Gosbach

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Gosbach
Bad Ditzenbach municipality
Former municipal coat of arms of Gosbach
Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′ 44 "  N , 9 ° 40 ′ 47"  E
Height : 543  (520-566)  m above sea level NN
Area : 10.93 km²
Residents : 1464  (Aug 31, 2011)
Population density : 134 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 73342
Area code : 07335
The Kreuzkapelle on the Leimberg above Gosbach
The Kreuzkapelle on the Leimberg above Gosbach
The baroque Josef Chapel on the B466.

Gosbach is a district of the municipality of Bad Ditzenbach in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

The place Gosbach is about two kilometers southwest of Bad Ditzenbach in the Upper Filstal (colloquially "Geißentäle") on the brook Gos , which flows into the Fils from the right. In terms of nature, the area belongs to the Middle Kuppenalb . The federal highway 466 from Mühlhausen im Täle to Geislingen an der Steige crosses the village. The Alb descent of the A8 motorway (Munich - Augsburg - Ulm - Stuttgart - Karlsruhe) passes directly to the west .

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the formerly independent community of Gosbach, awarded in 1957, shows the Kreuzkapelle on the Leimberg. The Gosbach coat of arms shows in black on a green hill a silver chapel with a roof turret, on the right a green tree.

Administrative history

Gosbach was first mentioned in 1143 in a document from the Anhausen monastery an der Brenz .

Until the dynasty of the Counts of Helfenstein died out in 1627, the place belonged to the imperial county of Helfenstein-Wiesensteig . The Helfensteiner had received the dignity of Count from Staufer Emperor Friedrich I in 1171 and ruled over the places Wiesensteig, Deggingen, Ditzenbach, Drackenstein, Gosbach, Hohenstadt (1/2), Mühlhausen i. T., Reichenbach i. T. and Westerheim from. The heraldic animal of the Counts of Helfenstein, the elephant, is still included in the coats of arms of Wiesensteig, Deggingen and Hohenstadt. Gruibingen and Auendorf, for example, were already part of the Duchy of Württemberg .

From 1642 to 1806 Gosbach belonged to the Electorate of Bavaria . Then it fell with the rule Wiesensteig to the Kingdom of Württemberg. Until 1810 Gosbach belonged to the Oberamt Wiesensteig, then to the Oberamt Geislingen ( Donaukreis , 1934–38 district Geislingen, see administrative division of Württemberg ) and from 1938 to the district Göppingen. From 1945 Gosbach belonged to the state of Württemberg-Baden , which in 1952 became part of the newly created state of Baden-Württemberg .

As part of the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg , the previously independent municipality of Gosbach and the districts of Schafhaus and St. Joseph were incorporated into the municipality of Bad Ditzenbach on January 1, 1975.

View of Gosbach

Local history

From 1903 to 1968 Gosbach was connected to the Geislingen (Steige) - Wiesensteig railway line .

In 1908 the Becker spinning and twisting mill was opened. Today, Kräuterhaus Sanct Bernhard produces in the factory building.

End of the war in Gosbach

The American troops occupied the entire area of ​​the Göppingen district from April 19 to 25, 1945. American troops marched into Gosbach on April 21, 1945. On March 19, 1945, the Drachenloch Bridge was blown up on Hitler's orders, so that the Americans drove the motorway via the now closed “Drachenloch” car park. After the Second World War, the place belonged to the American zone of occupation , to which all circles were deliberately broken through which the Karlsruhe - Munich motorway ran. The communities Merklingen and Machtolsheim as well as the city ​​of Blaubeuren belonged to the former district of Ulm (until 1973 ) and thus also to the American zone of occupation. The municipality of Westerheim, the city ​​of Laichingen and the municipalities of Ennabeuren and Sontheim (today the municipality of Heroldstatt ) were in the former district of Münsingen (until 1973 ) and were already part of the French occupation zone .

Village competitions at district and state level

In the year 2000, the town with almost 1500 inhabitants achieved 1st place in the district competition Our village should become more beautiful . In 2003 they made it to the state decision. In this 21st state competition, the village was awarded a silver medal by the state of Baden-Württemberg. “For outstanding commitment in the development of a sustainable village home”, Gosbach was awarded a gold medal from 137 participating locations in the 23rd state competition in 2009 Our village has a future (formerly our village should become more beautiful ).

Expansion of the A8 federal motorway near Gosbach

For years there have been plans to build a new bridge structure near Gosbach as part of the six-lane expansion of the Karlsruhe - Stuttgart - Munich motorway. After considerable delays due to financing problems, the planning approval decision is expected to be ready by the end of 2017.

Church history

Gosbach belonged to the diocese of Constance until 1821 . After 1476 a separate parish was established in Gosbach . Until then, the place was a branch of Drackenstein. 1533 sold the convent Ursberg the church patronage ( property of church buildings and Pfrundgut ) to the Norbertine of Adelberg monastery until it finally fell to the Duchy of Württemberg.

1562/63 took place in the rule Wiesensteig under Count Ulrich XI. von Helfenstein-Wiesensteig (1524–1570, ruled 1548) a large witch hunt took place, in which at least 63 women and men were executed as " witches and fiends". Count Ulrich XI. and his brother Sebastian († 1564, reigned 1548) had introduced the Lutheran Reformation in their county in 1555 . After 1564, Count Ulrich XI. Under the influence of his wife Katharina von Montfort-Tettnang (around 1536–1594) he returned to the Catholic faith and carried out a Counter-Reformation in 1567 , certainly not without the influence of the Canons' Monastery of St. Cyriakus in Wiesensteig . <re> On the Reformation and Counter-Reformation in power Wiesensteig: Siegfried Hermle: Reformation and Counter-Reformation in the rule Wiesensteig with special consideration of the contribution by Jakob Andreae (sources and research on the Württemberg church history 14), Stuttgart: Calwer 1996.

According to the Oberamtsbeschreibung von Geislingen, Gosbach had 798 inhabitants in 1842, including a Protestant. In 1961 the Roman Catholic population was 85%, the Protestant 12.9%.

The Catholic parish of St. Magnus is now part of the Deanery of Göppingen Geislingen in the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese . The Protestant Christians belong to the Deggingen parish, which was established in 1954.

Attractions

Benedictine Father Ulrich Schiegg (1752–1810)
  • Parish Church of St. Magnus . A chapel is first mentioned in Gosbach in 1368. Parts of the east tower of today's church and the rectory go back to this time. Since 1501 the patronage of St. Magnus von Füssen ("Mang"), the apostle of the Allgäu, can be proven. The parish church received a renovation and extension in 1921/22. The interior was redesigned in 1973/74 and again in 1990/91.
  • The baroque Josefskapelle is located on the main road near the motorway .
  • The Kreuzkapelle is located on the Leimberg .

Personalities

  • Ulrich Schiegg (1752–1810), Benedictine, mathematician, astronomer and surveyor. A plaque commemorates him on the Magnus Church. The Gosbach elementary school also bears his name.

literature

  • Walter Ziegler , The Göppingen District . Theiss, Stuttgart 1973, 2 1985.
  • Paul Nagel, From the history of the parish of St. Magnus . Gosbach 1976 [on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Gosbach parish 1476-1976 ].
  • Klaus Limmer et al. (Ed.), Gosbach in words and pictures. A home book with contributions to the past and present . Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1994, ISBN 3-89264-914-6 [on the occasion of the 850th local anniversary].
  • Peter Löffelad, The field names of the Bad Ditzenbach community. Auendorf, Ditzenbach and Gosbach districts . PL-Verlag, Ellwangen 2009, ISBN 978-3-9813258-0-5 .
  • Korbinian Fleischer, around the Geislinger Steige (row on the rails) . Sutton, Erfurt 2011, ISBN 978-3-86680-766-2 .
  • Albrecht Greule, Art. Gos, in: Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch. Etymology of the water body names and the associated area, settlement and field names . De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-019039-7 .

Web links

Commons : Gosbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Albrecht Greule: German water names book . De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2014, p. 185 .
  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. 462 .
  3. ↑ Göppingen district history. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Street impressions: Street impressions> Germany> Autobahn> A8> Drachenloch parking lot. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Jens Glaßer: Drackensteiner slope. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Welcome to Gosbach. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Südwest Presse Online-Dienst GmbH: Albaufstieg: A-8 expansion could begin as early as the end of 2018 . In: swp.de . February 3, 2016 ( swp.de [accessed April 26, 2017]).
  8. ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart, Germany: Ministerial visit to the A 8 near Merklingen: Soon partial relief on the A 8 . In: stuttgarter-zeitung.de . ( stuttgarter-zeitung.de [accessed on April 26, 2017]).
  9. ↑ Detail page - LEO-BW. Retrieved April 27, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Warholy and terrible deeds and acts of the LXIII. Witches and fiends, as in Wisenstaig, who were judged with the Brandt, n.d. [Nuremberg: Friedrich Gutknecht] 1563 .
  11. ↑ Kollegiatstift St. Cyriakus Wiesensteig - history. Retrieved April 28, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Description of the Oberamt Geislingen. Retrieved April 28, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Rolf Lang: LeoGraph religion: Gosbach. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .