Eitensheim

Eitensheim

Coat of arms
Eitensheim

Coordinates: 48°49′N 11°19′E / 48.817°N 11.317°ECoordinates: 48°49′N 11°19′E / 48.817°N 11.317°E
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Eichstätt
Municipal assoc. Eitensheim
Government
 • Mayor Michael Stampfer (CSU)
Area
 • Total 15.72 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,957
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 85117
Dialling codes 08458
Vehicle registration EI
Website www.eitensheim.de

Eitensheim is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt (district) in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Eitensheim is located between Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, in the nature park Altmühltal.

Neighbouring Communes

Following cities and communes are bordered on the commune Eitensheim: Hitzhofen, Lippertshofen, Gaimersheim, Friedrichshofen, Buxheim and Tauberfeld.

Interpretation of the Name

The oldest name of the Eitensheim had been "Itensheim". This means "Home of the Itis", a noble and dignified woman.

History

In a district of Eitensheim, called "Breitenstückl", had been found in 1998 a grave of a man, rather a farmer and who has died before 7000 years. Relicts, which had been also found there, are still 1000 years older.[2] Moreover there had been also findings from the Bronze Age, Hallstatt and La Tène period. Roman settlement was proved at the "Sebastianskapelle" and in the southeast of Eitensheim, grave mounds are existing and there had been a "Villa Rustica" in the south of Eitensheim as well.[3]

Eitensheim, lying at the Roman trade street, had belonged to the in the 8th century founded bishopric of Eichstätt as a basic village together with Möckenlohe, Buxheim and Adelschlag.[4] In 908 "Itensheim" had been first mentionend in the document of King Ludwig IV. for the bishop of Eichstätt, called Erchanbald. Since then Eitensheim had been closely connected to the chapter of Eichstätt. In 1179 and again in 1186 two-thirds of the taxes of "Itensheim" had been confirmed to the chapter Eichstätt. The first lord of the village had been mentioned as ministerial of Eichstätt in 1122.[5] After a conflict Eitensheim had been adjudged completely to Eichstätt in 1305.[6] In the year 1460 Eitensheim had been plundered by Ludwig the Rich during his war against the earl of Ansbach and the bishop of Eichstätt. .[7]

At the end of the Holy Roman Empire the village had existed of 101 estate, most of them rural. After implementation of feeding, the amount of animals had increased strongly in the princedom Eichstätt. At the 1790er years, there had been only in Eitensheim 350-400 horned cattle.[8] Approximately 60 farms had to pay taxes to an office in Eichstätt and 5 farms had to pay taxes to the chapter of Eichstätt. Therefore the different farms had to pay separately, but there had been also a church, a manse, an early mass house, a school and more different kind of buildings.

1802 Eitensheim had come to the grand duke Ferdinand of Toscana.[9] In the new Kingdom Bavaria at 1806, there had lived 546 persons, it had built an own assessment area and had been allocated to the provincial court Eichstätt since 1808/10. Since 1817 Eitensheim is allocated to the provincial court Ingolstadt and in 1818 Eitensheim had become an independent commune with 124 families.[10] Since 1868 Eitensheim, lying on the railway track Ingolstadt-Treuchtlingen, has its own stop. Today there are running 180-200 trains every day.[11]

1954 there had installed a central supply of water and 1971 had built the sewerage. Two years before, in 1969, there had constructed the school with gym, which had lend as primary school and partly as secondary school.[12] Nowadays it’s only a primary school and there has built a new gym.

Till the year 1972 Eitensheim had belonged to the rural district of Ingolstadt, now it belongs to Eichstätt.[13]

Moreover Eitensheim builds an association of administrations together with Böhmfeld located in Eitensheim.

Politics

Council

The council of Eitensheim consists of 15 members:

Status of 28 October 2014[14]

Mayors

The mayors of Eitensheim since 1876:

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms consists of a silver chief with a blue "Andreaskreuz" and a golden lion. The lion had been adopted from the emblem of the chapter Eichstätt. The "Andreaskreuz" should symbolize the patron of the church Saint Andreas. The commune had accepted this coat of arms on 8 February 1983.[15]

Culture and Sights

Churches

• "Catholic Parish Church St. Andreas": Between 1182 and 1196 the bishop of Eichstätt had consecrated a church in "Itensheim". 1499 there had been a bigger constructional change, because of the indulgence grant. Franz Xaver Horneis had structured the ceiling new in 1742. But the building of this church has been cancelled and had been replaced with a neo-Gothic building, which had been consecrated in 1867. Because of the annex to the existing building in the west and a completely new constructed nave, there had been formed the nowadays sacral building ini1959-61 after the plans of the architect Luwig Geith. At 8 December 1959 there had been a fire in the neighbourhood and therefore the church spire had been damaged. This church spire had been constructed new and because of the lean format with a copped ending it’s called the pen of God.[16]

• "Catholic St. Salvator Chapel": This chapel had been rebuilt in 1589/90 und is nowadays the cemetery chapel with a steep roof. Before the chapel had been a pilgrimage church, which shelters a special painting. The original painting of ceiling and wall is now varnished.[17]

• "Catholic St. Sebastian Chapel": This chapel outside of Eitensheim on the fields has a steep and had been built 1713. It shelters a wooden sculpture of the Marien coronation from the second half of the 16th century.[18]

• "Three sacred crosses": Firstly mentioned in 1602 and noted down in 1722. This crosses are a legendary monument near the federal highway 13 and there are still marks of a pilgrimage church. .[19]

Museums

- Museum of local history Eitensheim

Music

- male choir

- mixed church chorus

Sport

- SV Eitensheim (7 departments: Soccer, Tennis, tabletennis, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Jujitsu, Bowling)

- Schützomania Eitensheim (Carnival dance group)

- Shooting Club "Orient" Eitensheim

Regularly Events

- March: Stout Event

- July: Village Party, Fire for religious cause

- August: Delacha Event

- November: Hoagarten, Christmas Market

- Dezember: Advent singing

Literature

Itemization

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Eichstätter Kurier of 21./22. May 1998; Hirsch, p. 231
  3. ↑ Eichstätter Raum, p. 188
  4. ↑ Hirschmann, p. 19 f., 62
  5. ↑ http://www.eitensheim.de/index.asp?NAVIID={0DD4F5EB-9BDC-4C58-9233-A8D60AAA27DC}
  6. ↑ Hirsch, p. 78
  7. ↑ Eichstätter Raum, p. 187
  8. ↑ Hirschman, p. 61
  9. ↑ Hirsch, p. 158; Freilinger, p. 323
  10. ↑ Hirschmann, p. 172, 201; Hirsch, p. 160
  11. ↑ http://www.eitensheim.de/index.asp?NAVIID={2E966CBF-6AFB-421B-A5B4-9A839A5574E5}
  12. ↑ Eichstätter Raum, p. 187; Hirsch, p. 227 ff.
  13. ↑ http://www.eitensheim.de/index.asp?NAVIID={2E966CBF-6AFB-421B-A5B4-9A839A5574E5}
  14. ↑ http://www.eitensheim.de/gremien_orgdata.asp?NAVIID={921ED1E9-F8B3-40DA-9ABD-C572B0C19744}
  15. ↑ http://www.eitensheim.de/index.asp?NAVIID={0DD4F5EB-9BDC-4C58-9233-A8D60AAA27DC}
  16. ↑ Kirchenzeitung for Bistum Eichstätt on 20 March 2011; Eichstätter Kurier from 18 June 1998 and from 15 December 2009
  17. ↑ Hirsch, p. 103 f.; Eichstätter Kurier from 13 May 1997
  18. ↑ Eichstätter Raum, p. 187; Hirsch, p. 137 f.
  19. ↑ Informationtable of Heimat-, Krieger- and Soldatenvereins Tauberfeld at the "Three crosses"; Hirsch, p. 189-193

External links

- Website of Eitensheim