Hausen in the valley

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Hausen in the valley
Beuron municipality
Former municipal coat of arms of Hausen am Tal
Coordinates: 48 ° 5 ′ 5 ″  N , 9 ° 2 ′ 21 ″  E
Residents : 300  (Dec 2007)
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 88631
Area code : 07579
Hausen, seen from Hausen Castle
Hausen from Schloss Hausen seen from

Hausen im Tal is the largest part of the municipality of Beuron . The village lies on the young Danube and has about 300 inhabitants.

geography

Hausen im Tal is located in the Upper Danube Nature Park . In the village there is a contained karst spring called a Schmiedbachbrunnen . The Tuttlingen – Inzigkofen railway line and Landesstraße 277 run through the town.

history

The chronicle of Andechs first mentions Hausen im Tal in 1020 as a knight's seat . In 1682 the last Herr von Hausen died without any descendants. The fiefdom falls to the landlord Austria , who passes it on to the Fuggers . In 1805 it became part of Württemberg , in 1810 it became part of Baden .

On January 1, 1973, the community of Hausen im Tal moved from the Stockach district to the Sigmaringen district due to the Baden-Württemberg district reform .

On January 1, 1974, it was incorporated into Beuron.

Current situation

The town hall and the tourist office of the municipality of Beuron are also located in Hausen im Tal.

politics

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the formerly independent municipality of Hausen im Tal shows a golden horned silver ram's head in its sights in blue.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The ruins of Hausen Castle in the valley

The lock

The Schloss Hausen in the valley was built in the 11th century as a castle, canceled 1813th In the Middle Ages, a family of ministers from whom the minstrel "Friedrich von Husen" came from sat at Schloss Hausen. The ruin with a reconstructable floor plan and barrel vault is freely accessible and was renovated in 2007. It was named " Monument of the Month February 2008" by the Monument Foundation Baden-Württemberg .

The church

The Catholic Church in Hausen im Tal is dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra . It was built around 1275 and is characterized by a Romanesque tower. The choir still provides information about the church redesign in the Gothic style around 1500. The sacred building received Renaissance elements such as the communion stage around 1600 . In 1732 the church was baroque with an octagonal church extension . A neo-Gothic interior followed in the 19th century. The choir contains epitaphs and graves of the Lords of Hausen. These are Veit Georg († 1566) von und zu Hausen, his wife Anna Margaretha von Horben-Ringenberg († 1566) and their son Hans Christoph († 1568). The grave inscriptions were donated by her nephew, Bishop Wolfgang II of Regensburg, born von Hausen (1553–1613).

railway station

Reception building and station keeper's house on the Tuttlingen – Inzigkofen railway line, 2018

The Bahnhof in the valley is situated on the 1,890 built under military considerations railway Tuttlingen-Inzigkofen.

Natural monuments

  • The Upper Danube Valley near Hausen im Tal is a popular climbing area. Here are several rocks that can be climbed: From Southwest (trail parking lot along Route 196) to northeast ( ruin wagons ) that are parking rock , nature park rock , Garmisch tower and side rock , engagement rock , Löchlesfels , Fuchs rock , Western pinnacle , Third pinnacle , Second Zinne , Erste Zinne , Fischerfels , Bergwachtfels , Eiger Tower and Alte Hausener Wand . Below Schloss Hausen is the Dachstein and to the east of it the Stuhlfels with its summit cross.
  • The karst spring Schmiedbachbrunnen is located on the newly designed village square .

Economy and Infrastructure

camping

The 1.2 hectare “Wagenburg” campsite was opened in 1961 and is therefore one of the oldest tourist facilities in the Danube Valley. Depending on the weather, there are an annual average between 11,000 and 14,000 overnight stays in the season, which runs from April to the beginning of October.

traffic

Hausen im Tal is served every four hours by the RE Ulm - Neustadt (Schwarzw) .

Personalities

Honorary citizen

  • Engelbert Orsinger (1874–1955), local pastor from 1907 to 1947; In 1926, on the occasion of the inauguration of the war memorial, he was one of the co-founders of the men's choir, of which he was conductor until 1933.

Sons and daughters of the place

literature

  • P. Notker Hiegl (OSB): Hausen im Tal. Castles and citizens then and now . Engen: Stähle Druck und Verlag, [o. D., presumably 1990].

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 549 .
  2. ↑ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Regulars appreciate the idyll . In: Südkurier from August 20, 2011
  3. ↑ Bernd Hermann (bh): Municipal Council. Hausen dissolves the pastor's grave . In: Schwäbische Zeitung from May 8, 2010
  4. ^ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Honorary citizen grave is cleared . In: Südkurier of May 12, 2010

Web links

Commons : Hausen im Tal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files