Inzigkofen

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 4 ′  N , 9 ° 11 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Tübingen
County :	Sigmaringen
Height :	630 m above sea level NHN
Area :	28.75 km 2
Residents:	2795 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	97 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	72514
Area code :	07571
License plate :	SIG
Community key :	08 4 37 059
Community structure:	3 sub-locations
Address of the municipal administration:	Ziegelweg 2 72514 Inzigkofen
Website :	www.inzigkofen.de
Mayor :	Bernd Gombold
Location of the municipality of Inzigkofen in the district of Sigmaringen

Inzigkofen is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg and belongs to the district of Sigmaringen .

geography

Inzigkofen above the Danube valley

Location and neighboring communities

Inzigkofen is located on the southwestern edge of the Swabian Alb on the Danube in the Upper Danube Nature Park , about three kilometers west of the district town of Sigmaringen . The municipal area covers around 2876 hectares (as of December 31, 2010).

Inzigkofen borders Sigmaringen to the west, north and east and Meßkirch to the south .

Community structure

The community consists of the eponymous Inzigkofen (with the hamlet of Pault) and the villages of Engelswies and Vilsingen (with the district of Dietfurt).

coat of arms	Part location	Residents (as of June 11, 2015)	Area (as of June 11, 2015)
	Inzigkofen (main town) with Nickhof and Pault	1335	931 ha of which 172 ha Nickhof and 398 ha Pault
	Engelswies	604	749 ha
	Vilsingen with Dietfurt	850	1196 ha

history

The former Augustinian Choir Foundation Inzigkofen

Early history

The area of ​​Inzigkofen and its districts was already a settlement area in prehistoric times. Among other things, human traces were found in the prehistoric layers of the Dietfurt castle cave (urnfield screed with circular decorations), a Bronze Age hoard from the Hermitage near Inzigkofen (bronze sickles, whelk and boar's tooth), a Hallstatt burial mound near Vilsingen with bronze vessels. A so-called “ Rhodian- Milesian”, probably Etruscan clover-leaf jug made of bronze, which a farmer had excavated, could indicate trade relations. Furthermore, between Inzigkofen and Laiz, there were remains of a Roman manor ( see Villa Rustica (Inzigkofen) ) and an Alemannic grave on the Hermitage (three buried people with significant combat injuries, such as a split skull).

The current districts of Engelswies and Vilsingen were named after the incorporation of Alemannia into the Franconian Empire in a deed of donation from Count Berthold to the Benedictine monastery of St. Gallen from 793.

Inzigkofen Monastery Church

In the 13th century, Utkoven Castle was located in the princely domain of Nickhof near Inzigkofen . The place was first mentioned in a document from 1263 in which Truchsess Berthold von Waldburg-Rohrdorf gave the Cistercian women in the Wald monastery the property of the former Inzigkofen and Nickhof. In 1306 the next mention of the place "Ünzkowen" appears in the Habsburg land register . The spelling of the place name changed over the years to "Untzkoven" and later to "Inzigkofen". The derivation of the place name from "single yard" is attributable to popular opinion. More probable is the interpretation that the place name came from a farm named after a person named "Unzo".

In 1354 the Inzigkofen Monastery was founded.

18th to 20th century

On October 6, 1796, the retreating French troops of General Jean-Victor Moreau destroyed a large part of Engelswies. The reason was the murder of a French soldier who wanted to loot the rectory.

During the time of National Socialism , Inzigkofen was one of five camps of the female Reich Labor Service (RAD) in what was then the Prussian-Hohenzollern district of Sigmaringen. For this purpose, the convent was converted from 1939 to 1944. After the Second World War it served as a reception camp.

Incorporations

On April 1, 1901, the two princely domains Pault and Nickhof are incorporated into Inzigkofen. Pault was assigned to the Inzigkofen community association as early as 1854. In the course of the community reform in Baden-Württemberg, the previously independent communities Engelswies and Vilsingen (with the sub-community Dietfurt) and the former Hohenzollern part of Thiergarten followed on January 1, 1975 . After hearing the residents there, Thiergarten was reclassified into the municipality of Beuron on January 1, 1977 .

politics

Municipal council

In Inzigkofen, the municipal council is elected using the spurious selection of a part of town. The number of local councils can change due to overhang mandates . The local elections on May 25, 2014 led to the following official final result. The turnout was 56.8% (2009: 57.5%). The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.

Party / list	Share of votes	Seats	Result 2009
FWV	56.9%	9	50.9%, 8 seats
CDU	43.1%	6th	49.1%, 7 seats

mayor

On November 28, 2004, Bernd Gombold, originally from Inzigkofen, then head of the main and personnel office at the Sigmaringen district office, was elected mayor as the only serious candidate with an absolute majority of 96.8 percent in the first ballot. On February 1, 2005, he took up his post as the successor to Pius Widmer, who had not stood as a candidate after 32 years. He was sworn into office on February 18, 2005, his term of office ends on February 17, 2013. In November 2012, Gombold was re-elected with 97.7% of the votes.

• 1862–1871: Lorenz Steinhart
• 1871–1876: Johann Oswald
• 1877–1915: Anton Henselmann
• 1915–1920: Anton Steinhart
• 1920–1923: Fidelis Schönbucher
• 1923–1938: Emil Henselmann
• 1938–1946: Johann Scherer
• 1946–1949: Fridolin Oswald
• 1949–1966: Johann Scherer
• 1967–1972: Manfred Sailer
• 1973-2005: Pius Widmer
• since 2005: Bernd Gombold

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Inzigkofen shows a divided shield, above in silver a golden armored, red-tongued black boar's head, below in red a standing golden stag.

Culture and sights

Inzigkofen is located on the Upper Swabian Baroque Road , the Danube Cycle Path and the Swabian Alb South Edge Path . The municipality is affiliated with the "Donaubergland" tourist association.

Museums

• The farmer's museum in the Inzigkofer Zehntscheuer, managed by the Swabian Albverein Inzigkofen, offers insights into rural life and work. On more than 700 square meters, it shows more than 500 agricultural implements and machines, some from the 19th century. It has existed since 1983, when the municipality of Inzigkofen rented the top floor for this purpose. Next to it is the monastery herb garden, designed as a show garden .

Buildings

The herb garden on the site of the former Inzigkofen monastery

Teufelsbrücke (formerly a wooden bridge) over a 20 m wide side gorge of the Danube

• The former Augustinian Choir Foundation Inzigkofen was founded in 1354. The current building dates from the years 1659–63 and has a cloister, prelate hall and stucco ceilings.
  • The former collegiate church of St. Johannes Baptist has a tower from 1484, but was rebuilt in 1780 according to plans by the Haigerloch master builder Christian Großbayer . It was given its largely classical form today. The building has an impressive high altar. The nun's gallery shows an elaborate grid made of twigs and paper mache.
  • The tithe barn of the monastery was built in 1510. During the Thirty Years War, the barn was burned down by Swedish soldiers passing through in 1636. It was rebuilt in 1645/46.
• In total there are five chapels in Inzigkofen that are important for the history of art and piety. The chapels reflect the local history of Inzigkof, with the rural village community, the former monastery and the Princely House of Hohenzollern as influencing factors:
  • The Leonhard Chapel and the Chapel of the Dead , both located on the edge of the former village settlement, go back to foundations from the farming community and, with Saint Leonhard and Saint Isidore, have typical "farmer saints" as patrons who are used in the event of diseases of the cattle or with the request for one good harvest were invoked as mediators.
  • Committed to the Marian piety of the Baroque period are the Joseph Chapel and the Hermit Chapel on the site of the former Augustinian Choir Monastery. The Josefskapelle, equipped with a flat vault with stitch caps and a delicate ceiling painting with flowers, is located in the west wing of the early baroque three-wing complex of the monastery and goes back to a foundation of Prince Meinrad I from Sigmaringen around 1660. The hermit chapel, named after the Black Madonna of Einsiedeln, was built in 1729 during the expansion of the monastery cloister wall as a structural element in the inner wall and was also painted in 1740 by the Riedlingen painter Josef Ignaz Wegscheider with a high-quality annunciation as a ceiling fresco.
  • A stately foundation is the St. Meinrad Chapel , which stands on the highest point of the Hermitage in the Princely Park . It dates from 1840 and is decorated with a crucifixion group, that is, four paintings made of oil on copper.
• The Baroque parish and pilgrimage church of Mater Dolorosa , also called Maria and Verena , with a tower from 1516/17 is located in the Engelswies district . It received its present form under the patronage of the princes of Fürstenberg-Meßkirch. The Messkirch court architect Johann Georg Brix had it rebuilt in 1721/24 and created the most important of the rural church buildings in the vicinity of the former Fürstenberg royal seat. Well-known artists were involved in the interior design. The sculpture of Saint Verena, made around 1320, is given special consideration. The figure, which normally cannot be seen in the original in the church, is one of the most valuable Gothic sculptures in the district. The mighty high altar shows the miraculous image of Our Lady of Sorrows.
• The Verenakapelle , also located on the outskirts of the Engelswies district, is a "forest sanctuary at a dry waterhole".
• The neo-Gothic parish church of St. John and Paul from 1871 in the center of the district of Vilsingen has a church tower that is still visible at 47 meters high. In the church there is a baptismal font by the Vilsinger artist Simon Korn, who lives in Munich. The baptismal font made of shell limestone, which he designed, created and donated, bears three images of the Holy Trinity in the top row along with the symbols of baptism; at the foot he bears the symbols of the four evangelists and the figures of the four great Latin church fathers as bearers of the baptismal secrets. It was consecrated on July 22, 1909.
• The cemetery church Vilsingen is the second oldest church in Hohenzollern . The actual year of construction is unknown, but a document from 1465 says that the church is consecrated to the Queen Mother of God and the princes of heaven John and Paul. Investigations of the building revealed that part of the foundation wall goes back to the oldest church mentioned in 850, the church was built and changed around 1470. The frescoes are works of the 16th century. In 1627 the church was completely renovated. For example, arched windows and ceiling panels were installed. With the construction of a new parish church, the church ultimately became a cemetery church. The church has been renovated since September 2007 and consecrated at the end of May 2009, at a cost of 240,000 euros. The church is still owned by the Catholic Church and is now used as a funeral hall for funerals.
• The Dietfurt ruin is a well-preserved keep , but it is not accessible. The medieval building was mentioned in 1274 as "castrum Dietfurt".
• The Teufelsbrücke Inzigkofen is located in the princely park of Inzigkofen.
• The Verena fountain in Engelswies has been decorated every year at Easter since 2009 with painted Easter eggs and wreaths made from fir branches to form the Easter fountain.
• There are also various small monuments, including the field cross on the Butzach above the water reservoir. The wooden cross with the body of Christ was restored in spring 2015.

Under bridge construction experts not otherwise important, 1895 was built bridge across the Danube to the former station known as the second three articulated concrete - arch bridge in the history of bridge . It was blown up shortly before the end of the Second World War and was later replaced by today's reinforced concrete bridge.

Natural monuments

The Amalienfelsen

• Amalienfelsen on the right bank of the Danube in the Princely Park

Princely Park

The Princely Park Inzigkofen is a landscape garden from the romantic era that is important for cultural history and tourism . It lies on both sides of the Danube and incorporates the rocky steep slope that marks the exit of the Beuron Danube Gorge into the garden architecture. It was created 1811-1829 under the Hohenzoller princess Amalie Zephyrine . The 25 hectare park area is still owned by the Hohenzollern family, but is looked after by the Swabian Alb Association Inzigkofen.

Special features include a. the Devil's Bridge over the Höllschlucht gorge, the rock gate , the Känzele viewpoint and the Hermitage . The rocks above the steep bank of the Danube not far from the Amalienfelsen feature some prehistoric caves. Since 2008, a project has been running at the University of Freiburg to further develop the park in order to balance monument preservation , nature conservation and forestry, which provides for better visual axes and the re-establishment of a Danube crossing.

Sports

In the Vilsingen district, a small ski lift with a length of around 140 meters is operated in winter.

societies

• The Hohenzollern cuirassiers Sigmaringen are a historical equestrian group since 1984 and have been a traditional association ( Bürgergarde ) based in the Paulter Hof. The riders wear uniforms whose historicity has been proven based on a picture from 1781. This shows, along with other soldiers from the Swabian district, a cuirassier from the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen district regiment. He wears a black three-cornered hat with a silver braid, a white collar with scarlet lapels and paille-colored underclothes that are based on the color of the formerly hish-leather riding breeches , as are the leather-colored gauntlets. Instead of a linen boot cuff, the Hohenzollern cuirassiers wear woolen stockings that are pulled over the knee. The high gauntlets in particular identify them as cavalrymen.
• The Inzigkofen local group of the Swabian Alb Association was awarded the Eichendorff plaque in 2006.

Regular events

• The Inzigkofer Fasnet is determined by the traditional groom . This custom can only be found in the region of the former Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen . During this time, one also comes across the nickname dung heap inlaid for the Inzigkofer. They are said to have started ringing all the church bells because, on a slightly foggy morning, they held the lumps of dung piled up by a farmer in a field the day before for the procession of pilgrims announced from Vilsingen that day .
• In the district Engelswies is for more than 20 years at the radio Sunday of the custom beacon held. The accessible spark fire is created on the spark weekend by the Engelswieser fire brigade on the valley mountain with rods and straw. Traditionally on Sunday evening, the spark master gives the command "fire open" to burn down.
• The three-day village and bakery festival takes place in Vilsingen every year .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Former Inzigkofen train station with the Tuttlingen – Inzigkofen railway branching off from the Tübingen – Sigmaringen railway

Junction of the Inzigkofen – Tuttlingen (left) and Sigmaringen – Tübingen routes west of Inzigkofen

The Tuttlingen – Inzigkofen line branches off from the Tübingen – Sigmaringen line near Inzigkofen . Although Inzigkofen is a hub in rail traffic, trains no longer stop there. The platform of the train station outside the town in the Danube Valley was demolished when the route was expanded for trains with tilting technology. The place is incorporated into the Neckar-Alb-Danube transport association (naldo).

Inzigkofen lies on the Danube Cycle Path , which leads from the source of the Danube via Passau , Vienna and Budapest to the mouth of the Black Sea .

Healthcare

The De'Ignis dormitory Haus Tabor is located in the Engelwies district . The beginnings of the project go back to 1986. In 1992 the cooperation with the De'Ignis specialist clinic in the Black Forest began. The “Haus Tabor” became the “De'Ignis-Wohnheim Haus Tabor”, a facility for out-of-hospital psychiatric care and reintegration of people with mental illnesses into normal everyday work. The dormitory is part of de ignis gGmbH with headquarters in Altensteig . Today the facility offers 20 workplaces and, including four places in an outdoor living group and three day visitors, accommodates 42 residents. The Christian approach of Haus Tabor is to convey to people the image of a loving God who gives the chance and the strength for a new beginning.

education

• Adult Education Center in the former Augustinian Choir Foundation Inzigkofen

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• 1973: Anton Vögtle (born December 17, 1910 in Vilsingen; † March 17, 1996 in Freiburg im Breisgau), Catholic theologian
• 1996, March 6th: Julius Auer (* 1926 in Worblingen ), senior pastor of the Archdiocese of Freiburg , who also served the longest in a parish. Since November 2008 a small golden plaque has been commemorating the “Auerlinde”, a linden tree planted in his honor, between the church and the rectory.
• 2005, January 27: Pius Widmer (born June 7, 1943 in Sigmaringen, † July 4, 2015 in Inzigkofen), retired mayor D.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Simon Korn , born in the district of Vilsingen, sculptor (including sculptures on buildings by Georg von Hauberisser : Munich City Hall, St. Paul Church in Munich and St. Johann City Hall )
• Josef Vögtle , born in 1889 in the district of Vilsingen, theologian, canon and prelate, died in 1953 in Freiburg i. Br., Brother of Anton Vögtle.
• Anahita Rehbein , born 1994, Miss Germany 2018 and Miss Baden-Württemberg

literature

• Max Beck: Inzigkofen - short chronicle with pictures from Inzigkofen, Vilsingen and Engelswies . Geiger-Verlag, Horb am Neckar 1988, ISBN 3-89264-208-7 .
• Walther Genzmer (Ed.): The art monuments of Hohenzollern . tape 2 : Sigmaringen district. W. Speemann, Stuttgart 1948.
• Martina Goerlich: educated contemporaries take a stroll. The princely facilities in Inzigkofen (Sigmaringen district). In: Preservation of monuments in Baden-Württemberg (PDF; 9.2 MB), 3/2006, 35 years , ISSN  0342-0027 , pp. 114–119.
• Friedrich Eisele: On the history of the parish Vilsingen. In: Freiburg Diocesan Archive. (FDA) NF 24 (1923), pp. 23-41.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Information from Sonja Köser, Citizens' Office of the Inzigkofen community, from January 18, 2011.
3. ↑ WE - Inzigkofen , p. 7
4. ^ S. Schiek: The Hallstatt grave of Vilsingen. On the chronology of the late Hallstatt princely graves in southwest Germany. In: Tübingen contributions to prehistory and early history. Festschrift for P. Goessler. Tübingen 1954, p. 150ff.
5. ^ Paul Reinecke : Ancient Greek bronze jug from Vilsingen near Sigmaringen .
6. ^ Edwin Ernst Weber: The prehistory and early history in the district of Sigmaringen . ed. from the district of Sigmaringen, department culture and archive, and Kulturforum district Sigmaringen eV 2009.
7. ↑ Angela Vielstich, Edwin Ernst Weber: The "Dreiländerkreis" Sigmaringen in a historical overview. In: Dirk Gaerte (ed.), Edwin Ernst Weber (conception): The three-country circle Sigmaringen. A guide to nature, economy, history and culture . Gmeiner Verlag, Meßkirch 2007, ISBN 978-3-89977-512-9 , p. 25.
8. ↑ Max Beck: Inzigkofen. Short chronicle .
9. ^ Edwin Ernst Weber: Sophie Scholl in the Reichsarbeitsdienstlager Schloss Krauchenwies. In: Denkstättenkuratorium NS-Documentation Oberschwaben (ed.): Places of thought on Upper Swabian paths of remembrance in the districts of Lake Constance and Sigmaringen . 2012, p. 30.
10. ^ 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. 550 .
11. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg 2014  ( 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.  
12. ↑ Sebastian Pantel (sep): From rascal to city father. In: Südkurier of December 4, 2010.
13. ^ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Compliment from the district administrator. In: Südkurier of November 30, 2004.
14. ↑ Manfred Dieterle-Jöchle (dim): About the person. In: Südkurier from May 28, 2005.
15. ↑ Tourist routes. In: Swabian Alb! traveling there, of course, the nature place to go. ed. from the Swabian Alb Tourism Association. Bad Urach 2010, p. 10f.
16. ↑ ^{a b} Jennifer Kuhlmann (jek): How the museum got into the tithe barn. In: Ders .: Reminder: When grandma made the butter herself. Erich Beck and Raimund Rieder show old treasures in the farmer's museum. In: Schwäbische Zeitung of October 21, 2011.
17. ↑ ^{a b c d} Hike to the five chapels. In: Südkurier of March 25, 2011.
18. ↑ ^{a b} On the Jakobsweg from Gammertingen to Pfullendorf. In: Wanderbar ... the most beautiful routes. Experience the Sigmaringen district. District Office Sigmaringen, Druckerei Schönebeck, Meßkirch 2004, pp. 52–59.
19. ↑ Cultural focus “Treasures of the fine arts”. A baroque masterpiece Church tour in Engelswies. In: Official Gazette of the municipality of Inzigkofen from May 29, 2008.
20. ^ Edwin Ernst Weber: Customs and Traditions in the District of Sigmaringen. Edited by the district of Sigmaringen, Department of Culture and Archives, 2007.
21. ↑ Vilsingen receives a new baptismal font. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from July 22, 2009.
22. ↑ Ute Korn-Amann (uka): Inauguration. Renovated church: a worthy place. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from June 2, 2009.
23. ^ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Secular and ecclesiastical congregations celebrate the renovation of the cemetery church and forecourt. Signs of cohesion. In: Südkurier from June 3, 2009.
24. ^ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Committed citizens design artistic Easter fountains. In: Südkurier of April 3, 2010.
25. ↑ Wilfried Koch (wik): Christ figure restored. In: Südkurier from May 5, 2015.
26. ↑ Bridge over the Danube near Inzigkofen. In: Deutsche Bauzeitung , XXX. Vintage. N ° 1 of January 1, 1896, p. 7 ( digital version (PDF; 33.5 MB) on opus4.kobv.de)
27. ↑ To Inzigkofer Park. Pp. 11-13. In: Wanderbar ... the most beautiful routes. Experience the Sigmaringen district. Sigmaringen district office, Schönebeck printing company, Meßkirch 2004.
28. ^ Winfried Köpfer (wik): Inzigkofer Park. New structure creates a jewel of garden art. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from November 11, 2008.
29. ↑ Ski areas in our region. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from December 4, 2010.
30. ↑ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): When home has four hooves. In: Südkurier of July 24, 2010.
31. ↑ Award of the Eichendorff badge 2006 in Blätter des Schwäbischer Albverein, issue 6/2006, p. 18
32. ↑ Alfred Th. Heim: From water princes, Schilpen and Hornasen. In: Südkurier of June 13, 2003.
33. ↑ Bernd Hermann (bh): "de ignis-gGmbH". Dormitory is bigger in the future. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from July 30, 2010.
34. ^ Karl Mägerle (km): House Tabor introduces itself. In: Südkurier of June 11, 2011.
35. ↑ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): The greatest goal is the patients' independence. In: Südkurier of June 18, 2011.
36. ↑ Memory of honorary citizens. In: Südkurier from December 1, 2010.
37. ^ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Anton Vögtle will not be forgotten . In: Südkurier from December 20, 2010.
38. ↑ On the occasion of his 70th birthday on March 6, 1996, he received honorary citizenship.
39. ↑ Vera Romeu (from right): Honor. Pastor Auer puts a sign on his linden tree. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from November 22, 2008.
40. ↑ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Inzigkofen mourns the loss of former mayor Pius Widmer . In: Südkurier of July 6, 2015

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality