women's Basketball League ( DBBL ) and was in the years 2004-2008, 2011 and 2013 German champions, as well as in the years 2005 to 2007 and 2011 German Cup Winners' Cup. The coach Hansi porridge, co-trainer Wanda Guyton, who was for many years even basketball player at TSV 1880 Wasserburg.

Policy

City council

24 volunteer councilors, together with the full-time mayor of the city council of Wasserburg am Inn. After the election of 2 March 2008, it is composed as follows:

Twin Cities

Since September 1999, the town of Wasserburg am Inn maintains an official partnership with the City of Vincennes (Indiana) in the USA. With the city Cugir in Transylvania (Romania ) Wasserburg am Inn is since November 2009, official partner city.

Economy

Industry

Wasserburg economy is dominated by the large industrial plant on the outskirts. In the south, the investments of the dairy farmer who RKW SE ( Rheinische plastic plants), water Burger drug works and the company Gronbachs extend. During the drive from Munich one sees from afar the industry silhouette of Meggle AG Reitmehring district.

Trade and Industry

Above all, in the old town and the surrounding neighborhoods many service industries and retailers are represented.

Overall, the commercial register of the town of Wasserburg am Inn recorded approximately 1,000 registered businesses.

Management

Since the municipal reform 1972 Wasserburg am Inn not a separate county, and thus no county seat. Nevertheless, the city has retained much of its centrality. Many important public authorities and public institutions, including the federal government and the State of Bavaria, can be found on site.

Health

Wasserburg am Inn is strongly influenced by the health care system. The Inn- Salzach -Klinikum ( until 31 December 2006 District Hospital Gabersee ) supplies throughout Southeast Bavaria with his achievements in the field of psychiatry and neurology. Together with the Triamed District Hospital and numerous health care facilities are employed in the health far more than 1,500 people. The number of specialists is far above average for a medium-sized town.

In the district Attel located beyond a ( secular ) institution for mentally disabled, the Foundation Attl.

Education

One of the peculiarities of Wasserburg is the large number of schools: The city with only 12,500 inhabitants, is visited by over 6,000 students!

Primary school Wasserburg
Middle school Wasserburg
Anton Heilingbrunner -Realschule
Primary school Reitmehring
Luitpold Gymnasium Wasserburg am Inn
State Vocational School Wasserburg
State Vocational High School - BOS
State Technical College - FOS
Vocational School of Nursing at the District Hospital Gabersee
Vocational school of nursing help at the District Hospital Gabersee
Vocational School of Nursing at Triamed Kreisklinik Wasserburg
Vocational School of Physiotherapy at the Triamed Kreisklinik Wasserburg
State Higher School of Public Administration and Justice in Bavaria - Department of Social Work
Management School of Social Administration VSoV -
Agricultural school Wasserburg (until 2007)
Special Educational Support Centre Wasserburg
Macarius -Wiedemann School of Attl Foundation (Private Support Centre, funding priority mental development )
Community College Wasserburg
Music Pedagogical Institute
Plastics Institute Wasserburg eV ( KIW )

Traffic

In Wasserburg railway station in the district Reitmehring the railway lines Grafing -Wasserburg meet (popularly called felting Express ) and Mühldorf -Rosenheim. Former railway line ran until 1987 for further situated in the old town of Wasserburg Bahnhof city. Since then the city bus runs on this section. The range between Grafing and Wasserburg is supplemented by the 9421 bus of the bus company Regional Oberbayern.

By Wasserburg the federal roads lead 15 of Regensburg Landshut and Rosenheim, directly on the route German tourist route Alpine Baltic Sea, and 304 from Munich to Salzburg. Other important regional roads traverse the state roads 2352 and 2091 the city.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Ebmer Ludwig (* 1485, † 1516), bishop of Chiemsee
Johann Pfeffinger (* 1493, † 1573), theologian
Abraham Megerle (* 1607, † 1680), a priest, a church composer and church musician, uncle of Abraham a Sancta Clara
Nonnosus fire, (* 1755, † 1793), composer, organist and music teacher
Johann Kaspar Aiblinger (* 1779, † 1867), Composer
Franz Lorenz Gerbl (* 1830, † 1857), missionary and founder of the KDSt.V. Aenania in CV
Lorenz Adalbert Enzinger (* 1849, † 1897), entrepreneur; Inventor of the beer filter
Johann Rieperdinger (* 1856), architect
Dr. Fritz Huber (* 1881, † 1942), engineer, father of the Bulldogs
Otto Geigenberger ( born June 6 1881 † July 6, 1946 in Ulm ) was a German painter.
Josef Estermann (* 1898, † 1982), a member of the "Freedom Action Bavaria " on April 28, 1945 First Mayor of the occupied Wasserburg am Inn, later District
Carl Troll (* 1899, † 1975), geographer, meteorologist, botanist and landscape ecologist
Kate Brown (* 1913 † 1994), theater and film actress
Josef Bauer ( * 1915 † 1989), German politician (CSU, MP ), the last district in the district of Wasserburg am Inn
Josef Bradl ( * 1918, † 1982), ski jumper, winner of Four Hills Tournament (1953 )
Manfred Bacher (* 1923, † 1994), Author
Josef Anton " Toni" Meggle III (* 1931), German entrepreneur, Chairman of Meggle AG, honorary citizen since May 2006,
Herfurtner Rudolf (* 1947), writer
Binsteiner Alexander (* 1956), archaeologist
Christian Lerch (* 1966), actor
Stefan Loipfinger (* 1968), journalist
Markus Draxler ( born 1977 ), ice hockey player
Anne Breitreiner ( born 1984 ), basketball player, DBBL Rookie of the Year in 2003, DBBL Allstar 2005, 3x German Champion, 2x German Cup, European Championships, MVP of the finals series DBBL 2006
Quasselkasper of Wasserburg, fictional character from stories by the writer Janosch

Photos of Wasserburg

Innfront and Brucktor

Brucktor (seen from the Innbrücke )

Innfront and St. Jacob

Inn and Castle

Innbrücke and Innfront

Inn and Frauenkirche

Castle and Castle Church

St. Jacob

St. Jacob and Innfront

Core house (facade )

Cenotaph 1870/71, sculptor Theodor liability (1876 )

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