Fessenbach
Fessenbach
City of Offenburg
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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 |
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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
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
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