Ottersdorf
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Ottersdorf
City of Rastatt
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| Height : | 115 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 7.69 km² |
| Residents : | 2418 (December 31, 2012) |
| Population density : | 314 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st December 1971 |
| Postal code : | 76437 |
| Area code : | 07222 |
Ottersdorf is a village in the Central Baden part of the Upper Rhine Plain with almost 2500 inhabitants. It lies between the Rhine and the large district town of Rastatt , to which it has belonged as a district since 1971 . In the immediate vicinity are the villages of Wintersdorf and Plittersdorf , with which it forms the so-called reed .
geography
Ottersdorf lies in the Upper Rhine Plain . The center is about 2.5 km from the Rhine , which forms the border with France there . The city center of Rastatt is approx. 3.5 km away.
The area around Ottersdorf was created in its natural form in the Ice Ages. Since then, the Rhine has run through the region, but has changed its course several times. In the Middle Ages, Ottersdorf and the other reed villages were on an island on the Rhine for over a century. It was not until the Rhine was straightened in the 19th century that Ottersdorf and the other reed villages were finally on the right bank of the Rhine and thus part of Baden .
Just northeast of the town center is the Lindensee , a former quarry pond , which is used as the lake today.
history
Foundation and first evidence
It can be assumed that the area around Ottersdorf was not settled by the Alemanni when they came to Alsace in the 5th century - possibly because the area was too humid for them. After the Alemanni were driven back by the Franks under King Clovis in 496, they stayed in the region. The Franks came from the Lower Rhine and were well versed in hydraulic engineering - it may be that this fact prompted them to settle. Another clue are the place names in the Ried. There is also a winter village near Trier and a Plittersdorf near Bonn. It is possible that the Frankish soldiers gave the newly founded villages the names of their hometowns. A settlement in the 6th century can therefore be assumed. The first documented mentions of the settlements in the Ried come from the 8th century when they belonged to the Alsatian Abbey of Weißenburg , which was the case until around 1800.
Ottersdorf is mentioned for the first time in a deed of purchase, which is probably a forgery from the 12th century. The processes described are, however, considered to be authentic. The purchase of 40 acres of newly cleared land in Ottersdorf by Empress Adelheid is recorded, which must have been settled sometime between 984 and 996. This was taken as an opportunity to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the town in 1994. Said land was donated to the former Selz Abbey , to whose sphere of influence the whole of the Ried belonged for a long time. The exact whereabouts of the 40 acres is unknown.
However, there are much older documents that also point to Ottersdorf. In a deed of donation published by Johann Kaspar Zeuss in 1842 from the oldest holdings of the Weißenburg monastery , it is documented that on January 6, 774, the large landowner Sigibald made several donations to the abbot of the Ermbert monastery, who was also Bishop of Worms, in the Beinheim district. Among them were the serf farmers Ortaharius or Ortharius with his wife Nana and children and Winihiarius with his wife Sigihilda. It is assumed that the two places Ottersdorf and Wintersdorf emerged from these farms.
In the following centuries, written evidence is rare. The first real document about Ottersdorf comes from the year 1318. At that time the two knights Albert Röder von Schauenburg and Albert Röder von Staufenberg (near Offenburg ) sold their income from the church tithing to the Strasbourg priest Johannes von Steinbach. All five vineyards are mentioned for the first time, including Ottersdorf.
From around 1310 to around 1464 the reed and thus Ottersdorf was on an island on the Rhine. This resulted in two options for crossing the Rhine, which led to customs disputes, as one could bypass such a customs office. Therefore, an arm of the Rhine was closed, which is reported in a document from 1493/1494. With the construction of the dam, the Riedorte became part of Baden. Their past as part of Alsace had a long-lasting effect. The original Ottersdorf dialect, which is hardly spoken today, has clear similarities with the dialects of the neighboring Alsace.
In 1595 there was a pasture dispute with the neighboring village of Wintersdorf. The Ottersdorf farmers were accused of driving their cattle to beet fields of the Wintersdorfers without authorization. The latter therefore demanded that they may drive their cattle across the Ottersdorf beet fields. A customs clerk from Hügelsheim was appointed to settle the dispute. It turned out that the beet fields of the two villages were right next to each other. However, an Allmandweg led through the disputed area. Furthermore, the Wintersdorf residents also have some fields on the Ottersdorf district. The referee recommended that the Ottersdorfers leave their fields for the current year, as the Rhine had flooded a lot of land and the Ottersdorfers would have sown the turnips out of necessity. For the coming years, he recommended that the two villages jointly determine where beets should be grown.
Ottersdorf during the wars from the 16th to the 18th century
The year before, in 1594, the Catholic margraviate of Baden-Baden had been occupied by the Protestant margravate of Baden-Durlach. Margrave Georg Friedrich von Baden-Durlach was an advocate of the Protestants and equipped what was financed with the help of supposedly voluntary donations - these were also collected in Ottersdorf. When the Thirty Years War broke out in 1618, Ottersdorf was also affected. After the margrave suffered a defeat at Wimpfen on May 6, 1622, the Bavarian troops invaded the margraviate in June. However, the reed was saved from occupation by the then wider Old Rhine. Margrave Wilhelm von Baden assumed his inheritance, and the occupation by Baden-Durlach was thus over. The damage that has occurred in the meantime was listed and billed to Baden-Durlach. The lack of many things is documented until the end of the war in 1648.
At the beginning of the Dutch War (1672 to 1679) Ottersdorf had about 200 inhabitants in 39 households. After the war there were only 35 citizens. The village was hardest hit in the Palatinate War of Succession (1688 to 1697): It is reported that on the morning of August 30, 1689 the three Rieddörfer were burned down by the occupation of Fort-Louis . As a result, almost all of the houses were in ruins. Looting by hussars and the French army followed. Some of the damage was not repaired until thirty years later.
Ottersdorf was also affected in the following wars. Even if these were not as devastating as they were in 1689, the economic damage was considerable.
19th century
From 1820 three buildings were built that still characterize the townscape today. These are the rectory (1826), the church (1833/1834) and the town hall (1839/1840). Until then there were hardly any stone houses in the village, from now on no more wooden houses have been built. The only medieval building at that time, the church, was replaced by the new building mentioned. The sketches of the old church were lost in World War II .
Also from 1820 there are annual reports that document the events in the village very precisely. As part of the new building of the federal fortress in Rastatt , many fortress workers moved to Ottersdorf. The community had to clear large amounts of land so that the fortress would have a clear field of fire.
In 1832 a community reform was carried out in the whole of Baden, whereby the previous title of mayor was abolished and the establishment of the mayor was decided. Therefore, from this year there was also mayor in Ottersdorf.
As in many parts of the country, the year 1847 was marked by great hardship, which was also the trigger for the March Revolution . The revolutionary years of 1848 and 1849 themselves did not go smoothly in Ottersdorf. There was a big argument with Pastor Georg Philipp Hehn, who was also influenced by the political change in the country. Hehn was obviously an opponent of the republic, which apparently did not correspond to the will of the Ottersdorfers. Ultimately, Hehn was forcibly evicted on April 4, 1848. Ottersdorfer also took part in the fighting on the part of the revolutionaries. In June 1849 a vigilante group was set up in Ottersdorf, which initially consisted of 26 men. During the siege of the federal fortress of Rastatt, which ultimately sealed the end of the revolution, Prussian troops were quartered in the village and had to be supplied. As a result, all weapons had to be surrendered and an investigation was made into who had taken part in the revolution.
The Franco-German War went smoothly for Ottersdorf - 20 villagers were drafted, but all of them returned.
In the subsequent empire, Ottersdorf experienced a change. The number of commuters and after-work hosts increased. The church was renovated, a postal agency was set up, a school building was built, and the population rose to over 1,000.
First World War
At the beginning of the First World War , the situation gradually deteriorated. As early as 1914, the 226 children at the Ottersdorf School had to be taught by only two teachers. Initially, the residents donated abundant food for the army. The first deaths were soon to be mourned - on October 7, 1914, the first two Ottersdorf soldiers were buried in the cemetery. 7 more should follow them. 40 Ottersdorf soldiers were buried in foreign soil. The soldier Otto Groß died in 1921 as a result of gas poisoning during the war. Towards the end of the war, the bitterness against the emperor and the imperial government grew. The Plittersdorfer Schiffbrücke was open for the returning German troops until November 21, 1918, so that they also streamed back into the country through the Ried. Some soldiers even wanted to knock down a street sign "Wilhelmstrasse" out of anger at the Kaiser.
Interwar period
In 1921 Ottersdorf was equipped with electric street lights and gradually most of the houses were connected to the power grid. A dentist opened his practice and the Ottersdorf gymnastics club was founded. Unemployment rose everywhere at the beginning of the 1930s, so that many Ottersdorfers worked in Alsace. The NSDAP received from 1930 increasingly votes in parliamentary elections.
When the National Socialists took over government in 1933, three associations that the rulers regarded as socialist were dissolved. Specifically, these were the workers' choir "Friendship" , the workers' bicycle club "Solidarity" and the workers' gymnastics club "Frei Heil" (founded in 1913). Their assets were confiscated by the state, gymnastics equipment went to the Ottersdorf gymnastics club . The NSDAP set up local groups and held quarterly, later monthly, meetings. Even if 187 Ottersdorfers voted no in the referendum of August 19, 1934 on the appointment of Hitler as Reich President , the appropriation of village life by National Socialist propaganda increased: the memorial day was attended by Nazi groups and film screenings with propaganda films were carried out and the winter charity collected locally.
When the " West Wall " was built, many workers from other parts of Germany lived in the village from July 12, 1938. During this time, 25 bunkers were built in the Ottersdorf district, which were connected with underground telephone cables in 1939. Hitler himself visited the facilities on May 18, 1939 and drove through the vineyards of Plittersdorf, Ottersdorf and Wintersdorf. In connection with the construction work, barracks were built near the sports field in 1938.
Second World War
Because of the proximity to the border, many children were sent inland to protect them shortly after the war began. Grocery cards were introduced as early as August 28, 1939 , which lasted until March 1, 1950. Therefore all usable land was converted into fields during this time. At first the support of the Nazi regime was still quite strong, but when the war against Russia began in 1941 it slowly waned. This was also reinforced by measures such as melting down the largest church bells. In 1917 the historically valuable largest bell was spared. At the same time, the bombing in the area increased. At the end of 1942, 12 people were killed in Iffezheim . On January 16, 1945, the most violent attack took place, with dozens of bombs being dropped in the area around the cemetery. A dud from this attack was discovered more than fifty years later during the construction of the Muhrwinkel development area. To defuse it, it was first cooled with liquid nitrogen, but could then be safely removed.
During the war, only one Polish prisoner of war was active in Ottersdorf. He worked at the Götz wheelchair. From 1943 onwards, increasing numbers of children, bombed-out and elderly people from cities further north came to Ottersdorf because the threat to them was lower here.
In the autumn of 1944, defensive structures were built with the help of young people from the village, as the western front was getting closer. The first shell fire occurred on December 12, 1944. The next day, Seltz in Alsace was occupied by American troops. In the following German counter-offensive company Nordwind these were pushed back to Hagenau , so that on January 17, 1945 the bombardment of Ottersdorf stopped. On March 18, 1945 Seltz fell again into the hands of the Americans. In Ottersdorf, anti-tank barriers were erected from tree trunks, but on April 11, 1945 the local administration announced that the items could be taken from the shelters. The next day the place was occupied by French troops.
Occupation time
The French local commandant initially chose the rectory as his seat. Lists were made of the villagers' stocks. German soldiers and Volkssturm men were taken away as prisoners. Some of them did not return until 1948. In 1955, Friedrich Jung, the last prisoner of war, returned.
Until June 28, 1945 the coal trader Anton Müller was appointed acting mayor. He was followed by the mechanical engineer Karl Schreiner until October 6, 1946. At this time the founding of parties was allowed again, so that on September 15, 1946 the first municipal council election could take place. This body also elected the mayor. The winner was Wendelin Götz, who was re-elected in 1948 - then in a direct election - and ultimately remained in office until 1978 (from 1971 only as mayor). The occupiers were very unpopular among the population, as the measures imposed by the military government were often very harsh on the civilian population and, after the shameful defeat in 1940, the French showed a strong dislike of the Germans.
Many families integrated in the village today came to Ottersdorf as refugees from the Soviet occupation zone after the war.
post war period
In 1950 the municipal administration moved to today's town hall. The old town hall has housed the local Volksbank branch since 1986 . In the following years the village began to slowly expand. In 1959 the new development area Blumenstrasse (today Nordstrasse) and Rosenstrasse was developed, and in 1963 the fire station was built. It was not until 1966 that the place was connected to the sewer system. In the following year the first telephone booth was set up and the football club's clubhouse and the morgue at the cemetery were built. It was not until 1970 that a voluntary garbage collection was set up. On December 1, 1971 Ottersdorf was incorporated into Rastatt. Since then, the place has been a district of the city and has a mayor instead of a mayor. In 1978 Erich Stüber succeeded Wendelin Götz as mayor. In the same year the place passed the mark of 2000 inhabitants. The Streibelgrund development area had been completely developed by 1988. In 1994 natural gas pipelines were laid in the village.
In 1994 Ottersdorf celebrated its 1000th anniversary with extensive celebrations, including the now traditional setting up of the maypole on the church square. At the end of 2006, the number of inhabitants exceeded the 2500 mark, if only temporarily.
population
Population development
| year | Population numbers |
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| June 6, 1961 | 1615 |
| May 27, 1970 | 1741 |
| June 30, 2003 | 2328 |
| June 30, 2004 | 2335 |
| Late 2006 | 2500 |
| June 30, 2007 | 2380 |
| March 31, 2008 | 2490 |
| June 30, 2010 | 2322 |
| December 31, 2012 | 2418 |
Immigration from 2004 to 2008: 944
Relocations in the same period are similar.
Demographics
The following information relates to the population statistics as of March 31, 2008.
Genders
Share in the population:
- Women: 51.12%
- Men: 48.88%
crime
- 2006: 43 crimes
- Thefts: 20
- of which serious thefts: 14
- Property offenses: 3
- Property damage: 11
- Street crime: 20
- Thefts: 20
- 2007: 59 crimes
- Thefts: 30
- serious thefts: 26
- Property offenses: 10
- Property damage: 3
- Street crime: 27
- Thefts: 30
- 2009: 34 crimes
- 2010: 42 crimes
- of which thefts: 15
- 2011: 33 crimes
- of which thefts: 16
Religions
As usual in the Rastatt area, the majority of the population is Catholic. Until the Second World War there were almost no Protestants in Ottersdorf - in 1904 there was only one Protestant Christian living in the village. In the course of the war some were added by marriage. Due to the subsequent migration, their share increased.
Today, according to statistics from 2008, 65.6% of the population are Catholic. 15.4% are Protestant. 2.69% of the children are not baptized. Muslims and other religious groups make up 0.04%.
Today there are two parishes in Ottersdorf.
Catholic parish of St. Giles
The Ottersdorf parish was responsible for the entire Ried for centuries. The Rieddörfer church was originally located in Seltz, Alsace . After this was destroyed in 1307 when the Rhine moved its riverbed and thus also separated the reed from Seltz, it became too difficult for the residents of the reed to reach the Seltz parish church. They therefore turned with the support of Margrave Rudolf VI. to Pope Gregory XI. On May 9, 1371, he approved the establishment of a chaplaincy in Ottersdorf. On June 20 of the same year the approval from Seltz followed, on January 14, 1376 finally the approval of the bishop in Strasbourg . Little is known about the first years of existence. From 1412 there were efforts to elevate Ottersdorf to the parish for the Rieddörfer, which on July 24, 1413 by the antipope Johannes XXIII. happened. On January 2, 1415, between the Seltz Abbey and the Margrave of Baden, Bernhard I , laid down the details, and the foundation was finally decided. In the years 1418/19 Johannes Hertenberg is mentioned as a pastor, who probably came from Alsace and was probably the first pastor of the Ottersdorf parish.
Over the centuries, Ottersdorf had two church buildings where they are today. There is a description of the earlier church from 1777, which reports in Latin. Obviously, the interior proportions of the building were very unfavorable, as the nave was wider than it was long and the nave was partly built around the church tower. In 1833 it was torn down and today's Church of St. Giles was built in the Romanesque style.
Your tower has a height of 28 meters. It is equipped with four bells.
So far the church has been restored twice. The decorative painter Flick from Bühl carried out the work in 1884, followed by Josef Wagenbrenner from Rastatt in 1938. In 1978 the church received an extension on the north side according to plans by the pastor Wolfgang Storf. Today it serves as a sacristy .
For unknown reasons, the church was only blessed , not consecrated, after it was built . Only 150 years later, on November 25, 1984, was the consecration made up.
In 2015 the steeple was renewed because the wood in the old church tower was badly attacked. In 2020 the church had to be closed because the roof beams were in danger of collapsing.
Evangelical parish "Paul Gerhardt"
The Protestant Christians had been offered to use the Catholic Church for worship, but the small number felt quite lost there. In 1952 the first larger parish structures emerged, whereby the Ottersdorfer became part of the "Evangelical parish of Wintersdorf", which in turn was a subsidiary parish of Rastatt. Since then the Protestants in Ottersdorf have been in a parish together with the Protestant Christians in the towns of Wintersdorf , Iffezheim and Hügelsheim . In 1964 the foundation stone was laid for an own church in Iffezheim. In 1980 the name was changed to "Evangelical Paul Gerhardt Community Iffezheim, Hügelsheim, Ottersdorf, Wintersdorf". Until 1987 services were held in the rooms of the primary school. Thoughts about an own church had been going on for a long time, but only after an offer from the Volksbank to buy their former branch on Weststraße did this become possible. A community room and an apartment for the church servant were created, but this soon became too small. After further renovations, the community now has a community center with an additional community room and a small church.
politics
Since the incorporation into the city of Rastatt, there has been a local council for the interests of the district, which also elects the mayor who exercises this office on a part-time basis. Furthermore, the Ottersdorfers are represented by two councilors in the council of the city of Rastatt.
Traditionally, the CDU is the strongest party. Other parties in the local council are the SPD and the Free Voters .
Representation in the municipal council
In the 2014 municipal council elections, mayor Stefan Lott (CDU, 1,402 votes) and Nicole Maier-Rechenbach (SPD, 732 votes) were elected to the Rastatt municipal council.
Local council
The results of the 2019, 2014, 2009 and 2004 elections:
| Political party | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | 2004 | ||||||||
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| be right | proportion of | Seats | be right | proportion of | Seats | be right | proportion of | Seats | be right | proportion of | Seats | |
| CDU | 4711 | 39.75% | 4th | 4518 | 48.91% | 5 | 4525 | 46.25% | 5 | 4583 | 47.48% | 5 |
| SPD | 3202 | 27.01% | 3 | 2683 | 29.04% | 3 | 2939 | 30.22% | 3 | 2701 | 27.98% | 3 |
| FW | 3940 | 33.24% | 3 | 2037 | 22.05% | 2 | 2262 | 23.26% | 2 | 2368 | 24.53% | 2 |
- Elected local councils
CDU: Stefan Lott (Mayor), Klaus Groß, Simon Schaaf, Thomas Stupfel
SPD: Nicole Maier-Rechenbach, Peter Krupp, Daniela Gallant
FWG: Rainer Fritz, Michael Tropf, Pascal Uhrig
education
Ottersdorf has a primary school and a municipal kindergarten.
Ottersdorf primary school
Presumably, lessons were given by the respective pastors as early as the 15th century. The first teachers, of whom there are also documentary certificates, were employed from 1704. In 1836 a main teaching position was established, and from 1858 a sub-teaching position was also established. The latter was to be converted into a second main teaching position in 1874. The local council and the local school council asked for time to set up an apartment for the teacher. So from 1875 a second main teacher was hired. In 1838 there were over 100 students for the first time, the 200 mark was exceeded for the first time in 1888. In 1911 a new teaching position was created. A new one was temporarily added in 1914, but it remained vacant until 1919 due to the First World War. Later the Ottersdorf School continued to grow in number of teachers.
As a result of the community reform, Wintersdorf was assigned a secondary school, while Ottersdorf received the primary school. Since the school year 1967/1968, therefore, the Wintersdorf primary school pupils have also been attending the Ottersdorf school. The number of pupils rose to around 230 in the 1970s, but has since fallen and is now between 150 and 200.
The school was housed in the building at Wilhelmstrasse 20 until 1840. Until 1910 the lessons were held in today's town hall. The current building on the outskirts towards Wintersdorf has been in use since 1910, and was expanded in 1955 to include a gym. In 1974 the gym was converted into a multi-purpose hall. In 1980 the school received an extension, which later caused a minor scandal, as the building was heavily contaminated with formaldehyde .
Since 2005, one class has been taught bilingually in German and French as part of a school trial per year , which currently (as of 2014) makes up about half of the students. This is partly carried out by specially trained teachers and an exchange teacher from France . Students can also take a Diplôme d'Etudes en langue française as part of the DELF-DALF program . However, according to planning by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture , the school trial should not be extended.
In 2018, the multi-purpose hall was renovated and the plane tree square behind it, which serves as a schoolyard and place for village festivals, was renewed.
kindergarten
Although the establishment of a kindergarten had been under discussion since 1907, it did not materialize due to lack of money. It was not until 1937 that the National Socialist People's Welfare established a kindergarten. The rooms in today's town hall were used. Since the staff was called in for military relief services after a shell fire on December 12, 1944, the kindergarten had to close. After the war it was reopened under the direction of the Catholic Church . The former home of the Hitler Youth in Lindenstrasse served as the building . Since the merger of Ottersdorf with Rastatt in 1971, the kindergarten has been largely run by the city. In the course of the renovation in 1987, the sponsorship was finally transferred to the city of Rastatt.
Since the area for the number of children no longer corresponded to the standard, a new kindergarten was built next to the primary school under the project name Ottersdorf Children's School in 13 months, which, according to the mayor, is the largest communal building in the last 50 years . Operations began on September 8, 2008 and the official inauguration took place on September 12. The facilities include a multi-purpose room and a room where children can learn French while playing . The old kindergarten was demolished. The area was built with semi-detached houses from 2010. The polling station previously located there was moved to the Catholic parish hall.
Due to the lack of kindergarten places, it was decided in June 2018 that the kindergarten would be expanded by a further part of the building from spring 2019 for 2.9 million euros. The new building should be ready in autumn 2019 and then offer space for 20 children under three and 100 children aged three and over. The workforce is expected to grow from 26 to 30.
societies
Clubs play an important role in village life.
Former clubs
Veterans club
In the 19th century, the most important non-church association was the so-called Veterans Association founded on June 6, 1865 . It took part in various social events and acted as a fund that paid a bonus to the widows of deceased members. From around 1894 to 1914 it was called the Military Association , and from 1929 to 1935 it was called the Military and Warrior Association . Then he became part of the Ottersdorf Warrior Comradeship in Nazi Germany , which ultimately existed until 1939.
Catholic associations
On January 22, 1893, the Catholic Men's Association was founded, which carried out social events in the following years. In 1911 he took part in the parade of the military association. After that, it apparently only appeared at member funerals and ultimately disappeared entirely in 1914.
There was also a Catholic workers' union about which little is known. What is certain is that it was founded before 1902 and disappeared around 1914.
Social democratic and socialist associations
In 1894 the pipe club was formed , which consisted almost entirely of bachelors and was soon considered to be social democratic. According to its own statements, the association committed itself to “maintaining a cozy get-together”. He was evidently “vigorously hostile” by Pastor Götz, as a report from 1896 says. There it is also reported that the association has dissolved.
In 1933 there was the workers' choir "Friendship", the workers' bicycle club "Solidarity" and the workers' gymnastics club "Frei Heil", which were later forcibly dissolved by the national socialist government.
Craft associations
On November 20, 1898, the Rastatt trade association held a craftsmen's meeting to initiate the establishment of a similar association. The resulting craftsmen's association existed beyond the First World War. At the same time there was the young craftsmen's association , which is mentioned in the years from 1922 to 1934, as competition . The craftsmen's association never had many members (mostly around 20) and ultimately fell victim to the Nazis' co-ordination.
Forerunner of today's cooperative banks
Furthermore, in the last years of the 19th century farmers' associations and a duck breeders association were founded.
There were also some cooperatives. From 1912 to 1953 there was a farming cooperative and sales cooperative in Ottersdorf , from 1922 to 1963 a threshing cooperative and from 1935 to 1969 a milk cooperative. The first two merged with the local credit union.
This was originally organized as an association and was founded in 1901 as the Ottersdorf Credit Association. In 1961 it was renamed Raiffeisenkasse Ottersdorf , and in 1971 Raiffeisenbank Ottersdorf . From 1964 to 1986 the bank was located in a building on Weststrasse that is now used by the Protestant community. After several other mergers (1976 with Wintersdorf to form Raiffeisenbank Rastatt , 1983 with Volksbank Rastatt), the last merger to date took place, in which Volksbank Rastatt was merged into today's Volksbank Baden-Baden · Rastatt . Since 1986 the local bank branch has had its seat in the former town hall right next to the church.
TTF Ottersdorf
The table tennis friends Ottersdorf , which were constituted in 1981, disbanded in May 2011. On January 24, 1981 of that year, the company started with 45 founding members. By the end of the year there were 84 members, which is why eleven new tables were acquired. The number of members continued to grow, so that for the tenth year of existence there were already around 150 members and 6 teams in all areas (students, youth, women and men). In May 2009 the association had 126 members. The club had a similar number at the time of its dissolution.
The number of players has been declining for years and participation in training is insufficient. In 2009 there was a change in the management board. There were also internal tensions and differences of opinion about the direction of the association. At the last extraordinary general meeting, in which almost two dozen members took part, it was decided to streamline the board and reduce the annual fee to 15 euros. Nobody was found who was willing to take over the management of the association. Therefore, the last chairman of the association, Nora Pallek, ran again for the office in order to act as liquidator after the decision to dissolve it. After a blocking period, the liquidation was completed in summer 2012. The association's assets of 8,500 euros were shared equally between the kindergarten in Ottersdorf and the support association of the local elementary school. Only 16 players continued their sport in other clubs.
Ottersdorf billiards club
The local billiards club was founded on October 22, 1970 and dissolved in July 2011. At the beginning there was only a billiard table in the inn "Zum Schwert". The club soon had around 50 members. Difficult times began for the club when, from 1987, for “special reasons”, they were forced to stop playing in Ottersdorf themselves and instead play in Rastatt. But as early as 1988 you could move into a club room in the “Zur Linde” inn. In the mid-1990s, due to a lack of space, they had to move to a new club room in the “Zum Grünen Baum” inn. At that time the association had over 80 members. From 2006 Björn Bohe was the first chairman. The billiards club had been in a very difficult situation since the beginning of 2005. Very high running costs, fewer and fewer people interested in billiards and repeated bad experiences with the club rooms. In 2007 the BCO only had 6 active members. He last had his club bar in the inn "DA MEMO" (formerly Gasthaus "Linde"). Despite such circumstances, the BCO repeatedly won the national championship.
The dissolution was resolved on July 6, 2011 and, due to the statutes, it was finalized on July 18, 2011 at an extraordinary general meeting. The reason for the decision was an insufficient number of players. In the end there were only three active players and two youngsters in training. Due to illness-related absences and league regulations, neither a top division nor a federation league team could be continued. The association had 48 members when it was dissolved. The final dissolution after an extraordinary general meeting was announced on July 29, 2011. The situation was discussed again at the meeting, but no solution could be found. Liquidators were appointed. The association's assets are left to the German Sports Confederation , which may only use them for charitable purposes.
Active clubs
ASV Ottersdorf
The people of Ottersdorf interested in fishing founded an "interest group" in 1979, which was held on July 3, 1981 at a founding meeting of the newly founded fishing club Ottersdorf 1981 e. V. (usually short ASV Ottersdorf ) rose. He established himself very quickly in the village and decided in 1986 to build a clubhouse. At that time the association already had over 200 members. However, it was not until 1991 that the clubhouse could be occupied.
Ottersdorf volunteer fire department
As early as the 16th and 17th centuries there is evidence that fire protection measures were taken and that the citizen bell was rung in the event of a fire. It is not known when the first fire engine was purchased, but one is mentioned in 1819. In 1852 there is evidence of a fire engine shed. In 1868 a new fire engine was purchased that has been preserved to this day. It was restored in the late 1980s and is used for festive processions.
However, a fire brigade was set up much later. The first efforts to do this are known from 1894. But it wasn't until July 30, 1937 that an inaugural meeting took place, with 28 men joining. During the Second World War, many firefighters had to serve as soldiers, so that a replacement team with older men and a female fire brigade with 41 women were set up. Since Ottersdorf was incorporated into the city of Rastatt in 1971, the fire brigade has been Department 7 of the Rastatt volunteer fire brigade .
Another consequence of the merger was that from 1977 the deep wells built in the Second World War were gradually supplemented or replaced by underground hydrants . Today 7 deep wells can still be used. Until 1964 the fire brigade was housed in the building of the old town hall. Then it moved to an outbuilding of today's town hall. In 1983 and 1984, with investments of almost half a million D-Marks, today's fire station was built and put into operation on July 18, 1984. In 1971 the fire brigade received an LF 8 fire fighting vehicle , which after more than 30 years of use was sold to the fire brigade in Wintzenbach , Alsace , with whom a cross-border friendship has been cultivated ever since. An LF 8/6 fire fighting group vehicle has been in use in Ottersdorf since then . 1988 came to the holdings of the firefighters still a team transport vehicle added, which was replaced in December 2014 by a newer vehicle.
Since May 25, 1990 there has also been a youth fire brigade that successfully operates youth work. Meanwhile, large parts of the active team, including the last two department commanders and parts of the board, are former members of the youth fire brigade.
Football club Ottersdorf
Football matches were already being played in Ottersdorf in the 1920s, at that time still under the umbrella of the gymnastics club. The year 1935 is considered to be the official founding year of the FVO - also still as a division of the gymnastics club. After an inevitable interruption of gaming operations due to the Second World War, gaming operations were resumed in 1946. In 1951 it was decided to outsource the football department, which resulted in the Ottersdorf football club . In 1968 a clubhouse was built on the sports field. In addition, the city of Rastatt added an additional hard court in 1972 and a renovated grass field in 1975. In 1966/1967, the club had one of the strongest teams in its history, which rose to the highest district class. But even today the FVO is often more successful than many clubs in the area. In recent years, the club played repeatedly in the district league. There have also been some successes in the youth sector. A women's team was temporarily held in the early 1970s. They became district champion in 1971, but soon had to be dissolved again because there were not enough players and the costs for away games outside the district would have been too high. From 1995 on there was again a women's team, which, however, was suspended in the 2010/11 season, as several games had to be canceled due to the lack of a team capable of playing.
FVO association
In April 2012, an association was founded to promote football sport, which aims to provide the Ottersdorf football club with funds for its recognized charitable purposes. The first chairman is Fabian Groß. Membership is open to everyone. By September 2013 it had grown to 68 members.
Choral society friendship
There are several reports about former choral societies. In some cases, however, these could only have been a division of the veterans association.
The idea for the founding of today's choral society came up in 1899, which was implemented in 1900, initially in the form of a pure male choir. In 1903 the flag was consecrated and in 1911 they won a singing competition in Renchen . The activities were interrupted by the First World War, as most of the members had to join the military. In the end, 22 of them never returned. The association resumed its activities after the war, but was banned in 1933 because it belonged to the Arbeiter-Sängerbund and was classified as socialist by the Nazi regime. It was not until 1938 that the association was re-established. During the Second World War, the association lost 11 of its members. 4 more were missing. In the post-war period, activities were resumed on August 18, 1946. Since then, the association has been doing its work in town. Women have also been singing along since 1969.
In recent years the choir has increasingly struggled with concerns about young talent. In 2000 there were still 42 singers and 21 female singers who were active in the association. By the end of 2013, the number had dropped to 13 singers. The total number of members at that time was 192, including 48 honorary members.
Heart group Rastatt
This association was founded on September 16, 1978 in Ottersdorf as the Rastatt coronary group to offer sports for heart attack patients. Although not directly an Ottersdorf association, it operated most of its activities in Ottersdorf, especially in the first few years. Today it has more than 100 members. In 1983 he joined other groups from the area to form the working group for outpatient heart groups in the Rastatt district - Baden-Baden district.
Ottersdorfer Church Choir (Cäcilienverein)
Obviously, Ottersdorf had a good church choir for a long time, as there is a lot of evidence from the 19th century. A bill for singers' chairs from 1727 suggests that there was church music in the village much earlier.
The first documents about a church choir belonging to the Catholic parish of St. Aegidius Ottersdorf date back to 1893. Since then, almost complete records of the activities of the association have been preserved, which remained active throughout the world wars. Initially, the local teachers took over the direction of the choir. Since no one could find anyone suitable for it in 1928, the board took over the direction of the choir itself. After the Second World War, church musicians repeatedly took over the direction of the choir, but also their own members. Since 1987 the choir has had a theater group that performs a new piece every two years.
Small animal breeding association C 959 Ottersdorf
At the end of the 19th century there was already a duck breeders' association, but it soon disappeared.
The small animal breeding association was founded on March 8, 1958 and took part in a local show that same year. In 1972 a club house was bought, which was built on a leased site. In 1979 the association was able to purchase the site itself. In its history, the association has been successful at numerous district shows. He is well known for his Chicken Festival, which was first held in 1983.
Ottersdorf Music Association
During the late 18th and 19th centuries there are reports of bands in Ottersdorf that played on different occasions. These documents are lost towards the First World War, probably because the members of the bands were old or dead.
In 1925, six young men from Ottersdorf decided to take out a loan of 900 Reichsmarks and buy instruments in order to found a band. The resulting music association made its first appearance 4 months after it was founded and was active until the Second World War. The last appearance took place on September 3, 1939; almost exactly one year later, on September 2, 1940, the members met for the last time. After consultation with the French military government, the Ottersdorf Music Association was re-established on May 29, 1948. From 1950 passive members were also accepted, in 1955 it became a registered association. From 1978 there was also an active membership for female musicians, and youth advertising was increasingly carried out. The youth of the club now has more than 25 members.
Fruit and horticultural association
The fruit and horticultural association was originally founded in 1937. It too had to cease its activities during World War II, but was re-established on May 31, 1957 and has been continuously active in the village ever since. Today it has over 150 members.
Tennis club "Rot-Gold Ottersdorf"
Although it was only founded on April 9, 1981, the club was able to play on two of its own courts as early as 1983 thanks to the commitment of its members. In 1984 the clubhouse was added. One could also achieve sporting successes. In 1988 they became champions in the 1st district class and rose to the 2nd district league. There, the team made it to the 1st district league as runner-up. Also in 1989, the club's junior team became undefeated group winners. In the following year, there were again places in the upper half.
Ottersdorf gymnastics club
The gymnastics association, founded in 1926, is a traditional club in the area and also the nucleus of the later football club. He was able to maintain his activities until 1939, but this became impossible afterwards because almost all active athletes were drafted. A total of 37 members were reported dead or missing at the end of the war. After the occupying powers allowed the association again in 1948, activities were resumed. Various sporting successes emerged over the years, including Baden championships and participation in German championships. Since 1974, athletics has also increased. In the meantime Ottersdorf athletes have taken part in international competitions, won several championships in Baden and won several hundred district championship titles. Today the association has around 600 members.
VdK local group Ottersdorf
The Association of Victims of War and Military Service (VdK) was founded as a self-help organization after the Second World War, as was the Ottersdorf branch. On February 24, 1951, the founding meeting took place in the inn "Zum Goldenen Schwert". Initially there were 26 members, which grew to 82 by 1965, which also marked the highest level. Since then, the number of members has been falling, mainly due to numerous deaths. In 1993 the association only had 44 members.
economy
In addition to the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt , which is partly on the Ottersdorf district, there are several medium-sized companies in Ottersdorf. The small industrial area houses:
- As the largest company, Lawo AG, manufacturer of digital mixing consoles and crossbars for radio, television, theater and sound reinforcement. Founded in 1970, the company now employs around 170 people worldwide.
- The construction company Himmel was founded in 1906 and has been located in the Ottersdorf industrial area since 1975. Today it employs over 20 people.
The Volksbank Baden-Baden Rastatt is represented in a store, but since April 1, 2018, only a self-service store is, is offered in the on appointment counseling. The Sparkasse Rastatt-Gernsbach also had a branch in town until 2018. However, this had been a pure self-service branch without staff since December 2015 and was finally closed on April 29, 2018, as the services were used less and less.
Ottersdorf currently (as of 2018) has three restaurants.
literature
- Franz Ruf: History of the Rastatt district of Ottersdorf . Ed .: City of Rastatt, Ottersdorf Local Authority. Dürrschnabel, Elchesheim-Illingen (probably 1994).
- Martin Lott: Attempt to categorize grammatical differences using the example of the dialect of Ottersdorf . Kovač, Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-86064-441-6 .
- Ernst Hahner and Edbert Burster: Ortssippenbuch of the community Ottersdorf im Ried, district of Rastatt, 1700 - 1913 and other sources from 1472. With annexes about the family history data of the former branches Plittersdorf and Wintersdorf 1700 - 1807/08 . Rastatt: City of Rastatt 2000 (= Badische Ortssippenbücher 84)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Badisches Tagblatt, “Why the Ottersdorfers are actually Alsatians”, May 28, 2012.
- ↑ Badisches Tagblatt, Are Rieddörfer the oldest places in the district ?, January 5, 2017
- ^ 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. 501 .
- ↑ a b c Also in Ottersdorf 'No ideal world'. In: Badisches Tagblatt. May 24, 2008; about crime and population statistics.
- ↑ a b Figures from the city of Rastatt , accessed on November 26, 2013.
- ↑ a b Badisches Tagblatt, "Breitere Gehsteige, neue Ampel", June 17, 2011.
- ↑ Badisches Tagblatte, “Valuable Service to Mitmenschen”, May 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Riedpfarrei can celebrate its anniversary soon", article by Franz Ruf in the Badischer Tagblatt, February 1, 2014.
- ↑ Ottersdorf Church is celebrating two anniversaries at once . In Badisches Tagblatt , April 16, 2009.
- ↑ The top of the church tower of St. Ägidius was remeasured . In Badisches Tagblatt , August 18, 2016
- ↑ Roof beams threaten to collapse: Ottersdorf church closed . In Baden's latest news, June 4, 2020
- ↑ a b wahlen11.rz-kiru.de
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt, German-French train before the end, May 7, 2014.
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt, Concentrated investments at the entrance to Ottersdorf, June 26, 2018
- ↑ New day care center at the start . In: Badisches Tagblatt , September 12, 2008.
- ↑ The way to school should be safer . In: Badisches Tagblatt , November 26, 2009.
- ↑ Four semi-detached houses are being built in Ottersdorf . In: Badisches Tagblatt , April 24, 2010.
- ↑ New polling station required . In: Badisches Tagblatt , November 14, 2008.
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt, The next day care center, June 27, 2018
- ↑ House blessing hangs crooked . In: Badisches Tagblatt , May 13, 2009.
- ^ Off for table tennis friends , Badisches Tagblatt, 23 May 2011.
- ↑ Badisches Tagblatt, association assets benefit young people, July 28, 2012.
- ↑ Badisches Tagblatt, “Ottersdorf Billiard Club dissolves”, July 6, 2011.
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt, "Ottersdorfer Billard-Club ist Geschichte", July 29, 2011.
- ↑ a b c Badisches Tagblatt, “75 years in service for the people”, March 5, 2013.
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt, "Förderverein für den FV Ottersdorf", April 18, 2012.
- ↑ Badisches Tagblatt, “Good start for Förderverein”, September 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b Badisches Tagblatt, Around a hundred singers offer an impressive finale, November 2nd, 2011.
- ↑ Homepage of the Choral Society , accessed on April 15, 2014.
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt, choral society "in precarious situation", April 14, 2014.
- ↑ Badisches Tagblatt, Everything revolves around crazy camping sites, November 2, 2011.
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt , Volksbank reacts to changed customer behavior, November 17, 2017
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt , Ottersdorf branch becomes self-service branch, November 14, 2015
- ^ Badisches Tagblatt , Sparkasse: Self-service branch in Ottersdorf closes April 24, 2018
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