Konnersreuth is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Tirschenreuth
Tirschenreuth ( Northern Bavarian: ''Dirschnrad'', ''Diascharad'') is the capital city of the district of Tirschenreuth. It is located in the northeast of Bavaria, very close to the Czech-Bavarian border.
Geography
Tirschenreuth is located in th ...
in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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.
It is situated in the northeast foothills of the
Steinwald
The Steinwald is a mountain range up to in southern Germany and, at the same time, a nature park (''Steinwald Nature Park'') founded in 1970 with an area of in the province of Upper Palatinate, in North Bavaria.
Geography
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mountains between the
Fichtelgebirge
The Fichtel MountainsRandlesome, C. et al. (2011). ''Business Cultures in Europe'', 2nd ed., Routledge, Abingdon and New York, p. 52. . (german: Fichtelgebirge, cs, Smrčiny), form a small horseshoe-shaped mountain range in northeastern Bavaria ...
mountains and the
Upper Palatinate Forest, close to the Czech border. The village is best known as the home of the 20th-century Catholic stigmatist
Therese Neumann
Therese Neumann (9 April 1898 – 18 September 1962) was a German Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is ...
.
History
The historical record first mentions Konnersreuth in 1218, in a chronicle kept at
Waldsassen Abbey
Waldsassen Abbey (German: ''Abtei Waldsassen'') is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb at Waldsassen near Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz, in Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic. ...
. In 1468 the village was granted the
right to hold regular markets. In 1780, the population was 954.
The market rights were held by Waldsassen Abbey until about 1803, when the monastery holdings were
secularized
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. The present municipal boundaries were set in the 1818 Bavarian administrative reforms.
The coat of arms was awarded in 1468. Three green fir trees stand on a silver background behind a leaping red deer. The coat of arms was renewed in 1978.
Therese Neumann
In the early 20th century, Konnersreuth was the home of the stigmatist
Therese Neumann
Therese Neumann (9 April 1898 – 18 September 1962) was a German Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is ...
(Resl of Konnersreuth). After a supposedly miraculous healing from partial paralysis while in her twenties, Therese Neumann reportedly developed stigmata on her hands, feet and side and every Friday for years, and relived the passion of Christ in visions. She also purportedly abstained from food for 40 years. The village is still a Catholic pilgrimage centre with two abbeys: the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales at Fockenfeld and the Carmelite abbey of Theresianum.
Economics and demographics
In 1999, the municipality contained 51 farms with a total farmed area of 1395 hectares. There are also small businesses in the town, and some residents work in forestry.
As of 2009, the village had 1915 residents.
Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland – Online Abfrage
May 2011 There are three schools: a kindergarten with (in 1999) 79 pupils, an elementary school with (in 1999) 162 students and a private high school for boys located in Fockenfeld Abbey with (in 1999), 58 students.
Notable people
* Therese Neumann
Therese Neumann (9 April 1898 – 18 September 1962) was a German Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is ...
1898–1962 (Resl of Konnersreuth)
* Blessed Liberat Weiss 1675–1716 (Franciscan martyr; stoned to death in Gondar, Ethiopia)
* Dietmar Hamann
Dietmar Johann Wolfgang "Didi" Hamann (; born 27 August 1973) is a German professional football coach, former player and media personality.
Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester City ...
1973– (football player and coach)
* Cardinal Aloys Grillmeier 1910–1998 (Catholic theologian)
Gallery
Image:Geburtshaus-T-N.jpg, House where Therese Neumann was born
Image:Grabstaette-T-N.jpg, Grave of Therese Neumann
Image:Konnersreuth-Kloster-WJP.jpg, Theresianum Abbey
Image:Konnersreuth-WJP-1.jpg, View of Konnersreuth
References
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Tirschenreuth (district)