Elisabethszell

Elisabethszell is a parish village (Pfarrdorf) in the municipality of Haibach in the Lower Bavarian county of Straubing-Bogen in Germany.

Elisabethszell
Ortsteil of Haibach
Elisabethszell
Location of Elisabethszell
Elisabethszell
Elisabethszell
Coordinates: 49°01′37″N 12°45′00″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
DistrictStraubing-Bogen
MunicipalityHaibach
Elevation
632 m (2,073 ft)
Population
 (1987-05-25[1])
 • Total292
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94353
Dialling codes09963, 09965

History

In 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, whose 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 spelt 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 Senestréy.

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
Jahr 1840[2] 1867[3] 1871 1885 1900 1925 1950 1961 1970 1987
Population of the Pfarrdorf of Elisabethszell[4] 220 242 255 230 289 227 264 292
Population of the municipality of Elisabethszell 745 776 776 825 821 840 906 774 745

Sights
  • 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
  • Elisabethszell Volunteer Fire Service (Freiwillige Feuerwehr Elisabethszell), founded in 1878.

References
  1. wiki-de.genealogy.net
  2. "Bayern 1840-1952: Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis: Die Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden Bayerns in der Zeit von 1840 bis 1952", Beiträge zur Statistik Bayerns (in German), München, Heft 192, p. 52, 1953, Format: digitalised
  3. 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
  4. Einwohnerentwicklung Elisabethszell auf gov.genealogy.net
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