Michelsneukirchen

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Crest	Map
140px\|Wappen von Michelsneukirchen	140px\|Deutschlandkarte, Position von Michelsneukirchen hervorgehoben
General Facts and Figures
Bundesland:	Bavaria
Regierungsbezirk:	Oberpfalz
Landkreis:	Cham
Geographical Position:	Template:Koordinate Text Artikel
Height:	570 m ü. NN
Expanse:	32,86 km²
Residents:	1.782 (31. December 2005)
Population Density:	54 Einwohner per km²
Postcode:	93185 (alt: 8411)
Dialling Code:	0 94 67
Registration Number:	CHA
Address of the Municipal Administration:	Straubinger Str. 3 93185 Michelsneukirchen
Website:	Gemeinde Michelsneukirchen
Politics
Mayor:	Gerhard Blab

Michelsneukirchen is a community in Oberpfälzer district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany.

1 Geographical Facts
2 History
3 Crest
4 Regular Events
5 Gastronomic Specialties
6 Miscellaneous
7 External links

[edit] Geographical Facts

[edit] Geographical position

The community is located in the Bavarian Forest.

[edit] Adjoining Municipalities

adjoining municipalities are Schorndorf, Falkenstein, Obertrübenbach and in Zinzenzell in Niederbayern.

[edit] Structuring of the Community

There are several small villages in Michelsneukirchen, for example Dörfling, Woppmannsdorf, Momannsfelden, Regelsmais and Ponholz.

[edit] History

The village belonged to the masters of Falkenstein.

[edit] Crest

Michelsneukirchen's crest is "divided by red and gold; a silver flaming sword in front, three tilted lozenges in the back."

[edit] Regular Events

Church service every Sunday at 9.30 with traditional "Frühschoppen" afterwards. (I.e. go for a drink in one of the local pubs until lunch is served.)

[edit] Gastronomic Specialties

Grandma's mushroom soup with dumplings and apple pie for dessert.

[edit] Miscellaneous

With its various sights, e.g. several crystal clear bathing ponds like Pforrer-and Hallerweiher, two traditional butcher's shops, a state-of-the-art defecator and a cosy bench next to an architecturally masterful well, gargantuan Michelsneukirchen is a popular destination of excursions. Moreover, there are several trees, houses and even a church.

Due to its exceptional beauty, Michelsneukirchen was successful in a competition called "Unser Dorf soll schöner werden" (Let's prettify our village") several times. Apart from that, the village is famous for the outstanding quality of the applied fertilizer ("Odl") and its good air.