History of Drachselsried

I have to thank a villager for contacting the Bavarian radio station "Bayern 1" requesting how the village of Drachselsried got it's name. This history will be updated.

Drachselsried was first mentioned in 1184 as Drasselsriede and in 1343 as Drechselsried. The first part of the name is of a person called Mr. Drassel or Mr. Drechsel. The word "ried" means a forest clearing, so a clear place in the forest was named after the person who found it. The "s" after Drachsel shows it was a person. Not certain when the "e" turned into an "a". If you know, please send an email with any other village information.

Today, Drachselsried is a modern village with many facilities but still maintains it's old world charm. This is a great place to live and own property. See my village map for more details.

See the official Drachselsried website in Deutsch.