Gottenheim

Gottenheim near Freiburg 2015–2020
Climate diagram
	Temperature in ° C , precipitation in mm
	Source: www.weatheronline.de

Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
County :	Breisgau-Upper Black Forest
Height :	207 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.74 km 2
Residents:	2884 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	330 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	79288
Area code :	07665
License plate :	FR
Community key :	08 3 15 043
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 25 ; 79288 Gottenheim
Website :	www.gottenheim.de
Mayor :	Christian Riesterer
Location of the community of Gottenheim in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district

Gottenheim is a municipality in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district in Baden-Württemberg .

Aerial view of Gottenheim

Townscape

geography

Geographical location

The wine-growing town of Gottenheim is located in the Upper Rhine Plain at the northern tip of the Tuniberg , between Freiburg im Breisgau (15 km) and the Kaiserstuhl .

Community structure

Meanwhile gone up in the village is the village settlement . It is a small collection of single-family houses that were built in the late 1930s. Due to the expansion of Gottenheim in the post-war period, it merged spatially with the core town, to which the Au building area in particular contributed.

The undeveloped municipal area is divided into a number of named corridors .

Neighboring communities

In the south, Gottenheim borders the Tuniberg localities of Waltershofen (district of Freiburg im Breisgau) and Merdingen , to the west of the community are Ihringen (district Wasenweiler) in the north, the community of Bötzingen and to the east the communities of March (district of Buchheim) and Umkirch .

climate

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Gottenheim near Freiburg 2015–2020

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	5.7	7.9	12.6	16.7	20.3	25th	27.8	27.5	22.3	16.2	10.2	7.9	O	16.7
Min. Temperature (° C)	0.0	0.1	1.9	4.6	8.8	13.2	14.8	14.4	10.0	6.6	3.1	1.3	O	6.6
Temperature (° C)	2.9	4.0	7.2	10.6	14.5	19.0	21.3	21st	16.1	11.4	6.7	4.6	O	11.6

Precipitation ( mm )	45	43	37	77	96	76	53	53	45	49	66	36	Σ	676

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	1.5	3.4	4.9	6.2	6.6	8.2	8.9	7.8	6.4	3.7	2.1	2.4	O	5.2

Rainy days ( d )	20th	12	14th	15th	13	13	12	11	10	13	14th	14th	Σ	161

Source: www.weatheronline.de

history

Gottenheim was first mentioned in 1086 in a document from the St. Georgen monastery . The Vogt von Reichenau donated three parcels of vineyards to the monastery in the Gottenheim district.

District map from 1883 with field names

In the years 1350, 1564 and 1633 Gottenheim was hit by the plague . In the time of the Reformation , the place belonging to the front of Austria remained Catholic. In 1525, during the Peasants' War, peasants also rose up against their landlords in Gottenheim. This uprising was put down in the same year.

In the time of the Wars of Liberation , during which high taxes were also required of the residents of Breisgau, Gottenheim had to go into debt. After the famine years of 1816 and 1817 , another period of great dearth and famine followed from 1850 to 1855.

In the 19th century, the cultivation of hemp was of some importance. When the price of hemp fell drastically due to the import of Italian hemp - as a result of the construction of the Gotthard Railway , people started to grow tobacco .

In December 2010 a partnership between Gottenheim and the Freiburg district of Herdern was sealed.

politics

Municipal council

Gottenheim town hall

The local election on May 26, 2019 led to the following result with a turnout of 66.5% (+ 6.1):

Party \| list	Share of votes	+/-% p	Seats	+/-
CDU	19.7%	- 0.5	2	± 0
SPD	15.4%	- 0.9	2	± 0
FWG	25.1%	- 5.4	3	- 1
List of women	15.5%	- 0.7	2	± 0
Free list of citizens	15.5%	- 1.3	2	± 0
LUST ^*	8.8%	+ 8.8	1	+1

^* List Environment & Social Participation

mayor

Gottenheim's mayor is Christian Riesterer. He was elected on February 9, 2014 in the first ballot with 72.33% of the valid votes. The election had become necessary because the previous incumbent Volker Kieber was elected mayor of Bad Krozingen .

Culture and sights

St. Stephen Church

Water sculpture by Gerhard Birkhofer ; the size of the elements is based on the Fibonnacci number sequence

Buildings

The Catholic Church of St. Stephan is the landmark of Gottenheim that can be seen from afar. In it u. a. famous portrait of the Gottenheim side altar created by Johannes Cahn in 1892. It shows how St. Gallus preaches the word of God on Lake Constance.

Green spaces and recreation

Gottenheim has a well-preserved "old vineyard" that was not "land-cleared" like many other vineyards in the 1960s and 1970s. There are many typical small terraces, narrow field paths and hidden embankment paths that have been “grown” by hand. For example, more than 100 of the so-called “Rebhisli” (vineyard huts) are on the Rebhisli tour in the old “Gottemer Rebberg”.

Regular events

The Gottenheim Wine and Street Festival (traditionally also "Hahlerai Festival") takes place every two years in early September. It is a cozy street festival in lovingly decorated arbours and wine-growing yards.
The annual concert of the Gottenheim Music Association at the beginning of the year is the musical highlight of the year in Gottenheim. Under the direction of conductor Andreas Thoman, the Musikverein performs demanding brass music.
The Gottenheimer "Rebhisli Tour": The Gottenheim winegrowers 'cooperative and the Gottenheim winery Thomas Maurer as well as the neighboring Waltershofen winegrowers' cooperative organize the Gottemer Rebhisli tour together every year on "Ascension Day" and "Father's Day".
Culture in the barn - Gottenheim citizens barn

Economy and Infrastructure

Gottenheim's location on the slopes of the Tuniberg in the warmest area of Germany predestines the place for viticulture. Even the Romans grew fruit and wine here, and the first documentary mention of Gottenheim was about vineyards. To this day, viticulture plays an important role in the municipality's economy. Of the municipal area of 873 hectares, 110 hectares are vineyards.

Companies

Due to its convenient location (motorway, railway and S-Bahn connection, proximity to the city of Freiburg im Breisgau ), companies from the medical technology, electronics and metal recycling industries have settled here in recent years.

traffic

Gottenheim is connected to the national rail network by the Breisacher Bahn (Freiburg – Breisach) and Kaiserstuhlbahn (Endingen am Kaiserstuhl – Riegel am Kaiserstuhl Ort – Gottenheim). Since autumn 2012, Gottenheim has a direct connection to the federal highway 31 -West, which leads in 4 km to the federal highway 5 (AS Freiburg-Mitte).

Personalities

Johann Nepomuk Gschwander, pastor, made an honorary citizen in 1877
Max Grafmüller, mayor from 1885 to 1905, made an honorary citizen in 1932
Rudolf Eyfrig (1911–2011), German physicist and ionospheric researcher, lived with his family in Gottenhei until his death, where he also died
Ray Austin (* 1943), British-German musician, ran the music and cabaret “Halifax” in Gottenheim from 1978 to 1980
Gerhard Birkhofer (* 1947), German sculptor, painter and designer, lives and works in Gottenheim