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City of Tengen
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| Height : | 550 m above sea level NHN |
| Residents : | 503 (December 31, 2008) |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 |
| Postal code : | 78250 |
| Area code : | 07736 |
 Blumenfeld in 1990
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Blumenfeld is a district of the southern Baden town of Tengen in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg . It was an independent municipality with city rights until 1972 and was therefore one of the smallest cities in Germany until it was incorporated. As a town, Blumenfeld probably existed from the second half of the 13th century until 1935 and again from 1957 until its incorporation. The river Biber flows through the village and flows into the Upper Rhine below Stein am Rhein .
history
The first evidence of a Neolithic settlement in Blumenfeld was found in the Gewannen Einfang and Hintere Breiten . 15 burial mounds in the forest of Gewannes Langholz date from the Hallstatt period . It was first mentioned in a document in 1100 as Blumenegg . The village itself emerged from a medieval castle from the 11th century and was presumably granted town charter in 1275. The first reliable mention of the city is from 1362: Stat Blumenveld .
Before 1292 the town was owned by the von Blumegg family . In a city war that lasted from 1439 to 1450, the city was besieged in vain from 1441 to 1442. On August 7, 1449 Hans von Klingenberg received from King Friedrich III. the right to hold annual markets in Blumenfeld. At the same time, blood jurisdiction was confirmed. In 1488 the city was pledged to Wolfgang von Klingenberg, Commander of the Teutonic Order on the island of Mainau . In 1499, Swiss troops besieged Blumenfeld and the 500-man crew had to leave together with the residents. It came back into the possession of the Kommende Mainau in 1511 . During the Thirty Years War , the city was destroyed several times, which is why no residential buildings from before 1648 have survived. Only the castle and partially the parish church and parsonage are evidence of construction from before 1618.
In 1805, Blumenfeld fell to the Kingdom of Württemberg . As early as 1806 after the dissolution of the Mainau Teutonic Order, it became a Baden district office . Blumenfeld remained a district office until 1857, which had its seat in the castle. On August 1, 1857, it was merged with the Engen District Office . The dissolution took place in 1936 together with the incorporation into the district of Constance . From 1816 to 1864 a district court had its seat in Blumenfeld, after which it was relocated to Engen. Fires destroyed parts of the southern development ring in 1907 and parts of the northern development ring in 1960. In 1966 a half-timbered house burned down next to the city gate.
The formerly independent municipality was incorporated into Tengen on January 1, 1973.
politics
Mayor
The mayor of Blumenfeld is Edmund Sturm (as of July 2011).
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the city of Blumenfeld shows a straight paw cross of the Teutonic Order , which is covered in the center by a green shield, which contains a heraldic lily. The background color is silver. The paw cross is a reminder of the order's rule over the city. The central part was awarded as a flower in the green field as early as 1860 and accepted by the city council in 1902.
Culture and sights
- lock
→ See main article: Schloss Blumenfeld
- Parish Church of St. Michael
The history of the parish church can be traced back to 1100. This year the Church of St. Michael was consecrated. The document about it is also the first mention of Blumenfeld. Between 1907 and 1908 the church was demolished and rebuilt under the direction of the Freiburg architect Raimund Jeblinger . Only the Romanesque tower of the church remained , but it was raised and re-covered. The neo-Gothic nave consists of a stacked hall with isolated Art Nouveau elements inside.
- Rectory from the 16th century
A coat of arms stone with the year 1582 is located above the entrance to the rectory. It contains references to Hugo Dietrich von Hohenlandenberg and Werner Schenk von Stauffenberg .
- Chaplain house from the 18th century
The house was built around 1750 and rebuilt repeatedly until 1857. That year the chaplaincy was lifted. There is a spell stone by the house. Its national emblem, a stone disk with a cross relief, was preserved. The presumed location was the end of the bridge to the city gate.
- School and town hall
The building was rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century and today houses the local administration, the citizens' hall and a small slaughterhouse.
- City gate from the 17th century
The city gate was built around 1600. However, the superstructure is more recent.
- Nepomuk statue
On the bridge is a statue of Nepomuk from the middle of the 18th century.
- Tomb statue "Fides"
Created around 1750, it is now under a protective roof of the church.
literature
- Mayor's office Tengen (ed.): Small historical city guide Blumenfeld .
- Freiburg administrative district . In: The State of Baden-Württemberg - Official Description by Districts and Communities, Volume VI. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982 (pp. 797-802) ISBN 3-17-007174-2
Web links
- Information about Blumenfeld on the website of the city of Tengen
- Teutonic Order Castle Blumenfeld
- The sights in Blumenfeld
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 498 .
- ^ Klemens Stadler: The municipal coat of arms of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg . In: Deutsche Wappen, Federal Republic of Germany, Volume 8. Angelsachsenverlag, Bremen 1971 (p. 26–30) ( 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. Retrieved March 2, 2009
- ^ City of Tengen: Church guide. Accessed March 2, 2009
