Weiherhammer
Weiherhammer is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt adWaldnaab and office of the Management Community Weiherhammer.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 monuments
- 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 5.2 traffic
- 5.3 Formation
Geography
Geographical Location
Hammer pond lies in the planning region Oberpfalz -Nord.
Community structure
The municipality Weiherhammer has six officially named districts:
- Dürnast
- Spac
- Market Kaltenbrunn
- Neumühlestrasse
- Trippach
- Weiherhammer
There are the districts cold Brunn, Kohlberg, Mallersricht, Röthenbach and Etzenricht.
History
Beckendorf, today Weiherhammer, belonged to the Wittelsbach duchy of Neuburg -Sulzbach and his court pastures; since 1777 the area was part of the Electorate of Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818 the municipality Etzenricht the Beckendorf was incorporated. 1934 Beckendorf was renamed after the smelter since 1717 based at the site in Weiherhammer and received on February 1, 1952, the municipal autonomy.
Incorporations
On January 1, 1972, the market cold Brunn was incorporated. On 1 July 1972, the towns Dürnast and Trippach the dissolved municipality Mallersricht were added.
Population Development
Policy
Mayor Werner Windisch ( SPD).
The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of 4117 T € in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted 2652 T €.
Coat of arms
Blazon: Under blue shield head, it toppled three silver tips, crossed diagonally in silver two growing black hammers.
The coat of arms was adopted in 1977.
Culture and sights
Monuments
→ List of monuments in Weiherhammer
Economy and infrastructure
Economy, agriculture and forestry
Hammer pond is an old industrial site. Main employer in Weiherhammer are BHS Corrugated (corrugated cardboard layers ) and the company Pilkington ( flat glass). In addition, in Weiherhammer / Kalkhäusl exists a landfill.
It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the manufacturing sector in 1661, and in trade and transport 210 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 298 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 1455th In manufacturing, there was no, in construction 2 companies. In addition, in 1999, there were 21 farms with an agricultural area of 513 ha, of which 353 ha of arable land.
Traffic
The pond Hammer Station is on the railway line Neukirchen- pastures. It operate regional express trains of the relation Nürnberg Hbf -Neustadt ( Waldnaab ).
Education
There are the following facilities (as of 1999):
- Kindergartens: 150 kindergarten places with 136 children
- Elementary schools: one with 23 teachers and 367 students
Personalities
- Sick Hermann Berger (1851-1923); Educator and Bavarian Landtag, from 1912 a Catholic priest.
- Carl high Eder (1854-1917), architect