Levertsweiler

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Levertsweiler
municipality Ostrach
Former municipal coat of arms of Levertsweiler
Coordinates: 47 ° 58 ′ 54 ″  N , 9 ° 19 ′ 18 ″  E
Height : 620 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.92 km²
Residents : 301  (December 31, 2012)
Population density : 61 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st October 1972
Postal code : 88356
Area code : 07585

Levertsweiler is a suburb of Weithart , one of eight localities in the Baden-Württemberg community of Ostrach in the Sigmaringen district .

geography

Levertsweiler is 5.7 kilometers northwest of the center of Ostrach, between the other suburbs Habsthal in the north and Bernweiler in the east, the Weitharter Wald in the west and the Störenberg ( 636.6  m above sea level ) in the south.

Expansion of the area

The total area of ​​the Levertsweiler district covers around 492 hectares (as of December 31, 2010).

structure

The Levertsweiler district includes the village of Levertsweiler and the Werlishausen desert .

history

Levertsweiler on a map with the "Description of the Eastern Eastern District" from 1697

The place was first mentioned in 1228 as Laiffinswilar . On the castle, which was abandoned near the village - in 1845 walls and moats were still to be seen, the noble lords of Leiterberg resided, who appear for the first time in 1253 (de Laiterberc). Ortolf de Laifinswiler , named in 1267, is probably identical to the eponymous Herr von Leiterberg, who sold his property, including the bailiwick and church set, to the Salem monastery in 1277 . The castle passed from his brother Burkhard to the Lords of Königsegg and was also sold to the Salem Monastery in 1294. The high judiciary was exercised by the county of Sigmaringen early on, first verifiable with the umbrella letter from 1324 . The local rule probably came to Salem with the manor and castle, and the monastery was able to maintain it in the 15th century . From then on, the village was part of the Ostrach Monastery Office, after 1611 it was subject to high monastic jurisdiction. 1803 with Ostrach an Thurn und Taxis , 1806 sovereignty of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen .

In the course of the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg , Levertsweiler was incorporated into Ostrach on October 1, 1974.

politics

Mayor

Alois Müller is the mayor of Levertsweiler, Dominic Osswald is his representative. Both were elected and confirmed by the local council in May 2014.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the former municipality of Levertsweiler shows a red ladder in a split shield above in silver on a green three-mountain, and below in black a double-rowed red-silver slanting bar.

Culture and sights

Lady Chapel

In Levertsweiler there is a "farmhouse" (Hirsten 1; early 19th century), the "Pfarrhaus" (St. Lucia Weg 2; 1753), the "Pfarrkirche St. Lucia" (St. Lucia Weg 8; 1840), the "Former Salemische Zehntscheuer" (Weithartstrasse 27; 1755), a "Wegkreuz" (parcel 188/2; 1940) and a "wayside shrine" (parcel 231, road to Bernweiler) are under monument protection .

At the exit of Levertsweiler to Lausheim there was a chapel that was demolished on November 20, 1940. In 2015 a new private chapel was built here (photo) in honor of Mary , the "mother of Jesus".

Parish Church of St. Lucia

The Catholic parish church of St. Lucia shows itself as a hall church in neo-Gothic forms from the year 1840 according to plans of the Fürstlich Thurn- und Taxis foreman Baur from Buchau. However, it goes back to a St. Martin's church from the 13th century , which was built after a fire in 1278. The tower is from the 15th century . The furnishings include several high -quality Gothic Hulz sculptures: Saint Barbara and Katharina (both around 1500) and Martin and Wendelin (both around 1400). The organ was built in 1941 by Gebr. Späth Orgelbau .

Ammunition depot

In the Weitharter Wald , west of Levertsweiler, is the former Mottschieß ammunition depot . The fenced-in area with buildings, watchtowers and warehouses are located both in the district of Pfullendorf and in the district of Ostrach.

Economy and Infrastructure

Citizen bus

Stop "KVB" and "Bürgerbus"

The Ostracher Citizens' Bus complements local public transport and improves, among other things, the mobility of people with disabilities. The bus runs three days a week according to a fixed schedule between the center of Ostrach and Jettkofen, Wagen, Bernweiler, Einhart, Levertsweiler, Lausheim and Magenbuch.

The citizen bus is financed by the municipality of Ostrach and operated by the citizen bus association as well as volunteer drivers and helpers.

Web links

Commons : Levertsweiler  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The localities of Ostrach ; Retrieved February 9, 2015
  2. ↑ Top25 Viewer [Top. Map 1: 100000 Baden-Württemberg]
  3. ↑ Information from Renate Döring, community Ostrach, from January 11, 2011.
  4. ^ Johann Adam Kraus: Supplements to "Burgstellen and Nobility in Hohenzollern" . In: Hohenzollerischer Geschichtsverein (Ed.): Hohenzollerische Heimat, Volume 27, No. 3 / September 1977 , p. 45.
  5. ↑ Information from the community of Ostrach on Levertsweiler in the Ostrach Border Stone Museum
  6. ^ 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. 549 .
  7. ^ Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg: Directory of immovable architectural and cultural monuments and the objects to be examined. (in Ostrach); As of June 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Josef Unger: Father and son build a small chapel . In: Südkurier of May 27, 2015
  9. ^ A chapel for Levertsweiler in www.schwaebische.de; accessed on July 20, 2018
  10. ↑ Georg Dehio (Ed.): Handbook of German Art Monuments . Baden-Württemberg I: The administrative districts of Stuttgart and Karlsruhe . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-422-03024-7 , Levertsweiler, p. 419 (first edition: 1966, new edition autumn 2011).
  11. ↑ Flyer of the municipality of Ostrach: CITIZEN BUS CONNECTS - CITIZENS DRIVE CITIZENS. November 2014