Ortenberg (Baden)

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Ortenberg
Ortenberg (Baden)
Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Ortenberg highlighted

Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '  N , 7 ° 58'  E

Basic data
State : Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region : Freiburg
County : Ortenau district
Height : 163 m above sea level NHN
Area : 5.66 km 2
Residents: 3442 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 608 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 77799
Area code : 0781
License plate : OG, BH , KEL, LR, WOL
Community key : 08 3 17 100
Address of the
municipal administration:
Dorfplatz 1
77799 Ortenberg
Website : www.ortenberg.de
Mayor : Markus Vollmer
Location of the municipality of Ortenberg in the Ortenau district
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Ortenberg is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg and belongs to the Ortenau district .

geography

Ortenberg, viewed from the vineyards

Geographical location

Ortenberg is located in the foothills of the Black Forest at the exit of the Kinzig valley into the Rhine plain , 5 km from the district town of Offenburg . The Baden Wine Route runs through Ortenberg.

Neighboring communities

The community is enclosed on three sides by the city of Offenburg and borders on Ohlsbach in the east .

Community structure

The municipality of Ortenberg includes the village of Ortenberg, the hamlets of Fröschlach, Käfersberg (both merged with Ortenberg) and Steingrube and the residential areas Bachgraben and Schloss. The village of Freudental has risen in Ortenberg.

history

The village was first mentioned in 1148, when it was still called Dottenwiler / Tatenwilre . It was not until the middle of the 14th century that the name of the castle, which was already known as castrum Ortinberg in 1233 , was also used for the village. The castle was destroyed in 1678. Leonhard von Berckholtz rebuilt it in the 19th century.

In Ortenberg, witch hunts were carried out from 1573 to 1630 . 19 women got into witch trials and were executed.

Ortenberg belonged to the district of Offenburg for a long time , when it was dissolved in 1973, the place became part of the newly formed Ortenau district .

politics

Municipal council

The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following result with a turnout of 67.2% (2014: 58.5%):

Party / list Share of votes Seats 2014 result
CDU 45.9% 6th 49.2%, 6 seats
Citizens for Ortenberg / SPD 45.5% 5 46.5%, 5 seats
Free list / FDP 8.6% 1 4.3%, 1 seat

mayor

  • 1969–2008: Hermann Litterst
  • 2008 until today: Markus Vollmer

administration

Like the communities of Durbach , Hohberg and Schutterwald, the community belongs to the agreed administrative community of the city of Offenburg .

Partnerships

Ortenberg maintains a city ​​partnership with the following cities :

Attractions

Ortenberg Castle
Ortenberg Castle in May 2008

The Ortenberg castle serves as a hostel , but the tower systems are publicly available. The present castle-like building was built from 1838 to 1843 by the Livonian merchant Gabriel Leonhard von Berckholtz based on plans by the architect Friedrich Eisenlohr on the site of Ortenberg Castle, which was destroyed in 1678. Contrary to popular belief, this former imperial castle only gave the place its name, but not the Ortenau landscape . This name is derived from the previous term Mortenau (of lat. Moridunum = Wetlands ), whose initial consonant from the late 16th century vernacular fell victim.

The Bühlweg Chapel was built in 1497 and has been used ecumenically since 1972.

The parish church of St. Bartholomew was built in the Weinbrenner style in 1824 by the architect Hans Voss . The altar paintings in the Nazarene style are by the painter Marie Ellenrieder .

Economy and Infrastructure

Ortenberg is a wine-growing, the principles for wine region Ortenau in wine region Baden belong.

traffic

Although affected by Offenburg to Singen (Hohentwiel) leading Schwarzwaldbahn Ortenberg on the southwestern outskirts, the breakpoint of the community is, however, closed down since the 1980s. There are currently no specific plans for restarting the station.

education

With the Von Berckholtz School, there is a primary school in Ortenberg. There is a kindergarten for the youngest residents .

Personalities

Coming from Ortenberg

Honorary citizen

  • 1938: Gabriel Leonhard von Berckholtz (1781–1863), Baltic nobleman and businessman
  • 1987: Franz Vollmer, author and local researcher
  • 1998: René Weisgerber, Former Mayor of the Alsatian partner municipality of Stotzheim
  • 2008: Hermann Litterst, Mayor from 1969 to 2008
  • 2009: Richard Huber, parish pastor from 1991 to 2009

Individual evidence

  1. State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
  2. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg region Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 398-399
  3. ^ Franz Volk : Witches in the Landvogtei Ortenau and Reichsstadt Offenburg , 1882, reprint Offenburg 1978
  4. Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office
  5. Offenburger Tageblatt
  6. ^ Badische Zeitung
  7. ^ Official journal of the municipality of Ortenberg from September 25, 2009

Web links

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