Ochsenbach (Ostrach)

Ochsenbach municipality Ostrach Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ 16 ″  N , 9 ° 19 ′ 45 ″  E
Height :	677 m above sea level NHN
Postal code :	88356
Area code :	07585

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

geography

Geographical location

The suburb of Ochsenbach is 6.6 kilometers southwest of the center of Ostrach, between Oberochsenbach in the southeast, Waldbeuren in the east, the Falken forest area in the west and the Pfullendorf district of Denkingen in the southwest.

history

In 1229 the place Osobah , later Obernohsenbach , was first mentioned in a document; In 1435 it was owned by Konrad Schorp von Freudenberg . In 1454 Ochsenbach was sold to the Salem monastery .

In 1637 Ochsenbach and Burgweiler came to the county of Heiligenberg , and in 1806 to Baden .

In the course of the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg , the municipality of Burgweiler was incorporated into Ostrach on January 1, 1975 with the place Ochsenbach.

Place name

The name of the place is probably derived from the personal name Ohsa / Ohtizo , the nickname of Otheri / Othrich.

The following spellings have been used over the centuries: Ohsobach , Osabach , Ohsabach , Ohselbach , Ochsobach , Ochsembach , Ouchsenbach , Ochßenbach and Oxenbach .

Culture and sights

Buildings

• The Catholic Chapel of Our Lady (also Marienkapelle ) in the middle of the village was probably built in 1721.

Economy and Infrastructure

Citizen bus

Stop "Bürgerbus"

The Ostracher Citizens' Bus complements local public transport and improves, among other things, the mobility of people with disabilities. Three days a week the bus runs according to a fixed schedule between the center of Ostrach and Dichtenhausen, Spöck, Kalkreute, Ochsenbach, Waldbeuren and Burgweiler.
The citizen bus is financed by the municipality of Ostrach and operated by the citizen bus association as well as volunteer drivers and helpers.

literature

• Walter Kempe: Ochsenbach and its past . In: Hohenzollerischer Geschichtsverein (Ed.): Hohenzollerische Heimat, 41st year, No. 3 / September 1991 , pp. 42–45.
• Walter Kempe: Ochsenbach and his past (continuation) . In: Hohenzollerischer Geschichtsverein (ed.): Hohenzollerische Heimat, 41st year, No. 4 / December 1991 , pp. 59–61.

Individual evidence

1. ^ The localities of Ostrach ; Retrieved February 9, 2015
2. ↑ Top25 Viewer [Top. Map 1: 100000 Baden-Württemberg]
3. ↑ Information from the municipality of Ostrach in the Ostrach Border Stone Museum
4. ^ 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. 550 .
5. ↑ See Kempe (1991), p. 43.
6. ↑ See Kempe (1991), p. 61.
7. ↑ Flyer of the municipality of Ostrach: "CITIZEN BUS CONNECTS - CITIZENS DRIVE CITIZENS", November 2014

Web links

• The suburb of Ochsenbach near Burgweiler on the website of the community of Ostrach