Klettgau (municipality)
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Coordinates: 47 ° 39 ' N , 8 ° 25' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Freiburg | |
| County : | Waldshut | |
| Height : | 407 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 45.87 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 7569 (December 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 165 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 79771 | |
| Area code : | 07742 | |
| License plate : | WT | |
| Community key : | 08 3 37 062 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Degernauer Strasse 22 79771 Klettgau-Erzingen |
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| Mayor : | Ozan Topcuogullari | |
| Location of the municipality of Klettgau in the Waldshut district | ||
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Klettgau is a municipality in the Waldshut district in Baden-Württemberg .
geography
Geographical location
The municipality of Klettgau is located in the lower Klettgau valley along the three streams Klingengraben , Schwarzbach and Seegraben. The municipal area extends over an altitude of 390 to 670 meters.
Neighboring communities
Klettgau borders the Swiss municipalities of Trasadingen and Wilchingen in the canton of Schaffhausen as well as Wasterkingen and Wil in the canton of Zurich and the German municipalities of Eggingen , Wutöschingen , Lauchringen , Küssaberg , Hohentengen on the Upper Rhine and Dettighofen .
Community structure
The municipality of Klettgau consists of the districts
The spatial boundaries of the districts are identical with the same formerly independent municipalities name, its official name is done by preceding the name of the municipality and comma separated the name of each hamlet. The districts also form residential districts within the meaning of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code .
The hamlets of Bühl, Mittelhof and Oberhof and the farms Berchenhof (Sommerau) and Kaiser (Keppele) Hof belong to the district of Bühl. The village of Erzingen belongs to the Erzingen district. The Geißlingen village and the Heideggerhof homestead belong to the Geißlingen district. The Grießen district includes the village of Grießen, the hamlet Reutehof, the Bergscheuerhof farmstead and the Alte Mühle and Brand houses, the Grießen train station and the Ziegelhütte. The hamlet Rechberg belongs to the district of Rechberg. To the district of Riedern a. S. (former municipality of Riedern am Sand) includes the villages of Oberriedern and Unterriedern. The Weisweil district includes the village Weisweil and the farms Burgstall (hof) and Nägele (field) hof.
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The following desolations and castles are in the municipality : the desolation Hof Erwis (district Bühl), in the district Erzingen the deserts Harthausen, Schlatt, Stierenhausen and not with certainty in the district Erzingen Oberwiller; in the district of Grießen the desert of Münchingen; in the district of Riedern a. See the few remains of Neukrenkingen Castle and not definitely in the Riedern a. S. the deserted houses courtyard; The Weißenburg castle stable is located in the Weisweil district .
history
Community merger
The municipality of Klettgau was formed on August 1, 1971 as part of the regional reform of Baden-Württemberg from the previously independent localities of Erzingen, Grießen, Rechberg, Riedern am Sand and Weisweil. On January 1, 1975, Bühl and Geißlingen were incorporated.
Districts
Erzingen is first mentioned in a document in pago Chleggouve in villa Arcingen in the year 876 in a cartular of the Rheinau monastery . In Erzingen there was a village noble family, the Lords of Erzingen . In documents from 1353 they are mentioned as noblemen or junkers , they were related to those of Bettmaringen and von Grießen . Around 1529 they are no longer mentioned. Church rights were transferred from the diocese of Constance to the Rheinau monastery in 1436 . The family name Indlekofer , which is still widespread in Erzingen today, is mentioned for the first time . In 1468 Erzingen was captured by the Confederates in the Waldshut War. Erzingen belonged to the Landgraviate of Klettgau , was part of the Schwarzenberg rule and was sold to the Grand Duchy of Baden .
In Riedern am Sand there was once a quartz factory for the extraction of quartz sand, mainly for plastering work (trowel throw), the sand pit opens up the barley sands of the Upper Freshwater Molasse , the sands contain not only known fossils such as shark teeth but also stone ore . The floor ore was extracted in the entire Klettgau and Randen area from nests that had formed in the limestone by washing out. The bean ore is similar in appearance to black beans, hence the name Bohnenviertel , which is still used today for the area around Grießen.
The Notburgafest takes place in Bühl every year . The pilgrimage to the Notburga von Bühl goes back to the Middle Ages. She is considered the patroness of the Klettgau. In Bühl, the last Freischart troops under General Franz Sigel and Joseph Weißhaar withdrew during the Baden Revolution . Bühl is also known among equestrians .
Coats of arms of the former municipalities
politics
Municipal council
In Klettgau, the municipal council is elected using the spurious selection process . The number of local councils can change due to overhang mandates . After the last election, the municipal council has 18 members (previously: 22). It consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following final result.
| Parties and constituencies |
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Seats 2019 |
% 2014 |
Seats 2014 |
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 27.0 | 5 | 35.4 | 8th | |
| FW | Free voters Klettgau | 29.4 | 5 | 26.5 | 6th | |
| GREEN | Alliance 90 / The Greens | 32.9 | 6th | 24.7 | 5 | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 10.7 | 2 | 13.4 | 3 | |
| total | 100.0 | 18th | 100.0 | 22nd | ||
| voter turnout | 60.6% | 51.8% | ||||
mayor
On November 27, 2016, Ozan Topcuogullari was elected as the new mayor of the municipality of Klettgau with 56.79%. He took office on February 1, 2017, replacing Mayor Jungmann in his office.
On November 9, 2008, Volker Jungmann (SPD) was confirmed in office with 98.22% of the votes cast. Although he was the only candidate to run, the turnout was 48.95%.
Partnerships
Klettgau has had a partnership with the municipality of Clisson near Nantes in France since 1976 . Since the summer of 2006 there has been a partnership with the Italian Sanza south of Naples .
Culture
societies
There are over 100 associations in the community. They are divided into carnival, women's, music, singing and sports clubs. The largest club is the Erzingen gymnastics club with over 800 members.
Economy and Infrastructure
The share of the manufacturing industry is 67 percent, trade, hospitality and transport make up 18 percent, the other services make up 15 percent. The market tradition in Grießen goes back to the Middle Ages and today there are still six grocer's markets every year. There used to be a brickworks and a weaving mill here .
Viticulture
In Erzingen there have always been viticulture , the vineyards to Erzingen and Rechenberg are especially with the vines of the variety Pinot Noir planted, it is red wine grapes. Vine growing is also known in the districts of Bühl and Riedern am Sand. A wine fair has been held every spring since 2002 and is organized by the municipal administration. The majority of the grapes are given by the Erzinger Winzergenossenschaft to the Badischer Winzerkeller cooperative for further processing. Every year since 1959, the Erzinger Winzerfest takes place in autumn. Tradition is the choice of the Erzingen wine princess . Upper Baden wine princess were:
- 1999 Sabrina Weißenberger
- 1970 Monika Stoll
- 1969 Bärbel Weißenberger
- 1968 Veronika Netzhammer
- 1967 Renate Stoll
- 1966 Paula Indlekofer
traffic
Klettgau is on the federal highway 34 [Basel – Singen (Hohentwiel)]. The Erzingen district has a train station with IRE and RB stops with a spacious car park. Trains run here every hour on weekdays. The train station in the Grießen district is served sporadically, especially for school traffic. The two stations are on the Hochrheinbahn Basel – Singen [-Ulm].
media
The one-time newspaper district Südkurier is represented in Klettgau with its branch Alb-Bote . In addition there is the advertising paper "Anzeiger Hochrhein". Hierzuland.info reports online about the community and the surrounding areas.
education
There are two primary schools in the districts of Erzingen and Grießen and a community school in Erzingen. Secondary schools are available in the district town of Waldshut-Tiengen , Bad Säckingen and in Singen am Hohentwiel.
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- Raymund Netzhammer (1862–1945), Archbishop of Bucharest
- Martin Zimmermann (1873–1957), Mayor of Erzingen (1922–1933 and 1946/49)
- Albert Zölle (1881–1956), council clerk and in 1945 temporarily acting mayor of Erzingen
- Hermann Stoll (1897–1976), Mayor of Erzingen from 1949 to 1967
- Hubert Roth (* 1941), from 1993 to 2001 mayor of the municipality of Klettgau, (1971–1992 main office manager)
Sons and daughters of the church
- Johann Conrad von Grießen, 39th abbot of Rheinau Abbey 1483–1498
- Maximilian Stoll (1742–1787), doctor in Vienna
- Martin Zimmermann (1873–1957), farmer, winemaker and mayor of Erzingen
- Albert Indlekofer (1879–1936), as Brother Kletus missionary in Mariannhill
- Heinrich Winter (1897–1988), Erzingen vine construction pioneer, legendary "vine father"
- Walther Peinsipp (* 1906), diplomat
- Konrad Josef Heilig (* 1907; † 1945 at Belluno ), historian
Other personalities associated with the community
- Notburga von Bühl (796–840), a Scottish princess living in exile , patroness of Klettgau
- Rudolf I (1218–1291), destroyed the Weissenburg Castle in spring 1288
- John XXIII (Antipope) (around 1370-1419), stayed in Erzingen on his escape
- Wilhelm von Grießen ∞ Appolonia von Erzingen (* before 1488, † after 1525), knight (Miles), local nobility
- Martin von Weißenburg (around 1470–1508), abbot of the Reichenau monastery 1492–1508
- Hans Rebmann (1499–1568), Reformed theologian, preacher in Grießen
- Maria Grießer von Bühl (around 1640–1682), victim of the witch hunt
- Robert Leiber (1887–1967), German Jesuit, son of a teacher from Erzingen, professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University and personal assistant, later private secretary of Eugenio Pacelli (Pope Pius XII.)
- Elmar Zimmermann (1930–1998), grew up in Erzingen, teacher in Stühlingen , author and artist
literature
- Mayor Franz Schmidt: The Klettgau 1971
- Hubert Roth: That's the way it is ... Life in Klettgau. 2000.
- Klettgau community archive
Web links
- This country.Info
- Klettgau: Pictures & local history
- ( http://www.klettgau-historia.de ): History of the Klettgau, stories u. Anecdotes
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Main statutes of the municipality of Klettgau from February 13, 2006 ( 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. (PDF; 233 kB)
- ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg region Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 984-988
- ^ 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. 505 and 523 .
- ^ Albert Krieger, Topographical Dictionary of the Grand Duchy of Baden , 1904.
- ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office, results of the 2019 municipal council elections
- ↑ Eleven hundred years of the Erzingen community , Festschrift September 26-27, 1970, p. 40 and 41.
- ↑ Biography online
- ↑ Hermann Stoll in: Eleven hundred years Erzingen community. 1970, p. 29.
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