Aldersbach

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Aldersbach
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Aldersbach
Coordinates: 48°35′17″N13°5′8″E / 48.58806°N 13.08556°E / 48.58806; 13.08556
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Niederbayern
District Passau
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–26) Harald Mayrhofer [1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total45.82 km2 (17.69 sq mi)
Elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
 • Total4,396
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94501
Dialling codes 08543
Vehicle registration PA
Website www.aldersbach.de

Aldersbach (Central Bavarian : Oidaschbo) is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. The former Cistercian Aldersbach Abbey, of which the Baroque church remains, is located in the village. There is also a brewery with museum. Aldersbach has around 4,500 inhabitants.

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Geography

Geographic setting

Aldersbach is located in the Donau-Wald region in the Vils valley, some ten kilometers south west of Vilshofen an der Donau, 30 km west of Passau, 25 km north of Pfarrkirchen and 15 km south of Osterhofen. A stream, the Aldersbach (Bach = stream), flows through the town. Not least in the context of tourism, the region bounded by Aldersbach and Fürstenzell is often referred to as Klosterwinkel (Abbey Corner).

Structure

The community of Aldersbach is made up of 52 parishes: [3]

These are assigned to the Gemarkungen (sub-districts) of Pörndorf, Walchsing, Aldersbach and Haidenburg.

Neighboring towns and villages (district in parentheses)

History

Up to and including the official establishment of the town in 1818

A settlement called Aldarespah is first mentioned in the mid-8th century in a codex belonging to Mondsee Abbey. The ostensible earliest mention of a church in Aldersbach dating from this period resulted from the misinterpretation of note from the early 14th century to be found in the earliest book of accounts of Aldersbach Abbey. 1120 saw the establishment of the first abbey in Aldersbach (St. Peter), founded by the religious order of the Augustinian Canons. By c. 1140 the name Alderbach was in common use and a Latinized form, Adalogeriopagus, appears in records from the early 16th century. The name derives from the name of a person, Althar or Aldar and the Old High German word for a stream: pah or pach. Aldersbach fell under the financial stewardship of Landshut and the jurisdiction of Vilshofen district court in the Electorate of Bavaria. Aldersbach Abbey had its own limited jurisdiction as a Hofmark, before being suppressed in 1803 during the secularization of Bavaria. In 1806 the local Weng and Bernhardsberg churches were sold and demolished. The community of Aldersbach was created by the Community Edict of 1818 in the course of administrative reforms in Bavaria.

Administrative community

Enforced membership of the administrative community of Aidenbach was lifted in 1980.

History of the parishes

The parish of Walchsing is first mentioned in records in 1100. Haidenburg hosted a manor house that originally belonged to the House of Harbach, had been acquired by Aldersbach Abbey in 1737 and following secularization in 1818 was purchased by Johann Adam Freiherr von Aretin in 1811. As part of administrative reforms in Bavaria, the Community Edict of 1818 led to the formation of the parishes of Pörndorf, Haidenburg and Walchsing, which were incorporated into Aldersbach in 1972.

Incorporation

The previously separate community of Walchsing and parts of the dissolved community of Haidenburg were incorporated on January 1, 1972, while Pörndorf (District of Eggenfelden) was incorporated on July 1, 1972. [4]

Politics

Town council

Since the local elections of March 16, 2014, the town council has been made up as follows:

Mayor

The mayor is Harald Mayrhofer (CSU/Überparteiliche Wählergem.).

Political stability is a hallmark of Aldersbach, reflected in the fact that between 1946 and 2014 the town had only three mayors: From 1946 to 1966 Alfons Duschl held office, followed by Josef Kiermeier until 1990. From 1990 to 2014 Franz Schwarz was mayor. In the local elections of March 16, 2014, Harald Mayrhofer was elected for a 6-year term.

Monuments

Economy and infrastructure

The business community including agriculture and forestry

In 1998 there were 44 employees subject to social security contributions in the agriculture and forestry sector, 891 in manufacturing and 104 in the trade and transportation sector in Aldersbach as a place of business. 113 persons subject to social security contributions were employed in other fields of business. 1,243 persons subject to social security contributions were registered as residing in Aldersbach. There were five companies in manufacturing, including mining and quarrying, and six in the construction sector. Furthermore, in 1999 there were 115 farms with 3,194 hectares of agricultural land. Of these, 2,823 ha were arable land and 351 ha permanent pasture. The largest employer in Aldersbach is the Knorr-Bremse SfN GmbH production plant with almost 1,000 employees. Another large employer is Aldersbach brewery.

Education

Aldersbach has the following educational institutions:

Famous sons and daughters of Aldersbach

Literature

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References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ↑ "Aldersbach | bavarikon".
  4. ↑ Wilhelm Volkert, ed. (1983). Handbuch der bayerischen Ämter, Gemeinden und Gerichte 1799–1980. München: C. H. Beck. p. 586. ISBN   3406096697.
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