Buchenberg
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Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ' N , 10 ° 14' E |
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| State : | Bavaria | |
| Administrative region : | Swabia | |
| County : | Oberallgäu | |
| Height : | 893 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 58.15 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 4157 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 71 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 87474 | |
| Primaries : | 08378, 07569, 08370 | |
| License plate : | OA | |
| Community key : | 09 7 80 117 | |
| Market structure: | 50 parts of the community | |
Market administration address : |
Rathaussteige 2 87474 Buchenberg |
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| First Mayor : | Toni Barth (CSU) | |
| Location of the Buchenberg market in the Oberallgäu district | ||
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Buchenberg is a market in the Bavarian-Swabian district of Oberallgäu .
geography
Geographical location
Buchenberg is located at an altitude of around 900–1100 m in the Allgäu region in the Allgäu Lake District. There it is located east of the Adelegg . The western, remote and only small districts of Kreuzthal and Eschachthal are traversed by the upper reaches of the Eschach . To the northwest of the core community is the Kürnacher Wald with the Ursersberg ( 1129 m above sea level ), to the west the Buchenberger Wald with the 1000 m high Eschacher Weiher and the nearby Hohenkapf ( 1122 m ), to the south the Wirlinger Wald . North of the center, almost on the direct path between Buchenberg and Wiggensbach, is the 1072 m high Blender .
Community structure
There are 50 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):
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Protected areas
South of Buchenberg is the " Rohrbachtobel im Wirlinger Forst " nature reserve, designated since 1959 , and the " Hölzlers Tobel " nature reserve, designated in 1966, to the north .
Neighboring communities
| Altusried | Wiggensbach | Kempten (Allgäu) |
| Leutkirch in the Allgäu |
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Waltenhofen |
| Isny in the Allgäu | Weitnau |
history
Until the church is planted
The district was already settled in antiquity. The Burgus Ahegg is a small Roman military site which , as a late antique residential and watchtower, was responsible for controlling a section of the imperial border along the Danube-Iller-Rhine-Limes (DIR).
In the year 1275 the first mention of the place "Buchiberg" can be found as a parish in the liber decimationis . On March 17, 1460, Swiss mercenaries and 1,300 soldiers from the prince abbot of Kempten took part in the battle of Buchenberg . In 1485 the place received market rights, Buchenberg was the seat of an upper and lower court before 1803 and has always been part of the Kempten prince monastery .
Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss and the secularization of 1803 the place belongs to Bavaria. In 1818, with the Bavarian municipal edict, today's political municipality was created.
market
After years of efforts, on November 18, 1929, Buchenberg received approval to officially call itself Markt.
Incorporations
On January 1, 1963, parts of the community of Rechtis (Hochberg and Tobelssäge) were incorporated. On April 1, 1971, the independent municipality of Kreuzthal was incorporated in the course of the regional reform.
Religions
The Catholic parish has been assigned to the diocese of Augsburg since 1821 .
Population development
In the 20 years from 1988 to 2008, the community grew by 412 inhabitants or around twelve percent. Between 1988 and 2018, the community grew from 3546 to 4150 by 604 inhabitants or 17%.
- 1961: 2553 inhabitants
- 1970: 2680 inhabitants
- 1987: 3358 inhabitants
- 1991: 3840 inhabitants
- 1995: 3999 inhabitants
- 2000: 3968 inhabitants
- 2005: 3948 inhabitants
- 2010: 3945 inhabitants
- 2015: 4046 inhabitants
politics
mayor
Toni Barth has been mayor since March 2004, he succeeded Ernst Windmüller (born April 12, 1944) (free electorate). On March 14, 2010 he was re-elected for a second term, on March 6, 2016 he was confirmed for a third term with 55.62% of the votes; the turnout was 62.13%.
Municipal council
The election on March 15, 2020 had the following result:
| Party / group | Seats | Share of votes |
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| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 6th | 34.53% |
| Free community of voters | 4th | 27.52% |
| Alliance 90 / The Greens | 4th | 24.46% |
| Electoral community Kreuzthal | 2 | 13.49% |
Compared to the election of March 16, 2014, Alliance 90 / The Greens won one more seat. The SPD , previously represented with one mandate, no longer applied, the other nominations won the same number of seats as six years ago.
tax income
The municipal tax receipts in 1999 amounted to the equivalent of 1,646,000 €, of which the trade tax receipts (net) amounted to the equivalent of € 138,000.
coat of arms
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Blazon : "Divided by red and blue, on it a silver halberd and a silver sword crossed diagonally." |
Town twinning
Buchenberg has had a partnership with the French municipality of Craon (Mayenne) since 1997 . The Franco-German Friends of Buchenberg eV and the Comitee de Jumelage Craon-Buchenberg maintain an active partnership. In 2007, the tenth anniversary was celebrated with ceremonies in Buchenberg and Craon.
Culture and sights
Buildings
- In 1792 the foundation stone was laid for the new St. Magnus Catholic Church, furnished in the Louis Seize style (early classicism), by the Kempten prince Rupert von Neuenstein .
- Burgus Ahegg
Regular events
- historical theater Buchenberg
- Cross-country skiing pre-alpine marathon
- historical days
- Market festival in Buchenberg
- Eschach village festival
Buchenberg local history museum
The small local museum of the market town is located on Eschacher Strasse, right next to the Sommerau country inn . In voluntary and time-consuming work was from 1986 to 1993 by the home club History Buchberg e. V. built today's museum from a dilapidated small farmhouse. This house is not a typical Allgäu farmhouse and it was only built in 1924, but it was the only house that was ever in communal ownership and was considered for a museum purpose.
Blender (1072 m)
Buchenberg from the east
Buchenberg in winter
Farm in Eschach
Eschach from the west
Eschacher Weiher (1000 m)
Kreuzthal
Ulmerthal
Wirlings
Economy and Infrastructure
Economy including agriculture and forestry
In 2017 there were 614 jobs subject to social security contributions in the municipality. Of the resident population, 1,491 people were in employment that was subject to compulsory insurance. This means that the number of out-commuters was 877 more than that of in-commuters. 48 residents were unemployed. In 2016 there were 77 farms.
Educational institutions
There are the following institutions (as of 2018):
- Three day-care centers for children, including the Allgäuer Waldwichteln forest kindergarten . The daycare centers have a total of 204 approved places and look after 194 children, including 39 children under three years of age
- Primary school and middle school with a total of 16 classes and 320 students
- Free school Albris : with 14 classes and 321 students
Zen monastery
A Zen monastery, the Daishin Zen Monastery, has existed in Buchenberg-Hölzlers since 2014 . It stands in the spiritual tradition of Rinzai-shū with its own zendo , in which zazen and other forms of meditation are regularly offered. The extensive gardens invite you to Kinhin , to meditative walking in silence.
Isny-Bähnle
From 1909 to 1984 Buchenberg was on the Kempten – Isny railway line. Known as Isny-Bähnle from the cult film “ Waller's Last Walk ” (among others, director: Christian Wagner ). The train station is still on the current cycle and hiking trail, which is part of the Allgäu cycle path .
Sons and daughters of the place
- Hermann Albrecht (born September 1, 1961), soccer referee, FIFA referee 1992–2003
- Andreas Föhr (born May 21, 1958), lawyer, writer and screenwriter
- Gallus Zeiler (born May 10, 1705, † January 7, 1755), Abbot of Füssen, musician and composer
literature
- Buchenberger history books No. 1–5
Web links
- Buchenberg: Official statistics of the LfStat
- Local government
- Elementary and middle school Buchenberg
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 ).
- ↑ Hello to Buchenberg! Buchenberg municipality, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
- ^ Community Buchenberg in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 15, 2019.
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 496 .
- ↑ Source: Markt Buchenberg
- ^ Entry on Buchenberg's coat of arms in the database of the House of Bavarian History
- ^ Church of St. Magnus , accessed on pg-amblender.de on December 29, 2015
- ↑ Buchenberg Local History Association, Georg Singer, Museum Guide
- ^ Website of the Buchenberg elementary and middle school: The Buchenberg elementary and middle school introduces itself ( Memento from November 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Daishin Zenkloster Buchenberg, accessed on May 30, 2015
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Unregulated areas:
Kempter Wald