Blaichach
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Coordinates: 47 ° 33 ' N , 10 ° 16' E |
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| State : | Bavaria | |
| Administrative region : | Swabia | |
| County : | Oberallgäu | |
| Height : | 729 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 50.1 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 5818 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 116 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 87544 | |
| Primaries : | 08321, 08323 | |
| License plate : | OA | |
| Community key : | 09 7 80 115 | |
| Community structure: | 11 parts of the community | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Kirchplatz 3 87544 Blaichach |
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| First Mayor : | Christof Endreß ( CSU ) | |
| Location of the community Blaichach in the district of Oberallgäu | ||
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Blaichach is a Bavarian municipality and a village in the Oberallgäu district in Germany .
geography
location
The community is located in the Swabian district of Oberallgäu. It borders in the east on Burgberg , the district town of Sonthofen , Ofterschwang and Bolsterlang , in the south-west on Balderschwang , in the west on Oberstaufen and in the north on Immenstadt .
The river Iller flows through Blaichach in the northeastern municipality .
Blaichach is a member of the German-Austrian joint project Naturpark Nagelfluhkette .
Landscapes and parts of the municipality
The following districts exist : Blaichach and Gunzesried .
There are 11 officially named municipal parts (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):
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There are also the 3 unofficial parts of the municipality Gunzesrieder Säge , Kapf and Kühberg .
history
Until the church is planted
The place was first mentioned in 1275 as Bilaicha . The Counts of Montfort -Rothenfels built a customs bridge over the Iller in 1494 , with which the important salt road from Oberjoch to Lindau led directly past Blaichach. Blaichach was part of the county of Königsegg-Rothenfels , which was exchanged for Austria in 1804 and fell to Bavaria in the Peace of Preßburg (1805) . In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .
20th century
In World War II, the present was from July 1944 to May 1945 in the range Bosch -Werks west of Sonthofener road a satellite camp of Dachau concentration camp , were imprisoned in the 730 men who for the Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) in the arms production forced labor do had. Above the graves of four Soviet and one Dutch concentration camp victims in the cemetery , a memorial stone commemorates what happened.
On July 1, 1972, the neighboring municipality of Gunzesried with over 1000 inhabitants was incorporated into the municipality of Blaichach. 1978 led to the formation of the communities from Blaichach and Burgberg im Allgaeu existing administrative community Blaichach, but which was dissolved in 1980 again. From 1990 to 1996 the town center was redeveloped, so the church square was redesigned, the old cemetery was integrated into the new cemetery and a bypass was built.
Population development
From 1988 to 2008 Blaichach grew by 599 inhabitants or 12%. Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 4993 to 5811 by 818 inhabitants or 16.4%.
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politics
mayor
Mayor is Christof Endreß (Blaichach-Bihlerdorf-Gunzesried community of voters). On May 1, 2014, he succeeded Otto Steiger (2002–2014), who was no longer a candidate. Endress was confirmed on March 15, 2020 as a joint applicant of the CSU, Greens, SPD, FW and PW with 87.84% for a further six years in office.
Municipal council
Further distribution of seats in the town hall:
- CSU : 5 seats
- Non-party electorate: 5 seats
- SPD : 4 seats
- Free electorate Bihlerdorf-Gunzesried: 4 seats
- Greens : 2 seats
coat of arms
Description of coat of arms : The coat of arms of the municipality of Blaichach, which has been in use since 1966, shows a three-lap red flag in silver over two diagonally crossed green oak leaves, on which three diagonally positioned golden squares are placed side by side.
Architectural monuments
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
In 1998 there were 2,028 employees subject to social security contributions at the place of residence. There were ten companies in the manufacturing sector and eight in the construction sector. In addition, in 1999 there were 66 farms with an agricultural area of 1,808 hectares .
The Blaichach Economic Forum is an amalgamation of Blaichach companies. It pursues various goals in order to increase the attractiveness of the municipality of Blaichach.
traffic
Blaichach station is on the Immenstadt – Oberstdorf railway line . The high bridge built in 1901 over the Gunzesrieder Ach west of the Gunzesried district was one of the oldest reinforced concrete bridges in Germany. It was replaced by a new building against resistance from the preservation authorities.
education
In addition to a kindergarten, the community has an elementary school with an integrated elementary school and middle school. The middle school students come mainly from Blaichach and Gunzesried, but also from the neighboring community of Burgberg and partly from Sonthofen.
Parish church Blaichach from the southwest
Gunzesried from the east
Gunzesried valley
Horn group and Ostertal
Seifriedsberg
Grathöflealpe on the Steineberg
Personalities
- Ossi Reichert (born December 25, 1925 - † July 16, 2006), ski racer and Olympic champion
- Karl Läufle (born August 1, 1929 - August 20, 2009), former mayor, community archivist and holder of the Federal Cross of Merit
- Claire Beyer (born July 13, 1947), writer
- Florian Beck (born January 7, 1958), ski racer
- Thomas Gehring (born July 27, 1958), politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), member of the Bavarian state parliament
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "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 ).
- ↑ Mayor. Congregation, accessed May 31, 2020 .
- ^ Community Blaichach in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 15, 2019.
- ↑ Memorial sites for the victims of National Socialism. A documentation, volume 1. Federal Agency for Civic Education, Bonn 1995, ISBN 3-89331-208-0 , p. 120
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 571 .
- ↑ Result of the 2014 local elections
- ↑ Entry on the Blaichach coat of arms in the database of the House of Bavarian History
- ^ Mourning for the former mayor - Karl Läufle dies at the age of 80. RSA, August 22, 2009, accessed March 22, 2014 .
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Unregulated areas:
Kempter Wald