A Little History of some of the Towns and Dorfs of our Bavarian Ancestors
Families Parish Landkreis
The Roman colony Batavis was established here in the 2nd century BC. The site was subject to repeated raids by the Alemanni through the next centuries. This area was controlled by various governments through the centuries, including The Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain and for a short time Bavaria was its own country, in fact at the time Martin Silbereisen and Katherine Resch emigrated. Thus Martins' citizenship records declare his allegiance to the United States rather than the King of Bavaria.
Following is a list of some of the towns, dorfs and farms where our ancestors resided. I have tried to put those that are in close proximity to each other together.
Aidenbach The town is known for the Battle of Aidenbach in 1706, which crushed the last resistance of the revolting Bavarian peasants against the imperial Habsburg occupation. It was in the midst of the brutal slaughter of the Lower
Bavarian farmers in January 1706. A huge number of farms were destroyed. The whole of Martinstödling burned down except for three day laborers' houses. The rectory, along with its baptismal, marriage and death registers, also lay in ruins. In the days that followed, the dead were buried, most of them in large pits around Handlberg and Kleeberg. Many also found their final resting place in their home parishes.A good hundred years later, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, the events of the uprising were systematically repurposed and manipulated. What arose from the people's distress was reinterpreted as nationalism and loyalty to the ruling house. The memory of these events was deliberately kept alive. When the monument was inaugurated on October 2, 1866 on the Handlberg in Aidenbach, the "Donau-Zeitung" reported on the speech by the district administrator of Vilshofen: "One could not help but feel sadness and emotion when the speaker, in a raised voice, recalled the loyal devotion to prince and fatherland, which was sealed at this place with the blood of many thousands of brave sons of the country." Monuments were still being erected in the 20th century to commemorate the days in January 1706. Our families have not been found living in Aidenbach town, however, family members from nearby towns, lost their lives in the fight:
- Ausham was part of the community of Höhenstadt from 1818 to 1972, it is now part of the town of Fürstenzell. The Klöbl Farm was located here. Klöbl / Resch / Baumgartner / Baur Höhenstadt
- Engertsham c Tettenweis
- Irsham Geißlmann Höhenstadt
- Kemating a hamlet Mörtlbauer Höhenstadt
- Loipertsham a hamlet located close to both Ausham and Pfalsau Pichler Höhenstadt
- Pfalsau Mayr Höhenstadt Administrative District
- Rehschaln Glähaus Parish
- Voglarn (Ober-/Unter-) since 1978 is part of the market town of Fürstenzell. The Catholic parish is Holzkirchen. Silbereisen / Perzl Holzkirchen Voglarn located just east of Kemating was not on this early map. It is marked with a blank square.
- Hof This area which was the home Bernard is now called Hof bie Rainding and is considered a bus stop Baur Rainding
- Kroißen is considered a hamlet Brauneisen, Friendorfer Haarbach/Uttlah
- Oberthambach is a village in the western area of Haarbach. Early church records were found in Beutelsbach.
- Liendl Farm Wahl
- Rainding a village in the community of Haarbach Resch, Rehrner, Fuchshuber, Hinterdobler Rainding
- Schwemwastl Resch
- Zell is a farm on the north east edge the Haarbach community. Silbereisen Rainding
Neuberg am Inn a locality along the Fluss Inn
- Konigsdobl Although officially in Neuberg am Inn Königsdobl is situated nearby to the fire station FF Neukirchen a. Inn. Perzl / Kollbrunner Parish Administrative District
Neuhaus am Inn
- Niederreisching / Unterriesching (up to 1972 to the community of Engertsham, since 1972 to the community of Neuhaus am Inn, Deml Engertsham
- Niederscharding A hamlet Hofer Salzbach Administrative District
Neukirchen am Inn Abbot Marquard had a new building erected in 1297, the tower of which still stands today. The church was consecrated in 1363. Since this new building, the name Niuchirchen has also appeared in foresto . In 1488 the church was completely rebuilt and much larger under Abbot Leonhard von Vornbach. Since the tower of the old, smaller church was retained, the building was given a peculiarly squat appearance. In 1517, the county of Neuburg received the protective right over the place with the condition that a holy Mass must be read. In 1785 Neukirchen received its own vicar . After the Vornbach monastery was dissolved in 1803 and the county of Neuburg was dissolved in 1803/1804, Neukirchen finally belonged to Bavaria from 1806 and was raised to the parish in the same year . The local volunteer fire department was founded on August 15, 1882, the war memorial was dedicated on June 5, 1921, and the new morgue on November 1, 1928. The SV Neukirchen/Inn e . As part of the municipal reform in Bavaria on January 1, 1972, the communities of Neukirchen am Inn (1719 inhabitants), Neuburg am Inn (1078 inhabitants), a large part of the municipality of Eglsee and the hamlet of Niederreisching from the former municipality of Engertsham (together 279 inhabitants) became Municipality of Neuburg am Inn with headquarters in Neukirchen merged. [1] On November 24, 1993, Neukirchen received a kindergarten and on November 23, 1994 the new rectory was inaugurated. The late Gothic parish church of St. John the Baptist has modern furnishings with Gothic and Baroque figures.The following places were located in the area, possibly now absorbed into the main town. Granbass / Wimmer / Perzl Neukirchen Am Inn Administrative District
- Berg Bartholomäus Granbas, Blasius Granbas, and Johann Granbas farmed here.
- Saag When she married Bartholomew Granabas, Maria Wimmer's father was listed in Saag. The hamlet of Saag is about 50 kilometers from Am Berg where Blasius was living so I might not have found the right place yet. That was a long distance for the 1600s
Ortenburg Ortenburg, a municipality, is situated in the forested area south of the Danube and north of the Rott. It is one of the main centres of population in the Lower Bavarian Upland. The majority of the municipality is located in the Wolfach Valley and the Wolfach itself runs directly through Ortenburg.The market town lies 20 km west of Passau, 10 km south of Vilshofen an der Donau, 12 km northwest of Bad Griesbach and 20 km north of Pocking.Set in the Wolfach River valley, Ortenburg can look back over a 900-year history. In about 1120 it was established by the Counts of Ortenburg. At the same time, the upwardly mobile von Kamm family appeared on the scene. However, during the thirteenth century, the von Kamms relocated to Hals (now a quarter of Passau). The Ortenburg counts, whose own origins lay with the Spanheimer dynasty, were keen to establish their own separate dynastic centre and such the Imperial County of Ortenburg kept its Imperial immediacy until 1806.The Ortenburgs were among the most powerful of the Bavarian nobility, competing in terms of power and position with the Wittelsbach dynasty. During the height of their power, during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Ortenburgs held lands from as far south as the Brixen valley, that extended also far into the Upper Palatinate. Reiter / Rehrner Holzkirchen Administrative District
- Blasen a hamlet Bartl Höhenstadt
- Dorfbach maps a village in the community of Ortenburg . Abraham, Dorfner, Thomas Dorfner and Philipp Silbereisen were located here at the Forge Schmied. Dorfner / Silbereisen Rainding Administrative District
- Froschau a hamlet in Ortenburg Schloder Holzkirchen Administrative District
- Göbertsham is considered a village The farm Hörmann and Christöffl farms were located here. Silbereisen / Kristoffl / Hormann / Lehner Rainding Greisbach
- Hifering a farm Eglseder Parish Administrative District
- Kamm a hamlet in Ortenburg was home to the Kriegl Farm Rehrner Rainding
- Söldenau a village in Ortenburg Reiter Holzkirchen
- Steinbach a hamlet, was part of the community of Dorfbach from 1818 to 1972. Today there are two bus stops that bear the name located along the road to a few farms.
- Weikl Mörtelbauer's farm Weikl. Mortlbauer / Baur / Lehrner Rainding Administrative District
- Steindilln a hamlet Schloder Holzkirchen
- UnterHartdobl is a farm. It belonged to the community of Dorfbach from 1818-1972 Hartdobler Fürstenzell Erring
- Wendikirchen I have not found Wendikirchen on maps, but records of the Bartl family alternately say Blasen or Wendikirchen so it seems probable they are the same or in close proximity Bartl Höhenstadt
- Weng Reiter Holzkirchen
Hifering Steindilln
Pocking
Niederindling Mittermayr Salzbach
Rottal-Inn
- Egglham a village in the Landkreis, Rottal-Inn was first mentioned in a document in 1140. A "Ratold von Ekkenham" was named as a witness on the seal. The former Hofmark was under the rule of the von Egglham family in the 12th century. In the far north-eastern part of the municipality of Egglham is the farm "Resch im Dobl" and Hochgrätzl. Resch / Glähaus - Egglham (St. Stephens)
- Martinstödling (Tödling) is a hamlet in Egglham. Glaihaus Egglham (St. Stephens
- Hoibach Wahl Egglham Rottal-Inn
Ruhstorf an der Rott
- Mitterdorf a hamlet belonged to the community of Schmidham, and is now part of the market town Ruhstorf an der Rott. It is in the Catholic parish of Höhenstadt. Mörtlbauer Höhenstadt Administrative District
- Niederreisching / Unterriesching a hamlet (up to 1972 to the community of Engertsham, since Deml Engertsham Administrative District
- Obersimbach
Resch Engertsham Administrative District - Steindorf is a hamlet Klobl Uttlau
- Essenbach is a hamlet Resch Parish\
- Unter Schwarzenbach is a hamlet Taubenhuber Tettenweis Administrative District
- Taubenhub is a hamlet Taubenhuber / Stocker Tettenweis Administrative District
All of the places above lie within a relatively small area. The map below is is under 25 miles in each direction. The communities weave together in such a manner that I couldn't really determine borders.
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