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Neupotz is the birthplace of my GGG Grandfather Tobias Ambre Ohmer.
Neupotz is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The village of Pfotz was first mentioned in 1270. In 1522 the shores of the old fishing village of Pfotz were washed away when a dam was built near Jockgrim, causing the Rhine to change course. In 1535 the inhabitants of Pfotz built a new village on the western boundary of the district called Neupfotz. The name comes from the Latin purteus , German puddle, marshland .
In 1532, the bishops of Speyer for Rheinzabern and Jockgrim and the provost of Hördt decided to build a 5 m wide dam from Jockgrim to Neupotz against the floods of the Rhine. The dam caused the floods to sweep away the shores of the fishing village of “Potz” during the annual flood. The residents were allowed to move their village away from the Rhine and build it in a safe place.
This is how today’s Neupotz came into being. The village only had meadows, pastures and forest. The few fields were in the districts of neighboring towns. The entire land within the Old Rhine arch was a magnificent oak forest.
Until 1780, pasture, livestock, pig fattening (acorns) and especially fishing were the only source of food for the villagers. Only later were agriculture added (the oak forest was gradually cleared), increased livestock breeding and basket weaving. Today only a small part of the population lives from agriculture. With the designation of the “Hardtwald” development area and other new development areas, Neupotz has increasingly changed from an agricultural community to a residential community.
As a recognized village development community, Neupotz strives to sustainably improve the beautification of the historically grown town center. The first steps in village renewal were successful with the redesign of the town hall (1985), the establishment of the local history museum (1985), the construction of the culture and leisure center (1996) and the creation of various public spaces. Several private homeowners were also able to contribute to improving the site design.
Due to the construction of the Wörth/Jockgrim flood retention, Neupotz was particularly affected by supra-regional planning by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In advance, the citizens of Neupotz were not enthusiastic about this development through the “No Polder Neupotz” initiative. In 2002, Neupotz became a model community for the “Leben am Strom” project. As part of a measure to promote acceptance, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate acquired the old Trapp property in the town center and financed the renovation of the front part of the property. The rear part was financed by the community with funds from village renewal. This is how the Rheinauen and flood protection information center Haus Leben am Strom was created.
Civic Arms description : A blue background with a golden bell, below a silver fish bent towards the left. The arms was authorized August 31st 1841 by Ludwig I., the first king of Bavaria.
Previously, the oldest seal of Neupotz, verified from 1724 until 1729, shows an object looking like a bell with 2 stars next to it, one on the left and the other on the right side next to it, probably a special device to catch fish with, called “Spreitgarn” [an old German word not in use anymore, but “Garn” is the German word for yarn].
When drawing up a new court-seal in 1744, the “Spreitgarn” became a bell, above which a crown was hanging, and the fish was no longer bent towards the left but towards the right. This seal was still in use in 1839. The bell was a device used to catch fish and the fish represents an early fisherman village.
Neupotz flag description: from blue and white and blue devided in a ratio of 1:3:1, with the seal in it, and authorized February 11th, 1985 by the county government in Neustadt.
The Legend of the Bell
“The old village of Potz was once eaten away by the floods of the Rhine, it sank into the waters and has since rests in the dark depths. But when a fisherman drives over the spot where the village used to be on a Sunday morning, he can clearly see the village, the church, the fishermen’s huts in the water and hear the bells of the little St. Nicholas church ringing below.
ST. BARTHOLOMÄUS CATHOLIC CHURCH (1725-Present) – Neupotz, Pfalz, Germany.
The first church was built in 1570 without a steeple. It was destroyed in the 30 Years War (1618-1648) by vandals. A new church was built with a steeple in 1725 and has undergone several remodels.
1650 to 1900’s Neupotz Inhabitant SURNAMES
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ÄDISHEIMER, AHMER (OUMER), ÄMLEIN, ALGAYER, ALGÖWER, ALLMANN, ANGERMEIER, ANTHON, ANTONI, AULER, AVRIL
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BAIER, BAIBACH, BANGERS, BARANDIST, BARON, BARZ, BAUGERS, BAUMANN, BECHTHOLD, BECKER, BÄR, BEHR, BEITH, BELLAIRE, BENDEL, BLOCKMAYER, BÖTTINGER, BOLTZ, BRAUN, BREITH, BRUNNER, BÜGEL, BÜRCKEL, BÜRGEL, BAURGES, BURGER, BURCK
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CERPETI, CLOS
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DAUB, DAUER, DEISSLER, DELBE, DEOBALD, DEUBIG (TEIBIG), DÖRRLER, DOERRLER, DREYER
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EDESHEIMER, EMMERLING, ENGEL, ENGLERT, ESCHERMANN, ESEL
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FELBERS, FELIX, FETH, FINK, FISCHER, FLÖRSCHINGER, FÖLLINGER, FRISCHHOLZ, FRISSON, FRONHEISER, FROMM, FÜGEN, FÜGER, FUNCK
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GEBHARDT, GÄHRLEIN, GERL, GEHRLEIN, GEIGER, GEISSERT, GILB, GIMPEL, GÖBELE, GOECK, GÖTZ, GRABER, GRUBER, GSCHWIND, GULDEN
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HAMMER, HASSENTEUFEL, HATZENBÜHLER, HAUBER, HEID, HEIDT, HEIM, HEINTZ, HEINS, HENNIGIN, HERRLE, HERRMANN, HERTZLER, HESSELSCHWERDT, HICK, HÖRNER, HOFFER, HOFFMANN, HOLDERBACH
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INGENTHRON
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JOACHIM, JUNG
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KEGLER, KAYSER, KEIBER, KELLER, KERN, KERNSTOCK, KESSEL, KIESSLING, KINTZ, KIRCHMER, KIRNBERGER, KIRSCH, KISTNER, KISSLING, KLEBER, KLEIN, KLINGERLE, KLOOS, KNOBEL, KNOLL, KÖNIG, KRAMER, KRAMPF, KRAUS, KRÄGER, KREGER, KREICHGAUER, KUHN, KUHNMÜNCH, KUHNS, KUNTZ
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LAU, LEIBEL, LEUTHNER, LIEBEL, LINNEBACHER, LÖSCH, LOEW, LOY
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MADLEHNER, MAJER, MAYER, MALTHANER, MARTHALER, MARTIN, MARZ, MATHEISS, MELLEIN, MERCKEL, MERTZ, MERZ, METZ, MINTZING, MOHR, MILLER, MÜLLER
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NUBER
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OCHSENREITHER, OHMER (AUMER), ÖSWEIN, ORTH
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PATZER, PFADT, PFALZGRAF, PFIRRMANN, PFISTER, PROPHETER
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RAULE, REICHLING, REISZ, REISS, RINK, RÖHRING, ROETHER, RÖTHER, RÜCK, RUNCK
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SEILER, SELEIDER, SERR, SIMON, SITTINGER, SOHL, SCHAFF (SCHAAFF, SCHAAF), SCHART, SCHARDT, SCHERRER, SCHINDLER, SCHIRMER, SCHLEICHER, SCHLINDWEIN, SCHLOSS, SCHMID, SCHMIDT, SCHMITT, SCHNEE, SCHNEIDER, SCHÖN, SCHOCH, SCHWAB, SCHWAN, SCHWEIN, SCHWIND, STEIN, STRASSER
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THOMAS, TRAPP, TRAUTH
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ULRICH
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VEIT, VEITH, VOGEL
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WALTER, WEBER, WEGHEIMER, WEICHEL, WENTZ, WERNER, WERREL, WÖSCHLER, WESSLER, WESCHLER, WILLIG (WILLICK), WINGERTER, WINKELMANN, WÖRNER, WOLF, WOLFF, WINTZEL, WÜNSCHEL, WÜST
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ZIEHL, ZIMER, ZIEMER, ZIMMERLE, ZIMMERMANN, ZIRCKER, ZÖLLER
2000’s Neupotz Inhabitant SURNAMES
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ABEL, ADAM, AKARTUNA, AMENT, ANTONI, ARENTH, ARNOLD,
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BÄCKER, BAER, BALZER, BARZ, BAUMAN, BAYER, BECKER, BALLAIRE, BERESA, BLANKERT, BLUMENINSEL, BOHNER, BRUST, BUCHFINK, BÜCHLER, BURGER, BURK, BUSCH,
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CEBULLA, COLLING, CRONAUER, CZERWINSKI,
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DAMMINGER, DAUB, DE HOOGE, DELLINGER, DICKERHOF, DIETZ, DILLENZ, DO, DREYER, DUDENHÖFFER, DUMSER,
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EHLERT, EHNES, EICHHORN, EISENSTECK, ELSENHEIMER, EMMERLING,
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FALLENSTEIN, FELDER, FELDMANN, FERREIRA, FILLIBECK, FINK, FISCHER, FITTERER, FÖLLINGER, FOOS, FRENZEL, FRIEDRICH, FRÖHLICH, FUCHS, FÜGEN, FÜRST,
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GEHRLEIN, GEIGER, GERSPACHER, GERST, GLASER, GONDAL, GOTSCHE, GRIMM, GRISCHY, GSCHWIND,
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HABERER, HACKMANN, HAESLER, HAMMER, HANZLIK, HASBOLAT, HATZENBÜHLER, HAUBER, HÄUßEL, HEID, HEIDT, HEINTZ, HELCK, HELLMANN, HEMSING, HENECKA, HERRLE, HESS, HEUBEL, HICK, HINCKEL, HIRSCHEL, HOFFMANN, HOFMANN, HOOCK, HÖRNER,
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JANTZER, JUNG, JUST-WINKLER,
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KALESSA, KEIBER, KEIL, KELLER, KERN, KIEFER, KIMMEL, KLACAK, KLEIN, KNÖTHIG, KOLLETH, KRAATZ, KRAJCYK, KRÄMER, KRAUS, KREGER, KRETSCHMER, KRÖNER, KROPP, KUHN, KUJAWA, KUNTZ, KUNZ,
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LEINGANG, LENK, LERCH, LIEBEL, LINDNER, LÖSCH, LOUIS,
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MACK, MAJOR, MALTHANER, MARZ, MAURER, MENDEL, MENTZ, MERZ, METZ, MEYER, MIROW, MITTENBÜHLER, MOLDER, MOSEL, MOSER, MÜLLER,
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NEFF, NENSEWITZ, NERGENAU, NEUNREither; NICKLIS, NITSCHKE, NUBER, NÜCKEL,
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OCHSENREITHER, OLIVASTRI, ORTH,
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PALANT, PFAU, PFIRRMANN, PFLAUMER, PORGORZELSKI,
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RADECKER, RAPP, REIF, REIS, REIß, REITER, REUBELT, RIEDEL, RIEß, RODACH, ROMACKER, RODENBERGER, ROTH, RÖTHER, RUPPENTHAL,
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SAND, SARTOWSKI, SAUER, SCHAAF, SCHARDT, SCHAUFF, SCHER, SCHERRER, SCHINDLER, SCHLAWATZKI, SCHLOß, SCHLOSS, SCHMIDT, SCHMITT,
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TABBOUCHE, THIEDE, THOMAS, TOMASIC, TRAPP, TRÄUTLEIN, TURRE,
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UNTERHASELBERGER,
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VOGELER, VOLANDT, VORPAHL,
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WAGNER, WAYAND, WEBER, WENZEL, WERLING, WIDMER, WINKLER, WOLF, WÜNSCH, WÜNSCHEL,
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XANDER, ZELLNER, ZIEROLD, ZINGAL,
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