Bräunlingen

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Bräunlingen
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Coordinates: 47 ° 56 '  N , 8 ° 27'  E

Basic data
State : Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region : Freiburg
County : Schwarzwald-Baar district
Height : 693 m above sea level NHN
Area : 62.1 km 2
Residents: 5828 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 94 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 78199
Primaries : 0771, 07707, 07705
License plate : VS
Community key : 08 3 26 006
LOCODE : DE BRY
City structure: 5 districts

City administration address : 		Kirchstrasse 10
78199 Bräunlingen
Website : www.braeunlingen.de
Mayor : Micha Bächle ( CDU )
Location of the city of Bräunlingen in the Schwarzwald-Baar district
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The town church "Our Lady of Mount Carmel"
A preserved part of the old city wall
town hall
Fountain "Ship of Fools" at the guild house
Ring train with destination Bräunlingen in the HZL depot in Immendingen

Bräunlingen (Alemannisch Brilinge ) is a small town in the Black Forest-Baar district in Baden-Württemberg . It lies on the Breg , a source river of the Danube , and belongs to the Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg region . The next larger city is Donaueschingen .

geography

Geographical location

The city lies on the high plateau of the Baar east of the southern Black Forest , whereby the western parts of the municipality are assigned to the Black Forest and are up to 1040 m high. The actual city center is located in a valley at almost 700 m. The Breg flows through the north of the city, the Brändbach flows through the south, and then joins the Breg east of the city.

City structure

The city of Bräunlingen and the formerly independent communities Döggingen, Mistelbrunn, Unterbränd and Waldhausen include the city of Bräunlingen and 16 other villages, farms and houses.
The town of Bräunlingen within the boundaries of before the municipal reform in the 1970s includes the town of Bräunlingen, the village of Bruggen with the lost moated castle Bruggen , the courtyards Beim Schachenhof (Schachen), Hölzlehof and Ziegelhof and the residential areas forester's house, power plant and forest ranger house. The village of Döggingen and the residential areas Guggenmühle and Brand belong to the former municipality of Döggingen. The village of Mistelbrunn and the Kohlwald homestead belong to the former municipality of Mistelbrunn. The former community of Waldhausen includes the village of Waldhausen, the Waldhauserhof homestead and the Bittelbrunn and Forsthaus residential areas.
In the district of Bräunlingen lies the defunct castle stable Dellingen and the defunct villages Briburg, ceilinghofen, Öde Kirche, In Stetten and Habseck. The Burgstall Kirnberg is in the Unterbränd district and the abandoned villages of Ordenhofen, Stegen and Steingart are in the Waldhausen district.

Neighboring communities

The city borders in the north on Donaueschingen , in the east and south on Hüfingen , in the south to west on Löffingen , in the northwest on Eisenbach and Vöhrenbach .

history

Prehistory and early history

A find from the surroundings of Bräunlingen from the Merovingian period is exhibited in the treasury of the Archaeological Museum Colombischlössle in Freiburg im Breisgau : a splendid sword adorned with gold, gemstone inlays and an amber bead.

9th to 17th centuries

Bräunlingen was first mentioned in 802 as Brülingen . During the time of the tribal duchies, Bräunlingen was in the Duchy of Swabia . The city charter Bräunlingen received in 1305. In the same year it went from Henry II. Von Furstenberg to the Habsburgs over and was henceforth in front Austria to Oberamt Breisgau , with it to the 1806 Grand Duchy of Baden fell. The city was thus also a Zähringer city and later a Habsburg city as well as Villingen and Freiburg im Breisgau .

In 1635, witch trials began in the Habsburg city of Bräunlingen. In the witch hunts, inquiries were made against a total of 14 people; at least five women and one man were executed.

The ruins of Burg Bräunlingen and Burg Dellingen are in the urban area .

18th to 20th century

In 1719 Bräunlingen suffered from a fire disaster. In 1740 the Austrian War of Succession began , during which Bräunlingen was also billeted and encumbered. In 1768 the forest near Bräunlingen becomes a dominion forest. Through the Peace of Preßburg , Bräunlingen was transferred from Front Austria to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806 and was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Baden on September 12, 1806. In 1846 the dependencies of Bubenbach, Hubertshofen, Oberbränd and Unterbränd became independent. On February 15, 1990, Bräunlingen had to contend with a flood disaster.

Incorporations

On September 1, 1939, Bruggen was incorporated. On January 1, 1971, the previously independent community of Döggingen was incorporated. On April 1, 1972, Mistelbrunn, Unterbränd and Waldhausen were incorporated.

Both the core town of Bräunlingen and all parts of the city belonged to the Donaueschingen district until December 31, 1972 .

Religions

Even after the Reformation , Bräunlingen remained predominantly Catholic due to its affiliation with Upper Austria . Today, 67% of the population belong to the Catholic Church and 12% to the Protestant regional church.

In addition to the parish church in the city center, the parish of St. Blasius in Waldhausen, St. Antonius in Bruggen and St. Anna in Unterbränd also belong to the Catholic parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel . In addition, there is the parish of St. Mauritius in Döggingen. Both parishes belong to the pastoral care unit Auf der Baar in the deanery Schwarzwald-Baar of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .

The Evangelical Church in Baden is represented in Bräunlingen with the Resurrection Church , which belongs to the parish of Hüfingen- Bräunlingen in the church district of Villingen .

politics

Municipal council

The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following result with a turnout of 64.2% (+ 5.8):

Party / list Share of votes + / - Seats + / -
CDU 35.4% (- 8.5) 7th (- 2)
FDP 26.4% (+ 9.5) 5 (+ 2)
SPD 8.4% (- 7.4) 2 (- 1)
Independent list / group 84 29.7% (+ 6.4) 5 (± 0)

mayor

Jürgen Guse (* 1951), who has been in office since January 1986 and was previously mayor of Schnürpflingen (near Ulm) from November 1976 to December 1985 , was last confirmed for a fourth term in office in November 2009 with 94.2% of the votes End of 2017 ended.

His successor Micha Bächle (* 1985), who has been in office since January 2018, was elected in the first round of mayoral elections on October 22, 2017 with 68.1% of the votes. He had previously been a city ​​councilor in Löffingen for the Christian Democratic Union in Germany since 2009 .

badges and flags

The blazon of the coat of arms reads: "In gold, an upright red lion."

The city colors of Bräunlingen are yellow-red.

Town twinning

The town of Bräunlingen has a town partnership with the municipality of Bannewitz in Saxony . In addition, Bräunlingen is on friendly terms with the other Zähringer towns.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The city lies on the Bregtalbahn to Donaueschingen . Until 1971/1972 the Bregtalbahn ran from Furtwangen via Bräunlingen to Donaueschingen. Today, however, Bräunlingen is the end point. Bräunlingen is connected to the Ringzug system and has hourly connections to Hüfingen , Donaueschingen, Villingen-Schwenningen , Trossingen and Rottweil on weekdays . Bräunlingen belongs to the Verkehrsverbund Schwarzwald-Baar (VSB).

The district of Döggingen is linked to the national road network via the federal highway 31 ( Breisach - Sigmarszell ); there is also a train station on the route (Freiburg–) Neustadt – Donaueschingen .

Established businesses

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education

In Bräunlingen there is a primary and secondary school with a technical secondary school . There is also another elementary school in the Döggingen district. There are two Roman Catholic and one communal kindergarten for the youngest residents .

Church of St. Mauritius in Döggingen
Marcus Chapel Mistelbrunn

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

Museums

The local history museum has been located in the Kelnhof since 1988 , previously housed in the old schoolhouse since 1923.

Water treads

Regular events

Stadthansel of the fools guild Bräunlingen
  • Alemannic carnival : The Bräunlingen fools 'guild is a founding member of the Swabian-Alemannic fools' guilds association . Her carnival figures are the Stadthansel and the Blumennarr (both white fools), the Urhexe (a carnival witch ) and the Stadtbock (a billy goat as a single figure) with drivers. The groups of the city guard and the "Trummler" complete the colorful picture of the guild. During the carnival season, numerous events take place in Bräunlingen, including the Rieswälläball, the Zunftball, the Ball i dä Hall, the shirt bell parade, the spectacle carnival on Fasnetmentig (Mardi Gras Monday) and the purse laundering on Wednesday.
  • Black Forest Marathon (since 1968, 2nd October weekend)
  • Lay man triathlon
  • Street music Sunday (every 2 years)
  • Kilbig with Schätzilimarkt (3rd weekend in October)

Sports

The hockey club Bräunlingen was founded in 2002 and played several times in the inline skater hockey Bundesliga .

The Kirnbergsee dammed by the Brändbachtalsperre is used as a local recreation area.

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities associated with the city

  • Martin Braun (1808-1892) equipped the parish church of St. Mauritius with an organ.
  • Ali Günes (* 1978), Turkish soccer player; played for FC Bräunlingen in his youth .

literature

  • Johannes Baptist Hornung: History of the city of Bräunlingen.
  • Eugen Balzer: History of the city of Bräunlingen with the witch trials of Bräunlingen. 1903; Self-published by the city reprint Kehrer-Verlag; Freiburg 1984
  • Eugen Balzer: Bräunlinger witch trials. Article in "Alemannia" 38, 1910
  • Geschichtswerkstatt Bräunlingen, website: www.geschichtswerkstatt-braeunlingen.de, online since autumn 2017, is being continuously expanded. O online since autumn 2017 - is being continuously expanded).
  • History workshop in Bräunlingen: testimonies from contemporary witnesses about National Socialism in Bräunlingen. Interviews from 1990 to 1993. Issue, 72 pages, Bräunlingen, November 1996.
  • Christoph Nobs, Wolfgang Kropfreiter: Julius Meister and his fight. Bräunlingen, Pastor & National Socialism. MEMORANDUM. - will be published in mid-September 2019 .
  • Norbert Schmidt, Jürgen Guse: Zähringer city of Bräunlingen.
  • Susanne Huber-Wintermantel (Ed.): Contributions to the history of the city of Bräunlingen (= series of publications of the city of Bräunlingen, vol. 1) Bräunlingen 2005.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
  2. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg region Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 562-565
  3. ↑ Kazuo Muta: witch hunt in the county (principality) Fürstenberg . In: Lexicon for the history of witch persecution , ed. v. Gudrun Gersmann, Katrin Moeller and Jürgen-Michael Schmidt, in: historicum.net, https://www.historicum.net/purl/jfzpm, accessed December 2, 2015
  4. ^ History of Bräunlingen
  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. 494 f .
  6. ↑ census database
  7. ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office: Results of the 2019 municipal council elections - City of Bräunlingen , accessed on April 1, 2020
  8. ↑ Guse goes into last term of office with solid results , Badische Zeitung online, November 10, 2009; Jürgen Guse says goodbye , Badische Zeitung online, December 29, 2017; Jürgen Guse: "Bräunlingen has become my home" , Südkurier online, December 28, 2017
  9. ↑ Peter Stellmach, Pure Joy at Micha Bächle , Badische Zeitung online, October 24, 2017; Homepage of the Mayor of Bräunlingen
  10. ^ Company website
  11. ↑ Wolfgang Erdmann: The Chapel of St. Markus at Mistelbrunn, Schwarzwald-Baar district. Report on new finds and findings. In: Denkmalpflege in Baden-Württemberg , 2nd year 1973, Issue 1, pp. 8–18 ( PDF ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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 note. ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.denkmalpflege-bw.de
  12. ^ Susanne Huber-Wintermantel: The St. Remigius Church in Bräunlingen - contributions to history and art. In: Writings of the Association for History and Natural History of the Baar, Volume 43 , pp. 7–26, ISSN  0340-4765

Web links

Commons : Bräunlingen  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Bräunlingen  - travel guide