Cat moss (Elzach)
Cat moss
City of Elzach
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Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 47 ″ N , 8 ° 1 ′ 7 ″ E | |
Height : | 377 m |
Area : | 8.11 km² |
Residents : | 324 |
Population density : | 40 inhabitants / km² |
Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 |
Postal code : | 79215 |
Area code : | 07682 |
Katzenmoos is a district of the city of Elzach in the Emmendingen district in Baden-Württemberg .
history
The Katzenmoos area consists of the two valleys Spitzenbach and Weinersberg and was the founding property of the St. Margarethen monastery in Waldkirch and part of the Schwarzenberg rule . As a result of the division of power in 1316, the place went to the Schwarzenbergs on the Schwarzenburg . From 1567, Katzenmoos was under the rule of Upper Austria , and in 1805 it became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden .
The name Kozzenmuos appears for the first time in 1341 . The part Kozze of the place name is said to come from an Alemannic settler Kotze. Moss stands for a water-rich area. The place name is said to have originated from moss of the puke .
In the 16th century the place appeared as Kotzenmoss . It is believed that mining was practiced in earlier centuries .
Katzenmoos was an independent community. It had a mayor and a town council. Katzenmoos has been part of Elzach since January 1st, 1974. The current mayor of Katzenmoos is Franz Lupfer.
Katzenmoos had its own primary and secondary school until 1975 . The school building was rebuilt in 1963.
coat of arms
Blazon : "In gold with a silver-blue cloud border, a red bar, on top of which a black three-mountain ."
It combines the coats of arms of the three lordships of Fürstenberg (Wolkenbord), Geroldseck (a red bar in gold) and Schwarzenberg (black Dreiberg) , which formerly adjoined Katzenmoos .
Web links
- Katzenmoos on the Elzach website
- Katzenmoos at alemannische-seiten.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Katzenmoos ( Memento from April 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Football ground in Katzenmoos. Retrieved November 21, 2015 .
- ↑ The local. Retrieved November 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Katzenmoos - old community ~ part of town. leo-bw.de , accessed on June 23, 2019 .
- ^ 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. 511 .
- ^ Local history Katzenmoos ( Memento from March 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Local coat of arms Katzenmoos ( Memento from March 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 23, 2019.