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, Untagriasbo) is a
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in the district of Passau in
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in Germany.


Geography

Untergriesbach is located in the southern
Bavarian Forest The village of Zell in the Bavarian Forest The Bavarian Forest (German: ' or ''Bayerwald''; bar, Boarischa Woid) is a wooded, low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany that is about 100 kilometres long. It runs along the Czech border and is con ...
and extends high above the deep valley of the
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. The height of the market town is 565 meters above sea level. Via the Bundesstraße 388 it is connected to
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(22 km) and in the opposite direction to the
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n Haslach (32 km).


History

The name comes from the nobles of Griesbach. These were a rich noble family with numerous possessions in the "land of the Abbey" (Passauer Abbey Country). Nothing remains from the former castle. Originally it was named "Griespach", then "Griesbach on high market" (to distinguish it from "Griesbach in the cell" =
Obernzell Obernzell ( bar, label=Central Bavarian, Obanzoi) is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Geographical location Obernzell is located in the Donau-Wald region at the Danube River. The middle of the Danube Ri ...
) and finally renamed in 1806 to Untergriesbach (to distinguish it from
Bad Griesbach Bad Griesbach im Rottal ( bar, label=Central Bavarian, Bad Griasboch im Rottoi), or just Bad Griesbach, is a town in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. History "Burg Griesbach" is first mentioned in a document from around 1076. The ...
in the
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Valley). The nobles of Griesbach died out in the early 13th century. Their successors were the ''Wessenberger'' who possessed an extended property as a
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of the Bishopric Passau. The castle was probably destroyed after the death of the last Wessenberger around 1240. 1260 Bishop Otto of Lonsdorf (approx. 1200–1265) gave the rights to hold a market and other privileges. During the Passau citizens revolt against Bishop Albert III. von Winkel (died 1380) Untergriesbach was burned down 1367 by insurgents from Passau. In 1456 Bishop Ulrich of Nussdorf confirmed and extended the rights and freedoms of the market. Untergriesbach was largely spared from
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, but the Bavarian and Imperial troops, who were billeted here, imported in 1648 the
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during the last year of the war, which raged until early 1650 with great violence. The late Gothic parish church of St. Michael was remodeled baroque in several stages during the 18th century. In 1803 the market Griesbach came to
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(1769–1824) and 1806 to
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. The trader Georg Saxinger was elected the first mayor. 1829 a new school building was erected, from 1829 to 1830 was built a new road to Obernzell, which was much more comfortable to drive than the old mountain road. In 1903 the name of the municipality Griesbach was officially changed to Untergriesbach. 1956 was built in the area of the municipality the water power plant Jochenstein.


Municipality arrangement

Untergriesbach has 106 districts:''Untergriesbach'' in Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online
/ref> *Bachhäusl *Berghof *Brunnreut *Dienberg *Diendorf *Dürrmühle *Eck *Eckersäg *Eckerstampf *Eckmühle *Endsfelden *Feldhäuslhäusl *Ficht *Fichtwiesen *Friedlgrub *Gammertshof *Gebrechtshof *Gebrechtsmühle *Glotzing *Gotting *Gottsdorf *Grögöd *Grub *Grunau *Habersdorf *Hamet *Hanzing *Hastorf *Haunersdorf *Herrenwies *Hinterkühberg *Hintersäg *Hitzing *Hochreut *Hochwiesl *Höhenberg *Holzhäusl *Hubing *Hundsruck *Jochenstein *Kagerreut *Kappelgarten *Kinzesberg *Knapphäusl *Knittlmühle *Kohlbachmühle *Kroding *Kronawitten *Kronawitthof *Krottenthal *Kühberg *Lämersdorf *Leizesberg *Linden *Lindlmühle *Mairau *Mittereck *Mitterreut * Nebling *Neureuth *Niederdorf *Oberöd *Oberötzdorf *Oberreut *Ochsenreut *Ornatsöd *Paulusberg *Pfaffenreut *Priel *Ramesberg *Rampersdorf *Ratzing *Rechab *Reut *Richtermühle *Riedl *Riedlerhof *Roll *Rothkreuz *Saxing *Schaibing *Schergendorf *Scherleinsöd *Schreinerhäusl *Spechting *Sperrhäusl *Steinbruck *Steinbüchl *Stollberg *Stollbergmühle *Tabakstampf *Taubing *Untergriesbach *Unteröd *Unterötzdorf *Unterreut *Vorholz *Waldfriede *Weidwies *Wesseslinden *Willersdorf *Würm *Würmmühle *Zaunbrechl *Ziering *Zipf


Incorporations

On 1 October 1971, the previously independent municipality Lambsdorf was incorporated. On 1 January 1972 Gottsdorf and Schaibing were added. Oberötzdorf followed on 1 March 1972.


Transport

A railway terminal was built in 1904 in Schaibing, located at the Passau-Hauzenberg railway. On this route the passenger transport ended in 1970, the freight transport ended in 1997. There are efforts to reactivate this route. In 1912 Untergriesbach got connected to the Passau–Hauzenberg railway by a
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. Rail traffic ceased in 1965, in 1975 the track Obernzell-
Wegscheid Wegscheid is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. In November 1936, Fritz Wächtler Fritz Wächtler (7 January 1891 – 19 April 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician who served as the ''Gauleiter'' of ...
was removed.


Town council

The town council has been elected in the local elections on 2 March 2008 as follows: *
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: 7 seats (36.3% of votes) *Freie Wähler Bayern: 6 seats (27.6% of votes) *Christian Electoral Community: 4 seats (22.4% of votes) *
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: 3 seats (13.7% of votes)


Crest

Blazon: "Argent, a left-facing rising red wolf."


Educational institutions

*Kindergarten *Primary and secondary school *Gymnasium Untergriesbach


Culture

*Twinned city is
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(
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, Italy) *A festival is held every three years in the second weekend in July in conjunction with the local history days (''Heimattage'').


Attractions

*St Michael, late gothic parish church, refurbished in the 18th in the baroque style *Village chapel, built from 1765 to 1768 *Parish Church of St. Jakob (Elder) in Gottsdorf *Pillory from 1490 as a sign of the former low jurisdiction of the market *Ruins Castle Altjochenstein and Castle Neujochenstein


People from Untergriesbach

* Christian Goller (born 1943 in Untergriesbach), German painter and art restorer *
Ottfried Fischer Ottfried Fischer (; born 7 November 1953) is a retired German actor and Kabarett artist best known for his role as Benno Berghammer in the popular German TV series ''Der Bulle von Tölz''. He is a supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Germ ...
(born 1953 in Ornatsöd), actor and kabarett artist * Theoderich Hagn (born 23. March 1816 in Untergriesbach), Abbot of Lambach * Friedrich Oberneder (born 25 September 1891 in Pölzöd), theologian and poet * Rudolf Wimmer (born 10 April 1849 in Gottsdorf), painter


Sports and teams

* The largest association of the town is the sports-club SV Untergriesbach with approximately 850 members. * The veterans of the world wars, former and active soldiers of the
Bundeswehr The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...
are organized in the soldiers and veterans associations in Untergriesbach, Schaibing and Gottsorf respectively.


References

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