Bremenried

Bremenried Municipality Weiler-Simmerberg Coordinates: 47 ° 34 ′ 48 ″  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 6 ″  E
Height :	613 m
Residents :	428  (May 25 1987)
Postal code :	88171
Area code :	08387
St. Wendelin Chapel in Bremenried

Bremenried ( Westallgäuerisch Bräm e rierd ) is a village of the market Weiler-Simmerberg in the district of Lindau (Lake Constance) and part of the Westallgäu region . The place is located on the outskirts of Weiler im Allgäu .

history

In 1557 one was leprosarium for the courts Kellhöfe and Altenburg on the Rothach built. It served as the poor house of the Leprosy Foundation until the 19th century. In 1717 the Wendelins Chapel, which belongs to the Leprosy Foundation, was consecrated in the village. In 1863 Alois Rädler opened a weaving and spinning mill on the Rothach. In 1867 another followed with Kiene & Forster . Both factories became part of the Stromeyer company by 1889 . The local dairy was founded in 1897 . In 1974 the weaving mill with over 160 employees was closed.

Architectural monuments

See also: List of architectural monuments in Bremenried

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official directory for Bavaria - territorial status: May 25, 1987 . Munich 1991, p. 409.
2. ^ Karl Schweizer: Von Stromeyerschen and other textile factories . In: Yearbook of the Lindau district 1993 .
3. ↑ Contemporary witnesses: A historical tour through Weiler, Simmerberg and Ellhofen . Local guide of the Weiler-Simmerberg market.