Wenzenbach
Wenzenbach is a municipality in the district of Regensburg Upper Palatinate.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 5.2 traffic
- 5.3 Formation
- 5.4 personalities
Geography
Geographical Location
Wenzenbach lies about 9 km north-east of Regensburg in the planning region Regensburg.
Altitude: between 320-440 m above sea level
Community structure
The municipality has 33 Wenzenbach officially named districts:
- Abbachhof
- Birkenhof
- Birkmühle
- Brunnhöfl
- Ehrenberg
- Forstacker
- Foot of mountain
- Gonnersdorf
- Grave Bach
- Count Mayrhofen
- Grünthal
- Haslbach
- Hauzenstein
- Hölzlhof
- Hop garden
- Irlbach
- Jägersberg
- Kufberg
- Fief
- Oberackerhof
- Probstberg
- Roith
- Sandhof
- Schnaitterhof
- Steinbuegl
- Strohberg
- Thannhausen
- Thanhof
- Thurnhof
- Unterackerhof
- Wenzenbach
- Zeitlhof
- Ziegenhof
There are the districts Grünthal I Grünthal II (see Grünthal ( Wenzenbach ) ), Hauzenstein, Wenzenbach, Kreuth and Kufberg.
History
The name " Wenzenbach " was already in the 9th century " Menzinpah ". This is derived from the proper name " Menzo " ( = Menzo in pah ). This Menzo found the area by the stream, at the foothills of the Middle Bavarian Forest, the settlement and provision for himself and his family for very cheap. Anyway, has made during Bishop " Ambricho " to Regensburg ( 864-891 ) in his " domo episcopi " in marca ad Menzinpah ( = house of the bishop to Menzinpah ) several times certifications concerning the exchange of goods or donations.
Wenzenbach belonged from 1614 to the Counts of Lerch field, from 1751 to the Barons of Stingelheim and was part of the Electorate of Bavaria. Wenzenbach was the seat of the gifted with the blood spell rule Schoenberg.
On September 12, 1504 Battle of Schoenberg took place here. The last major battle of knights of the Middle Ages decided the Landshut War of Succession.
In 1924 the town of Schönberg was officially renamed Wenzenbach.
Incorporations
In 1945 or 1946, a part of the dissolved municipality Kreuth was incorporated. On May 1, 1978 Grünthal and Hauzenstein were added.
Population Development
Policy
Mayor Josef Schmid (CDU group). It was in 2002, successor by Wilfried Misslbeck (CSU ) and won the 2008 runoff election against John Wiesbeck (CSU ).
Coat of arms
Blazon: Through a silver slant beam, which is topped with a red halberd, divided; Up In Blue flying up a silver lark, down five times diagonally left shared by black and gold.
Culture and sights
- Hauzenstein Castle: A castle was first mentioned in 1372 Hauzenstein. Owner at that time was a Hermann Hauzendorfer. The present structure was built in the late 17th century by the family Freidl of stones of an old castle. Since 1830, it is owned by the Walderdorff family. The plant has a distinctive bell tower with onion-shaped dome and a three- story main building. In the portico is the castle chapel. In the south of the complex there is a baroque garden.
- Castle Schoenberg
- List of monuments in Wenzenbach
Economy and infrastructure
Economy, agriculture and forestry
It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 26, 187 in manufacturing and in trade and transport 134 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 292 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 2576th In the manufacturing sector there were two establishments in the construction of nine companies. In addition, in 1999, there were 48 farms with an agricultural area of 1581 ha, of which 1214 ha of arable land and 365 ha of permanent grassland.
Traffic
Wenzenbach was on the railway line Regensburg -Falkenstein. This is now shut down.
Education
There are the following facilities (as of 1999):
- Kindergartens: 225 kindergarten places with 278 children
- Elementary Schools: 2 with 34 teachers and 673 students
Personalities
- Adolf von Walderdorff (1835-1919), born of Castle Hauzenstein, Bavarian treasurer and member of the Reichstag ( center )
- Hans Huber ( born January 1, 1934) won as a boxer at the Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 the silver medal.