Saulgrub

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Bavaria
County :	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Management Community :	Saulgrub
Height :	859 m above sea level NHN
Area :	35.48 km 2
Residents:	1657 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	47 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	82442
Area code :	08845
License plate :	Cap
Community key :	09 1 80 129
Community structure:	6 parts of the community
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Kohlgruber Str. 2 ; 82442 Saulgrub
Website :	gemeinde-saulgrub.de
Mayor :	Rupert Speer ( community of voters )
Location of the municipality of Saulgrub in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district

Saulgrub is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and, together with the Bad Bayersoien municipality, forms the Saulgrub administrative community .

geography

Saulgrub from near Sonnen / Kraggenau

Part of the municipality Altenau

Saulgrub is located in the Oberland region and in the Ammergau Alps Nature Park .

Community structure

The municipality has six officially named municipality parts :

The Saulgrub and Unterammergauer Forst districts exist .

history

Until the church is planted

Saulgrub, then called sulgrain , was first mentioned in a document in 1280. It belonged to Ettal Abbey for a long time until the secularization in 1803 . Saulgrub was part of the Murnau ruling court of the former imperial monastery. The landlord was partly the Ettal Abbey and partly the Rottenbuch Abbey .

In the course of the administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bavaria , the municipality edict of 1818 created today's municipality, which belonged to the Schongau district court .

19th century

In 1840 a village chronicle reported about a castle that had stood near the "Obermoosfilz" and the remains of the wall were used by the Saulgrubers to build their houses.

At the end of the 19th century, an Etruscan bronze helmet from the 6th century BC was found in Saulgrub . There is also evidence that the Via Imperii (Rottstrasse from Augsburg to Verona) ran through what is now the local area.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 1,455 to 1,642 by 187 inhabitants or by 12.9%.

1840: 0401 inhabitants
1900: 0595 inhabitants
1950: 1171 inhabitants
1987: 1469 inhabitants
1991: 1458 inhabitants
1995: 1535 inhabitants
2000: 1618 inhabitants
2005: 1687 inhabitants
2010: 1648 inhabitants
2015: 1640 inhabitants

politics

mayor

Mayor is Rupert Speer (community of voters), he succeeded Michael Mangold junior in 2008. and re-elected in 2014.

Municipal council

The municipal council has twelve members and the mayor, all of whom are active in the electoral community.

tax income

The municipal tax revenue in 2014 was € 1.034 million, of which € 225,000 (net) was trade tax. Saulgrub has been debt-free since 2010.

coat of arms

The description of the coat of arms reads: Under a shield head in silver, divided by silver and blue, a growing red griffin lion

Attractions

Buildings

St. Francis looking towards Saulgrub

The most prominent building in Saulgrub itself is the St. Franziskus Church, which is located on a hill above the village .

Several farmhouses and barns, some with elaborate wood carvings, as well as the Saulgrub train station are under monument protection.

The Fatima Chapel , which was built in 1954 after a vow, is located on a hill near the whetstone ridge .

Another sacred building worth seeing, the St. Anton Church , is the center of the Altenau district.

The St. Josef Chapel is in Wurmansau .

The Hubertus Chapel is located in the forest along the Halbammer south of Unterstogg .

The Kammerl power plant on the Ammer , built in 1898/99, is the world's oldest railway power plant for single-phase alternating current.

nature

“Scheibum” shortly after the entrance of the bunting

The Scheibum , a rock breakthrough of the Ammer, is in the immediate vicinity of the Kammerl power station . From there the river flows through the Ammerleite , a gorge that is only accessible by canoe.

The Altenauer Moor lies between Saulgrub and Altenau. It is a raised bog and is still open at its highest point. The deep sea can be reached from the Naturfreundehaus in Saulgrub through a felt felt. The hiker is safely guided over a path paved with wooden beams.

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 2011 there were no employees in agriculture and forestry or in trade and transport, and 189 in the manufacturing sector at work. In other economic sectors this value was 132. There were 618 employees subject to social security contributions at the place of residence. There was one company in manufacturing and six in construction.

In addition, in 2010 there were 29 farms with an agricultural area of 702 ha.

traffic

Saulgrub is connected to the Deutsche Bahn network with a stop on the Ammergaubahn . Trains stop there every hour in the direction of Oberammergau or Murnau am Staffelsee. In addition, the RVO bus route 9606 runs through the town.

The place is bypassed in the east by the federal highway 23 from Peiting to Garmisch-Partenkirchen . Until 2016 it led through the place.

education

In 2012 the following institutions existed:

Kindergartens: 50 kindergarten places with 38 children
Elementary school: One with four teachers and 60 students

Arts and Culture

From April to June 2015, the one meter tall United Buddy Bears performed in the park of the Aura Hotel in Saulgrub. Mayor Rupert Speer called the bears "symbols of peace" in his speech.

tourism

Saulgrub is part of the Ammergau Alps tourist region. The region is represented in terms of tourism by the Ammergauer Alpen GmbH. In addition to Saulgrub, the Ammergau Alps nature park region includes Oberammergau , Unterammergau , Bad Bayersoien , Bad Kohlgrub and Ettal / Graswang / Linderhof.

In 2018 Saulgrub generated over 40,000 overnight stays and more than 9,000 arrivals.