Cat moss (Elzach)

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Cat moss
City of Elzach
Coat of arms of Katzenmoos
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
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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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Katzenmoos ( Memento from April 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Football ground in Katzenmoos. Retrieved November 21, 2015 .
  3. ↑ The local. Retrieved November 21, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Katzenmoos - old community ~ part of town. leo-bw.de , accessed on June 23, 2019 .
  5. ^ 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 .
  6. ^ Local history Katzenmoos ( Memento from March 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Local coat of arms Katzenmoos ( Memento from March 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 23, 2019.