Willstätt

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 33 '  N , 7 ° 54'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
County :	Ortenau district
Height :	142 m above sea level NHN
Area :	55.28 km 2
Residents:	9985 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	181 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	77731
Area code :	07852
License plate :	OG, BH , KEL, LR, WOL
Community key :	08 3 17 141
Address of the municipal administration:	Am Mühlplatz 1 77731 Willstätt
Website :	www.willstaett.de
Mayor :	Christian Huber
Location of the municipality of Willstätt in the Ortenau district

Street in the district of Eckartsweier

Willstätt is a municipality in the northwest of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Geographical location

Willstätt lies at an altitude of 139 to 146 meters in the Upper Rhine Plain in the area of ​​the alluvial embankments of Kinzig and Schutter . A system of ditches ensures the drainage of the flood-prone plains and the moist soils. The neighboring lower terrace of the Rhine , on the other hand, has dry soils, gravel and sand . The municipal area is part of the Sundheimer Grund nature reserve, which is only 20 hectares in size.

Willstätt is about ten kilometers northwest of Offenburg and about twelve kilometers east of the city center of Strasbourg .

Neighboring communities

The community borders on Appenweier to the east, the district town of Offenburg to the south, and the city of Kehl to the west and north .

Community structure

The community consists of the districts Eckartsweier , Hesselhurst , Legelshurst (including Bolshurst and Hiltrachtshofen ), Sand and Willstätt. The districts are spatially identical to the earlier communities of the same name. The official naming of the districts is made by prefixing the name of the municipality and followed by the name of the respective district connected by a hyphen. The districts also form localities within the meaning of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code, each with its own local council and local chief as its chairman. In the localities there are local administrative offices under the name "Ortsverwaltung".

The Eckartsweier village and the Dachshurst homestead belong to the district of Eckartsweier . The village of Hesselhurst belongs to the district of Hesselhurst. The Legelshurst district includes the village of Legelshurst and the Legelshurst train station residential area. The villages of Sand and New Sand belong to the district of Sand. The Willstätt district includes the village of Willstätt and Hof and Haus Ziegelhütten.

Within the area there are numerous Outbound and risen localities: Hörderhof, Niederweiler, Otericheshǒwe and Wolfshül (in the district Eckartsweier), Altenburg (in the district Hesselhurst) Hilzershofen, Hofhurst , Nice Hurst, seat Hofen and Wesenrode and the risen in Legelshurst place Bolzhurst, Ahabruch, Eichach or Eichhof, Grebern, Hohenrode, Mehof and Schweighausen (in the district of Sand), Binzenburg, Kaestel and Roppenhofen (in the district of Willstätt).

history

middle Ages

The oldest surviving mention of Willstätt comes from 1232. Willstätt was a fief of the Bishop of Strasbourg to the Lords of Lichtenberg . The first loan took place in 1274. Around 1330 there was a first division of land between Johann II. Von Lichtenberg , from the older line of the house, and Ludwig III. from Lichtenberg . Willstätt fell into the part of the property that was managed by the older line in the future. It was the seat of the administration of the office of the same name , which arose in the course of the division of the country and to which the town itself belonged. The Lichtenbergers temporarily maintained a residence in Willstätt. See also Wasserschloss Willstätt

When Jakob von Lichtenberg, the last male member of the house, died in 1480 , the inheritance passed to his two nieces, Anna von Lichtenberg (* 1442; † 1474) and Elisabeth von Lichtenberg. Anna had married Count Philip I the Elder of Hanau-Babenhausen (* 1417, † 1480) in 1458, who had received a small secondary education from the holdings of the County of Hanau in order to be able to get married. The county of Hanau-Lichtenberg came into being through the marriage . Elisabeth married Simon IV. Wecker von Zweibrücken-Bitsch . The Lichtenberg legacy was shared between them. The Willstätt office became a condominium between the two heirs.

Modern times

Under the government of Count Philip III. From Hanau-Lichtenberg there was a real division of the common condominiums: The Willstätt office came entirely to the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg. In return, the Brumath office came entirely to Zweibrücken-Bitsch. Count Philip IV of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1514–1590), after taking office in 1538, consistently carried out the Reformation in his county, which now became Lutheran .

After the death of the last Hanau count, Johann Reinhard III. In 1736, the inheritance - and with it the office of Willstätt - fell to the son of his only daughter, Charlotte von Hanau-Lichtenberg , Landgrave Ludwig (IX) of Hesse-Darmstadt . In the course of mediatization due to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , the office and community of Willstätt were assigned to the newly formed Electorate of Baden in 1803 , where Willstätt was initially part of the Kork office , then from 1881 to the Kehl district office and from 1939 to the Kehl district .

After the Second World War

After the Second World War , a number of new building areas arose around the historic town center. When the district of Kehl was dissolved in 1973 as part of the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg , the community came to the newly formed Ortenaukreis, but also received growth through a number of incorporations:

December 1, 1971: sand → Main article : sand April 1, 1973: Hesselhurst → Main article : Hesselhurst

January 1, 1974: Eckartsweier → Main article : Eckartsweier January 1, 1975: Legelshurst → Main article : Legelshurst

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Willstätt consists of 18 members and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following preliminary final result.

Parties and constituencies		% 2019	Seats 2019	% 2014	Seats 2014	Local elections 2019  % 40 30th 20th 10 0 34.4% 27.3% 18.9% 10.7% 8.8% FW CDU WHALE SPD NL Gains and losses compared to 2014  % p  10    8th    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4   -6   -8th -10 -12 + 2.6  % p -11.1  % p +1.0  % p -1.2  % p + 8.8  % p FW CDU WHALE SPD NL
FW	Free voters	34.4	6th	31.8	6th
CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	27.3	5	38.4	7th
WHALE	Willstätter alternative list	16.6	3	11.3	3
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	10.7	2	11.9	2
NL	New list	8.8	2	-	-
total		100	18th	100	18th
voter turnout		53.3%		49.4%

mayor

• 1963–1983: Fritz Fuhri ( CDU )
• 1983-2007: Artur Kleinhans ( CDU )
• 2007-2018: Marco Steffens ( CDU )
• 2018–2019: Elvira Walter-Schmidt (WAL, executive)
• since 2019: Christian Huber

coat of arms

Blazon : In red, a continuous golden cross in the groin, on the left bar of which a growing silver swan turned to the left, damasceneing the two right and left lower angles . The swan refers to the Lords of Lichtenberg as former landlords who had a swan's head as a crest on their full coat of arms.

Partnerships

The following parish partnerships and friendly relationships are maintained in the community of Willstätt :

• Medingen (Ottendorf-Okrilla) , Saxony , Germany
• Ralbitz , Saxony , Germany

The district of Eckartsweier with:

• Györköny , Tolna County , Hungary

The Legelshurst district with:

• Darling (Romania) , Banat , Romania

The district of Sand with:

• Sand (Bas-Rhin) , Alsace

The municipality of Willstätt with:

• Holtzheim , Alsace

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Willstätt is connected to the national road network by the federal highway 28 ( Kehl - Ulm ) and the close proximity to the A5 . In addition, the federal road 33 branches off from the B 28 to Ravensburg in the village . The road-bound public transport is carried out by bus lines of the tariff association Ortenau GmbH.

The Legelshurst stop on the Appenweier – Strasbourg line is the only rail link from Willstätt. Here, however, there is an international connection with the Europabahn ( Offenburg - Strasbourg ).

The Itinéraire cyclable européen (European cycle path) Molsheim –Strasbourg – Kehl – ​​Offenburg runs through Willstätt .

Established businesses

The Orsay fashion company is based in Willstätt. The BASF business from 1966 to 2004 in Willstätt a magnetic tape factory , in the storage media (audio and video tapes and media for data processing) and printing plates / printing inks were produced for the packaging industry. After the sale of BASF Drucksysteme GmbH and several mergers, the production of printing plates and printing inks is now carried out under the name Flint Group Germany GmbH . The Swiss-based manufacturer of accumulators and energy storage systems Leclanché SA has its production site in Willstätt on the former BASF site. The local branch of the plant engineering group Primetals Technologies supplies components for electric steelworks . The Hilzinger group of companies with headquarters in Willstätt is one of the largest European window and door manufacturers. The Carl Fr. Scheer GmbH + Co. KG is one of the largest importers and wholesalers of specialty cheeses.

education

In Willstätt there is a community school with the Moscherosch School as well as a primary school in Willstätt, Sand, Eckartsweier ( Johannes-Beinert-School ) and Legelshurst (Eichenwaldschule). In Hesselhurst, there is the Astrid Lindgren School, a special needs education and advice center with a focus on intellectual development. There are also three Protestant , two municipal and one Roman Catholic kindergarten .

All secondary schools are available in the surrounding towns, especially in Kehl. The state-recognized institute for physiotherapy and massage Ortenau is located in the district of Eckartsweier .

Telecommunications tower

telecommunications

In the Waldsiedlung (geographic coordinates: 48 ° 33'48 "N 7 ° 55'41" E) there has been the 108 meter high Willstätt telecommunications tower made of reinforced concrete, a type FMT 11 tower from Deutsche Telekom AG , since 1978 .

Culture and sights

Buildings

On May 16, 1753, the foundation stone for today's Protestant church was laid. Originally, it was supposed to be completed by October 30, 1754, but on that day the tower collapsed and half of the nave was shattered. The reason for this was a layer of sand under the church. In order for it to be continued anyway, it was moved four feet to the street; 26 oak stakes were set in the sand. On November 11, 1756, St. Martin's Day, the parish fair was finally held.

During the Second World War, four out of six windows were destroyed and two badly damaged. The onion dome was also attacked. Shortly after the end of the war, the interior and exterior renovation of the church began with the generous support of the regional church. In 1975 it was renovated again.

In 1974 the tower began to slope south again. Due to the regulation of the Rhine, the groundwater level had sunk and the oak piles in the foundation of the tower were only sometimes in the groundwater, which caused them to rot. In order to save the tower, the bells were not allowed to ring any more. Then a specialist company drilled holes in the foundations, flushed out the crumbled piles with water pressure and filled the cavities with special concrete under high pressure. In 1979 the all-clear could be given. The tower had stopped leaning.

Sports

The men's handball team of TV 08 Willstätt currently plays in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The team played in the Bundesliga from 1999 to 2003, the last three years of which in a syndicate with the neighboring TuS Schutterwald . From 2004 to 2009 the team played in the 2nd Handball Bundesliga South.

The SC Sand women's soccer team has played in the Bundesliga since the 2014/15 season . Previously, the club played in the 2nd division , only in 1996/97 the club was first class for a year. This achievement could also be provided by the many national players from different nations. The greatest successes in the club's history were the two consecutive finals in 2016 and 2017 in the DFB Cup final of women, which were lost to VfL Wolfsburg .

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• 1985: Fritz Fuhri (1920–2007), long-time mayor of Willstätt and district councilor
• 1992: Alfred Hetzel (1921–2006), mayor and mayor of Eckartsweier
• 2004: Gerhard Fuchs, entrepreneur from Legelshurst

Sons and daughters of the church

• Johann Michael Moscherosch (1601–1669), Baroque writer
• Quirinus Moscherosch (1623–1675), pastor and poet
• August König (1844–1913), professor of mining, chemistry, geology, metallurgy and mineralogy
• Emil Krauss (1870–1936), lawyer and consular officer

Associated with Willstätt

• Reinhold Jackstell (1923-2004), football player and coach, lived in the community for almost four decades until his death

literature

• Fritz Eyer: The territory of the Lords of Lichtenberg 1202-1480. Investigations into the property, the rule and the politics of domestic power of a noble family from the Upper Rhine . In: Writings of the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation . 2nd edition, unchanged in the text, by an introduction extended reprint of the Strasbourg edition, Rhenus-Verlag, 1938. Volume 10 . Pfaehler, Bad Neustadt an der Saale 1985, ISBN 3-922923-31-3 (268 pages).
• Wilhelm Mechler: The territory of the Lichtenberger to the right of the Rhine . In: Société d'Histoire et d'Archaeologie de Saverne et Environs (Eds.): Cinquième centenaire de la création du Comté de Hanau-Lichtenberg 1480 - 1980 = Pays d'Alsace 111/112 (2, 3/1980), p 31-37.

Web links

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

• Willstätt to Leo BW.

Wikisource: Willstätt in the Topographia Alsatiae (M. Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Official website of the municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Leo BW.
3. ↑ Main statute of the municipality of Willstätt from November 23, 2004 ( Memento from January 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
4. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg region Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 423-427
5. ↑ Eyer, pp. 56, 141.
6. ↑ Eyer, pp. 56, 145.
7. ↑ Eyer, p. 78.
8. ↑ Eyer, p. 239.
9. ↑ Mechler, p. 34.
10. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 496 .
11. ↑ ^{a b} Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 513 .
12. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 514 .
13. ↑ State Statistical Office, preliminary results of the 2019 municipal council elections
14. ↑ Homepage of the Institute for Physiotherapy and Massage
15. ↑ See: Kathrin Ellwardt: Lutherans between France and the Reich: Church buildings in the Alsatian offices of the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg under Johann Reinhard III. and Louis IX. In: New Magazine for Hanau History 2016, pp. 18–59 (52ff).
16. ↑ DFB Cup final for women 2017 with a big fan and family party. Retrieved October 2, 2018 .