Neukirchen () is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Donau-Wald region in the Bavarian Forest.
Districts Neukirchen has 65 districts:
Angermühl Au Autsdorf Bachersgrub Birkhof Brandlehen Buchaberg Buchamühl Bühel Bühelberg Burkasberg Dießenbach Dießenberg Dörnau Edersberg Feldhof Fremdstuhl Graben Grad Hacka Haggn Hagnberg Hochstraß Höfling Hungerszell Inderbogen Irlach Irlmühle Kager Kreuzhaus Langholz Lehenfeld Lohhof Lohmühl Maulhof Mitterberg Mitterkogl Mitterwachsenberg Neukirchen Niederhofen Notzling Oberkogl Obermühlbach Oberwachsenberg Öd bei Buchamühl Oed bei Reisach Plenthof Prünst Pürgl Radmoos Reisach Rimbach Schelnbach Schickersgrub Seethal Sparr Steg Stippich Taußersdorf Thannerhof Unterkogl Untermühlbach Unterwachsenberg Unterwolfessen
History
Early history Neukirchen was first mentioned in 1126 in the deed of the monastery Oberalteich under the name Niuenchirichen. Neukirchen belonged to the Straubing and the regional court Mitterfels of the Electorate of Bavaria.
Incorporations On 1 January 1976 the previously independent municipality Obermühlbach, which had more inhabitants than Neukirchen, incorporated. Dörnau (1979), Birkhof and Rimbach (1980) were reclassified from Hunderdorf to Neukirchen."Die Gemeinden Bayerns nach dem Gebietsstand 25 May 1987. Die Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden Bayerns und die Änderungen im Besitzstand und Gebiet von 1840 bis 1987." In: Bavarian State Office of Statistics and Data Processing: Contributions to the statistics of Bavaria. Munich 1991, p. 70–72
Population
1961: 1,514 inhabitants 1970: 1,477 inhabitants 1987: 1,491 inhabitants 1991: 1,613 inhabitants 1995: 1,655 inhabitants 2000: 1,763 inhabitants 2005: 1,808 inhabitants 2010: 1,845 inhabitants 2015: 1,733 inhabitants
Government The Mayor of Neukirchen since March 2008 is Rudolf Seidenader.
Landmarks
Neukirchen is a state-approved resort. Noteworthy next to the developed cycling and hiking trails are the circular fruit garden and the nature trail Perlbachtal. The parish church of St. Martin is a late Baroque facility with equipment from the construction period in the mid-18th century. Haggn Castle
Infrastructure
Education There are the following facilities:
Kindergartens: 50 kindergartens with 62 children (as of 1999) Elementary schools: one with four teachers and 59 students (as of 2017/2018)
Roadways Neukirchen is located on State Road 2139. In 2017, a Bavaria-wide pilot project to measure the volume of motorcycles was carried out by the Bavarian Police Department. Following the successful completion of the pilot project, the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior decided at the beginning of 2018 to allow the use of noise displays nationwide. Neukirchen, in cooperation with the neighboring municipality of St. Englmar and initiated by council member Matthias Wallner, is taking on a pioneering role in Bavaria in the fight against motorcycle noise.
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