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Obernzell

Field	Value
image_coa	Wappen Obernzell.svg
image_photo	Obernzell Marktplatz.jpg
image_caption	Market square
coordinates
image_plan	Obernzell in PA.svg
state	Bayern
region	Niederbayern
district	Passau
elevation	294
area	18.21
postal_code	94130
area_code	08591
licence	PA
Gemeindeschlüssel	09 2 75 137
website	www.obernzell.de
mayor	Ludwig Prügl
leader_term	2020–26
party	CSU

Obernzell (; ) 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 River forms the border with Upper Austria.

Neighboring communities in Bavaria

In Bavaria (Passau district):

Thyrnau
Untergriesbach

In Upper Austria:

Vichtenstein
Esternberg

Constituent communities

The Obernzell Municipality contains 21 Districts.:

Bärnbachmühle
Breitwies
Eckerstampf
Ederlsdorf
Edlhof
Erlau
Figermühle
Grub
Haar
Holzschleife
Hötzmannsöd
Leopoldsdorf
Matzenberg
Niedernhof
Nottau
Obernzell
Öd
Ödstadl
Rackling
Rollhäusl
Steinöd Hammermühle

There are the districts of Ederlsdorf, Kellberg and Obernzell .

History

Originating from a monastery, Obernzell was first owned by the Lords of Griesbach and belonged to Bishopric Passau since 1217 as Griesbach at lower market or low-Griesbach in the cell and it further comprised a unit with Untergriesbach. In 1283, it had a parish, in 1359 it was granted market rights. During this time, processing of clay and graphite was the most important economic factor. In 1516 the Obernzeller graphit melting had their own guilds. Around 1530 was the first time * Hafner cell * named after the potters resident. The crucible prepared consisted of 50% graphite, 40% clay and 10% quartz. They were primarily used by alchemists, metal casters and mints. The crucibles made Obernzell so famous that Bernhard Grueber and Adalbert Müller in 1846 The Bavarian Forest wrote in her book: : :

Incorporations

Once an independent municipality, Ederlsdorf was incorporated on July 1, 1972.{{citation |publication-place=München

Population development

1970: 3.426 Inhabitants
1987: 3.425 Inhabitants
2000: 3.790 Inhabitants
2011: 3.850 Inhabitants

References

[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], 15 July 2021.
"Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online (BLO)".
Bernhard Grueber, Adalbert Müller: ''Der bayrische Wald'', 1846, Nachdruck: Morsak Verlag, Grafenau 1993, S. 135

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