Hörgertshausen is a
municipality in the district of
Freising in
Bavaria in
Germany.
History
Pre-Christian Celtic graves shows that there has been settlement for a long time. But the first official mention of the village called "Herigoldshusa" (the house of Herigold) was in a donation of Emperor
Arnulf of Carinthia
Arnulf of Carinthia ( 850 – 8 December 899) was the duke of Carinthia who overthrew his uncle Emperor Charles the Fat to become the Carolingian king of East Francia from 887, the disputed king of Italy from 894 and the disputed emperor from Feb ...
to his vasal Earl Luitbold Cholo in 899. In 1081 the possessions of Kuno II. of Rott were founded to the Cloister Rott while he fell in military service for Emperor
Henry IV. From 1549 until the 19. century it was the so-called Hofmark by the
Earls of Seyboltsdorf. In 1550, they built the Castle Hörgertshausen. In 1661, half of the village was destroyed by a blaze but also reconstructed in the same year. In 1848, Hörgertshausen became an autonomous municipality. In 1852, the Castle was destructed. Since 1978, Hörgertshausen is part of the association of administrations Mauern, which consists of the municipalities of Hörgertshausen,
Mauern
Mauern is a municipality in the district of Freising in Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the ...
,
Gammelsdorf and
Wang.
Main sights and culture
Sights
*Parish church St. Jacob the Elder, Hörgertshausen, crayoned by
Christian Winck and varnished by
Roman Anton Boos
Roman Anton Boos (28 February 1733 (?) in Bischofswang, near Roßhaupten - 19 December 1810, Munich) was a German sculptor.
Biography
He was born into a family of farmers. Despite being unlettered, his father recognized his son's talent and ob ...
in 1790/1791
*Parish church St. Margareth, Margarethenried
*Pilgrimage Church St. Alban
*Church St. Stephan, Sielstetten
*Chapel Mary solace, Doidorf
*„Albiganer Markt“ an annual small market and fair at Sankt Alban
* Town hall Hörgertshausen, distinguished with the Holzbaupreis 2007
Museum
* Museum of local history Margarethenried-Hörgertshausen
Economy and infrastructure
Farming and especially the cultivation of hops is the main appearance of the commune.
But there are also a lot of medium-sized enterprises and the German head office of the Italian GSI Group, which is a leading company in plastics technology and is supplying for e.g.
Volkswagen and
AGCO
AGCO Corporation is an American agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1990 and with its headquarters in Duluth, Georgia, United States. AGCO designs, produces and sells tractors, combines, foragers, hay tools, self-propelled sprayers, ...
.
Mass transit
Hörgertshausen can be reached a couple of times a day with the bus line 683 from
Moosburg and
Mainburg
Mainburg is a town in the district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Abens, 30 km northwest of Landshut and 30 km southeast of Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt (, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an independent city on the D ...
Culture
Hörgertshausen is famous for its marching band which is leading the Riflemen at the annual Costume and Riflemen's Procession on the first Sunday in
Munichs
Oktoberfest.
Education
* Elementary School Hörgertshausen
Notable people
* Johann Georg Graf von
Seiboldsdorf (1628–1699),
privy councillor
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mon ...
,
treasurer and
governor of
Lower Bavaria
* Prof. Dr. Philipp Fischer (* 1. Mai 1744; † 1. August 1800 in Ingolstadt),
university professor at the
University of Ingolstadt, medical attendant of
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, member of the
Medical Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established i ...
(1776)
[Wörner: Heimatbuch Hörgertshausen, 1982, S. 74ff]
* Daniela Pichlmaier,
Hallertauer Queen of hops 2001/02
Honorary mayor
* Lorenz Fischer, mayor of Hörgertshausen 1912–1937 (1937)
Honorary citizens
* Anton Eichner, priest of congregation 1929–1952 (1950)
* Erich Soika, priest of congregation 1960–1985 (1980)
References
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Freising (district)