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Weiding, Schwandorf

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Oberpfalz

Municipal assoc.
  
Schönsee

Local time
  
Sunday 9:38 PM

Postal code
  
92557

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Schwandorf

Elevation
  
671 m (2,201 ft)

Population
  
564 (31 Dec 2008)

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 64% Humidity

Weiding is a municipality in the district of Schwandorf in Bavaria, Germany.

Contents

Map of Weiding, Germany

History

In the 10th and 11th centuries, Bavarian settlers wandered from Nabburg to the east. Weiding was founded before 1270 and is one of the oldest villages of the region. It frequently changed ownership and in 1803, it was finally sold to the Earl of Du Moulin-Eckart to whom it still belongs today.

Geography

Weiding is located on a plateau with the mountain Frauenstein to the southwest and the Hüttenbach-valley to the east, with the hamlets Reimermühle, Sägmühle, Andreasthal and Löwenthal.

Villages and hamlets

  • Andreasthal
  • Frauenthal
  • Löwenthal
  • Preißhof
  • Reimermühle
  • Sägmühle
  • Weiding
  • Wirtsmühle
  • Religion

    In 1280 a stone church of St. Nikolaus is mentioned in an urbarium. It was destroyed by the Hussites in the 15th century. The rebuilt church burned down in 1836. The current church was built in 1842 and like the others dedicated to St. Nikolaus. To the parish of Weiding belong also the church St. Laurentius of Schönau and the church St. Michael of Hannesried. 95% of the inhabitants of Weiding are Catholics.

    Priests in Weiding since 1900:

  • 1900 to 1905 Josef Prasch
  • 1905 to 1920 Josef Köppelle
  • 1920 to 1930 Georg Kiener
  • 1930 to 1935 Sturm
  • 1935 to 1954 Paulinus Fröhlich
  • 1954 to 1959 Josef Bock
  • 1959 to 1974 Franz Xaver Hebauer
  • 1974 to 1991 Michael Reitinger
  • since 1991 Jan Adrian Łata

    References

    Weiding, Schwandorf Wikipedia