Oberstaufen

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Oberstaufen
Map of Germany, position of the Oberstaufen market highlighted

Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '  N , 10 ° 1'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Swabia
County : Oberallgäu
Height : 791 m above sea level NHN
Area : 125.94 km 2
Residents: 7822 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 62 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 87534
Primaries : 08386, 08325Template: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / area code contains text
License plate : OA
Community key : 09 7 80 132
LOCODE : DE ZO2
Market structure: 44 parts of the community

Market administration address : 		Schlossstrasse 8
87534 Oberstaufen
Website : www.oberstaufen.info
Mayor : Martin Beckel ( FWO )
Location of the Oberstaufen market in the Oberallgäu district
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Lettering on the alpine road
Steibis and Oberstaufen from the south
Nagelfluhkette with Hochgrat and Einguntkopf
View from the Rindalphorn towards Oberstaufen
Center from the Seelekopf
St. Peter and Paul
View of the altar of the parish church of St. Peter and Paul
Rub at Steibis

Oberstaufen is a market in the Swabian-Bavarian district of Oberallgäu .

geography

Oberstaufen is located on the European watershed , between the catchment areas of the Rhine and Danube.

Parish parts

Oberstaufen has 44 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):

Neighboring communities

Stiefenhofen Missen-Wilhams Immenstadt in the Allgäu
Oberreute , Sulzberg Neighboring communities Blaichach
Riefensberg Hittisau Balderschwang

history

Until the church is planted

Stoufun is mentioned for the first time in a document by the St. Gallen Monastery on December 20, 868 . Since the peace treaties of Brno and Pressburg in 1805, the place has belonged to Bavaria. It was formerly part of the county of Königsegg-Rothenfels , which the owners exchanged for goods in Hungary in 1804. On February 12, 1921, the municipality of Staufen was officially renamed Oberstaufen . The communities of Aach, Oberstaufen and Thalkirchdorf used to form a unit with Stiefenhofen and were split up in 1808. In 1818 the community came into being.

20th century

In 1949, the spa doctor Hermann Brosig introduced the Schroth healing cure. With the award of the title “Schroth health resort” on November 30, 1959, Oberstaufen was officially recognized as the only Schroth health resort in the Federal Republic of Germany. On December 10, 1969, Oberstaufen was recognized as a climatic health resort . Since 1991, Oberstaufen has achieved the highest German level of health resort classification without claiming the addition of "Bad": Schroth- Heilbad .
Oberstaufen is also a member of the German-Austrian joint project Naturpark Nagelfluhkette .

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 6,404 to 7,770 by 1,366 inhabitants or 21.3%.

Incorporations

In 1970, parts of the area that previously belonged to the Stiefenhofen community were incorporated into Oberstaufen and in 1972 they were merged with Aach im Allgäu and Thalkirchdorf to form the new Oberstaufen community.

politics

City council and mayor

The following parties and groups were elected to the municipal council for the 2014–2020 and 2020–2026 terms:

Oberstaufen town hall
Party / list Share of votes Seats 2014-2020 Share of votes Seats 2020–2026
Christian Social Union (CSU) 28.2% 6th 32.0% 6th
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 5.9% 1 7.7% 2
Free voters 30.1% 6th 26.0% 5
Independent Thaler List 16.6% 3 18.8% 4th
Non-party list and Weißachtal (Steibis-Aach) 13.6% 3 11.8% 2
Active Oberstaufen 5.6% 1 3.6% 1

The turnout in the local elections on March 16, 2014 was 60.9% and in the election on March 15, 2020 it was 54.73%.

Mayor is Martin Beckel. He was elected in the 2014 local elections with 68.1% of the valid votes against three opposing candidates. On March 15, 2020, he was confirmed in office with an opposing candidate with 79.59% of the votes.

coat of arms

Description: Divided and split on top by blue and silver (white). On the split line, the intertwined golden capital letters S and T, below in silver (white) on a green hill a red castle with blue roofs.
The letters S and T are supposed to recall the image in the court seal of the Staufen rule from the early 18th century. The Bavarian national colors were used at the top, a stylized representation of Staufen Castle at the bottom.

On March 31, 1836, the coat of arms was first awarded to the Oberstaufen market by King Ludwig I. On August 29, 1986, the Swabian government agreed to continue the coat of arms of the former Oberstaufen market.

In addition to the coat of arms, the municipality uses a logo that alludes to the location in the mountains.

Sponsorship

In 1986, a sponsorship for the expelled Sudeten Germans from the Schroth spa town of Dolní Lipová / Niederlindewiese near Freiwaldau in the Jeseníky Mountains was adopted.

Culture and sights

Theater and concerts

Concert performances take place regularly in the Kurhaus Oberstaufen, in the Festhalle Steibis and in the Thaler Festsaal; Theater performances are given in the Kurhaus and in the Thaler Festsaal (farmer's theater).

Regular events

  • The historical " Fasnatziestag " ( Shrove Tuesday ), which is supposed to commemorate the plague , has a long tradition . On the Staufner Fasnatziestag the "Butz" symbolically cleans the festival participants and the house corridors of the plague with his broom and "dies" in the evening to the sound of prayer.
  • Since 1999 the German Championships have been held in Oberstaufen every February as part of the “Winter Triathlon Germany Trophy” (5 km running, 12 km mountain biking, 8 km cross-country skiing).
  • The Allgäu-Orient-Rallye in Oberstaufen, a low-budget rally that heads for the destination Amman / Jordan, has started every year in May since 2006 . Teams of four or six may compete with either two or three cars. The cars that arrive in Jordan will be auctioned for a good cause.
  • During the annual “ Viehscheid ” (cattle drive) on the second Friday in September, the farm animals (cattle, horses, donkeys etc.) that spent the summer in the mountain alps are ceremoniously returned to their owners decorated with flowers. This takes place on Scheidplatz in Höfen.
  • Every year on the last weekend in July, the Oberstaufen market festival takes place at Marienplatz in Oberstaufen.

Former events

  • With the races for the Staufen Cup, alpine ski races were held in Oberstaufen from 1962 to 1992.

Attractions

Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit Oberstaufen
Interior of the Holy Spirit Church (Evangelical-Lutheran)
  • The Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul is a former collegiate monastery of the Diocese of Augsburg.
  • The Gothic chapel of St. Bartholomew in Zell near Oberstaufen from 1440 with its three Gothic altars and original frescoes from the 15th century.
  • The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit at Montfortweg 7 is structurally connected to the Dietrich Bonhoeffer parish hall. A labyrinth is set in the churchyard.
  • Local history museum "Beim Strumpfar"
  • "S'Huimatle" farm museum
  • Show dairy with cheese school

Natural monuments

The Ureibe near Steibis is located on the northern slope of the Seelekopf above the Lower Lauchalpe . The age of this female yew is estimated to be 600 to 800 years. This makes it one of the oldest trees in Germany. Their trunk is hollow and around five meters in circumference.

Sports

Summer sports

  • Aquaria adventure pool
  • Thalkirchdorf outdoor pool
  • 12 tennis courts, six in Oberstaufen, four in Thalkirchdorf and two in Steibis.
  • Two resident golf clubs with 18 holes in Oberstaufen-Steibis and 27 holes in the Oberstaufen golf club in the Buflings district.
  • Summit station of Hündle -Double sesselbahn m to approximately 1100th A five-minute walk from the mountain station is the Obere Hündle-Alpe, where you can watch the cheese being made . There is also an 850 m long summer toboggan run and a mini golf course .
  • From Steibis, the Hochgratbahn , a small cabin lift, takes 18 minutes to reach the mountain station on the Hochgrat (at 1834 m, the highest mountain in the western Allgäu).
  • The Imbergbahn leads directly to the Imbergkamm.

Winter sports

  • Oberstaufen ski region with a total of 28 lifts to the ski areas, 40 km of machine-groomed slopes. A total of 100 km of groomed trails are groomed around Oberstaufen (classic 100 km, skating 70 km). A special feature is the 50 km long long-distance hiking trail from the Alpsee to the Waldsee near Lindenberg . Illuminated at night and suitable for beginners is the 2 km long Kalzhofer -Loipe, a circular course. The Hädrich cross-country ski trails (5 to 10 km, for beginners and experienced) are at an altitude of 1200 to 1300 m with guaranteed snow until May.
  • Hündle / Thalkirchdorf ski area with 8-seater gondola and 10 lifts, 14 km downhill length.
  • Sinswanger lifts (two drag lifts , a practice lift, floodlights ).
  • The Steibis ski arena on Imberg with 8- seater gondola and toboggan run
  • Hochgratbahn Oberstaufen-Steibis with 5 to 6 km long runs. The Unterlauch run (6 km) is open to tobogganists on night and full moon rides.
  • Snowshoeing
  • 600 m² artificial ice rink with possibilities for ice stock sport , ice hockey or ice skating .

Economy and Infrastructure

Transport links

Official logo of Oberstaufen since 04/2017

Immediately south of the town center, the federal highway 308 runs from Lindau via Lindenberg past Oberstaufen and on to Immenstadt am Alpsee.

The Allgäu Railway ( Munich- Lindau) also runs there . South of the Oberstaufen station is the Oberstaufen tunnel , the only railway tunnel on the entire route .

From Oberstaufen train station, buses run directly to the mountain railways on the Hochgrat, Imberg and Hündle as well as to Immenstadt, Isny and Lingenau .

Social

There has been an open youth meeting place since September 2008: The Pangäa youth center in Oberstaufen. The Oberstaufen Family Center is particularly active for the other age groups (children, adults / seniors). There is also the Staufner Kinder e.V. V., the Oberstaufen women's association and the Thalkirchdorf kindergarten support association. The lively club life also offers a wide social environment.

additional

From Oberstaufen was 2010 ADAC with the ADAC Tourism Award for the value-guest card "Oberstaufen PLUS" excellent. The health resort also received the "German Tourism Prize 2009" for this offer.

Oberstaufen was the first municipality in Germany whose images were available on Google Street View . The facade pictures were released on November 2, 2010. This was preceded by an action by Oberstaufen Tourismus und Marketing GmbH in August, which, according to its own statements, recognized the chance for more tourism in the protests after Google announced that it would also start the service in Germany. A cake was baked for Google and a photo of this cake was published on Facebook . After some media reports, Google also became aware of the community. In other metropolises only sights were activated.

For the strategic implementation of the Google Street View campaign, Oberstaufen received the “PR Report Award” in the Corporate Media (internal / external) category in May 2011.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

  • Franz Mader (1839–1925), master bookbinder, honorary citizen in 1919 due to his services to the volunteer fire brigade and as a local committee member
  • Gottfried Resl (1865–1932), bishop. Spiritual Council, honorary citizen in 1920 due to his services as a pastor
  • Johann Aichele (1868–1953), former mayor, honorary citizen in 1929 due to his services to the community
  • Wilhelm Hertlein (1890–1969), former mayor, honorary citizen 1960
  • Max Ostheimer (1900–1975), bishop. Spiritual Council, honorary citizen 1960 due to his services as a pastor
  • Hermann Brosig (born April 3, 1906 in Schroppengrund in Moravian Silesia; † May 5, 1994 in Oberstaufen), spa doctor and founder of the Schroth cure in Oberstaufen, since 1971 honorary citizen of Oberstaufen, holder of the Federal Cross of Merit
  • Ottmar Burkart, senior teacher, honorary citizen in Aach 1928
  • Constantin Wiedemann (1880–1969), pastor, honorary citizen in Thalkirchdorf 1964
  • Johanna Winkler (1902–1996) senior teacher, honorary citizen in Thalkirchdorf 1964

Sons and daughters of the church

Other personalities

  • Josef Aurel Stadler (1778–1837), agricultural reformer and pioneer of Allgäu hard cheese production according to the Swiss style (Emmentaler)
  • Wilhelm Stumpf (1873–1926), landscape and portrait painter, illustrator
  • Christl Cranz-Borchers (1914-2004), Olympic champion in Alpine Combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, lived in Steibis
  • Kurt Bong (* 1937), German jazz musician and former head of the Hessischer Rundfunk big band, has lived in Oberstaufen since 2000
  • Nicola Förg (* 1962), German travel journalist and writer, grew up in Oberstaufen
  • Toni Steurer (* 1978), extreme ski touring athlete and mountaineer and climber
  • Karl-Heinz Riedle (* 1965), soccer player (Bundesliga, national player, world champion 1990) lives in Oberstaufen and runs a hotel here

literature

  • Bernhard Wucherer: Tradition meets trend in Oberstaufen , Gmeiner-Verlag 2013, ISBN 978-3-8392-1474-9
  • Oberstaufen - home book of the market Oberstaufen and the former imperial rule Staufen , Weiler i. A. 1983
  • Kapellenführer: You lead me out into the distance , ISBN 978-3-00-030953-3 (booklet with descriptions of all churches and chapels in and around Oberstaufen)

Web links

Commons : Oberstaufen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ^ Municipality of Oberstaufen in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Wilhelm Volkert (Ed.): Handbook of the Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 571 .
  4. ^ Bavarian State Office for Statistics
  5. ^ Website of the Oberstaufen market ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oberstaufen.info
  6. ↑ Viehscheid in the Allgäu is a festival time in the communities
  7. ↑ www.oberstaufen.info
  8. ↑ Bavarian Surveying Administration : BayernViewer 2.0 ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.geodaten.bayern.de archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  9. ↑ Vacation in Oberstaufen. Retrieved June 19, 2017 .
  10. ↑ «Always at the forefront of new developments» . Website Allgäuer Advertisement Sheet. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  11. ^ "German Tourism Prize 2009: The winners have been chosen" . Website General hotel and catering newspaper. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  12. ↑ Street View Start - This is how Google pixelated the republic . Spiegel Online website. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  13. ↑ Photo of the Oberstaufen Street View cake . Website Oberstaufen / Allgäus Fotos - pinboard photos on Facebook. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  14. ↑ “Google Street View starts on Tuesday in the Allgäu” ( memento of the original from November 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website Augsburger Allgemeine Online. Retrieved November 2, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.augsburger-allgemeine.de
  15. ↑ Corporate Media (internal / external) Winner: Oberstaufen Tourismus Marketing ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website PR Report Awards. Retrieved June 19, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / 2011.prreportawards.de
  16. ↑ Peter Ebenhoch at kultur-oa.de