Bibertal

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Swabia
County :	Gunzburg
Height :	511 m above sea level NHN
Area :	27.29 km 2
Residents:	4889 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	179 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	89346
Area code :	08226
License plate :	GZ, KRU
Community key :	09 7 74 119
LOCODE :	DE BB6
Community structure:	12 parts of the community
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 2 ; 89346 Bibertal
Website :	www.bibertal.de
First Mayor :	Roman Gepperth ( CSU )
Location of the community Bibertal in the district of Günzburg

St. Leonhard in Echlishausen

Bibertal is a municipality in the Swabian district of Günzburg , which has existed since 1978 . The administrative seat is the town of Bühl . It is named after the river Biber , on whose lower course the community lies.

geography

The area includes the valleys of the beaver , the Osterbach and the drill . Bibertal lies in the Danube-Iller region . In terms of natural space, it belongs to the Danube-Iller-Lech-Platte ("Upper Swabian Plateau"), which is part of the Alpine foothills , one of the main natural spatial units in Germany .

Community structure

The municipality consists of eight districts and has twelve officially named municipality parts (the type of settlement is indicated in brackets ):

District Anhofen ( Kirchdorf ) with Emmenthal ( hamlet ) and Happach ( village )
District Bühl ( Pfarrdorf )
District Echlishausen (Kirchdorf) with Opferstetten (village)
District Ettlishofen (Kirchdorf) with Hetschwang (Kirchdorf)
Großkissendorf district (Pfarrdorf)
District of Kleinkissendorf (village)
District Schneckenhofen (Kirchdorf)
District Silheim (Kirchdorf)

history

Until the founding of the forerunner churches

The history of the parts of the community goes back a long way. In the district of Echlishausen there are traces of the Celts , the Romans and a convent (nuns castle). An exact settlement date cannot therefore be determined.

The area of Bibertal belonged to the margraviate of Burgau in front of Austria , since the peace treaties of Brno and Pressburg in 1805 to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bavaria , the municipal edict of 1818 created several independent municipalities.

fusion

On the occasion of the Bavarian regional reform , the independent communities of Anhofen, Bühl, Echlishausen, Ettlishofen, Kissendorf (created on April 1, 1971 through the merger of Groß- and Kleinkissendorf), Schneckenhofen and Silheim to form the unitary community of Bibertal were merged on May 1, 1978 . A lawsuit by Ettlishofen, however, was unsuccessful in 1981.

Population development

The following population figures were found in the municipality:

Population development in Bibertal from 1961 to 2018 according to the table below

1961: 3289 inhabitants
1970: 3631 inhabitants
1987: 4021 inhabitants
1991: 4242 inhabitants
1995: 4461 inhabitants
2000: 4709 inhabitants
2005: 4803 inhabitants
2010: 4710 inhabitants
2015: 4762 inhabitants
2017: 4829 inhabitants
2018: 4846 inhabitants

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 4,038 to 4,846 by 808 inhabitants or by 20%.

politics

The municipal council has 16 members. Since the 2020 local elections , the seats have been distributed over the following lists:

CSU : 8 seats (51.5%)
SPD : 3 seats (16.6%)
FW : 5 seats (31.9%)

Mayor since the foundation:

1978–1996 Hans Joas (CSU)
1996–2002 Wolfgang Beyer (SPD)
2002–2014 Robert Strobel (CSU)
2014–2020 Oliver Preussner (CSU)
Since 2020 Roman Gepperth (CSU)

Architectural monuments

Soil monuments

(27 known finds in 2012)

D-7-7527-0012 Road of the Roman Empire. In 2012 the Römerstrasse was uncovered a bit again when a meadow broke up, directly on the boundary of Leipheim, approx. 10 m north of Lohrs grove. In the further course it is clearly recognizable in the meadows to the east about 100 m in the area.

D-7-7527-0014 burial mound of prehistoric times.
D-7-7527-0015 Prehistoric and early historical settlement.
D-7-7527-0016 Medieval castle stable.
D-7-7527-0017 body grave of prehistoric times.
D-7-7527-0019 burial mound of prehistoric times.
D-7-7527-0054 Medieval tower hill.
D-7-7527-0056 Tombs of the Early Middle Ages.
D-7-7527-0293 Medieval and early modern old town of Bühl.
D-7-7527-0294 Medieval predecessor buildings of the Catholic parish church of St. Margaretha.
D-7-7527-0296 Medieval and early modern old town of Echlishausen.
D-7-7527-0297 Medieval and early modern findings in the area of the Catholic parish church of St. Leonhard.
D-7-7527-0298 Medieval and early modern old town of Kleinkissendorf.
D-7-7527-0299 Medieval and early modern old town of Schneckenhofen.
D-7-7627-0001 burial mound of prehistoric times.
D-7-7627-0004 Medieval castle stables and fire graves from prehistoric times.
D-7-7627-0005 burial mound from the Hallstatt period.
D-7-7627-0011 burial mound from the Hallstatt period.
D-7-7627-0071 Settlement and presumably burial mound from prehistoric times.
D-7-7627-0108 Medieval and early modern findings in the area of the Catholic Expositur Church St. Ulrich and Leonhard.
D-7-7627-0109 Medieval and early modern old town of Anhofen.
D-7-7627-0110 Medieval predecessor buildings of the Catholic parish church of St. Maria Immaculata.
D-7-7627-0112 Medieval and early modern old town of Ettlishofen.
D-7-7627-0113 Medieval and early modern old town of Großkissendorf.
D-7-7627-0114 Medieval and early modern findings in the area of the Catholic parish church of St. Mauritius.
D-7-7627-0115 Medieval and early modern old town of Silheim.
D-7-7627-0116 Medieval and early modern findings in the area of the Catholic Church of St. Apollonia.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

In 2017, according to official statistics, there were a total of 516 employees subject to social security contributions at the place of work. Of the resident population, 2,160 people were in jobs that were subject to social insurance contributions. The number of out-commuters was 1644 more than the number of in-commuters.

In 2012 there were 24 registered businesses.

In 2007 there were 67 farms. 2551 hectares of the communal corridor were used for agriculture, of which 1984 hectares were arable land and 568 hectares were permanent green space.

tourism

Due to the proximity to the Legoland Germany leisure park, noticeable tourism developed in Günzburger Land. Since then, twelve accommodation providers have been added to the five existing restaurants in Bibertal. The community has created four of its own hiking trails and is part of the water trails cycle path .

education

In 2018 there were the following institutions:

2 day-care centers with a total of 218 approved places and 201 children
1 elementary school with 8 classes, 10 teachers and 179 students
Community College
Two catholic public libraries
Branch of the Volkshochschule Günzburg

Born there

Nikolaus Bernhard (1881–1957), union chairman and politician, member of the Reichstag

Leonhard Keller (* 1952) from Opferstetten, President of the Swabian Farmers 'Association from 1991 to 2012, District Chairman in Günzburg 1991 to 2012, appointed Honorary President of the Swabian Farmers' Association in November 2012 , holder of the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (2014)

Web links

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

Local government
Entry on the coat of arms of Bibertal in the database of the House of Bavarian History

Bibertal: Official statistics of the LfStat

Individual evidence

↑ "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 ).
↑ Greetings from the first mayor. Bibertal community, accessed on May 30, 2020 .
^ Community Bibertal in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 30, 2019.
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 476 .
↑ ^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. 775 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-BY-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] Greetings from the first mayor. Bibertal community, accessed on May 30, 2020 .

[3] Community Bibertal in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 30, 2019.

[4] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 476 .

[Gemeindeverzeichnis1970bis1982-5] 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. 775 .