Rorgenwies

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Rorgenwies
municipality Eigeltingen
Rorgenwies coat of arms
Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ 12 ″  N , 8 ° 55 ′ 13 ″  E
Height : 673 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.08 km²
Residents : 290  (Jun. 30, 2016)
Population density : 71 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1977
Postal code : 78253
Area code : 07465

Rorgenwies is a district of the municipality of Eigeltingen in the district of Konstanz in the south of Baden-Württemberg in Germany .

geography

Geographical location

Rorgenwies is located in Hegau , around 20 kilometers northwest of Lake Constance .

structure

The hamlets of Glashütte, Guggenhausen and Öhle, the Geistermühle, Gerstelhof, Hochbuchhof and Thälehof farms and the Gumpenhof and Kappellösch houses belong to Rorgenwies.

history

Rogenwies on a map of the County of Nellenburg from the 18th century

Rorgenwies is first mentioned in 1150 as Rorigenwisi , the name means "meadow with reed beds ". Until 1862 it belonged to Heudorf , only then did the place become an independent municipality for 115 years. From 1806 to 1810 it was in Württemberg, from 1810 in Baden (Stockach Office).

On January 1, 1977, Rorgenwies was incorporated into the community of Eigeltingen.

Population development

  • 1852: 325 inhabitants
  • 1880: 266 inhabitants
  • 1910: 261 inhabitants
  • 1925: 245 inhabitants
  • 1939: 212 inhabitants
  • 1961: 219 inhabitants
  • 1970: 237 inhabitants
  • 1999: 284 inhabitants
  • 2016: 290 inhabitants

politics

Local council

The local council of Rorgenwies has six members. Member and chairman is the mayor.

Mayor

  • 1977–1988: Josef Fecht
  • since 1988: Hans-Jürgen Boldt

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the formerly independent municipality of Rorgenwies shows in a split shield in front three three-ended blue stag poles lying on top of each other in gold, behind in silver a half, red-armored, red-tongued black eagle at the gap.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The late Gothic pilgrimage church of St. Maria with a Romanesque choir tower and baroque furnishings was built between 1720 and 1730.

Regular events

The local music association has held a spring festival every two years since 1977. The Father's Day meeting that takes place is known nationwide both in the district of Konstanz and in the neighboring district of Tuttlingen .

Economy and Infrastructure

Public facilities

There is a village community center and a restaurant in the village.

Sons and daughters of the district

literature

  • Hans-Joachim Schuster, Hildegard Bibby, Hans-Jürgen Boldt: 850 years of Rorgenwies: an excerpt from the history of the municipality of Rorgenwies 1150-2000. Rorgenwies 2000, DNB 994427735 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 520 .
  2. ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 502 f .