Rauhenzell
Rauhenzell is a district in Immenstadt im Allgäu in the Oberallgäu district . The formerly independent municipality was incorporated into Immenstadt on January 1, 1972 as part of the municipal reform .
geography
location
The smallest district in Immenstadt with 3.25 km² is bounded by the Iller in the southwest to the municipality of Blaichach, in the west to the district of Immenstadt and in the north to the district of Stein . In the southeast the Rossbach forms the border to the municipality of Burgberg and in the east the Großmoos and the Schloßbühl elevation to the municipality of Rettenberg. The highest point of the district is in the natural monument Im Buchwald with 788 m above sea level. NN and the lowest point with about 710 m can be found in the 8.1 hectare artificial Rauhenzeller See .
In earlier times, until 1809, the west of the municipality of Rauhenzell extended to the Hochrainebach over the alluvial forest a further 500 m into the Immenstadt district.
Districts
The districts belong or belonged to the former municipality of Rauhenzell
- Rauhenzell
- Egg
- Oberau
history
In a document from the St. Gallen Monastery of September 23, 860, Willihere gave Abbot Grimaldus a hoof in the forest near Werimbretiscella . The document researcher Neugart considers it possible that the later place Rauhenzell was named with Werimbretiscella . The proximity to the St. Gallen monastery is also demonstrated by the fact that the parish church was consecrated to St. Otmar . In addition, on the Hurter map from 1645, Rauhenzell west of the Iller and thus, like St. Gallen, probably belongs to the bishopric of Konstanz .
The political community of Rauhenzell with the wastes Egg and Oberau was formed in 1833. Until then, the three settlements belonged to the political municipality of Untermaiselstein . The history of Rauhenzell is connected with the rule Rauhlaubenberg and its successor, the rule Rauhenzell of the Lords of Pappus-Tratzberg.
Rauhenzell Castle
Rauhenzell Castle was built in 1555 by the Lords of Laubenberg as a three-storey rectangular building. In 1647 the male line of the Laubenberger dies out and the rule of Rauhenzell falls to the House of Pappus-Trazberg, whose member Johann Andreas II is later elevated to the status of imperial baron by the emperor.
In 1878 the facade of the palace was redesigned in a baroque style. The rest of the late Renaissance character is retained. In 1934, Baron Eckart von Pappus and Trazberg died as the last male descendant of his family. Today the castle is owned by the Barons von Lerchenfeld . It is inhabited and cannot be visited.
Rauhenzell with the castle was the scene of the rescue operations carried out by Alfred Weitnauer for valuable German cultural assets during the Second World War. In his book Final Balance , he tells of a "funeral with only a few victims" in the village cemetery of Rauhenzell with his own sense of humor. The most valuable holdings of the Hessian State Museum in Darmstadt , which had previously been moved to Rauhenzell Castle, were brought to safety from approaching French troops during this action.
Parish Rauhenzell
The parish Rough cell belongs to the parish community was founded in 1999 Immenstadt- Buhl -Rauhenzell . It is looked after by the clergy from Immenstadt, but has its own parish council .
- Parish Church of St. Otmar and St. Vitus : The walls of the nave and the tower date from the 13th century. The choir may have been enlarged in the 15th century. The figure of Our Lady is a work of the 15th century. The paintings with signs of the zodiac on the panel ceiling were uncovered during the restoration in 1983. The patronage is celebrated on November 16 ( St. Otmar ).
- Maria Eich chapel : The small chapel, located below the cemetery on the street, goes back to a foundation by Antonia Pappus von Tratzberg in the 18th century. It was once a refuge for mothers of sick children.
- Grave chapel : Crypt chapel of the Barons von Pappus-Tratzberg and the Barons von Lerchenfeld.
- Lourdes Grotto : The Mariengrotto in Buchwald near Egg was donated by Baron von Pappus-Tratzberg in memory of his family in 1894.
Architectural monuments
→ Architectural monuments in Rauhenzell
literature
- Immenstadt im Allgäu - landscape, history, economy, cultural and religious life over the centuries , (Ed.) † Dr. Rudolf Vogel, Verlag J. Eberl KG, Immenstadt 1996
- Churches and chapels in the parish of Immenstadt , (author) Werner Matthäus Schnell, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2009
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 571 .
- ↑ http://www.burgenregister.de/burgenlexikon_beispiel.php?id=1150
Coordinates: 47 ° 33 ′ 29 ″ N , 10 ° 14 ′ 31 ″ E