Gurtweil

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Gurtweil
District town of Waldshut-Tiengen
Gurtweil coat of arms
Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′ 30 ″  N , 8 ° 14 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : 372 m above sea level NN
Area : 7.49 km²
Residents : 1641  (Oct 31, 2005)
Population density : 219 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 79761
Area code : 07741

Gurtweil is a district of the district town of Waldshut-Tiengen in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Aerial photo (2007) of Gurtweil

location

Gurtweil is located in the southern Black Forest on the lower reaches of the Schlucht at an altitude of approx. 372 m. ü. NN. The Gurtweil district extends from north to south over the last 4 km of the widening Schlüchttal and from east to west to the heights of the neighboring ridges of the Neuberg and the Mühleberg (each approx. 560 m above sea level).

Local division

The village of Gurtweil is the largest district of Waldshut-Tiengen. Apart from the Neuberg settlement , which has now merged with the village, the village has no other districts.

history

The church can look back on a long history. The villa rustica between Tiengen and Gurtweil is a testament to this .

The name Gurtweil originally comes from the Celtic Gwrth which means opposite. Later the place name villa was added from which Gwrthvilla became today's Gurtweil. Whether Gurtweil in the forced resettlement of the Germanic tribes in the 1st century BC. Celtic Helvetians and Rauriks who emigrated to BC , or even before their prostration by Gaius Iulius Caesar in 58 BC. BC, can no longer be traced.

In 1998 the first documentary mention could be celebrated with the 1125th birthday: Gurtwila was mentioned in 873 in a document of the Rheinau monastery .

As early as 885, the St. Gallen monastery in Gurtweil acquired property. In the 11th century, a noble family von Gurtweil appeared. The nobles von Erzingen and Wilhelm von Grießen and the St. Blasien monastery acquired Gurtweil in 1502 for 30 years. In 1532, Junker Hans Jakob von Heidegg was named as the owner as Landvogt. The Heidegger were originally an old family from Waldshut, his father Lorenz von Heidegg was forest governor of the county of Hauenstein . St. Blasien kept the right of first refusal and bought Gurtweil back from the last Heidegger on April 30, 1646. The negotiations lasted until 1662. The nearby Gutenburg rulership had bought St. Blasien as early as 1480.

On May 13, 1660, the former Gurtweil Castle burned down completely, the St. Blasien Monastery rebuilt it and from 1646 built a provost's office. In 1697 Martin Steinegg was appointed the first provost . From 1732 to 1749, Father Stanislaus Wülberz was provost in Gurtweil. The provosts and priests: Trudpert Neugart , Kreutter, Ignatius Gumpp , Joseph Lukas Meyer , or Rebble should also be mentioned. At the same time, Gurtweil became the seat of the Upper Bailiwick. This was in the rectory. The most capable head bailiff was Johann Baptist Burkard Kepfer from Bernau († November 18, 1782). Prince Abbot Martin Gerbert appointed him Privy Councilor. He rebuilt the Maierhof (1779). In 1740 the beautifully furnished parish church was rebuilt and the building contract was signed with the bricklayer Marte Schäfer. The bell tower was not built until 1836–1838.

After the abolition of the St. Blasien monastery, three conventuals still lived in the castle, including Father Paul Kettenacker (born January 22, 1722 in Villingen , † August 16, 1812), ex-dean in St. Blasien, formerly court chaplain of the prince- abbey of St. Blasien, prior in Sion near Klingnau , pastor in Nöggenschwiel , most recently provost in Bonndorf - he was a passionate historian. His brother also still lived in the castle; he died on September 10, 1813.

After Gurtweil came to Baden , there was a hospital in the castle for a while, then a brandy distillery and today it is the dormitory of the Caritas workshop in Ortisei . The castle chapel dates from 1664. In the castle there is a valuable tiled stove from the Renaissance period with images of the emperors.

The formerly independent municipality of Gurtweil was incorporated into the large district town of Waldshut-Tiengen on January 1, 1975 .

Population development

Population of Gurtweil:

year Residents
1871 618
1900 481
1925 544
1939 594
1950 802
1961 1026
1970 1255
2005 1641

politics

Gurtweil is a place within the meaning of Baden-Württemberg municipal law. The locality thus has a very limited self-government. The organs of this self-administration are the local council and the local councilor.

Local council

The local council consists of 10 local councils.

Mayor

Since the incorporation into the large district town of Waldshut-Tiengen, the head of the local administration has been given the title of local director .

  • 1975–1985: Karl Tröndle
  • 1985–1995: Josef Seger
  • 1995-2014: Alfred Scheuble
  • since 2014: Marina Schlosser

Former mayor

  • 1948–1960: Julius Rüde
  • 1960–1973: Emil Kögel
  • 1973–1975: Karl Tröndle

coat of arms

The coat of arms symbolizes the ravine in blue, which flows through the middle of the former municipality, on a white background.

Economy and Infrastructure

Industry and commerce

A significant part of the commercial areas of the city of Waldshut-Tiengen is located in the district of Gurtweil in the Gewann Kaitle , there are medium-sized companies from various industries, as well as workshops and voluntary fire brigades .

The location of Gurtweil near the border with its proximity to Switzerland and the metropolitan areas of Zurich and Basel , where many residents make a living, is also of economic importance .

Transport links

The traffic connection to the city of Waldshut-Tiengen is provided by the state roads 161 and L 157 coming from the federal highway 34. The L 161 is taken up in Gurtweil by the L 157, which runs north through the entire Schlüchttal and in turn in Rothaus, municipality Grafenhausen , is taken up by the L 170 in the Black Forest.

The district road 6551 leads through the Haselbachtal in a north-westerly direction on the ridge that separates the Schlüchttal from the Albtal and connects to the B 500 at Bannholz, Weilheim municipality .

The planned Autobahn 98 should also run through the Gurtweil district. The next connection for Gurtweil would then be Tiengen-West, where a roadway already exists as a bypass.

Educational institutions

In Gurtweil there is a primary and secondary school, which is also responsible for two other districts and districts of other communities.

energy

There is a 220 kV substation in Gurtweil , from which line connections lead to Stockach. The substation is operated by EDNetze GmbH Rheinfelden and EnBW.

Buildings

  • Catholic Church
  • Castle with a chapel
  • Primary and secondary school
  • Father Jordan House

Sons and daughters of the place

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Joseph Mone : Urgeschichte des Badischen Land, vol. II. P. 104.
  2. ^ Leo Beringer: History of the village of Gurtweil, 1960.
  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. 524 .