- Stockenroth
Stockenroth is a village now belonging to
Sparneck in theHof district,Bavaria ,Germany .Geography
The village is situated on the river
Saale between the mountains ofFichtelgebirge andFrankenwald . Highest Point is the Schachtel- or Schlegelsberg (591 m) in the southwest, lowest point is the Saale (512 m). The village has, together with the twin-village Germersreuth 110 inhabitants. The only four originalhomestead farms where situated in a loose manner around the small creek Foehrenbach, which flows into the SaxonianSaale after only a short way. All four original houses face the center of the village, an unusual set up, as normally the houses at that time faced south.History
Stockenroth-Germersreuth, as the village officially is named, was founded in the beginning of the
12th century by theWalpots .Shortly after foundation the power was transferred to theKnights of Sparneck . These put their lands 1356 under theBohemian crown , a state that only changed when thePrincipality of Bayreuth became integral part ofPrussia in 1792.Castle Stockenroth was the seat of the administration for the surrounding villages from 1563 until 1731. During that era the village and its castle were heaviliy used for hunting purposes by the margraves of the Principality of Bayreuth.During that reign of the
Hohenzollern , which lasted in Stockenroth till 1806, the castle was also a centre ofhorse breeding , related of the famousTrakehner horses in then Prussian Lithuania. It was also relevant in introducing thepotato as a staple food in Prussia through its connections to Bohemia, which was then reigned by the Habsburg dynasty and therefore had indirect access to the Spanish colonies.Culture
The sports club "ASV Stockenroth" has 220 members. Main sports is football (soccer), cross-country skiing, and athletics.The auxiliary fire brigade Stockenroth was founded 1875.As the then ruling Hohenzollern became Protestants in the 16th century, the inhabitants are mainly of
Lutheran believe.External links
* [http://www.fichteloetzi.de/sage06.htm The legend of the shephert of Stockenroth (German)]
* [http://www.weissdorf.de/sparneck/stockenroth.php?type=frame Aerial view and map]
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