Eurasburg
Encyclopedia
Eurasburg is a municipality in Oberbayern
(Upper Bavaria
). It sits about 40 kilometers south of the Bavarian state capital, Munich
, in the county of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
.
Since the redistricting reforms of 1978, the municipality of Eurasburg has had an area of 40.9 square kilometers, which includes 52 communities. The two largest communities are Eurasburg and Beuerberg. The municipality has a population of about 4,400.
valley. It covered an area from Herrenhausen to Lake Starnberg
and from Wolfratshausen
to the fief belonging to Benediktbeuern Abbey
. The castle built by the Irings, Iringsburg, gave the community its name.
Albert von Iringsburg, as a follower of Emperor Henry IV
, was anathematized by Pope Gregory VII
. To atone for her father and husband, Berta von Iringsburg and her sons Otto and Eberhard founded an Augustine
monastery in 1121, which is now in the hands of the Salesians of Don Bosco
. The abbey administered all church possessions in the whole fiefdom.
Albert VI of Bavaria
tore down the old Iringsburg in 1626. The manor house
which stands today was built in the late Renaissance style according to the design of Peter Candid. The manor house burned down in 1976. It was rebuilt in the 1980s the manor house was rebuilt and is used for private apartments.
, founded in about 1121 and renovated in the 18th century, and containing architecture from the 12th to the 18th centuries. It was dissolved in the secularisation
of 1803. Today, the premises are occupied by the Visitandines.
with:
Rybnik
in Poland
(since 05.07.2001)
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...
(Upper 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...
). It sits about 40 kilometers south of the Bavarian state capital, 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...
, in the county of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by Austria and the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weilheim-Schongau, Starnberg, Munich and Miesbach.- History :...
.
Since the redistricting reforms of 1978, the municipality of Eurasburg has had an area of 40.9 square kilometers, which includes 52 communities. The two largest communities are Eurasburg and Beuerberg. The municipality has a population of about 4,400.
History
The Irings established their fiefdom in the LoisachLoisach
The Loisach is a river that flows through Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its name is Celtic in origin, from Proto-Celtic *lawo and *iskā, both of which mean "water."...
valley. It covered an area from Herrenhausen to Lake Starnberg
Lake Starnberg
Lake Starnberg , 25 kilometers southwest of Munich in southern Bavaria, is Germany's fifth largest freshwater lake and, due to its large average depth, the second richest in water...
and from Wolfratshausen
Wolfratshausen
Wolfratshausen is a town of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, located in Bavaria, Germany. The town had a population of 17,118 as of 31 December 2003.-History:...
to the fief belonging to Benediktbeuern Abbey
Benediktbeuern Abbey
Benediktbeuern Abbey is a monastery of the Salesians of Don Bosco, originally a monastery of the Benedictine Order, in Benediktbeuern in Bavaria, near the Kochelsee, 64 km south-south-west of Munich...
. The castle built by the Irings, Iringsburg, gave the community its name.
Albert von Iringsburg, as a follower of Emperor Henry IV
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry IV was King of the Romans from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until his forced abdication in 1105. He was the third emperor of the Salian dynasty and one of the most powerful and important figures of the 11th century...
, was anathematized by Pope Gregory VII
Pope Gregory VII
Pope St. Gregory VII , born Hildebrand of Sovana , was Pope from April 22, 1073, until his death. One of the great reforming popes, he is perhaps best known for the part he played in the Investiture Controversy, his dispute with Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor affirming the primacy of the papal...
. To atone for her father and husband, Berta von Iringsburg and her sons Otto and Eberhard founded an Augustine
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
monastery in 1121, which is now in the hands of the Salesians of Don Bosco
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
. The abbey administered all church possessions in the whole fiefdom.
Albert VI of Bavaria
Albert VI of Bavaria
Albert VI of Bavaria, , , son of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine, born and died in Munich.-Biography:Albert was 1651-1654 the regent for his young nephew Elector Ferdinand Maria....
tore down the old Iringsburg in 1626. The manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
which stands today was built in the late Renaissance style according to the design of Peter Candid. The manor house burned down in 1976. It was rebuilt in the 1980s the manor house was rebuilt and is used for private apartments.
Cultural and historical sites
Eurasburg is also home to Beuerberg AbbeyBeuerberg Abbey
Beuerberg Abbey , formerly a monastery of the Augustinian Canons, is now the Monastery of the Visitation, Beuerberg, a house of the Visitandines in Eurasburg in Bavaria, Germany.-Canons:...
, founded in about 1121 and renovated in the 18th century, and containing architecture from the 12th to the 18th centuries. It was dissolved in the secularisation
German Mediatisation
The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany between 1795 and 1814, during the latter part of the era of the French Revolution and then the Napoleonic Era....
of 1803. Today, the premises are occupied by the Visitandines.
Twin towns
Eurasburg is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
Rybnik
Rybnik
Rybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(since 05.07.2001)