Betzigau

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

Coordinates: 47 ° 44 '  N , 10 ° 23'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Swabia
County : Oberallgäu
Height : 728 m above sea level NHN
Area : 29.28 km 2
Residents: 2939 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 100 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 87488
Area code : 0831
License plate : OA
Community key : 09 7 80 114
LOCODE : DE EZI
Community structure: 33 parts of the community
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Rotkreuzstrasse 2
87488 Betzigau
Website : www.betzigau.de
First Mayor : Roland Helfrich ( non-partisan voter group Betzigau / voter group Hochgreut )
Location of the municipality of Betzigau in the Oberallgäu district
Österreich Baden-Württemberg Landkreis Lindau (Bodensee) Kempten (Allgäu) Landkreis Unterallgäu Landkreis Ostallgäu Kempter Wald (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Wildpoldsried Wiggensbach Wertach Weitnau Waltenhofen Sulzberg (Landkreis Oberallgäu) Sonthofen Rettenberg Ofterschwang Oberstdorf Oberstaufen Obermaiselstein Oy-Mittelberg Missen-Wilhams Lauben (Landkreis Oberallgäu) Immenstadt im Allgäu Bad Hindelang Haldenwang (Landkreis Oberallgäu) Fischen im Allgäu Durach Dietmannsried Burgberg im Allgäu Buchenberg Bolsterlang Blaichach Betzigau Balderschwang Altusriedmap
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Parish Church of St. Afra in Betzigau

Betzigau is a municipality in the Swabian district of Oberallgäu .

Geography and community structure

There is only the Betzigau district .

There are 33 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):

Betzigau is close to the Munich – Lindau railway line .

Leiterberg is the second largest district in the municipality.

history

Until the church is planted

The place was first mentioned in 1238 as Bezzingowe . Betzigau belonged to the prince monastery of Kempten for a long time . Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss and the secularization in 1803 the place belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bavaria , today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .
see also ruined castle Balts stone , castle ruins Schöneberg

Population development

From 1988 to 2008, Betzigau grew by 440 inhabitants or around 19%. Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 2320 to 2926 by 606 inhabitants or by 26.1%.

The following figures refer to the territorial status on May 25, 1987.

Population development
year 1840 1900 1939 1950 1961 1970 1987 1991 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016
Residents 1092 1265 1319 1747 1648 1803 2280 2499 2637 2775 2830 2747 2845 2876

politics

Mayor is Roland Helfrich (non-partisan voter group Betzigau / voter group Hochgreut).

The municipal tax revenue in 1999 was the equivalent of € 1,160,000, of which the trade tax income (net) was € 193,000.

coat of arms

Bechhofen coat of arms
 Blazon : “Split; in front divided by red and blue, behind in silver a red-armored black bear. "

Ministerial resolution of 9 September 1958

Architectural monuments

Soil monuments

  • Betzigau

  • Betzigau from the northwest

  • Captain pleased

  • Hochgreut (920 m)

  • High shoulder (941 m)

  • Kaisersmad

  • Ladder Mountain 70

  • Notzenweiher

  • Schönberg ruins

  • stone

  • Unterhalden

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 1998 there were seven employees in agriculture and forestry, 297 in manufacturing and 163 in trade and transport at the place of work. In other areas of the economy 51 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were a total of 861 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There were two companies each in manufacturing and construction. In addition, there were 98 farms in 1999 with an agricultural area of ​​2138 ha.

education

The following institutions exist (as of: 1999):

  • Kindergartens: 125 kindergarten places with 112 children
  • Elementary schools: one with 16 teachers and 292 students

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Betzigau  - 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. ↑ Members of the municipal council May 2020 to 2026. Betzigau municipality, accessed on May 30, 2020 .
  3. ^ Betzigau community in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Betzigau  in the database of the House of Bavarian History