Obermaiselstein

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Obermaiselstein
Obermaiselstein
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Obermaiselstein highlighted

Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '  N , 10 ° 14'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Swabia
County : Oberallgäu
Management Community : Group of horns
Height : 859 m above sea level NHN
Area : 25.02 km 2
Residents: 1010 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 40 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 87538
Area code : 08326
License plate : OA
Community key : 09 7 80 131
Community structure: 4 parts of the community
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Am Scheid 18
87538 Obermaiselstein
Website : www.obermaiselstein.de
Mayor : Frank Fischer (Independent List)
Location of the municipality of Obermaiselstein in the Oberallgäu district
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Obermaiselstein is a municipality in the Swabian district of Oberallgäu . The place is a member of the Hörnergruppe administrative association based in Fischen im Allgäu and a member of the German-Austrian joint project Naturpark Nagelfluhkette .

geography

location

The main town, Obermaiselstein, is 849 m above sea level (church square). The highest elevations are the Riedberger Horn at 1780 meters and the Besler at 1680 meters. The deepest points are in the valley wood and on the Riedbach below the Lochleite . About 60 percent of the municipality's 2500 hectares are used for alpine or forestry purposes. The Schwarzenberg runs through the middle of the Alpine region , at the south-western end of which the Besler and Schafkopf form the end.

Two high valleys north and south of this mountain range shape the community. Both valleys, the Gutswieser valley in the south and the Schönberger-Ach valley in the north, rise from east to west and slope down towards the Balderschwanger valley on the western side. In both cases, the apexes are about 1359 m high and form the watershed between the Rhine and the Danube.

Waters

The Schönberger Ach, which rises at the upper Hörnle and flows into the Iller at Weiler, should be mentioned on watercourses to the east. When it rains heavily, the stream often floods and has already wreaked havoc. The Lochbach rises in the area of ​​the Freiburger and Simons Alpe. After forming some beautiful, little-known glacier pots, it turns south in the Lochwiesen , flows through Tiefenbach and flows into the Breitach, which comes from the Walsertal, and thus into the Iller at the Weidach .

The Fallenbach , whose floods gather on the rugged plateau of the Schwarzenberg when the rain continues, offers an impressive spectacle . It then fills the Sturmannshöhle with its rustling sound and finally falls in a mighty arc out of the rock face. In the Rieder Wiesen it meets the Riedbach , which comes from the Hirschsprung, digs through the Lochleite and appears in Langenwang as the Rotfisch (also called Grundbach ) in the Illertal. His abundance of fish gave rise to the name Fiskendung , later Fischen . This body of water also flows into the Iller near Weiler.

The Goldbach flows down from the Haubenegg district and winds its way south past Obermaiselstein and then flows into the Riedbach . It is said that the use of this body of water was particularly likely to have served the flax treatment, so that the brook was given the nickname 'gold'.

The Hörnleach flows to the west , which unites on the Anger with the Achbach from the Alpe Dinijörgen and the Scheuenbach. From here it is called Bolgenach and flows towards Lake Constance. In the past, this water was often used for drifting wood.

Parish parts

Obermaiselstein has 4 officially named municipal parts (the type of settlement is indicated in brackets ):

There is also the deserted Haubenegg, which is now part of the Obermaiselstein municipality.

Ried was probably founded in the Lochbachtal in the 17th century by farmers who came from the Lechtal via the Alps. Back then, the farmers drove their cattle out of the Lochbachtal over the summer. Around 1700 the whole village moved to its current location. For this purpose, the houses in the Lochbachtal were dismantled one after the other and rebuilt at the new location. After the move, the cattle were driven into the Lochbachtal over the summer to use the mountain meadows there.

history

The name of the community was officially changed from Maiselstein to Obermaiselstein in 1865 .

Between 1988 and 2018, the community grew from 824 to 970 by 146 inhabitants or 17.7%.

politics

mayor

Frank Fischer (Independent List) has been Mayor since May 1, 2020; he was elected with 54.87% of the vote. His predecessor Peter Stehle (* 1958, single list) had been in office since May 2008 and no longer applied for re-election.

Municipal council

In the election on March 15, 2020 , only the nomination of the unit list / independent list with 13 applicants was submitted; the eight applicants with the most votes were elected to the local council. The turnout was 72.05%.

coat of arms

The description of the coat of arms reads: In gold, a leaping red stag, below a blue rock on the right and left of the edge of the shield.

The forecast has it that a deer on the run from a lynx have skipped with a mighty leap a ravine ( Obermaiselstein Hirschsprung ).

Attractions

The Sturmannshöhle , which was created around 2 million years ago, was made accessible to the public by the newly founded cave building association from 1904 to 1906. Today, with around 50,000 visitors a year, it is one of the most popular natural attractions in the region. Furthermore, the highest pass in Germany that can be driven by car is in the Obermaiselstein district, the Riedbergpass at 1407 m.

tourism

Tourism is an important economic factor with 270,000 overnight stays a year.

  • 1 lower village
  • 2 Upper Village
  • 3 Goldbach
  • 4 Niederdorf
  • 5 Oberdorf
  • 6 reed
  • Following the course of the road from 6 to the right, the Obermaiselsteiner Hirschsprung is located above the 7 marked
  • 7 Haubenegg

Personalities

  • Heinrich von Gagern (1878–1964), administrative lawyer, politician and district administrator, died in Obermaiselstein
  • Berni Huber (* 1967), ski racer and trainer born in Obermaiselstein
  • Martin Fiala (* 1968), ski racer and ski crosser, started for SC Obermaiselstein
  • Johannes Stehle (* 1981), ski racer who grew up in Obermaiselstein
  • Dominik Stehle (* 1986), ski racer who grew up in Obermaiselstein

Web links

Commons : Obermaiselstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ^ Theodor Pinn, (after Alois Dauser), Weiler 6, 87538 Fischen, March 25, 2010
  3. ^ Municipality of Obermaiselstein in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 571 .
  5. ↑ http://www.obermaiselstein.de/geschichtliches