Betzenweiler

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 7 '  N , 9 ° 34'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Tübingen
County :	Biberach
Height :	579 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.7 km 2
Residents:	770 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	88422
Area code :	07374
License plate :	BC
Community key :	08 4 26 020
Address of the municipal administration:	Riedlinger Strasse 2 88422 Betzenweiler
Website :	www.betzenweiler.de
Mayor :	Tobias Wäscher
Location of the municipality of Betzenweiler in the Biberach district

Betzweiler is a municipality in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg ( Germany ).

Geographical location

Betzenweiler is located in Upper Swabia .

In the north of Betzenweiler rises the “Holy Mountain of Upper Swabia” - the buses. To the south lies the Federsee , with its Unesco world cultural heritage.

history

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Betzenweiler was probably first mentioned as early as 817, when it came into the possession of the St. Gallen monastery as the "Perahtramnilvillare" . However, there was no documentary mention of Betzenweiler until 1275. Through various monastic and aristocratic local lords over the centuries, the place came to the Buchau monastery in 1510 ..

When the monastery was dissolved around 1803, Betzenweiler fell to the Princes of Thurn and Taxis , who incorporated it into the Imperial Principality of Buchau . With the mediatization of this principality, the place fell to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806 and was assigned to the Oberamt Riedlingen there .

The district reform in 1938 led to the affiliation to the Saulgau district , with its dissolution in 1973 Betzenweiler came to the Biberach district . Through the establishment of the administrative association Federsee in 1978, to which Betzenweiler belongs, the independence of the community could be maintained until today.

In the course of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) almost the entire population of Betzenweiler was destroyed by the effects of war and the plague. The new settlement took place at the initiative of a Father von Stein by immigrants from Switzerland , mainly from the Inwil area . This is also the reason why the residents of Betzenweiler are still known as "Stone Swiss" in the surrounding area.

There are various theories about the naming of Betzenweiler. The most likely one is due to the early Celtic history of the place. In the area of ​​the Kanzacher Berg there is a former Keltenschanze that is now only sparsely recognizable . According to legend, this is said to have been aimed at the red giant Betelgeuse . Nothing is historically guaranteed, but a certain similarity of names can at least be derived.

Culture, sights and facilities

Culture and customs

Like the entire Swabian Oberland , Betzenweiler is strongly influenced by Catholic culture and religion . The course of the year in public life is shaped accordingly.

In Betzenweiler there is also a strong club landscape, which keeps culture and customs very much alive. The most traditional associations include the "Association of Citizens' Sons 1804 eV" and the "Association to Commemorate the Victims of War and Violence - Soldier Comradeship Betzenweiler 1870."

The supra-regional customs of the carnival is held high by the Narrenzunft Stoischweizer.

St. Clemens Betzenweiler

The sports club, the Catholic rural youth and the music club are among the groups with the largest number of members. Particularly noteworthy are the diverse and very active choirs in community life. A special musical work is the development of the musical "Die Steinschweizer", which premiered in 2010 and is based on the play of the same name from 1866.

Attractions

• Parish church Sankt Clemens with a listed rectory
• Bischmannshausen Chapel: A Marienkapelle is mentioned as early as 1693 in the Bischmannshausen suburb. Her image of the Virgin Mary, a replica of the hermit " Black Madonna ", has been preserved to this day and has long been a pilgrimage destination of numerous pilgrims. In Upper Swabia it is still widespread today that "to make a pilgrimage to Bischmanshausen seven times corresponds to one time in Switzerland to Einsiedeln."

Public facilities

The community of Betzenweiler maintains a large number of public facilities that are accessible to residents and associations. These include the village community center (old school), a modern festival and multi-purpose hall, sports facilities as well as barbecue and playgrounds.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Betzenweiler industrial park

In relation to the size of the municipality, Betzenweiler has a very high economic power and thus a high trade tax income. In 2015 the total income amounted to 1.84 million euros, which corresponds to a trade tax of 2520 euros per capita. Alone at the two largest companies May Gerätebau GmbH and Reck Technik GmbH & Co. KG together nearly 400 employees are employed. There are also a large number of other companies with up to approx. 50 employees.

traffic

Betzenweiler is located on the L270, the K7536 and the K7537. The district town of Biberach an der Riß can be reached within 20 minutes, the district center of Riedlingen in 10 minutes. The high number of commuters and the increasing freight traffic lead to an increased traffic load in the place.

Personalities

• Honorary citizen: Anton Reck , entrepreneur (1933–2014)
• Mayor (since the end of the war): Anton Dangel (1946–1970), Anton Wachter (1970–1986), Franz Gaiser (1986–2002), Dietmar Rehm (2002–2018), Tobias Wäscher (since 2018)

literature

• Johann Daniel Georg v. Memminger: Municipality of Betzenweiler , from description of the Oberamt Riedlingen . Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1827 ( full text at Wikisource )
• Walter Schubert: Village and parish Betzenweiler . ed. v. Betzenweiler municipality, Betzenweiler 2001, ISBN 3-00-008468-1 .

Web links

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

Wikisource: Betzenweiler  - in the description of the Oberamt Riedlingen from 1827

• Official website
• leo-bw Betzenweiler

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ http://www.motomed.com/de/meldung-aktuelles/anton-reck-2014.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.