Fischerbach

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Fischerbach (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 17 '  N , 8 ° 7'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
County :	Ortenau district
Height :	276 m above sea level NHN
Area :	20.3 km 2
Residents:	1781 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	88 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	77716
Area code :	07832
License plate :	OG, BH , KEL, LR, WOL
Community key :	08 3 17 029
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 38 77716 Fischerbach
Website :	www.fischerbach.de
Mayor :	Thomas Schneider
Location of the municipality of Fischerbach in the Ortenau district

Fischerbach is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg and belongs to the Ortenau district .

Church of St. Michael in Fischerbach

Fischerbach, town center, Gasthaus Engel

Fischerbach, Fischerbach Dorf bus stop

geography

Geographical location

The state-approved resort ("sun terrace in the middle Kinzig valley") Fischerbach is located in the middle of the Black Forest in the Kinzig valley in a quiet location a little off the federal highway 33 . The community area extends from the Kinzig at 220 meters up the wooded slopes to the summit of the Brandenkopf at 946  m above sea level. NHN . Almost two thirds of the area consists of forest.

Neighboring communities

The community borders in the north on Oberharmersbach , in the east on the town of Hausach , in the south and west on the town of Haslach in the Kinzigtal and in the north-west on the town of Zell am Harmersbach .

Community structure

The Fischerbach municipality includes the villages of Fischerbach, Eschau, Eschbach and Weiler, the municipality part Turm, the Zinken Andersbach, Ellengrund, Hinterbutzenberg, Hintertal, Mitteltal, Vorderbutzenberg and Vordertal, the hamlet Hirlinsgrund and the farms Bergeck, Elmlisgraben, Epplinsberg, Habersberg, Holzberg, Karfunkelstadt, Kostberg, Nill (Höfe), Obergeistacker, Oberrechtgraben, Schiedenberg, Steinmauern, Untergeistacker, Unterrechtgraben, Vogelberg and Waldstein.

history

Fischerbach was mentioned for the first time in 1139 in a deed of donation from the Lords of Wolfach to the Alpirsbach monastery . The village belonged in part to the monastery Gengenbach and the Lords of Wolfach, later came to the county of Fürstenberg . In 1806 Fischerbach became Baden . There the place belonged for a long time to the district Wolfach , with which it merged in 1973 in the newly formed Ortenau district.

In the second half of the 19th century, almost 15 percent of the population emigrated to North America. Towards the end of World War II , Fischerbach was captured by French and Moroccan soldiers on April 21, 1945.

See also: Fischerbach Castle , Fischerbacher Tower , Waldstein Castle and Weiler Castle

Population development

Population figures according to the respective area. The numbers are estimates, census results or official updates from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office .

Fischerbach population development

year Residents 1871 987 1880 991 1890 984 1900 945 1910 944 1925 957 1933 939 1939 902 1950 960 1956 959 1961 1015 1966 1053 1970 1296

date Residents December 31, 1975 1529 December 31, 1980 1544 1985 1547 December 31, 1990 1576 December 31, 1995 1649 December 31, 2000 1652 December 31, 2005 1705 December 31, 2010 1741 December 31, 2015 1739

politics

Administrative community

The community belongs to the agreed administrative community of the city of Haslach im Kinzigtal.

Municipal council

The local council in Fischerbach has 10 members. It consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following final result. The turnout was 70.2% (2014: 62.1%).

Political party	be right	Seats	2014 result
Free electoral association	53.5%	5	51.9%, 5 seats
CDU	46.5%	5	48.1%, 5 seats

mayor

• 1946–1964: Johann Eble
• 1964–1984: Alfred Bächle
• 1984-2001: Eugen Matt
• 2001–2016: Armin Schwarz
• In October 2016, forestry expert Thomas Schneider was elected as the new mayor in the first ballot. He took office on January 1, 2017.

Economy and Infrastructure

education

There is a primary school and a kindergarten in Fischerbach .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg region Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 330-331.
3. ↑ https://www.fischerbach.de/de/Unser-Fischerbach/Das-ist-Fischerbach/Geschichte-in-Wort-und-Bild
4. ↑ Population development in Baden-Württemberg from 1871 to 2013  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Preliminary results of the 2019 municipal council elections at the State Statistical Office
6. ↑ https://www.bo.de/lokales/kinzigtal/jetzt-live-buergermeisterwahl-in-fischerbach

literature

• Fischerbach community (ed.): Fischerbach. A local history in words and pictures. 1989.

Web links

Commons : Fischerbach  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Fischerbach website
• Pictures and local history