Kötz
coat of arms | Germany map | |
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Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ' N , 10 ° 17' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Bavaria | |
Administrative region : | Swabia | |
County : | Gunzburg | |
Management Community : | Kötz | |
Height : | 475 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 20.54 km 2 | |
Residents: | 3242 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 158 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 89359 | |
Primaries : | 08221.0 8223 | |
License plate : | GZ, KRU | |
Community key : | 09 7 74 148 | |
Community structure: | 3 parts of the community | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Obere Dorfstr. 3a 89359 Kötz |
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Website : | ||
Mayoress : | Sabine Ertle ( Free Association of Voters ) | |
Location of the municipality of Kötz in the district of Günzburg | ||
Kötz is a municipality in the Swabian district of Günzburg and the seat of the Kötz administrative community .
geography
Kötz is located in the Donau-Iller region.
The municipality has three officially named municipal parts (the type of settlement is indicated in brackets ):
- Ebersbach ( Kirchdorf )
- Großkötz ( parish village )
- Kleinkötz (parish village)
The three places also form the three districts that exist in the municipality.
history
Until the founding of the forerunner churches
Großkötz belonged to the Austrian margraviate of Burgau , and the Ehinger patrician family from Ulm from 1408 until the middle of the 18th century . Since the peace treaties of Brno and Pressburg in 1805, the place has belonged to the newly formed Kingdom of Bavaria . In Kleinkötz, on the other hand, the patricians Holzapfel von Herxheim ruled until 1806 , sharing the street court with the realm of Wettenhausen ; Ebersbach also belonged to the possessions of this monastery. In the course of the administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bavaria, the municipal edict of 1818 created the municipalities of Großkötz and Kleinkötz.
Incorporations
The municipality of Kötz was created on July 1, 1972 through the voluntary amalgamation of the previously independent municipalities of Großkötz and Kleinkötz. The community Ebersbach was incorporated on May 1, 1978 in the course of the regional reform.
Population development
- 1961: 2175 inhabitants
- 1970: 2414 inhabitants
- 1987: 2960 inhabitants
- 1991: 3071 inhabitants
- 1995: 3221 inhabitants
- 2000: 3233 inhabitants
- 2005: 3235 inhabitants
- 2010: 3198 inhabitants
- 2015: 3275 inhabitants
Between 1988 and 2018, the municipality grew from 2,938 to 3,234 by 296 inhabitants or 10.1%.
politics
City council and mayor
The municipal council has 16 members. Since the 2020 local elections , they have been divided into the following lists:
- Free voter community (FWG): 9 seats (58.3%)
- CSU : 7 seats (41.7%)
In the period from 2014 to 2020, the FWG and CSU each had seven seats and the SPD two seats; the latter no longer submitted an election proposal. The FWG won two additional mandates.
Mayor has been Sabine Ertle (Free Voting Association) since May 1, 2020; she was elected on March 15, 2020 from a competitor with 62.1% of the vote. Her predecessor was Ernst Walter from May 2008 to April 2020, who no longer stood for election.
tax income
The municipal tax revenue in 2011 amounted to the equivalent of € 2,494 thousand, of which trade tax income (net) accounted for the equivalent of € 708 thousand. The per capita debt was € 375 in the same year.
Partner communities
The partner community is shelter in Austria.
Culture and sights
- Church of St. Peter and Paul , Großkötz
- St. Nikolaus Church, Kleinkötz
- Kleinkötz moated castle
Personalities
- Johann Eberlin von Günzburg (* around 1470 in Kleinkötz , † 1533 in Leutershausen ), Reformation preacher and author
- Christoph Rodt (* 1575 in Neuburg an der Kammel , † 1634 in Kötz), sculptor
- Bruno Merk (1922–2013, born in Großkötz), politician, former Bavarian interior minister, "father of territorial reform "
Economy and Infrastructure
Economy including agriculture and forestry
In 1998, according to official statistics, there were 34 employees in the field of agriculture and forestry, 601 in the manufacturing industry and 93 in the field of trade and transport at the place of work. In other economic sectors, 279 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were a total of 1255 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There was one company in the manufacturing sector and five companies in the main construction sector. In addition, in 1999 there were 55 farms with an agricultural area of 1337 ha, of which 1076 ha were arable land and 232 ha were permanent green space.
Established businesses
- Ritter and Deeg Ingenieur-Tiefbau GmbH & Co KG
- AL-KO group of companies with AL-KO vehicle technology
- Merkle welding systems technology GmbH
- Klotz special machines
- Raiffeisenbank Mittelschwaben eG
- Ingenieurbüro Kranawetter GmbH
- Christian Koenitzer Consulting
education
The following institutions exist (as of: 1999):
- Kindergartens: 125 kindergarten places with 118 children
- Alois-Kober-Primary School 155 students (status: school year 2008/09)
- Elementary school Wasserburg
- Wasserburg Middle School
- Branch of Volkshochschule Günzburg
traffic
- Kötz is on the Mittelschwabenbahn railway line , which runs between the two suburbs; the station is called Kleinkötz.
- Kötz is on the A 8 passing north (exit Günzburg ) and on the B 16 , which runs through Kleinkötz.
societies
sports clubs
- Fishing club Kötz e. V.
- Kötz chess club
- Schützenverein Frohsinn Großkötz 1897 e. V.
- Rifle club Hubertus Ebersbach
- Spielvereinigung Kleinkötz e. V. - The soccer team currently plays in the district class West 2 in Swabia. Football and gymnastics are offered.
- Tennis Club Kötz e. V.
- VfL Großkötz 1924 e. V. - The association was founded in April 1924. The association currently has around 800 active and passive members. The soccer team currently plays in the district class West 2 in Swabia. The volleyball team is the most successful of its kind in the district and plays in the regional league. Gymnastics and cycling are also offered.
- Hiking group Kötz e. V.
Music clubs
- Blasorchester Kötz eV - The Wind Orchestra Kötz was founded in 2003 from the two traditional bands from Kötz, the Musikverein and the Kolping Band. The wind orchestra consists of the main band with around 60 active musicians.
- Country & Western Friends Koetz 1982 eV - Association for the promotion and maintenance of American Country & Western Music
- Friends of the Musikdorf Kötz in the Swabian Baroque corner
- church choir
- Men's choral society Liederkranz
Other clubs
- Fire service associations - each in Ebersbach, Groß- and Kleinkötz
- Förderverein St. Nikolaus- Association for the preservation of the parish church in Kleinkötz
- Interest group for a bypass Kötz e. V.
- Allotment Association
- Kolping family Kötz
- Kötzer Narren Club 1976 e. V. - The association cultivates the traditional Swabian customs of this season , especially during Carnival, and is known far beyond the district.
- Warrior and soldier clubs - each in Ebersbach and Großkötz, soldiers and comradeship clubs in Kleinkötz
- Senior Citizens Club Kötz
- Sudeten German Landsmannschaft local group Kötz
- VdK Kötz
- Association for horticulture u. Land care
- Association for the promotion of agriculture, forestry and landscape conservation - in Groß- and Kleinkötz
Web links
- Entry on the coat of arms of Kötz in the database of the House of Bavarian History
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 ).
- ^ Community Kötz in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 30, 2019.
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 476 .
- ↑ a b c 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. 775 .
- ^ Municipality of Kötz: A selection of important statistical data. (PDF) In: Bavarian State Office for Statistics. Retrieved October 27, 2018 (German).