Hergensweiler
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Coordinates: 47 ° 37 ' N , 9 ° 47' E |
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| State : | Bavaria | |
| Administrative region : | Swabia | |
| County : | Lindau (Lake Constance) | |
| Management Community : | Sigmarszell | |
| Height : | 526 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 12.08 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 1893 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 157 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 88138 | |
| Area code : | 08388 | |
| License plate : | LI | |
| Community key : | 09 7 76 115 | |
| LOCODE : | DE HSR | |
| Community structure: | 15 parts of the community | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Friedhofweg 7 88138 Hergensweiler |
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| Mayor : | Wolfgang Strohmaier | |
| Location of the municipality of Hergensweiler in the district of Lindau (Lake Constance) | ||
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Hergensweiler ( westallgäuerisch Hergenschwilar ) is a municipality and a town in the Swabian district of Lindau (Bodensee) .
geography
location
The municipality is located in the Allgäu or Westallgäu region . Hergensweiler is the narrowest municipality in Bavaria, only two kilometers wide.
Landscapes and parts of the municipality
The municipality has 15 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):
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There is only the Hergensweiler district .
Neighboring communities
| Hergatz | ||
| Wangen in the Allgäu |
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Opfenbach |
| Weißensberg | Sigmarszell |
history
Until the church is planted
Like some neighboring communities, Hergensweiler was founded around the year 800 . The first stone church building was consecrated by Bishop Gebhard III of Constance . on October 5, 1108.
The place was an office of the imperial city of Lindau and was in Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803 the Prince of Bretzenheim awarded as part of the newly formed Principality of Lindau. They exchanged it for Austria in 1804 , which it had to cede to Bavaria in 1805. Ecclesiastically, the village belonged to Weingarten Monastery until it was secularized .
Population development
- 1970: 1098 inhabitants
- 1987: 1391 inhabitants
- 1991: 1466 inhabitants
- 1995: 1499 inhabitants
- 2000: 1660 inhabitants
- 2005: 1757 inhabitants
- 2010: 1759 inhabitants
- 2015: 1860 inhabitants
Between 1988 and 2018, the municipality grew from 1,393 to 1,886 by 493 inhabitants or 35.4% - the second-highest percentage increase in the district in the period mentioned.
politics
The community is a member of the Sigmarszell administrative community .
mayor
Wolfgang Strohmaier has been mayor since May 2014 (community list), he was elected in March 2014 with 74.9% of the vote.
In January 2011, Hergensweiler experienced a "government crisis" that had been smoldering for several months. The majority of the municipal councilors called on Strohmaier's predecessor, Betz, to resign, but Betz publicly declined on the advice of the district office.
coat of arms
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Blazon : "In silver a broad, three-lobed red flag with golden fringes, above two green linden leaves next to each other, below a red heraldic lily." |
Culture and sights
- Anthony's Chapel
- Local history museum with an extensive collection of religious folk art
- Catholic parish church of St. Ambrosius with an altar by Wessobrunner Franz Schmuzer as well as ceiling paintings and a mount of olives scene on the outer facade by Gebhard Fugel
- Stockenweiler Weiher nature reserve
- Hiking trails around the Leiblach
- Hergensweiler Festival (every year on the first weekend in August); originates from the brotherhood festival that has been celebrated in Hergensweiler for centuries (first evidence of this in 1712). This rosary brotherhood still exists today.
See also: List of architectural monuments in Hergensweiler and List of ground monuments in Hergensweiler
Economy and Infrastructure
Economy including agriculture and forestry
The largest employer in the municipality is the packaging manufacturer Rose Plastic AG with around 400 employees .
In 1998, according to official statistics, there were 16 employees in the field of agriculture and forestry, 310 in the manufacturing sector and 19 in the field of trade and transport. In other economic sectors 37 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were 517 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There were none in the manufacturing sector and three in the construction sector. In addition, in 1999 there were 40 farms with an agricultural area of 640 ha, of which 629 ha were permanent green space.
education
In 1999 the following institutions existed:
- Kindergartens: 50 kindergarten places with 49 children and an association in the "Network for Children" with childcare from three to six years with 15 children (parents' initiative)
- An elementary school with five teachers and 103 students
Personalities
- Hermann von Lingg (1820–1905), author and poet
- Franz Joseph Salffekt (1762–1820), born in Mollenberg, was an engraver and medalist at the Milan Mint
- P. Paschalis Schmid SDS (1887–1957), Salvatorian and founder of the magazine "Priestersamstag"
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "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 ).
- ↑ Town council members. Hergensweiler community, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Hergensweiler community in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 18, 2019.
- ↑ Schwäbische.de ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 1, 2010
- ↑ http://www.wahlen.bayern.de/kommunalwahlen/
- ↑ Municipal councils suggest Betz resign ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Entry on the Hergensweiler coat of arms in the database of the House of Bavarian History
- ↑ Hergensweiler Local History Museum
