Elisabethszell is a parish village (Pfarrdorf) in the municipality of Haibach in the Lower Bavarian county of Straubing-Bogen in Germany.
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| Coordinates: 49°01′37″N 12°45′00″E / 49.027°N 12.7501°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| District | Straubing-Bogen |
| Municipality | Haibach |
| Elevation | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| Population (1987)[1] | |
| • Total | 292 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 94353 |
| Dialling codes | 09963, 09965 |
History
editIn 1346 in the place then known as Atzenzell, which belonged to the parish (Pfarrei) of Haselbach, a priory of Benedictine abbey of Oberalteich was established. It existed, with interruptions, until church land in Bavaria was seized in 1803.
In 1498 the Benedictines were driven out by the Paulsdorfs at Falkenfels Castle. It was the Countess of Schwarzenberg, who had inherited Elisabethszell from her forebears, who allowed Oberalteich Abbey to buy back the priory estates for a moderate sum in 1621, whereupon the clergy returned to Elisabethszell.
Secularisation in Bavaria in 1803 marked the end of the priory at Elisabethszell. In 1805, Elisabethszell, hitherto part of the parish of Haselbach, became an independent parish. The priory was given by the state to the municipality of Elisabethszell for the establishment of a school. On 11 July 1877 the newly built parish church was consecrated by Bishop Ignatius von Senestrey.
The old cemetery was closed in 1967 and turned into a car park in the 1970s. A new cemetery was created above the Pfarrhof. With municipal reforms in Bavaria, the former municipality of Elisabethszell lost its independence and was incorporated on 1 January 1978 into Haibach.
Population growth
edit| Jahr | 1840[2] | 1867[3] | 1871 | 1885 | 1900 | 1925 | 1950 | 1961 | 1970 | 1987 |
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| Population of the Pfarrdorf of Elisabethszell[citation needed] | 220 | 242 | 255 | 230 | 289 | 227 | 264 | 292 | ||
| Population of the municipality of Elisabethszell | 745 | 776 | 776 | 825 | 821 | 840 | 906 | 774 | 745 |
Sights
edit- Parish church of St. Elisabeth. It was built from 1834 to 1837 to replace a demolished predecessor church. The church furnishings were completed between 1870 and 1875.
Societies
edit- Elisabethszell Volunteer Fire Service (Freiwillige Feuerwehr Elisabethszell), founded in 1878.
References
edit- ^ "Orte: Elisabethszell". bavarikon. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Bayern 1840-1952: Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis: Die Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden Bayerns in der Zeit von 1840 bis 1952", Beiträge zur Statistik Bayerns (in German), vol. Heft 192, München, p. 52, 1953, Format: digitalised
- ^ Verzeichniß der Gemeinden des Königreichs Bayern nach dem Stande der Bevölkerung im Dezember 1867 : mit ...: mit Ausscheidung nach Familien, Geschlecht und Religionsverhältnissen, geordnet nach Kreisen, Verwaltungs-Disctricten und Gerichtssprengeln, unter Beifügung der einschlägigen, Rentämter, Forstämter, Baubehörden Notariatssitze und Advokatenstellen, sowie der Zahl der zu den Gemeinden gehörigen Ortschaften, nebst alphabetischem Index (in German), München: Ackermann, 1869, pp. 52–53, retrieved 2015-01-02, Format: Digitalisat
External links
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- Monumenta Elisabetcellensia
- Website der Gemeinde Haibach-Elisabethszell Ortsdatenbank
- Elisabethszell in the location database of the Bavarian State Library Online. Bavarian State Library