Scheffau (Scheidegg)
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Scheffau
Scheidegg market
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| Height : | 673 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 6.5 km² |
| Residents : | 500 |
| Population density : | 77 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | July 1, 1972 |
| Postal code : | 88175 |
| Area code : | 08387 |
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Scheffau ( Scheffe in western Allgäu ) is a part of the municipality of the Scheidegg market in the Bavarian district of Lindau (Lake Constance) .
geography
Scheffau is located in the Westallgäu and emerged as an original clustered village on the Pfänderrücken . Scheffau borders in the west and north on Scheidegg , in the northeast on Weiler im Allgäu , also in the district of Lindau (Lake Constance), in the east on Thal and in the southwest on the area of the municipality of Langen bei Bregenz , both in the district of Bregenz .
Districts
In addition to the main town of Scheffau, the municipality also consists of the following districts:
- Buhl
- Ellersreute
- Haslach
- Cat mill
- Leintobel
- Lindenau
- Neuhaus
- Schirpfentobel
- Understone
Waters and nature
Waters
The largest body of water in the Scheffau area is the Rothach flowing in the east , the Grenzbach zu Thal. The Scheffau area is crossed by the Röthenbach and the Scheffauer Bach to the Rothach and the Katzenbach to the Kesselbach , which also runs to the Rothach in the south-west and is in turn the border brook to the Vorarlberg municipality of Langen near Bregenz.
Glacier pot
South of Scheffau is the glacier pot, a relic from the last ice age. (Location: ⊙ )
Hirschberg
The 1095 meter high Hirschberg, located in the municipality of Langen near Bregenz in Austria , is Scheffau's local mountain and has always protected the place from storms coming from the south.
history
Scheffau is first mentioned in a document from 1304 with the wording: "Benz Wezel von Scheffow sells his interest on his estate in Scheffow", from which one can assume that the Scheffau area was first settled around 1200.
According to stories, two nuns in Scheffau founded a small chapel in 1494, but a regular Sunday service was only held by the chaplains from Weiler from 1514 onwards . After the population and financial resources had grown sufficiently, the parish of Scheffau was separated from Weiler in 1694 and given its own pastor. Since the previous chapel had become too small, today's parish church of St. Martin was built in 1788/1789.
After the Westallgäu, and with it Scheffau too, came from Austria to Bavaria in 1806, Scheffau was raised to an independent political community with the community edict of July 28, 1808 and Johannes Fink was appointed first community leader. Famine and other catastrophes fall during his term of office and that of his successor. On March 11, 1834, a large fire ravaged Scheffau, destroying two houses beyond recovery and damaging two more. The Weiler-Röthenbach local railway was opened in 1893, as a result of which Scheffau received a post office on October 1, 1897. The new school was built in 1933/34, and the gymnasium and festival hall in 1956. 1972 Scheffauer could vote on whether their community as a result of administrative reform in Bavaria after Scheidegg or Weiler-Simmerberg should be incorporated. On the recommendation of the municipal council, the decision was made in favor of Scheidegg, whereupon the merger was completed on July 1, 1972.
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Scheffau has not had its own pastor since 1984, was cared for by the pastor von Scheidegg and has formed a parish community with the parishes of Scheidegg and Lindenberg since 2016 .
societies
There are the following clubs in the village:
- Operating community of Scheffau clubs and groups eV
- Scheffau village community
- Scheffau Volunteer Fire Brigade eV
- Church and village choir Scheffau
- Musikverein Scheffau 1860 eV
- Schützenverein Scheffau eV
- Soldier and warrior comradeship Scheffau
- Sports club Scheffau eV
Furthermore, the King Ludwig II Association existed from 1980 until its dissolution in 2013 .
Buildings
Important buildings in the village are, for example, the parish church of St. Martin , built in 1788/1789, and the rectory built in the 18th century . A total of eight buildings are under monument protection and the entire center of Scheffau is under ensemble protection .
coat of arms
The municipality of Scheffau was given a coat of arms in 1964. It shows a black rooster with a blue grapevine in its golden beak over a wavy, red shield base in silver.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scheffau village community . Website of the Scheffau village community. Retrieved February 7, 2015
- ^ History . Website of the Scheffau village community. Retrieved December 28, 2017
- ↑ Kesselbach . The Kesselbach on the website of the Scheidegger waterfalls. Retrieved February 7, 2015
- ↑ Waterfalls around Scheidegg and the glacier pot near Scheffau The glacier pot on the Scheidegg waterfalls website. Retrieved February 7, 2015
- ↑ Erich Gradek: Scheffau - pictures and stories from the village and its people . 1st edition. Buchdruckerei Holzer, Weiler im Allgäu 1998, p. 25 .
- ↑ Erich Gradek: Scheffau - pictures and stories from the village and its people . 1st edition. Buchdruckerei Holzer, Weiler im Allgäu 1998, p. 37-41 .
- ^ Church / parish of St. Martin Scheffau . Website of the Scheffau village community. Retrieved February 26, 2017
- ↑ Chronicle ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the Scheffau Music Association. Retrieved May 8, 2016
- ↑ King Ludwig II Association ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the Scheffau village community. Retrieved May 8, 2016
- ^ BayernAtlas. Retrieved November 4, 2018 .
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