Loeffingen
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Coordinates: 47 ° 53 ' N , 8 ° 21' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Freiburg | |
| County : | Breisgau-Upper Black Forest | |
| Height : | 800 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 88.03 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 7676 (December 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 87 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 79843 | |
| Primaries : | 07654, 07707 | |
| License plate : | FR | |
| Community key : | 08 3 15 070 | |
| City structure: | Core city and 6 districts | |
City administration address : |
Rathausplatz 1 79843 Löffingen |
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| Mayor : | Tobias Link | |
| Location of the city of Löffingen in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district | ||
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Löffingen is a town in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district in Baden-Württemberg , located on the Höllentalbahn Titisee-Neustadt - Donaueschingen and federal highway 31 .
The recognized place of pilgrimage Löffingen is known for the Black Forest Park, an amusement park with game reserve, and for the Wutach Gorge located south of the city .
Geography and natural space
Löffingen is the only municipality in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district to have a share in the natural spatial unit of Baar . The sudden transition from the densely wooded Black Forest to the largely open land of the Baar becomes clear to the observer driving on the B 31 from Freiburg im Breisgau to Donaueschingen near Rötenbach (four kilometers west of Löffingen), where the red sandstone merges into the shell limestone . The majority of the Baar natural area is of course located in the Black Forest-Baar district , which adjoins to the north and east and from which Löffingen is separated by the Gauchach . The areas to the south and west of the Gauchach, characterized by layers of shell limestone and Keuper, are now appropriately referred to as Westbaar and Löffinger shell limestone highlands. In the south, the Wutach Gorge forms another natural guideline, which at the same time forms the border with the Waldshut district. The gorges of both bodies of water were (Gauchach) or are (Wutach) effective traffic barriers, especially in wintry weather. Other smaller streams flow through the area of the city of Löffingen, mainly from northwest to southeast.
Even if the Westbaar appears rather gently undulating compared to the Black Forest at first glance, there are significant differences in altitude. The highest point is reached at 935 m in the northwest of the city area at Hochmoos on the boundary to Friedenweiler . From there the demarcation drops relatively evenly to the south and east until it reaches the edge of the Gauchach / Wutach gorge. At the confluence of the Gauchach and Wutach rivers, where the districts of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Schwarzwald-Baar and Waldshut meet, the lowest point in Löffingen is reached at 574 m.
Large areas are forested along both gorges and in the north of the Löffinger district, while agricultural use predominates on the plateau of the Westbaar. The forest share of 45.4% is, however, significantly lower compared to the neighboring communities of Eisenbach (66.0%), Lenzkirch (70.1%) and Friedenweiler (77.5%), which are part of the Black Forest natural area . The degree of forest cover in the two neighboring cities of Bonndorf and Bräunlingen to the south and northeast is 55.1% and 50.9%, respectively, slightly above the value of Löffingen.
Parts of the nature and landscape protection area Wutachschlucht are located in the Löffinger district . In 1991, the Ochsenberg-Litzelstetten nature and landscape protection area was designated southwest of the city center in order to preserve the few spring swamps that still exist there , wetlands with littered meadows , and hedge landscapes typical of the Westbaar . A municipal council resolution from 1992 created a biotope network concept for the undeveloped parts of the Löffingen and Seppenhofen districts .
In the urban area were the medieval castles Burg Neu-Blumberg and Burg Stallegg, which had been demolished except for small remains .
Maienland Gate
Town Hall Square
View over the Westbaar west of Löffingen to the Witterschnee pilgrimage church
City structure
The former communities of Bachheim , Dittishausen, Göschweiler , Reiselfingen, Seppenhofen and Unadingen belong to Löffingen . The village of Bachheim, the hamlet of Neuenburg and the residential areas of Burgmühle, Oberburg and Unterburg belong to the former municipality of Bachheim. The village of Dittishausen and the hamlet of Weiler belong to the former municipality of Dittishausen. The former municipality of Göschweiler includes the village of Göschweiler, the Schattenmühle and Hofgut Stallegg farms and the Stallegg electricity station. The town of Löffingen within the boundaries of before the municipal reform of the 1970s includes the town of Löffingen, the hamlet of Krähenbach, the Witterschnee farmstead and the residential areas of Bleiche, Öle, Paradies, Reichberg and Ziegelhütte. The village of Reiselfingen and the hamlet of Dietfurt belong to the former municipality of Reiselfingen. The former municipality of Seppenhofen includes the village of Seppenhofen, the Obermühle and Unter (Linsi) mühle farms and the Reiselfingen-Seppenhofen train station residential area. The former community of Unadingen includes the village of Unadingen, the Eulenmühle and Grünburg farms and the post office and train station Unadingen. In the Göschweiler district are the abandoned villages of Räuberschlößchen and Neublumberg. Alenberg, Künsingen and Litzelstetten are in the Löffingen district. In the Seppenhofen district you will find the abandoned villages Niederhofen and Oberhofen and in the Unadingen district you will find the abandoned village Mauchen.
The districts of Löffingen and their population:
| district | population |
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| Loeffingen | 3488 |
| Unadingen | 990 |
| Seppenhofen | 888 |
| Dittishausen | 917 |
| Reiselfingen | 562 |
| Goeschweiler | 509 |
| Bachheim | 364 |
| City of Löffingen | 7718 |
history
In the 4th century the settlement of the Westbaar began by the Alemanni , which lasted until about the 6th century. The first written mention of Löffingen can be traced back to the year 819.
In 1270 Löffingen was granted city rights by the Fürstenbergers . Löffingen continued to develop into the central place of the Westbaar, so that in 1485 the city was expanded for the first time.
The Reiselfingen church, first mentioned in a document in 1275, belonged to the Säckingen monastery and later became a branch church of the Löffingen church due to its low income.
From 1500 Löffingen was part of the Swabian Empire . In 1534, the first of two major city fires broke out. This fire destroyed the whole city, only the church remained. In the further course of the wars in the 16th to 19th centuries repeatedly led to small crises that were well managed.
Between 1728 and 1772 there was a forest trial against the Fürstenbergers, which the city was able to win. She got new forest area. Furthermore, the city developed into an important place of pilgrimage ( Witterschneekreuz ).
From 1880 Löffingen lost its central market function. In 1901 the place was connected to the Höllentalbahn and the train station opened. From 1919, the Fürstenberg Princely House in Donaueschingen received electricity from the Laufenburg power station , as the Stallegg river power station was no longer sufficient. In the course of this measure, Löffingen and all subsequent districts could also be supplied with electricity. In 1921 the second big city fire occurred.
During the Second World War, Löffingen was not spared from bombing and destruction. However, the old town was largely preserved.
On January 1, 1970, the previously independent municipality of Seppenhofen was incorporated into Löffingen, and Göschweiler was incorporated on June 1, 1972. Bachheim was incorporated into Löffingen on January 1, 1974. On January 1, 1975, today's town of Löffingen was re-formed by the merger of Löffingen with Dittishausen, Reiselfingen and Unadingen. In order to improve the infrastructure, the cultural and tourism center was opened in 1988 and the inter-communal industrial park on Bundesstraße 31 in 1997 .
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council election on May 26, 2019 led to the following result with a turnout of 62.7% (+ 5.8% p):
| Party / list | Share of votes | +/-% p | Seats | +/- |
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| CDU | 37.9% | - 2.8 | 9 | - 2nd |
| FDP / FW | 38.4% | + 5.8 | 9 | + 1 |
| SPD | 23.7% | - 2.9 | 6th | - 1 |
| total | 100% | 24 | - 2nd |
mayor
Löffingen's mayor is Tobias Link. He has been in office since February 17, 2014.
Attractions
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- The chapel on the site of the abandoned Weiler homestead is the second oldest building in the region, according to its preservation and promotion association.
Economy and Infrastructure
Löffingen is the seat of the Neustadt deanery of the Archdiocese of Freiburg . There is a primary and secondary school and a secondary school in Löffingen. Löffingen also has an animal shelter run by the local animal welfare association.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Friedrich von Hartenberg (1781–1822), impostor
- Ambros Oschwald (1801–1873), priest, founder of a colony in Wisconsin, was born in the Lochmühle, district of Undingen and grew up there
- Anton Viesel (before 1870 - unknown), sculptor who created some works in Freiburg im Breisgau, was born in Reiselfingen
- Adolf Hildenbrand (1881–1944), painter, lecturer at the Pforzheim School of Applied Arts, Freemason
- Rudolf Maier (1886–1962), District Administrator of the Überlingen district
- Walter von Lucadou (* 1945), physicist and parapsychologist
- Wolfgang Zinser (* 1964) former German triple jump champion
- Tutilo Burger OSB (* 1965 in Löffingen), priest and archabbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Beuron
- Gottfried Hummel (* 1968), composer and arranger
- Martin Braun (* 1968), former team captain of SC Freiburg
- Martin Wehrle (* 1970), career advisor and author
- Markus Schuler (* 1977), soccer player, most recently for Arminia Bielefeld
Personalities associated with Löffingen
- Stephan Burger (* 1962 in Freiburg im Breisgau), Archbishop of Freiburg
- Guido Andris (1879–1974), Catholic parish priest from 1929 to 1934 and anti-Nazi opponent
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ^ Löffingen: City on the Baar in transition? - A local investigation Fritsche, Freiburg 2003, ISBN 978-3-638-71354-2 . P. 9ff
- ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume IV: District Freiburg Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 122-127
- ^ Website of the city of Löffingen , accessed on March 29, 2017
- ↑ Georg TUMBÜLT, On the history of the former Säckinger patronage parish Reiselfingen, in: ZGORh 72, 1918, p. 114
- ^ Eduard Johne: Sixty Years of the Fürstlich Fürstenbergisches Elektrizitätswerk in Donaueschingen 1895–1955 , Friedrich Vorwerk, Stuttgart 1955, p. 23
- ^ 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. 500, 508 and 509 .
- ↑ Statistical State Office Baden-Württemberg - Municipal Council Elections 2019, Preliminary Results City of Löffingen , accessed on June 26, 2019
- ^ Association for the preservation and promotion of the Weiler chapel eV: The Weiler chapel project . Retrieved September 20, 2012
- ↑ New Archbishop: Löffingen is proud of Stephan Burger , Badische Zeitung , May 30, 2014