Burgberg in the Allgäu
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Coordinates: 47 ° 32 ' N , 10 ° 17' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Bavaria | |
Administrative region : | Swabia | |
County : | Oberallgäu | |
Height : | 751 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 15.98 km 2 | |
Residents: | 3301 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 207 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 87545 | |
Area code : | 08321 | |
License plate : | OA | |
Community key : | 09 7 80 118 | |
LOCODE : | DE 8BU | |
Community structure: | 6 parts of the community | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Grüntenstrasse 2 87545 Burgberg i.Allgäu |
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First Mayor : | André Eckardt ( CSU ) | |
Location of the municipality of Burgberg i.Allgäu in the Oberallgäu district | ||
Burgberg im Allgäu (officially: Burgberg i.Allgäu ) is a municipality in the Swabian district of Oberallgäu ( Bavaria ).
geography
The place is southwest at the foot of the "local mountain " Grünten . There is only the district Burgberg in the Allgäu. The municipality has 6 officially named municipality parts (the type of settlement is indicated in brackets ):
- Agathazell ( Kirchdorf )
- On the reed ( wasteland )
- Burgberg i.Allgäu ( parish village )
- Ore rafts (wasteland)
- Houses ( village )
- Ortwang (village)
East of Castle Hill flows Starzlach which the walk since 1932 Starzlachklamm forms and in the community in the part Erzflöße Ostrach opens.
history
Until the church is planted
The municipality gives its name to the castle on the mountain, today's castle ruins Heimenhofen at the southeast end of the village. This castle was the seat of Burkhart von Burgberg as early as 1140. From 1351 to 1536 it was the seat of the Lords of Heimenhofen. Burgberg in the Allgäu was part of the Augsburg monastery . Since the secularization of 1803 the place belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .
Population development
From 1988 to 2008 the population grew by 488 people or approx. 19%. Between 1988 and 2018 the community grew from 2,620 to 3,256 by 636 inhabitants or 24.3%.
The following figures refer to the territorial status on May 25, 1987:
year | 1840 | 1900 | 1939 | 1950 | 1961 | 1970 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
Residents | 876 | 920 | 1129 | 1706 | 1636 | 2167 | 2608 | 2807 | 3151 | 3251 | 3226 | 3107 | 3229 |
Mining
In the late Middle Ages , ore was mined from the mineralized Nummulite limestone near Burgberg, at the foot of the Grünten , which was smelted in nearby Sonthofen and Hindelang . To commemorate this, the “Erzgruben Erlebniswelt am Grünten” was opened on July 16, 2006. Because of the ore extraction, large parts of the Burgberg Forest were cut down. He was reforested and today consists of a coniferous forest - monoculture that for bark beetles is vulnerable.
politics
Municipal council
The election on March 15, 2020 had the following result:
Party / list | Share of votes | Seats |
Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) | 30.02% | 5 |
Alliance 90 / The Greens | 19.21% | 3 |
Free voters Bavaria | 21.16% | 3 |
Independent list | 29.61% | 5 |
The turnout was 72.29% and thus 8.2% higher than in 2014. Compared to 2014, the CSU and Free Voters lost one seat each, and the Independent List won a mandate. While the SPD (previously two seats) did not submit any more nominations, the Greens reapplied and won three seats straight away.
mayor
André Eckardt (CSU) has been mayor since May 1, 2020; he was elected on March 15, 2020 from a competitor with 56.3% of the vote. His predecessor was Dieter Fischer (Free Voters) from 1990 to 2020; In the municipal elections in Bavaria in 2014 , he was elected for the fifth term with 55.3% of the votes.
coat of arms
Blazon : “Split by red and silver; at the gap in front a silver castle with an open gate, behind a green mountain with three peaks, covered with a silver mallet and a silver hammer in an oblique intersection. " | |
Architectural monuments
Soil monuments
education
There is a kindergarten and a primary school on site .
Personalities
- Willy Müller (1903–1992), inventor of the answering machine and other technical devices
- Walburga Kessler (1918–1944), victim of National Socialism
- Alfons Zeller (* 1945 in Häuser near Burgberg), former member of the CSU in the Bavarian state parliament
- Eva Weber (* 1977 in Wangen im Allgäu ), Lord Mayor of the City of Augsburg
Honorary citizen
- Arnulf Heimhofer (* 1930), German painter
- Hermann Köberle (born February 27, 1919 - † March 28, 2011)
leisure
In winter numerous cross-country trails and a toboggan run are available, in summer the natural open-air swimming pool, which was opened in May 2007, and the Ortwang lake, invite you to swim. Numerous hiking trails are also signposted.
The Burgberg night parade takes place every two years on Shrove Saturday.
Web links
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 ).
- ↑ Mayor. Municipality of Burgberg im Allgäu, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
- ^ Municipality of Burgberg im Allgäu in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 15, 2019.
- ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Burgberg im Allgäu in the database of the House of Bavarian History