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Wunsiedel Urban Municipality
Irish–Danish–German Heritage
Introduction | Schönbrunn | Reference list
Introduction
![[Image: Germanic Gothic script; Text: Wunsiedel]](../images/wunsiedelgothic.png)
Wunsiedel urban municipality (Gemeinde Wunsiedel, Stadt) lies in southern Wunsiedel administrative district, Upper Franconia administrative region, Bavaria, Germany. Its seat is Wunsiedel town (Stadt Wunsiedel). Wunsiedel town is also the seat of the whole Wunsiedel administrative district.
Relevant families:
- Barthmann [Barthman]
- Strößenreuther
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| Locality name | Locality type |
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Source: Adapted from table, Alle Orte in der Gemeinde Wunsiedel, St [All Localities in Wunsiedel Urban Municipality], Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online [site in German]; translation by IrishDanishGermanHeritage.
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| Bernstein | parish-church village (Pfarrdorf) |
| Breitenbrunn | village (Dorf) |
| Fleißenhammer | hamlet (Weiler) |
| Furthammera | village (Dorf) |
| Göpfersgrün | village (Dorf) |
| Göringsreuth | hamlet (Weiler) |
| Hauenreuth | village (Dorf) |
| Hildenbach | village (Dorf) |
| Hildenmühle | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Holenbrunn | parish-church village (Pfarrdorf) |
| Johanneszeche | village (Dorf) |
| Juliushammer | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Klause | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Kösseinehaus | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Krohenhammer | hamlet (Weiler) |
| Luisenburg | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Schneckenhammer | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Schneckenmühle | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Schönbrunn | parish-church village (Pfarrdorf) |
| Schönlind | hamlet (Weiler) |
| Sinatengrün | village (Dorf) |
| Stemmasgrün | hamlet (Weiler) |
| Stollenmühle | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Valetsberg | hamlet (Weiler) |
| Walkmühle | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Wiesenmühle | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Wintersberg | hamlet (Weiler) |
| Wintersreuth | village (Dorf) |
| Wunsiedel | head town (Hauptort) |
| Ziegelhütte | wilderness (Einöde) |
In the 19th century, Wunsiedel was the seat of a smaller Wunsiedel urban municipality, Wunsiedel regional judicial district (Landgericht Wunsiedel). Schönbrunn municipality merged with Wunsiedel urban municipality in 1975 (Historisches über Schönbrunn [site in German]).
| Locality name | Locality type |
|---|---|
Source: Data from Heyberger et al. 1868, col. 959 [p. 324; in German]. |
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| Fleissenhammer (Fleißenhammer) | mill (Mühle) |
| Kreutzer | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Rathskalkofen | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Schmidtskalkofen | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Schneckenhammer | mill (Mühle) |
| Schwarzenbach | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Walkmühle | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Wiesenmühle | hamlet (Weiler) |
| Wunsiedel | town (Stadt) |
The following 1855 passage describes the climate of the town of Wunsiedel and environs:
Source: Excerpted from Ruckdeschel 1855, 11–12; translation by IrishDanishGermanHeritage.
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| English translation |
The Climate. The climate is more harsh than mild, but, as soon as experience with it has toughened one up, healthful. Winter usually lasts over six months, spring is mostly cold, and the inhabitant of the Fichtel Mountains can rarely enjoy May.[a] Summer is as a rule hot with quick cold nights; it is true that the thunderstorms pass over without damage, but they are usually followed by cold days; most pleasant by far is autumn. Two winds are troublesome, the raw west wind, which comes over the mountain range and which frequently turns into a northwesterly, and the east wind, which demands a hale chest and frequently turns into a northeast wind. A long ridge shelters some massifs [i.e., mountain-range sections] from the north wind. Of the types of fruit, apples and pears thrive, some types of cherries and the plums seldom ripen, and the zwetschge [more oblong subspecies of plum] do not ripen at all. Among the few occurring illnesses, podagra [i.e., gout, usually of the big toe] is common, probably as a result of the climatic conditions, and, as a proportion of the population, strikes very many, even those from the tradesman class. |
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| German original |
Das Klima. Das Klima ist mehr rauh als mild, doch sobald die Gewohnheit abgehärtet hat, gesund. Der Winter dauert gewöhnlich über 6 Monate, der Frühling ist meist kalt, und der Bewohner des Fichtelgebirgs kann sich selten des Wonnemonats erfreuen. Der Sommer ist in der Regel heiß mit baldigen kalten Nächten; die Gewitter gehen zwar ohne Schaden vorüber, doch folgen auf dieselben gewöhnlich kalte Tage; höchst angenehm ist aber der Herbst. Zwei Winde sind lästig, der über das Gebirg kommende rauhe Westwind, der häufig in Nordwest übergeht und der Ostwind, welcher eine gesunde Brust erfordert, und häufig in Nordostwind übergeht. Vor dem Nordwind schützt einiger Maßen ein langer Bergrücken. Von den Obstarten gedeihen Aepfel und Birnen, einzelne Kirscharten, die Pflaumen kommen selten, die Zwetschchen gar nicht zur Reife. Unter den wenigen vorkommenden Krankheiten ist das Podagra häufig, wahrscheinlich in Folge der klimatischen Verhältnisse, das nach Verhältniß der Einwohnerzahl sehr viele, auch aus der gewerbtreibenden Klasse befällt. |
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Schönbrunn
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The village of Schönbrunn lies in western Wunsiedel urban municipality. Wunsiedel’s Schönbrunn is not to be confused with the numerous other Schönbrunns throughout Bavaria.
Relevant individuals:
- Anna Margaretha (Barthmann) Harder [Margret Anna Harder] (vaccination)
- Johann Georg Barthmann [George Barthman] (baptism and confirmation)
- Johann Valentin Barthmann [John V. Barthman] (vaccination)
- Sabina (Strößenreuther) Barthmann [Sabina Barthman] (vaccination)
In the 19th century, Schönbrunn village was the seat of its own Schönbrunn municipality, Wunsiedel regional judicial district (Landgericht Wunsiedel), and Wunsiedel was a separate municipality in Wunsiedel regional judicial district. Schönbrunn municipality merged with Wunsiedel urban municipality in 1975 (Historisches über Schönbrunn [site in German]).
| Locality name | Locality type |
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Source: Data from Heyberger et al. 1868, col. 958 [p. 323; in German].
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| Breitenbrunn | village (Dorf) |
| Furthammera | village (Dorf) |
| Krohenhammer | wilderness (Einöde) |
| Schönbrunn | parish-church village (Pfarrdorf) |
| Stollenmühle | mill (Mühle) |
The table below shows the administrative units of government around Schönbrunn:
| English | German | ||
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| ca. 1868 | Current | ca. 1868 | Current |
Sources: Data from:
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| Schönbrunn [locality] | Schönbrunn [locality] | Pfarrort Schönbrunn | Pfarrort Schönbrunn |
| Schönbrunn municipality | Wunsiedel urban municipality | Gemeinde Schönbrunn | Gemeinde Wunsiedel, Stadt |
| Wunsiedel regional judicial district | Wunsiedel administrative district | Landgericht Wunsiedel | Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge |
| Wunsiedel district office | — | Bezirksamt Wunsiedel | — |
| Upper Franconia administrative region | Upper Franconia administrative region | Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken | Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken |
| Kingdom of Bavaria | Bavaria [state] | Königreich Bayern | Freistaat Bayern |
| German Confederation | Federal Republic of Germany | Deutscher Bund | Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
| Year | Population |
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Sources: Data from |
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| 1864 | 425 |
| 1987 | 741 |
![[Image: Map of Fichtel Mountains]](../images/egerland1322_fix_3764.png)
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Reference list
- Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern, Gebietsstand: 25. Mai 1987 [Official Locality Index for Bavaria, Region Status: 25 May 1987], no. 450, 1991. Munich, Germany: Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung [Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing], http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0005/bsb00059539/images/index.html?id=00059539&groesser=&fip=193.174.98.30&no=&seite=1 [site in German].
- Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online: Das Portal zu Geschichte und Kultur des Freistaats [Bavarian State Library Online: The Portal to the History and Culture of the State], http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ [site in German].
- Gradl, Heinrich. 1893. Geschichte des Egerlandes (Bis 1437) [History of the Eger Region (To 1437)]. Prague, Czech Republic: H. Dominicus (Theodor Gruß), https://books.google.com/books?id=K4JDAAAAYAAJ.
- Heyberger, Joseph, Christian Schmitt, and August Wilhelm von Wachter. 1868. Bavaria: Landes- und Volkskunde des Königreichs Bayern [Bavaria: Study of the Country and People of the Kingdom of Bavaria], vol. 5. Munich: Literarisch-artistische Anstalt der J.G. Cotta’schen Buchhandlung [Literary-Artistic Institute of J. G. Cotta’s Bookstore], https://books.google.com/books?id=fQNKAAAAcAAJ.
- Historisches über Schönbrunn [Historical Facts About Schönbrunn], Schönbrunn official site, http://www.schoenbrunn-im-fichtelgebirge.de/historisches.htm.
- Ruckdeschel, Dr. 1855. Geschichte der königlich bayerischen Stadt Wunsiedel [History of the Royal Bavarian City Wunsiedel]. Wunsiedel, Germany: self-published, commissioned by Baumann’sche Buchhandlung [Baumann’s Bookstore], http://books.google.com/books?id=_UJBAAAAcAAJ.