Altenmünster

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coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 28 '  N , 10 ° 36'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Swabia
County :	augsburg
Height :	435 m above sea level NHN
Area :	41.2 km 2
Residents:	4211 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	102 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	86450
Area code :	08295
License plate :	A , SMÜ, WHO
Community key :	09 7 72 115
Community structure:	13 parts of the community
Address of the municipal administration:	Rathausplatz 1 86450 Altenmünster
Website :	www.altenmuenster.de
First Mayor :	Florian Mair ( Independent Voters )
Location of the municipality of Altenmünster in the Augsburg district

Altenmünster, district of Augsburg

Altenmünster is a municipality in the Swabian district of Augsburg .

geography

There are 9 municipalities with 13 officially named municipal parts :

• Altenmünster, main town and parish village
  • Weldishof, wasteland
• Baiershofen , parish village
• Eppishofen , Kirchdorf
• Hegnenbach , parish village
  • Lüftenberg, wasteland
• Hennhofen , Kirchdorf
• Neumünster , Kirchdorf
  • Aspachhof, wasteland
• Unterschoneberg , Kirchdorf
  • Stuhlenmühle, wasteland
• Violau , village
• Zusamzell , parish village

history

Until the church is planted

Altenmünster came to the Ellwangen Monastery in the 9th century , and then in 1262 to the Oberschönenfeld Monastery of the Augsburg bishopric . Zusamzell belonged to the cathedral monastery of Augsburg . Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 the place belongs to Bavaria.

Administrative history

In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , the municipality of Altenmünster came into being with the municipal edict of 1818 . From 1862 to 1929 Altenmünster belonged to the district office of Zusmarshausen and from 1929 to the district office of Wertingen , which from 1939 was called the district of Wertingen .

Incorporations

The community of Hennhofen was incorporated on July 1, 1972 as part of the municipal reform. On May 1, 1978, the previously independent municipalities of Baiershofen , Eppishofen , Hegnenbach (excluding the Rischgau part of the municipality), Neumünster , Unterschöneberg and Zusamzell with incorporation agreements voluntarily added to the unified municipality of Altenmünster.

Population development

• 1961: 3001 inhabitants
• 1970: 3096 inhabitants
• 1987: 3385 inhabitants
• 1991: 3551 inhabitants
• 1995: 3706 inhabitants
• 2000: 3838 inhabitants
• 2005: 3802 inhabitants
• 2010: 3757 inhabitants
• 2015: 3948 inhabitants

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 3,419 to 4,107 by 688 inhabitants or by 20.1%.

politics

mayor

Mayor has been Florian Mair (Independent Voters) since May 1, 2020, who was elected on March 15, 2020 from a competitor with 80.1% of the vote. Its predecessors were:

• Bernhard Walter (SPD / Independent Voters) from 2002 to 2020 and
• Günter Würmseher (CSU / Independent Citizens) until 2002.

Municipal council

Allocation of seats in the 16-member municipal council (local election 2020):

• Independent voters: 5 seats
• Free voters: 5 seats
• CSU / Independent Citizens: 4 seats
• Greens: 2 seats

Attractions

The parish and pilgrimage church of St. Michael in the Violau district is one of the most important, artistically very significant buildings in the Augsburg area.

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  St. Vitus in Altenmünster

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  St. Leonhard in Baiershofen

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  St. Joachim and Anna in Neumünster

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  St. Georg in Unterschöneberg

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  St. Michael in Violau

In Violau there is also the Bruder-Klaus-Heim (school camp of the Diocese of Augsburg) with an observatory.

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Altenmünster

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

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In 1998 there were no employees at the place of work in agriculture and forestry, 408 in manufacturing and no employees in trade and transport. In other economic areas, 96 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were a total of 1422 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There were two in manufacturing (as well as mining and quarrying of stones and earth) and eleven in the construction industry. In addition, in 1999 there were 75 farms with an agriculturally used area of ​​1242 ha. Of this, 617 ha were arable land and 625 ha were permanent green areas.

The company Wiedemann & Reichhardt Maschinen- und Fahrzeugbau GmbH is the largest local company with around 60 employees. It manufactures environmental products and specializes in sewer cleaning using water recycling . In 1977, the managing director Wiedemann developed the world's first sewer cleaning vehicle with water recycling.

education

The following institutions exist (as of 2017):

• Altenmünster day nursery with 15 places
• Zusamzell day nursery with 14 places
• Kindergarten Altenmünster with 52 places
• Zusamzell kindergarten with 75 places
• Altenmünster primary school with eight regular classes, 161 pupils and 15 teachers

In 2012, the primary school was awarded the isi Prize for innovative medial forms of teaching by the Bavarian Education Pact Foundation.
In addition, she was appointed to the reference school for media education project by the Bavarian Ministry of Culture in 2012 .
With effect from October 1, 2014 (awarding of certificates), the elementary school has the title Reference School for Media Education .
With effect from November 28, 2014 (certificate award), the elementary school became a founding member of the i. s. I. network of the Bavarian Education Pact Foundation .

2017: Appointment to the workshop of the Forum Education Digitization . In the workshop, 38 schools from all over Germany develop concepts and strategies for the effective digitization of teaching types. The Bavarian primary school sector is represented by GS Altenmünster with the media module-supported forms of teaching that have been successful for years.

Others

Brewery and inns

The Hämmerle brewery was located in the core town of Altenmünster. It was demolished in April 2005. Only the inn is preserved. The Altenmünster group of companies emerged from the merger of the Hämmerle brewery with the Sailer brewery of Gerd H. Borges in Leuterschach , which was taken over by the Allgäuer Brauhaus in 2002 (part of the Radeberger group since 2003 ). The Mainz share brewery ( Binding group, since 2002 Radeberger group of Dr. August Oetker ) took over the Sailerbräu held by Franz Sailer trademark rights to the brand for Altenmünster Brauer Bier . The company Kronenbräu Brauhaus zu Altenmünster, which belongs to the Altenmünster group of companies, was not also sold.

The craft beers, dark and wheat beers are internationally famous.

Maria Ward House

The Maria Ward House in Altenmünster was founded in 1982. The founders were all Maria Ward sisters who tried to translate the Mary Ward mission into the present. Her 30 years of commitment was initially aimed at young people and later also adults who had to struggle with difficult living conditions.

The Maria Ward House provided a home, spiritual and therapeutic support and relaxation. It became a place of creativity and prepared the ground for personal development and further education. The free seminar house now offers space for groups, the guest house also stays and overnight stays for individuals and families.

Retirement home Haus Zusamaue

In spring 2013, the Zusamaue nursing home was opened with 56 places in four residential groups. Each residential group has its own dining and common room. The facility is based on a BeneVit house community concept.

Web links

Commons : Altenmünster  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage
• Entry on the Altenmünster coat of arms  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Altenmünster: Official statistics of the LfStat (PDF; 1.23 MB)

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. ^ Altenmünster parish: Greetings. Retrieved May 13, 2020 . 
3. ^ Community Altenmünster in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 20, 2019 .. There 14 parts of the community, as Violau is accidentally listed twice.
4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 594 .
5. ↑ ^{a b c} 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. 767 and 768 .
6. ↑ The participating schools
7. ↑ Trademark register
8. ↑ Maria Ward House Description