Schwifting

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Coat of arms of the community of Schwifting
Schwifting
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Schwifting highlighted

Coordinates: 48 ° 3 '  N , 10 ° 56'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Upper Bavaria
County : Landsberg am Lech
Management Community : Pürgen
Height : 632 m above sea level NHN
Area : 11.45 km 2
Residents: 1030 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 90 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 86940
Area code : 08191
License plate : LL
Community key : 09 1 81 140
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Dorfstrasse 7
86940 Schwifting
Website : schwifting.de
Mayor : Heike Schappele (community of citizens)
Location of the community of Schwifting in the Landsberg am Lech district
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Schwifting from the south

Schwifting is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Landsberg am Lech and a member of the Pürgen administrative community .

geography

The community is located four kilometers east of Landsberg in between Lech located and Ammer rißeiszeitlichen moraines and würmeiszeitlichen Geröllanschüttungen. There are no other parts of the community apart from the main town.

history

Until the church is planted

In the documents of the Benediktbeuern monastery , Schwifting is mentioned for the first time in 987. Schwifting belonged to the secularization of Rottenbuch monastery . In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .

Population development

  • 1970: 578 inhabitants
  • 1987: 616 inhabitants
  • 1991: 659 inhabitants
  • 1995: 747 inhabitants
  • 2000: 778 inhabitants
  • 2005: 843 inhabitants
  • 2010: 889 inhabitants
  • 2015: 969 inhabitants
  • 2018: 1035 inhabitants
  • 2019: 1030 inhabitants

Between 1988 and 2019 the municipality grew from 609 to 1030 by 421 inhabitants or by 69.1%.

politics

mayor

First mayor is Heike Schappele. She won the 2020 election against Alexander Dürr. The incumbent mayor Georg Kaindl did not run again.

Former mayors:

  • Georg Kaindl 2014–2020
  • Richard Schaller 2002-2014
  • Benedikt Brandmeir 1984-2002
  • Michael Kaindl senior 1956-1984

Municipal council

The municipal council has had twelve members since 2020, as the limit of 1000 inhabitants was exceeded. Before that there were eight members. Since the penultimate election in 2014, the municipal council has consisted exclusively of candidates from the civic community.

coat of arms

The description of the coat of arms reads: Split of gold and red; in front a silver beech tree with seven leaves, which indicates that it was part of the Rottenbuch monastery, behind a black ibex growing out of a green three-mountain, symbolizing the regional location in the foothills of the Alps.

Culture and sights

Architectural monuments

Soil monuments

See: List of ground monuments in Schwifting

Natural monuments

A natural monument in Schwifting is the Marienlinde, an approximately 400 year old linden tree with a trunk circumference of 8.80 meters and a crown that is around 25 meters high. The tree was partially uprooted in a storm on July 29, 2005, fell over and has been lying almost horizontally since then, but still sprouts every year. The nature conservation authority revoked the status of a natural monument from the linden tree after the fall. In 2005 the linden tree standing on community property was supposed to be removed, in the meantime the tree is to be preserved, not least according to the wishes of the Schwiftingen citizens.

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 32 jobs subject to social security contributions in the municipality. 344 residents have an employment relationship that is subject to compulsory insurance, so that the number of out-commuters is 312 higher than that of in-commuters (as of June 30, 2014).

traffic

State road 2346 ( Landsberg am Lech - Schondorf am Ammersee ) leads through Schwifting . The Landsberg a.Lech-Ost entrance to the A 96 is about three kilometers from the town center.

education

There is a day-care center with 50 approved places and 41 supervised children (as of 2015).

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

  • Rolf Pinegger (born March 25, 1873 in Schwifting; † October 18, 1957 in Munich), actor

People connected to the community

  • Rodja Weigand (born October 23, 1945 in Munich), author and editor, lives and works in Schwifting

Web links

Commons : Schwifting  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ^ Community Schwifting in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on September 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ Local election 2020 in Schwifting: All results of the mayor and local council election augsburger-allgemeine.de. Retrieved April 19, 2020.