Gunzach

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Coat of arms of the community of Günzach
Gunzach
Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Günzach highlighted

Coordinates: 47 ° 49 '  N , 10 ° 26'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Swabia
County : Ostallgäu
Management Community : Obergünzburg
Height : 800 m above sea level NHN
Area : 23.49 km 2
Residents: 1446 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 62 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 87634
Area code : 08372
License plate : OAL, FÜS, MOD
Community key : 09 7 77 138
Community structure: 27 parts of the community
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Hauptstrasse 9
87634 Günzach
Website : www.guenzach.de
Mayoress : Wilma Hofer
Location of the community of Günzach in the Ostallgäu district
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Günzach with alpine panorama

Günzach is a municipality in the Swabian district of Ostallgäu .

geography

location

The community is located in the Allgäu region and in the headwaters of the eastern Günz between 752 m above sea ​​level (eastern Günz) and 892 m above sea level (east of Heimenhalden).

Landscapes and parts of the municipality

There is only the Günzach district .

There are 27 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):

history

Until the church is planted

Günzach was founded around 1730 and at that time belonged to the Prince Abbey of Kempten. Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 the place belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , the municipality of Immenthal came into being with the municipal edict of 1818 . However, there are earlier settlement features (foundations of a Roman villa).

Name change

On September 27, 1976, the Immenthal community was officially renamed Günzach .

Population development

  • 1970: 1259 inhabitants
  • 1987: 1235 inhabitants
  • 1991: 1259 inhabitants
  • 1995: 1364 inhabitants
  • 2000: 1432 inhabitants
  • 2005: 1489 inhabitants
  • 2010: 1490 inhabitants
  • 2015: 1440 inhabitants

Günzach grew from 1988 to 2008 by 216 inhabitants or approx. 17%. Between 1988 and 2018, the community grew from 1253 to 1460 by 207 inhabitants or 16.5%.

politics

The community is a member of the Obergünzburg administrative community .

Mayoress

Wilma Hofer (Pro Günzach) has been the first mayor since May 2014; on March 15, 2020, it was elected for a further six years with 60.63% of the votes. Her predecessor was Brigitte Schröder (2002–2014); until 2002 Georg Häring ( CSU / non-party voters) was at the head of the community.

Municipal council

The election on March 15, 2020 had the following result:

The turnout was 70.96%.

coat of arms

Gunzach coat of arms
 Blazon : “Divided by red and blue; above a continuous silver wave bar, below a silver beech leaf. "

Architectural monuments

economy

Gunzach

In 1998 there were nine employees in the field of agriculture and forestry, 331 in the manufacturing sector and 18 in the trade and transport sector. In other economic areas, 17 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were a total of 459 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There was one company in the manufacturing industry (as well as mining and quarrying of stones and earth), none in the main construction industry. In addition, in 1999 there were 66 farms with an agricultural area of ​​1643 ha.

The first Camembert was produced in the Albrechts district (cheese factory closed during World War I). Günzach is the home of the patented pear juice bread.

The Günzach paper factory, formerly 4P Nicolaus, is now called Technocell Dekor and is part of the Felix Schoeller Group .

traffic

The Günzach train station is located on the Bavarian Allgäu Railway and, according to an information board on the station building, is 801 m and is the highest double-track train station in Germany. However, on the double track is Badische Schwarzwaldbahn located Bahnhof Sankt Georgen with a height of 806 m above sea level even higher.

education

The following institutions exist (as of: 1999):

  • Kindergarten: 50 kindergarten places with 43 children

Web links

Commons : Günzach  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ^ Community of Günzach in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 17, 2019.
  3. ^ 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. 779 .
  4. ↑ Greetings. Community of Günzach, accessed on August 9, 2020 .
  5. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Günzach  in the database of the House of Bavarian History