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	Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '  N , 9 ° 56'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Tübingen
County :	Biberach
Height :	541 m above sea level NHN
Area :	21.87 km 2
Residents:	4072 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	186 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	88483
Area code :	07392
License plate :	BC
Community key :	08 4 26 028
Address of the municipal administration:	Rathausplatz 2 88483 Burgrieden
Website :	www.burgrieden.de
Mayor :	Josef Pfaff
Location of the municipality of Burgrieden in the Biberach district

Burgrieden is a municipality in the northern district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg with the localities of Burgrieden, Rot and Bühl.

geography

location

Burgrieden is located in Upper Swabia in the Rot Valley in the northern district of Biberach, around five kilometers east of Laupheim .

Castle castles around 1900

Directions

You can also travel by car from the Achstetten exit on the B30 federal road, halfway between Ulm and Biberach / Riss.

Burgrieden and Rot had a train station on the Laupheim West – Schwendi railway line. However, passenger traffic was discontinued in 1971 and replaced by buses (line 240). The train station in Burgrieden is now run by a restaurant and the station building in Rot is privately owned.

history

The main town Burgrieden was first mentioned in a document in 1275. The castles Henkenburg and Heusenberg were located in what is now the municipality .

In the course of the community reform in Baden-Württemberg, the previously independent communities closed

• Red near Laupheim on March 1, 1972 and
• Buhl on January 1, 1973

the municipality of Burgrieden.

politics

Municipal council

The local election on May 26, 2019 in Burgrieden led to the following official final result. The turnout was 59.2% (2014: 46.9%). The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.

Independent Civic Voters' Association (UBW)	9 seats	61.0%	(2014: 9 seats, 61.8%)
Free voters (FWGB)	5 seats	39.0%	(2014: 5 seats, 38.2%)

mayor

Josef Pfaff has been the mayor since 1986. He was last confirmed in office on October 14, 2018 (97.4%).

Educational institutions

Burgrieden primary school

• Primary school Burgrieden (Rottalschule): In the district of Burgrieden there is a primary school with all-day offers and lunch.
• Primary school Rot-Bihlafingen: The district of Rot has a primary school. This works with the primary school in neighboring Bihlafingen (district of Laupheim ).

economy

During the First World War, aircraft and aircraft engines were repaired at Steiger. Later, from 1918 to 1926, passenger and sports cars were manufactured by the Steiger AG company.

Former factory premises of the Steiger AG company

Culture and sights

Upper Swabian Baroque Street

Burgrieden is located on the Upper Swabian Baroque Road .

Museum Villa Rot

• The Museum Villa Rot is located in an Art Nouveau villa in the Rot district. The villa is surrounded by a park. The house is dedicated to contemporary art.

Festival Burgrieden

The festival in Burgrieden has only existed since it was founded in 2014. The open-air stage was specially built for this purpose.

The auditorium offers 800 seats. Both amateur and professional actors are used here. Claudia Huitz is the managing director of Festspiele Burgrieden GmbH.

According to the announcement of the founders, not only pieces based on Karl May should be staged on the stage over time . So far, however, only Karl May fabrics have been used.

In 2014–2017, Mike Dietrich , who had already gained experience in various areas of Karl May productions, was the artistic director with the script and direction . In 2018, Michael Müller will direct the film.

From the beginning in 2014 to 2017, Helmut Krauss (known from " Löwenzahn " and other productions) was the narrator. Patrick Zwingmann has been taking on this task since 2018.

Performed pieces:

year	performance	main actor	main actor	Visitors
2014	Winnetou and the treasure in the silver lake	Winnetou: Alexander Baab	Old Shatterhand: Michael Dreesen Old Firehand: Alfons Jeggle	13,576
2015	Winnetou I - The beginning of a legend	Winnetou: Michael Ewig	Old Shatterhand: Maik van Epple	20,069
2016	Winnetou and the Oil Prince	Winnetou: Ivica Zdrakovic	Old Shatterhand: Maik van Epple	20.164
2017	Winnetou II	Winnetou: Ivica Zdrakovic	Old Shatterhand: Martin Strele Old Firehand: Dirk Linke	20,700
2018	Among vultures - the bear hunter's son	Winnetou: Max Feuerbach	Old Shatterhand: Martin Strele	20,851
2019	In the valley of death	Winnetou: Max Feuerbach	Old Shatterhand: Martin Strele	22,274

Museum Villa Rot in the district of Rot

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• Josef Englert (* 1921, † 2015), mayor from 1947 to 1978; Bearer of the Federal Cross of Merit.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Johann Gründler (* 1924, † 2001), President of the World Brown Swiss Breeding Association 1991–1995 and its chairman 1978–1995; Bearer of the Federal Cross of Merit
• Erwin Hecht (born October 13, 1933, † November 19, 2016), Catholic Bishop of Kimberley in South Africa
• Albert Loritz (born November 13, 1953 in Rot near Laupheim; † December 15, 2018 in Walldürn ), arranger and composer
• Paul Locherer (born February 5, 1955), politician (CDU), member of the state parliament from 2006 to 2016

Other important personalities

• Walther Steiger (* 1881, † 1943), designer and automobile manufacturer ( Steiger )
• Fritz-Josef Willmes (* 1939), dentist, President of the German Dental Association from 1992 to 2000, since then Honorary President; Bearer of the Federal Cross of Merit

Web links

Commons : Burgrieden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Burgrieden in the description of the Oberamt Laupheim from 1856  - sources and full texts

• Burgrieden community
• Burgrieden primary school
• Museum Villa Rot
• Festival Burgrieden

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ^ 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. 525 .
3. ↑ http://wahlen11.rz-kiru.de/08426028W/bw2018.html
4. ↑ Description of the Rottal school on the school's homepage
5. ^ Museum Villa Rot. In: Bad weather tips. Special issue of the Bodensee Ferienzeitung. Edition 2/2009. Südkurier GmbH Medienhaus, Konstanz 2009, p. 13.
6. ↑ Burgrieden - Karl May Wiki. Retrieved August 16, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Josef Pfaff: Burgrieden community sheet No. 5 / 2015. (PDF) In: community sheet. Burgrieden community, January 30, 2015, accessed on January 30, 2016 .