Außernzell
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Außernzell is a municipality in the district of Deggendorf
in Bavaria
in Germany
. It is part of the municipal union of Schöllnach
.
declared that the village would pass to the Abbey after his death. The village had been granted to him by the king Louis the German
the year before. In 1004, Holy Roman Emperor Henry II affirmed the Abbey's possession of Cella.
In 1149 Pope Eugene III
acknowledged the Abbey's possession of a parish church. It was located on an estate that would become the center of the township. The plague struck after the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). The first school master was registered in the year 1716. During the War of the Austrian Succession
(1740–1745), in June of 1742, the enemy plundered the church and the inn. On the 13th of December 1742 Croatian troops plundered the village again.
Außernzell belonged to Bursar Straubing and to the district court of Hengersberg of the Elector Princes of Bavaria. The secularization of Bavaria brought the first parish school in the year 1803. The current parish was founded in 1818. The parish church of renovated in 1972 and its two aisles were widened. During the municipal reforms of 1978 Außernzell was combined with Markt Schöllnach
to form the Municipal Union of Schöllnach.
Deggendorf (district)
Deggendorf is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bordered by the districts of Regen, Freyung-Grafenau, Passau, Rottal-Inn, Dingolfing-Landau and Straubing-Bogen.-History:The district was established in 1936...
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is part of the municipal union of Schöllnach
Schöllnach
Schöllnach is a municipality in the district of Deggendorf in Bavaria in Germany....
.
Geography
The village is in the Donau-Wald region and is situated in the valley of the Kleinen Ohe river, which empties into the Danube in the Bavarian Forest.History
The first mention of the village was as "Cella antisna" in the year 841, when Abbot Gotzbold of Niederaltaich AbbeyNiederaltaich Abbey
Niederaltaich Abbey or Niederaltaich Monastery is a house of the Benedictine Order founded in 731 , situated in the village of Niederalteich on the Danube in Bavaria....
declared that the village would pass to the Abbey after his death. The village had been granted to him by the king Louis the German
Louis the German
Louis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
the year before. In 1004, Holy Roman Emperor Henry II affirmed the Abbey's possession of Cella.
In 1149 Pope Eugene III
Pope Eugene III
Pope Blessed Eugene III , born Bernardo da Pisa, was Pope from 1145 to 1153. He was the first Cistercian to become Pope.-Early life:...
acknowledged the Abbey's possession of a parish church. It was located on an estate that would become the center of the township. The plague struck after the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). The first school master was registered in the year 1716. During the War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...
(1740–1745), in June of 1742, the enemy plundered the church and the inn. On the 13th of December 1742 Croatian troops plundered the village again.
Außernzell belonged to Bursar Straubing and to the district court of Hengersberg of the Elector Princes of Bavaria. The secularization of Bavaria brought the first parish school in the year 1803. The current parish was founded in 1818. The parish church of renovated in 1972 and its two aisles were widened. During the municipal reforms of 1978 Außernzell was combined with Markt Schöllnach
Schöllnach
Schöllnach is a municipality in the district of Deggendorf in Bavaria in Germany....
to form the Municipal Union of Schöllnach.
Attractions
The cityscape is dominated by the Roman Catholic parish Church of the Assumption as well as the associated Saint Leonard church. The nave of the Church of the Assumption was constructed in 1550. A new transept was added in 1972. The tabernacle is late Gothic, and the chancel is Baroque. Außernzell is also the site of a pilgrimmage of Saint Leonard. The new-Gothic Saint Leonard's Church was built in 1884 on the site of an older pilgrims' chapel.People
- Michael Kurz (1876-1957), architect, was born here
- Josef Fottner (1909-1983), painter, lived here from 1975 to 1982.