Mixed barley

Mixed barley Market town of Wiggensbach Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 38 ″ N , 10 ° 15 ′ 8 ″ E
Height :	825 m above sea level NN
Area :	1.9 km²
Residents :	1050
Population density :	553 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	87487
Area code :	08370
	Ermengerst is located in the southeast of the municipality of Wiggensbach
	Little barley from the east

View across Ermengerst to the Alps

Ermengerst is the second largest district of the Wiggensbach market in the Oberallgäu district after the municipal capital of Wiggensbach .

geography

The place is in the open, a good 2.5 km southeast of Wiggensbach.

The Bavarian-Swabian and Munich Way of St. James meet in Ermengerst and then continue towards Weitnau together .

history

The first settlement of Ermengerst is documented for the year 1037. Due to the patron saint of the church, John the Baptist , it is assumed that Ermengerst originated as an early baptistery in the early Middle Ages . In 1037 the Ermengerster Castle was named as the seat of a clan of clerical servants . The name Ermengerst probably comes from an Erminger who signed a certificate. In 1288, among others, a knight of Ermengerst conquered the Iberg fortress.

In Ermengerst there is a branch church of St. John the Baptist from the 15th century. The church was renovated by Abbot Rupert von Bodman from 1680 to 1690.

The Eschacher Weiher (neighboring municipality of Buchenberg ) was dammed by water regulation in 1677 . Its drainage led over Ermengerst to the Herrenwieser Weiher . The drive energy available as a result led to an upswing for the place.

According to house statistics from around 1800, the 23 properties in the village of Ermengerst at that time, including 12 farms, one Mühlgut and five Sölden , a total of 557.32 days' work (189.89 hectares ).

In 1909 the railway connection between Kempten (Allgäu) and Isny im Allgäu , the so-called Isny Bähnle , was opened with a stop in Ermengerst. Ermengerst was connected to the public bus route in 1975. The train ran until 1984, after which the embankment became a hiking and cycling path from Kempten to Isny.

In 1987 Ermengerst had 661 inhabitants. According to more recent information, the place has 1050 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

The highlight of the event in Ermengerst is the annual village festival at the end of June.

societies

The Ermengerst Volunteer Fire Brigade was founded in 1875. The fire brigade has 38 active members, 76 supporting members, 3 honorary members and 2 honorary commanders (as of 2012) .

The shooting club was founded in 1895. There is also a cycling club.