Berghaupten

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 24 '  N , 7 ° 59'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
County :	Ortenau district
Height :	172-438 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.69 km 2
Residents:	2394 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	247 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	77791
Area code :	07803
License plate :	OG, BH , KEL, LR, WOL
Community key :	08 3 17 009
Address of the municipal administration:	Rathausplatz 2 77791 Berghaupten
Website :	www.berghaupten.de
Mayor :	Philipp Clever (since December 5, 2017)
Location of the municipality of Berghaupten in the Ortenau district

Berghaupten is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg ( Germany ) and belongs to the Ortenau district .

geography

Geographical location

The state-approved resort of Berghaupten is located in the foothills of the Black Forest at an altitude of 170 to 438 meters at the entrance to the Kinzig Valley in a quiet location a little away from the federal road 33 running in the valley .

Community structure

The Berghaupten community includes the village of Berghaupten, the hamlets of Heiligenreute, Neuhausen and "Untertal, Mitteltal, Obertal", the districts of Kuhläger and Lindenstrasse, the Bottenbach and Stenglenz farms (with Wingerbach) and the Stiegelmatt residential area (Stiegelmattstrasse and Dorfbergstrasse). In the municipality were the Hof Himmelreich, which was lost in Berghaupten, and the village of Kohlengrub in Neuhausen, as well as the village of Mirenbach, which was lost.

Neighboring communities

The municipality borders on Ohlsbach in the north, the city of Gengenbach in the east, Hohberg in the southwest and the district town of Offenburg in the northwest .

history

View of Berghaupten

Swedish Cross

Wayside shrine Armbruster

Local history

Berghaupten was first mentioned in a document in 1277. In the following centuries, the history of the place was closely linked to the Lords of Hohengeroldseck until the family died out in 1634. There followed a period of disputes between Austria and the Bishop of Strasbourg . In 1697 the village was sold to the Barons von Schleys.

To the south of the village there was once the now-defunct Berghaupten Castle , while there was an aristocratic country estate in the village, the owners of which changed frequently and which had already been converted into a moated castle by the time the barons of Schleiß bought the place. The barons later had the dilapidated moated castle demolished and erected a new building in its place, which came into the possession of the municipality in 1831, which initially used it as a school house before the building was used as the town hall today.

From 1755 to the mid-1920s, mining was carried out in Berghaupten . Was funded coal of excellent quality. However, the mine constantly struggled with the water that was falling in in large quantities, so that extraction was never particularly economical.

Population development

Berghaupten population development

Population figures according to the respective area. The numbers are estimates, census results (¹) or official updates from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office .

year Residents 1871 1054 1880 1014 1890 997 1900 1046 1910 1106 1925 1208 1933 1244 1939 1230 1950 1376 1956 1592 1961 1819 1966 1944 1970 2064 December 31, 1975 2143 December 31, 1980 2122

year population 1985 2203 December 31, 1990 2312 December 31, 1995 2334 December 31, 2000 2368 December 31, 2005 2390 December 31, 2010 2415 December 31, 2015 2415

politics

The community is independent, but belongs to the agreed administrative community Gengenbach-Ohlsbach-Berghaupten.

Municipal council

The municipality council in Berghaupten has ten members. It consists of the elected honorary councilors 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 36.4% 32.3% 25.1% 6.2% FW CDU SPD ULB Gains and losses compared to 2014  % p    8th    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4   -6 + 2.7  % p.p. -4.9  % p -4.0  % p + 6.2  % p.p. FW CDU SPD ULB
FW	Free voter group Berghaupten	36.4	4th	33.7	3
CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	32.3	3	37.2	4th
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	25.1	2	29.1	3
ULB	Independent list of Berghaupten	6.2	1	0	0
total		100.0	10	100.0	10
voter turnout		71.4%		62.8%

mayor

• 1977–2001: Hansjörg brother
• 2001 to 2017: Jürgen Schäfer
• since December 5, 2017: Philipp Clever

coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms reads: "In a split shield in front in gold a red bar, behind in silver on a green three-mountain a left-facing male bust with a black cap and red collar."

Culture and sights

Catholic parish of St. Georg Berghaupten

In the parish there is the Catholic parish of St. Georg Berghaupten, which has been part of the parish of Vorderes Kinzigtal St.Pirmin since 2015.

music

• The Berghaupten Wind Orchestra has been active since 1875.

Regular events

• Every year at the end of August / beginning of September there is an international motorcycle grass track race and speedway race, also known as Kronen Race Days.
• The Joergenfest - annual market - has been taking place in spring since 1870. This is in honor of the patron saint and namesake of the parish “St. Georg "celebrated.
• Twice a year, in March and September, the Friends and Supporters Group for Children and Young People in Berghaupten eV organizes a spring and autumn flea market with everything to do with babies and children. The proceeds will be invested in projects at the local daycare center and primary school.

Economy and Infrastructure

Due to its mild climate, Berghaupten is a wine-growing community and a state-approved resort.

Web links

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

Website of the Berghaupten municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Berghaupten municipality | Home page. Retrieved on December 19, 2017 (German). 
3. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg region Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 325-326
4. ↑ Population development in Baden-Württemberg from 1871 to 2013 ( Memento from September 11, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
5. ↑ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg, Preliminary results of the 2019 municipal council elections
6. ↑ Philipp Clever is the new mayor. Berghaupten municipality, accessed on October 20, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Parish of the Vorderes Kinzigtal St.Pirmin
8. ↑ Jörgenfest in spring along Dorfstrasse. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 28, 2016 ; Retrieved April 28, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.