Forchheim (Kaiserstuhl)
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Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ' N , 7 ° 42' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Freiburg | |
| County : | Emmendingen | |
| Height : | 187 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 10.78 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 1424 (December 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 132 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 79362 | |
| Area code : | 07642 | |
| License plate : | EM | |
| Community key : | 08 3 16 013 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Herrenstrasse 35 79362 Forchheim |
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| Mayor : | Johann Gerber | |
| Location of the municipality of Forchheim in the district of Emmendingen | ||
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Forchheim ( Alemannic Forche ) is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg .
geography
The municipality of Forchheim in the Upper Rhine Plain on the northern edge of the Kaiserstuhl is the smallest municipality in the Emmendingen district. Neighboring communities are (clockwise from the north): Kenzingen , Riegel am Kaiserstuhl , Endingen am Kaiserstuhl , Wyhl am Kaiserstuhl and Weisweil . It is 3 km to Endingen in the south, the district town of Emmendingen is 13 km southeast and the distance to Freiburg im Breisgau is about 26 km.
history
The first written mention of Forchheim comes from the year 762, when Bishop Eddo of Strasbourg bequeathed the place to the Ettenheimmünster monastery . The name Forchheim comes from the Old High German forcha and means pine . The ending -heim is typical for settlements from the Frankish times. The lordship remained with the Ettenheimmünster monastery for several hundred years, the local rule was exercised by the respective counts in Breisgau. First the Zähringer , later the Counts of Freiburg and the Count Palatine of Tübingen, with whom the sovereignty fell to Upper Austria in the 15th century .
In 1803 Forchheim became Baden . In 1843, 358 citizens, mostly craftsmen and their families, emigrated from the Kaiserstuhl area to Venezuela via Le Havre due to poor harvests, poverty and unemployment . Most of them came from Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Wyhl and Oberbergen , but there were also 31 people with known names from Forchheim. After some turmoil they found a new home in Colonia Tovar , where they have been able to preserve the local culture and the Alemannic dialect to this day.
In 1952 Forchheim came to the newly formed state of Baden-Württemberg as a municipality in Baden . Since Forchheim voluntarily reorganized its administration before the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg in the 1970s and joined with Endingen am Kaiserstuhl to form an administrative community , the place was able to maintain its political independence. From the collaboration with Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, the community administration association Nördlicher Kaiserstuhl emerged, which also includes the communities Bahlingen am Kaiserstuhl , Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl and Wyhl am Kaiserstuhl.
politics
Municipal council
The local election on May 26, 2019 in Forchheim led to the following official final result. The turnout was 66.6% (2014: 66.6%). The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.
| Political party | be right | Seats | 2014 result |
| Free group of voters | 47.1% | 4th | 58.21%, 5 seats |
| New list | 52.9% | 4th | 41.79%, 3 seats |
- Church of St. Johannes Baptista in Forchheim
North side
Western front
inside view
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Economy and Infrastructure
Established businesses
Apart from a few small businesses, there is little trade or industry in Forchheim . A large part of the population of the smallest municipality in the district of Emmendingen works in the agricultural sector. The focus is on potato cultivation , for which Forchheim is also known beyond the borders of the district. The potato cultivation area is 120 ha (Emmendingen district: 248 ha), which is cultivated by 25 full farms and a few part-time farmers. Many farmers market some of their products themselves at markets in the Emmendingen district and in Freiburg.
The sewage treatment plant of the wastewater association “ Breisgauer Bucht ” is located on the municipality's premises . It cleans the wastewater from Freiburg and 28 cities and municipalities in the districts of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Emmendingen and feeds it to the Rhine via receiving waters .
education
Attending school is not possible in Forchheim, the children go to school in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl if they are not attending the grammar school in Kenzingen . However, there is a kindergarten in town.
societies
The municipality of Forchheim has a large number of associations. The largest are the music club, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013, and the sports club with its football and gymnastics departments.
Museums
The community of Forchheim has a local museum . You can see mainly exhibits from the fields of agriculture and village history.
Regular events
Every year the "Härdepfel Village Festival" takes place in Forchheim in mid-August. The small community, which is known in the region as a potato stronghold, mainly presents potato specialties ( Härdepfel is Alemannic and means potato).
At the beginning of January, the rural youth organized a theater evening in the multi-purpose hall.
The Great Carnival Parade takes place on Shrove Tuesday.
Culinary specialties
Forchheim is best known for its potato cultivation and the "great tubers" it produces, which, in addition to the frequent direct marketing in the region, are offered in a wide variety of variations, especially at festivals and in the few inns in the village.
Others
The local dialect belongs to Upper Rhine-Manish .
The band Patty Moon is at home in Forchheim .
At the Carnival in Forchheim (Forchemer Fasnet) the carnival figure Forchemer Schell-Wed plays a special role.
- The Forchemer Schell-Mi were founded in 1995 by the members of the "Forchemer Fasnets Kom mit he (FFK) eV". Forchheim is well known for its "Tolle Knolle". From this fact the cheerful fool figure Schell-Mi with his laughing potato face, bulbous nose and gills was created. After his "baptism" of the club was able to report in a short time more than 100 active Schell-Mi, now there are about 140 Hästräger . The FFK and the Forchemer Schell-Wed organize the Forchemer Fasnet. Annual events are: Children's carnival, guild evening with friendly guilds, original indoor carnival , shirt glunker parade , Schell-Wed parade on Carnival Friday, large parade on Carnival Tuesday (Fasnets Zischdig).
Personalities
- Waldemar Frank (1903–1961), born in Forchheim as Waldemar Rosenbaum; German playwright and film producer.
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Friends of Colonia Tovar
- ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office
Web links
Bahlingen am Kaiserstuhl | Biederbach | Denzlingen | Elzach | Emmendingen | Endingen am Kaiserstuhl | Forchheim | Freiamt | Gutach im Breisgau | Herbolzheim | Kenzingen | Malterdingen | Tail | Rheinhausen | Riegel am Kaiserstuhl | Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl | Sexau | Simonswald | Teningen | Vörstetten | Waldkirch | Weisweil | Winden im Elztal | Wyhl am Kaiserstuhl