Fessenbach

Fessenbach City of Offenburg
	Coordinates: 48 ° 27 ′ 55 " N , 7 ° 58 ′ 44" E
Area :	2.1 km²
Residents :	1295 (2014)
Population density :	617 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1971
Postal code :	77654
Area code :	0781
Location of Fessenbach in Baden-Württemberg

Fessenbach is a district of Offenburg and lies at the foot of the Black Forest . It is surrounded by vines, fields and forest.

geography

Fessenbach is one of the eleven districts of Offenburg and is located in the east of the city. It is surrounded by vineyards and the first mountains of the Black Forest and is about 200 meters above sea level. Fessenbach's local mountain, the "Hohe Horn", is 546.1 m above sea level. NHN high mountain southeast of the village. The village is favored by the mild climate of the Rhine Valley, so that high-quality wines thrive here. The brook "Fessenbach" flows through the village. You can reach Fessenbach from Ortenberg in the Kinzigtal, the large district town of Offenburg and the neighboring Offenburger district of Zell-Weierbach.

history

Fessenbach was mentioned for the first time on April 3, 1242 in a document from the Strasbourg bishop. The lost moated castle Fessenbach in the northwest was first mentioned in 1245. The name of the village changed a few times:

1242	1254	1401	since 1504
Vessenbach	Vesinbach	Vessembach	Fessenbach

In September 1809 Fessenbach, which until then belonged to a staff from Zell, Riedle, Weierbach and Oberrammersweier, was declared an independent municipality by the Offenburg District Office. On January 1, 1971, Fessenbach was incorporated into Offenburg.

Residents

In the founding year 1809, Fessenbach had 77 inhabitants, today Fessenbach has around 1350 inhabitants.

Facilities

town hall
Hubert Burda School (primary school)
day care center
Multipurpose hall "Reblandhalle"
Fire station
Sports and leisure area "Schuckshof"
Convent of Our Lady
Hohe Horn Tower, a 20 m high observation tower on the Hohe Horn

View from Fessenbach over Käfersberg towards Alsace

Worth seeing

"Bacchus" fountain
"Felix-Burda-Park" with Burda Schlössle
Chapel in the vineyards
High horn
Renner winery
Vineyards with various hiking trails and views over the Rhine to Alsace

Political

Fessenbach is a district of the large district town of Offenburg, but has its own local council that elects a local councilor. Currently (as of 2020) Paul Litterst (CDU) is mayor of Fessenbach and city councilor of Offenburg.

Web links and sources

Official website of the city of Offenburg

Individual evidence

↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
^ 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. 500 .
^ Hohe-Horn-Turm Offenburg on badische-seiten.de

[DE_BFN-Karten-1] Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )

[2] 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. 500 .

[3] Hohe-Horn-Turm Offenburg on badische-seiten.de