Markt Schwaben
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Markt Schwaben is a town in Bavaria
, Germany
. It lies roughly 23 km east of Munich
on the northern edge of the Upper Bavaria
n district of Ebersberg
. Neighbouring communities are Anzing
, Forstinning
, Pliening
and Poing
, (all in Ebersberg district) as well as Finsing
, Ottenhofen
and Pastetten
(all in Erding district
).
flows by to the east. The highest point in town is in the Wittelsbacher Höhe (heights) on the town's southern outskirts. Also in the south is the sport centre with its bathing pond. North of the railway tracks lie the Burgerfeld new town with its theatre hall, more housing estates and several commercial-industrial areas. The castle with the town hall, the marketplace and St. Margaret's Church are downtown, and the school centre somewhat southwest of there.
Markt Schwaben's arms might heraldically be described thus: In gules upon a three-knolled hill sable a falcon with wings outstretched argent armed Or. The official blazon in German, however (In Rot auf schwarzem Dreiberg ein golden bewehrter silberner Falke), makes no mention of how the falcon's beak and tongue are to be coloured ("bewehrter" refers to the claws), and indeed, two variant coats of arms are in use. In one version, both are golden, and in the other, both are white. There is no official word as to which is right.
The flag bears a red and a white stripe with the coat of arms.
In 1409, Duke Stephan III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
granted the town the arms of the former County of Falkenberg, which had fallen back to the Dukes of the Wittelsbach
ers as liege lords about 1272 after the Counts of Falkenberg had died out, thus making their arms "free" to be given out again as the new owners deemed fit.
Markt Schwaben's history can be traced back to the 11th century. From this time comes a document witnessing the granting of a mill among the Swabians. The town gets its name from the settlers who came from the Alemannic region of Swabia
.
First, the town of Schwaben found itself in the ownership of the Count of Ebersberg. It was then later owned by the Count of Limburg/Wasserburg and eventually the Lords of Neuburg-Falkenstein, finally passing to the Wittelsbach
ers. In 1283, Duke Ludwig the Strict of Upper Bavaria built a castle on a rise, as in those days, the old border between Upper and Lower Bavaria
ran just behind Markt Schwaben to the northeast. The strategically well placed castle was destroyed many times, being built anew each time until in 1650 there arose on the spot a great, four-winged castle, whose south wing, made over in the neo-Gothic style in 1908, is still maintained today in the middle of town. The rest of the castle was torn down in 1812 (east and north wings together with the St. Magdalenenkapelle and the "bridgehouse") and 1969 (west wing and southwest corner) owing to decaying building materials and reasons of cost. The community acquired the property in 1967 and incorporated it into a new community centre and town hall. The castle's former moat
can still be made out in the south and west. In 1340, Markt Schwaben was granted market rights by Duke Rudolf. Through this and village status the town blossomed further and eventually boasted a state court seat – at the Electoral palace. In 1805, the last "blood court" sentence was imposed, as a result of which two murderers from Grafing were beheaded in the Galgenhölzl. In 1811, the court was moved to Ebersberg, leaving the town to suffer for a long time under the threat of sinking into insignificance.
After the Second World War came a great inflow of Germans driven from their lands in the east, some of whom settled in Markt Schwaben. This is recalled by some street names in the town's southwest, such as Königsberg
er Straße, Neusatzer Straße and Ödenburger Straße.
At this time, the population mostly drew together and worked to provide the market and the outlying villages with products. Many streets were named after these industrious citizens, such as Weißgerberweg ("Tawer Way"), Kupferschmiedberg ("Coppersmith Hill") and Nagelschmiedgasse ("Nailsmith Lane").
Since the community decided in 1922 to include the designation Markt in its name, the town’s official name is Markt Markt Schwaben. Under Wilhelm Hoegner's leadership, a number of market towns were raised to town, among them Grafing and Ebersberg
. The word "Markt" in the placename at that time thwarted the community's efforts to be raised to town.
In the 1960s in Markt Schwaben, as everywhere else in the Munich suburban area, a building boom was unleashed, leading to two highrise developments in the town (von-Kobell-Straße and Dr. Hartlaubring). Postcards from the time describe the community as a "residential area in east Munich". Connection to the Munich local transport network (MVV) for the Olympics in 1972 afforded the town something of a boom, as the town now had a quick route into the city alongside the regional service. In 1990, the Autobahn interchange was finished.
In 1992 and 1993, the Sportpark with the bathing pond was built in the southeast of town, in record time.
church. Moreover, the League of Free Evangelical Communities in Germany is also present, and there is a Turkish mosque
.
In 1315 there was a Romanesque church in Schwaben built out of brick. In 1474 a small Gothic
church was consecrated. It was already known as Saint Margaret's at that time. In 1671, building work was begun on the new Pfarrkirche St. Margaret (Saint Margaret’s Parish Church) 20 metres southeast of its forerunner. The work took ten years. The first set of bells consisted of three new (in 1684) ones and one other taken from the old church (1585). In 1704, the Rosenkranzbruderschaft – the "Rosary Brotherhood", a lay Dominican order – endowed the Marienaltar ("Mary's Altar"). In 1718 the Jungfrauenaltar ("Virgins' Altar", with Saints Agatha, Barbara and Catharine), the Josefialtar ("Joseph's Altar") and the Antoniusaltar ("Anthony's Altar") were built. The brewer Trappentreu had the high altar installed in 1723 with a new top and tabernacle, all richly gilt. In 1862 the church was renovated, at which time the original high altarpiece was removed. Its whereabouts remain unknown to this day. In 1873 a new organ was built. The country couple Hundseder endowed a complete new set of bronze bells in 1911, poured at the bellworks in Erding
with the "Salve Regina" motif in the arrangement d' - fis' - a' - h'. While the church managed to keep its bells in the First World War, in 1942 they were seized and melted down for war requirements. In 1948 the parish church received a substitute set of bells poured from steel in Bochum, with the same tonal arrangement as the old ones, which is still in use today. In 1975 came yet another, quite extravagant, restoration, whereby the church's south side, facing Erdinger Straße, had to be deeply underpinned owing to the vibration from traffic. In the mid-1990s, the church tower was threatening to tear away from the nave. A woodworm infestation was successfully dealt with in 1999. Currently, yet another expensive restoration is looming as the stuccoed vault is showing threatening cracks apparently caused by vibration from bellringing.
On 22 May 1955, the Evangelical Philippuskirche with its vicarage was consecrated. It lies in the town's northeast. In 1962, the parish vicariate became a parish in its own right. In 1967, the church got an organ. In 1976, another community centre was added to the church. In 2005 the church was renovated.
Since 2002, Markt Schwaben's "first mayor" has been Bernhard Winter (SPD
). The second and third mayors are Bernd Romir (Freie Wähler) and Albert Hones (CSU
, since 2008) respectively. Winter will resign preterm on 1st March 2011. The election for a new mayor will be on 13th March 2011.
Besides the first mayor, 24 further members belong to the market town's council, of whom 7 are CSU
members, 8 SPD
, 6 Freie Wähler, 2 Greens
and 1, who is not member of a faction.
The next municipal elections will be held in 2014.
The railway line from Munich to Mühldorf carries both regional and S-Bahn
trains (line S2 of the Munich Transport and Tariff Association) to Markt Schwaben. The S-Bahn can reach Munich's East Railway Station (Ostbahnhof) in about 20 minutes and Marienplatz in about 30. In the morning rush hour, the S-Bahn runs express trains at 20-minute intervals that between Markt Schwaben and the East Railway Station only stop at Riem. These trains are supposed to lighten the regular S-Bahn trains' load, since according to Deutsche Bahn
, 10-minute intervals, commonplace on other S-Bahn lines during rush hour, cannot be introduced on this line. The express S-Bahn service is still undergoing testing. Thus far, the dearth of signage and the danger for passengers on the platforms when express trains pass by without stopping have been being criticized. Also, the regular S-Bahn trains have been shortened by a few coaches, which despite the lighter passenger loads are still overfull.
By way of Bundesautobahn 94
from Munich to Passau
, completed through to the Forstinning
interchange in 1990, drivers can reach the expressway junction München-Ost (Munich-East, to Salzburg, Nuremberg and Stuttgart) and Munich city limits in the east. Coming from the east, the interchange for Markt Schwaben is the one at Forstinning, and coming from the west it is Anzing
. With the completion of the Flughafentangente Ost, a relief road which is to connect the Autobahn with Munich Airport, it is hoped that there will be some relief for through traffic. Completion is slated for 2010.
The Weiherspiele Markt Schwaben ("Markt Schwaben Pond Plays"), an open-air theatre, was founded in 1984 by amateur theatre enthusiasts.
Another very active theatre group is the Junge Bühne Markt Schwaben ("Young Stage"), which has its origins in the Theater im Burgerfeld. It is a theatre group for young people between 15 and 25 founded in 2003.
Onto the still maintained wing of the old castle has been built the town hall's modern brick building. Rather striking is the old watertower across the street with its merlon
s, which despite its appearance does not date from the Middle Ages. Also worthy of mention is the Pritzl-Haus with its rare roof construction and tower with cupola. Dating from 1890, it once housed a bakery. Some of the more than 30 rooms are no bigger than a closet. Furthermore, the Haydn-Villa is worth seeing.
The town's oldest building, the Unterbräu, was thoroughly renovated in 2006. Its history stretches back before the Thirty Years' War
. Here, among other things, are a great event hall and space for Markt Schwaben’s lively club life.
The Mariahilf-Kapelle built in 1720 on Gerstlacher Weg now once more, after a lavish renovation that included the grounds, has its old glamour.
, Joschka Fischer
, Rita Süßmuth, Kurt Beck
, Gerhard Polt
, Alois Glück
, Gesine Schwan
, former Polish prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki
, Abbot Primate Notker Wolf
and Turkish Family Minister Güldal Aksit. The event is commonly attended by several hundred listeners. The host is Hans-Jochen Vogel
.
As well, the Schweiger private brewery has since 1998 set itself the goal of holding a Brauereifest ("Brewery Festival") every other year in late summer over a long weekend, with a traditional-cultural social programme, as an alternative to the folk festival observed yearly since 1994.
Every year, storks breed in Markt Schwaben on the old schoolhouse's roof next to the Hauptschule
on Gerstlacher Weg. The great birds can often be seen standing on roofs, flying over the town or seeking food on the River Hennigbach. The stork has become a symbol for Markt Schwaben. There is a webcam trained on the storks' nest, whereby the brood may be observed over the Internet.
It is widely speculated that His Holiness Pope Pius VI, on a journey from Vienna to Munich in 1782, spent the night at Markt Schwaben's Electoral palace, since normally one could not travel farther than about 25 km a day by heavily laden coach.
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...
, 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 lies roughly 23 km east of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
on the northern edge of the Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered around the city of Munich. It is subdivided into four regions : Ingolstadt, Munich, Bayerisches Oberland , and Südostoberbayern...
n district of Ebersberg
Ebersberg (district)
Ebersberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Erding, Mühldorf, Rosenheim and Munich.-History:...
. Neighbouring communities are Anzing
Anzing
Anzing is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg.-Municipal divisions:Constituent communities include Anzing, Auhofen, Boden, Froschkern, Frotzhofen, Garkofen, Hl...
, Forstinning
Forstinning
Forstinning is a community in the district of Ebersberg in Upper Bavaria.-Geography:Forstinning lies in the Munich region in the north of the Ebersberg district and on the northern edge of the Munich Schotterebene and the Ebersberg Forest...
, Pliening
Pliening
Pliening is a community east of Munich in the northwest of the district of Ebersberg in the Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria, Germany. In the local dialect, the name is pronounced Pleaning. It has flourished in recent decades, partly as a commuter base for Munich, located some 20 km to the west...
and Poing
Poing, Germany
Poing is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg, lying east of central Munich.-Geography:Poing is approximately NE of Munich and is serviced by the Munich S-Bahn and MVV Bus systems. Poing has two...
, (all in Ebersberg district) as well as Finsing
Finsing
Finsing is a municipality in the district of Erding in Bavaria in Germany....
, Ottenhofen
Ottenhofen
Ottenhofen is a municipality in the district of Erding in Bavaria in Germany....
and Pastetten
Pastetten
Pastetten is a municipality in the district of Erding in Bavaria in Germany. It is a rural municipality in the south of the district. The town was founded about one thousand years ago along the road from Swabia to Erding.- History :...
(all in Erding district
Erding (district)
Erding is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Landshut, Mühldorf, Ebersberg, Munich and Freising.-History:...
).
Geography
Through the town flows the Hennigbach, into which empties the Gigginger Bach southwest of Markt Schwaben. The River SemptSempt
Sempt is a river of Bavaria, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Bavaria...
flows by to the east. The highest point in town is in the Wittelsbacher Höhe (heights) on the town's southern outskirts. Also in the south is the sport centre with its bathing pond. North of the railway tracks lie the Burgerfeld new town with its theatre hall, more housing estates and several commercial-industrial areas. The castle with the town hall, the marketplace and St. Margaret's Church are downtown, and the school centre somewhat southwest of there.
Coat of arms and flag
The flag bears a red and a white stripe with the coat of arms.
In 1409, Duke Stephan III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
Bavaria-Ingolstadt
Bavaria-Ingolstadt was a duchy which was part of the Holy Roman Empire from 1392 to 1447.-History:After the death of Stephen II in 1375, his sons Stephen III, Frederick, and John II jointly ruled Bavaria-Landshut. After seventeen years, the brothers decided to formally divide their inheritance...
granted the town the arms of the former County of Falkenberg, which had fallen back to the Dukes of the Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
ers as liege lords about 1272 after the Counts of Falkenberg had died out, thus making their arms "free" to be given out again as the new owners deemed fit.
History
Swabia
Swabia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.-Geography:Like many cultural regions of Europe, Swabia's borders are not clearly defined...
.
First, the town of Schwaben found itself in the ownership of the Count of Ebersberg. It was then later owned by the Count of Limburg/Wasserburg and eventually the Lords of Neuburg-Falkenstein, finally passing to the Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
ers. In 1283, Duke Ludwig the Strict of Upper Bavaria built a castle on a rise, as in those days, the old border between Upper and Lower Bavaria
Lower Bavaria
Lower Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state.- Geography :Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions - Landshut and Donau-Wald. Recent election results mark it as the most conservative part of Germany, generally giving huge...
ran just behind Markt Schwaben to the northeast. The strategically well placed castle was destroyed many times, being built anew each time until in 1650 there arose on the spot a great, four-winged castle, whose south wing, made over in the neo-Gothic style in 1908, is still maintained today in the middle of town. The rest of the castle was torn down in 1812 (east and north wings together with the St. Magdalenenkapelle and the "bridgehouse") and 1969 (west wing and southwest corner) owing to decaying building materials and reasons of cost. The community acquired the property in 1967 and incorporated it into a new community centre and town hall. The castle's former moat
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
can still be made out in the south and west. In 1340, Markt Schwaben was granted market rights by Duke Rudolf. Through this and village status the town blossomed further and eventually boasted a state court seat – at the Electoral palace. In 1805, the last "blood court" sentence was imposed, as a result of which two murderers from Grafing were beheaded in the Galgenhölzl. In 1811, the court was moved to Ebersberg, leaving the town to suffer for a long time under the threat of sinking into insignificance.
After the Second World War came a great inflow of Germans driven from their lands in the east, some of whom settled in Markt Schwaben. This is recalled by some street names in the town's southwest, such as Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
er Straße, Neusatzer Straße and Ödenburger Straße.
At this time, the population mostly drew together and worked to provide the market and the outlying villages with products. Many streets were named after these industrious citizens, such as Weißgerberweg ("Tawer Way"), Kupferschmiedberg ("Coppersmith Hill") and Nagelschmiedgasse ("Nailsmith Lane").
Since the community decided in 1922 to include the designation Markt in its name, the town’s official name is Markt Markt Schwaben. Under Wilhelm Hoegner's leadership, a number of market towns were raised to town, among them Grafing and Ebersberg
Ebersberg
Ebersberg is the district seat of the similarly named Landkreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern in southern Germany. The Ebersberger Forst is one of Germany’s largest continuous area of woodlands....
. The word "Markt" in the placename at that time thwarted the community's efforts to be raised to town.
In the 1960s in Markt Schwaben, as everywhere else in the Munich suburban area, a building boom was unleashed, leading to two highrise developments in the town (von-Kobell-Straße and Dr. Hartlaubring). Postcards from the time describe the community as a "residential area in east Munich". Connection to the Munich local transport network (MVV) for the Olympics in 1972 afforded the town something of a boom, as the town now had a quick route into the city alongside the regional service. In 1990, the Autobahn interchange was finished.
In 1992 and 1993, the Sportpark with the bathing pond was built in the southeast of town, in record time.
Religion
In Markt Schwaben stand a Catholic church and an Evangelical LutheranEvangelical Church in Germany
The Evangelical Church in Germany is a federation of 22 Lutheran, Unified and Reformed Protestant regional church bodies in Germany. The EKD is not a church in a theological understanding because of the denominational differences. However, the member churches share full pulpit and altar...
church. Moreover, the League of Free Evangelical Communities in Germany is also present, and there is a Turkish mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
.
In 1315 there was a Romanesque church in Schwaben built out of brick. In 1474 a small Gothic
Gothic art
Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that developed in France out of Romanesque art in the mid-12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, but took over art more completely north of the Alps, never quite effacing more classical...
church was consecrated. It was already known as Saint Margaret's at that time. In 1671, building work was begun on the new Pfarrkirche St. Margaret (Saint Margaret’s Parish Church) 20 metres southeast of its forerunner. The work took ten years. The first set of bells consisted of three new (in 1684) ones and one other taken from the old church (1585). In 1704, the Rosenkranzbruderschaft – the "Rosary Brotherhood", a lay Dominican order – endowed the Marienaltar ("Mary's Altar"). In 1718 the Jungfrauenaltar ("Virgins' Altar", with Saints Agatha, Barbara and Catharine), the Josefialtar ("Joseph's Altar") and the Antoniusaltar ("Anthony's Altar") were built. The brewer Trappentreu had the high altar installed in 1723 with a new top and tabernacle, all richly gilt. In 1862 the church was renovated, at which time the original high altarpiece was removed. Its whereabouts remain unknown to this day. In 1873 a new organ was built. The country couple Hundseder endowed a complete new set of bronze bells in 1911, poured at the bellworks in Erding
Erding
Erding is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Erding. It had a population of 34,122 in 2004. It is twinned with Bastia in CorsicaThe original Erdinger Weissbier is a well-known Bavarian specialty...
with the "Salve Regina" motif in the arrangement d' - fis' - a' - h'. While the church managed to keep its bells in the First World War, in 1942 they were seized and melted down for war requirements. In 1948 the parish church received a substitute set of bells poured from steel in Bochum, with the same tonal arrangement as the old ones, which is still in use today. In 1975 came yet another, quite extravagant, restoration, whereby the church's south side, facing Erdinger Straße, had to be deeply underpinned owing to the vibration from traffic. In the mid-1990s, the church tower was threatening to tear away from the nave. A woodworm infestation was successfully dealt with in 1999. Currently, yet another expensive restoration is looming as the stuccoed vault is showing threatening cracks apparently caused by vibration from bellringing.
On 22 May 1955, the Evangelical Philippuskirche with its vicarage was consecrated. It lies in the town's northeast. In 1962, the parish vicariate became a parish in its own right. In 1967, the church got an organ. In 1976, another community centre was added to the church. In 2005 the church was renovated.
Politics
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
). The second and third mayors are Bernd Romir (Freie Wähler) and Albert Hones (CSU
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
, since 2008) respectively. Winter will resign preterm on 1st March 2011. The election for a new mayor will be on 13th March 2011.
Besides the first mayor, 24 further members belong to the market town's council, of whom 7 are CSU
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
members, 8 SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, 6 Freie Wähler, 2 Greens
Greens
Greens may refer to:*Leaf vegetables such as collard greens, mustard greens, spring greens, winter greens, spinach, etc.-Politics:Supranational* Green politics* Green party, political parties adhering to Green politics* Global Greens...
and 1, who is not member of a faction.
The next municipal elections will be held in 2014.
Transport
Markt Schwaben is well connected by way of transport.The railway line from Munich to Mühldorf carries both regional and S-Bahn
Munich S-Bahn
The Munich S-Bahn is an electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. "S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for stadtschnellbahn , and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteristics of both rapid transit and commuter rail systems.The Munich S-Bahn network is operated by S-Bahn München, a subsidiary...
trains (line S2 of the Munich Transport and Tariff Association) to Markt Schwaben. The S-Bahn can reach Munich's East Railway Station (Ostbahnhof) in about 20 minutes and Marienplatz in about 30. In the morning rush hour, the S-Bahn runs express trains at 20-minute intervals that between Markt Schwaben and the East Railway Station only stop at Riem. These trains are supposed to lighten the regular S-Bahn trains' load, since according to Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
, 10-minute intervals, commonplace on other S-Bahn lines during rush hour, cannot be introduced on this line. The express S-Bahn service is still undergoing testing. Thus far, the dearth of signage and the danger for passengers on the platforms when express trains pass by without stopping have been being criticized. Also, the regular S-Bahn trains have been shortened by a few coaches, which despite the lighter passenger loads are still overfull.
By way of Bundesautobahn 94
Bundesautobahn 94
is an autobahn in southern Germany supposed to connect Munich with Passau at the Austrian border. However, due to ongoing objections against the proposed routing, only the parts Munich-Forstinning and Ampfing-Burghausen have been built so far.- Exit list :...
from Munich to Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
, completed through to the Forstinning
Forstinning
Forstinning is a community in the district of Ebersberg in Upper Bavaria.-Geography:Forstinning lies in the Munich region in the north of the Ebersberg district and on the northern edge of the Munich Schotterebene and the Ebersberg Forest...
interchange in 1990, drivers can reach the expressway junction München-Ost (Munich-East, to Salzburg, Nuremberg and Stuttgart) and Munich city limits in the east. Coming from the east, the interchange for Markt Schwaben is the one at Forstinning, and coming from the west it is Anzing
Anzing
Anzing is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg.-Municipal divisions:Constituent communities include Anzing, Auhofen, Boden, Froschkern, Frotzhofen, Garkofen, Hl...
. With the completion of the Flughafentangente Ost, a relief road which is to connect the Autobahn with Munich Airport, it is hoped that there will be some relief for through traffic. Completion is slated for 2010.
Established businesses
The large commercial-industrial area in the town’s northwest is home to several big firms, among them the specialized wholesale business Wilhelm Gienger and the head office of the firm Seidenader, which builds machines for the pharmaceutical industry. In the south on Ebersberger Straße is the Schweiger private brewery with its attached brewery inn. The market town moreover has at its disposal a post office, three filling stations, three banks and five supermarkets. A further supermarket is planned for Erdinger Straße. There are also many inns, craft businesses and retail shops.State institutions
In 2006 the scientific department of the Zolltechnischen Prüfungs- und Lehranstalt (ZPLA – Customs-Technical Examination and Teaching Institution) was established in Markt Schwaben. This is an authority of the Bundeszollverwaltung (Federal Customs Administration).Educational institutions
Markt Schwaben has four schools:- Grundschule Markt Schwaben (elementary school, built 1978)
- Volksschule Markt Schwaben (built 1971 with extensions to 1972)
- Lena Christ RealschuleRealschuleThe Realschule is a type of secondary school in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It has also existed in Croatia , Denmark , Sweden , Hungary and in the Russian Empire .-History:The Realschule was an outgrowth of the rationalism and empiricism of the seventeenth and...
(built 1973/74) - Franz-Marc-GymnasiumGymnasium (school)A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
(built 1973)
Sport and leisure
Sporting facilities:- Sport centre with: grass playing field, running tracks, two training squares (one grass, one artificial turf), exercise and gymnastic field, tennis court, summer "stock" rinksIce stock sportIce stock sport is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling. In German, it is known as Eisstockschießen. Competitors slide ice stocks over an ice surface, aiming for a target, or to cover the longest distance. Ice stocks have a gliding surface, to which a stick is attached...
, four bowling alleys, bathing pond and sporting inn. - Jahnsportplatz with all-weather square and playing field
- BSG-Sportplatz with playing field and pitching place
- Ausweichsportplatz
- Tennis court on Hauser Weg (clubhouse burnt down in December 2005)
- Indoor swimming pool with sauna and solarium
Theatre
Another very active theatre group is the Junge Bühne Markt Schwaben ("Young Stage"), which has its origins in the Theater im Burgerfeld. It is a theatre group for young people between 15 and 25 founded in 2003.
Museum
On Bahnhofsstraße is found the Heimatmuseum Markt Schwabens ("Homeland Museum of Markt Schwaben") which houses exhibits from the Stone Age up to the present, and has on hand two scale models of the castle and the later Electoral palace.Buildings
Merlon
In architecture, a merlon forms the solid part of an embattled parapet, sometimes pierced by embrasures. The space between two merlons is usually called a crenel, although those later designed and used for cannons were called embrasures.-Etymology:...
s, which despite its appearance does not date from the Middle Ages. Also worthy of mention is the Pritzl-Haus with its rare roof construction and tower with cupola. Dating from 1890, it once housed a bakery. Some of the more than 30 rooms are no bigger than a closet. Furthermore, the Haydn-Villa is worth seeing.
The town's oldest building, the Unterbräu, was thoroughly renovated in 2006. Its history stretches back before the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
. Here, among other things, are a great event hall and space for Markt Schwaben’s lively club life.
The Mariahilf-Kapelle built in 1720 on Gerstlacher Weg now once more, after a lavish renovation that included the grounds, has its old glamour.
Regular events
Known throughout the district and far beyond are the Schwabener Sonntagsbegegnungen – the Swabian Sunday Meetings. Guests at these dialogues between high-profile personalities, held several times a year since 1994, have included among others Johannes RauJohannes Rau
Johannes Rau was a German politician of the SPD. He was President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 June 2004, and Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 1998.-Education and work:...
, Joschka Fischer
Joschka Fischer
Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. He served as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005...
, Rita Süßmuth, Kurt Beck
Kurt Beck
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, Gerhard Polt
Gerhard Polt
Gerhard Polt is a Bavarian writer, filmmaker, actor and satirical cabaret artist.Gerhard Polt often performs using Bavarian dialect. His main topics are Bavarian people, culture and politics. His performances in Munich theaters, which he started in 1976, are very popular...
, Alois Glück
Alois Glück
Alois Glück is a German politician of the CSU in Bavaria.Glueck was born in Hörzing in the district of Traunstein. After a journalistic career the skilled agriculturist was elected for the CSU in the Landtag of Bavaria in 1970...
, Gesine Schwan
Gesine Schwan
Gesine Schwan is a German political science professor and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The party has nominated her twice as a candidate for the federal presidential elections. On 23 May 2004, she was defeated by the Christian Democrat and former president Horst Köhler...
, former Polish prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Tadeusz Mazowiecki is a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II.-Biography:Mazowiecki comes from a Polish...
, Abbot Primate Notker Wolf
Notker Wolf
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and Turkish Family Minister Güldal Aksit. The event is commonly attended by several hundred listeners. The host is Hans-Jochen Vogel
Hans-Jochen Vogel
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.
As well, the Schweiger private brewery has since 1998 set itself the goal of holding a Brauereifest ("Brewery Festival") every other year in late summer over a long weekend, with a traditional-cultural social programme, as an alternative to the folk festival observed yearly since 1994.
Other
Hauptschule
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on Gerstlacher Weg. The great birds can often be seen standing on roofs, flying over the town or seeking food on the River Hennigbach. The stork has become a symbol for Markt Schwaben. There is a webcam trained on the storks' nest, whereby the brood may be observed over the Internet.
It is widely speculated that His Holiness Pope Pius VI, on a journey from Vienna to Munich in 1782, spent the night at Markt Schwaben's Electoral palace, since normally one could not travel farther than about 25 km a day by heavily laden coach.