Meckenbeuren

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Meckenbeuren
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Coordinates: 47 ° 42 '  N , 9 ° 34'  E

Basic data
State : Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region : Tübingen
County : Lake Constance district
Height : 435 m above sea level NHN
Area : 31.89 km 2
Residents: 13,520 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 424 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 88074
Area code : 07542
License plate : FN, TT, ÜB
Community key : 08 4 35 035
Community structure: 4 districts
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1
88074 Meckenbeuren
Website : www.meckenbeuren.de
Mayoress : Elisabeth Kugel (independent)
Location of the municipality of Meckenbeuren in the Lake Constance district
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Meckenbeuren is a municipality in the Lake Constance district in Baden-Württemberg . With over 13,500 inhabitants, Meckenbeuren is the largest rural community in Upper Swabia .

geography

location

Meckenbeuren is about eight kilometers north of Friedrichshafen and ten kilometers south of Ravensburg in the lower Schussental in the hinterland of Lake Constance .

Community structure

Aerial view of Meckenbeuren with a view of Lake Constance

In addition to the core town of Meckenbeuren, the district of Obermeckenbeuren (since 1810), the former communities that were incorporated in 1937 and today's districts of Brochenzell and Liebenau (with the hamlets of Brugg, Hegenberg, Hirschach, Knellesberg, Langentrog, Schwarzenbach, Senglingen and Weiler, the Höfen Berg, Buch, Furt, Hasenwinkel, Hohenreute, Holzbauer, Hungersberg, Kratzerach, Laufenen, Lohner, Madenreute, Mühlebach, Ottmarsreute, Rebholz, Regulator, Reuter, Sandgrub, Stengele, Straß, Untertennenmoos and the houses of Habacht) and the locality of Kehlen, incorporated in 1972 (with the villages of Kehlen and Reute, the hamlets of Buch, Gerbertshaus, Gunzenhaus, Holzreute, Lochbrücke, Sammletshofen, Sassen, Schürten, Schuppenwies, Sibratshaus and Siglishofen, the farms of Großbuch, Hechelfurt and Schindelhof and the houses of Schübelbeer).

history

On the Schwäbsche Eisebahne - sculpture in Meckenbeuren

The community was first mentioned as such in 1496, but as early as 879 a document from the St. Gallen Monastery lists a settler named Megi who lived here . Whether the name Meckenbeuren can be traced back to this is disputed. However, the date August 4, 1278 for the first documented mention of the name "Meckenburron" can be regarded as certain. The corresponding document is in the main state archive in Stuttgart. This is issued by Pope Nicholas III. and was requested by the then abbot of Weingarten monastery, Hermann von Bichtenweiler, in Rome to secure the monastery properties. "Meckenburron" is certainly today's Meckenbeuren.

Probably from 1094 the area belonged to Weingarten Monastery . In 1530 it was sold to Count Haug von Montfort for 3,100 guilders and thus became part of the County of Montfort .

In 1780 the indebted House of Montfort had to cede its goods to the Austrian foothills . Under Napoleon , the community fell to Bavaria in 1806 , which it ceded to Württemberg in the corresponding border treaty in 1810 . When the new administrative structure was implemented , the place was assigned to the Tettnang District Office.

The railroad brought the community a decisive growth spurt. The station on the southern line from Ulm to Friedrichshafen in 1847 established the connection to the still young route network of the Württemberg State Railways . The folk song " Auf de Schwäbsche Eisebahne " also mentions Meckenbeuren in the refrain. In 1895, the Meckenbeuren – Tettnang railway line, which has now been closed, was Germany's first electrically operated full- line railway .

During the district reform during the Nazi era in Württemberg , Meckenbeuren came to the Friedrichshafen district in 1938 , which was again called Tettnang district from 1945 onwards. After the Second World War, Meckenbeuren was part of the French occupation zone and thus became part of the newly founded state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern in 1947 , which in 1952 became part of the administrative district of Südwürttemberg-Hohenzollern of the new federal state of Baden-Württemberg.

On May 1, 1972, the previously independent municipality of Kehlen was incorporated into Meckenbeuren.

In 1973 the district reform took place in Baden-Württemberg , when Meckenbeuren became part of the Lake Constance district.

Religion and churches

Meckenbeuren has always been shaped by Roman Catholicism . The Catholic parishes of St. Maria in Meckenbeuren, St. Jakobus in Brochenzell and St. Verena in Kehlen are located in the community. The three parishes form the pastoral care unit Meckenbeuren and belong to the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart .

The parish church of St. Maria bears the patronage of St. Mary of the Perpetual Help and was built in the years 1912/13 according to the plans of the Stuttgart building officer Ulrich Pohlhammer in the neo-baroque style. The previous building of the parish church, which was located to the west on today's church square, was dedicated to Our Lady of Meckenbeuren and was built in 1873. The most important piece of equipment in the so-called “Kappele” was the “Painful Mother of God” from the Löwental Monastery . According to oral tradition, this statue, which is now in the left aisle of the parish church, is associated with several answers to prayer. In addition to the parish church of St. Maria, there is also the chapel Maria Königin des Friedens in the suburb of Obermeckenbeuren.

The parish church of St. Jakobus Maior in the Brochenzell suburb dates back to the late Romanesque era. The current appearance goes back to a renovation by the Lords of Humpis in 1624 and the Baroque transformation in 1734. In 1971, the originally east-facing church was supplemented by an extension, with the former nave being converted into the new choir. In addition to numerous liturgical art objects, the rosary altar from the Löwental monastery is particularly noteworthy.

The parish church of St. Verena in Kehlen, the roots of which go back far beyond two previous buildings, is a special architectural church building. It was built in 1958 in the brutalist style. It was planned by the Kammerer-Belz office in Stuttgart.

Some areas of the political community also belong to the parishes of St. Johannes in Ravensburg-Obereschach, St. Walburga in Ravensburg-Gornhofen, St. Margaretha in Tettnang-Obereisenbach, St. Gallus in Tettnang and St. Maria in Eriskirch-Mariabrunn.

The Protestant Christians living in the parish are members of the Protestant parishes of Meckenbeuren and Tettnang.

politics

town hall

Municipal council

After the local elections on May 26, 2019 , the following distribution of seats resulted. The turnout was 58.8% (2014: 46.3%).

Party / list Share of votes +/-% p Seats +/-
CDU 31.1% - 9.5% 7 seats - 2nd
Free voters 34.5% + 11.4% 7 seats + 2
SPD 12.4% - 4.1% 3 seats - 1
Citizens list for the environment and social affairs 22.0% + 2.2% 5 seats + 1

mayor

The mayor of the community is Elisabeth Kugel, the first deputy mayor is Karl Gälle ( CDU ). On October 22, 2017, Elisabeth Kugel prevailed in the first ballot with an absolute majority of 54.8% of the valid votes against the incumbent at the time, Andreas Schmid (44.8%). She is the first woman in this position in Meckenbeuren.

The mayors of the municipality of Meckenbeuren since 1971:

coat of arms

Meckenbeuren coat of arms

The municipality of Meckenbeuren was awarded the coat of arms, which is still used today, in 1938.

Description of coat of arms : In the split shield in front in silver (white) a three-lobed red flag, behind in red an upright silver (white) greyhound with a black collar.

The three-lobed flag, also known as the church flag , is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Counts of Montfort , to whose rule the eastern part of the municipality belonged from 1539 to 1780. The greyhound comes from the coat of arms of the Humpis family (also Huntpiss) , who owned the Brochenzell estate from the 15th to the 18th centuries .

The municipality of Kehlen was given a coat of arms in 1948, which should symbolize the connection between the two parts of the municipality on the left and right of the Schussen . Description: In silver (white) over a blue shield base, a red brick bridge with a whole arch in the middle and half an arch on each side . The coat of arms has not been officially used since the municipality was dissolved in 1972, but it is used unofficially as the local coat of arms.

Partner communities

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Meckenbeuren station

Meckenbeuren is located on federal roads 30 and 467 as well as on state roads 329 and 333.

The community is located on the Württemberg Southern Railway ( Ulm - Friedrichshafen ) and is served by Deutsche Bahn and Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn (BOB) trains. Until the end of 2016, Meckenbeuren was an intercity stop with direct connections to Münster and Innsbruck once a day . The BOB also serves the Kehlen and Friedrichshafen airport stops, and the airport's arrival and departure terminal is in the Meckenbeuren district. As a founding member, BOB holds ten percent of the capital.

The station is also sung about in the chorus of Auf de Schwäbsche Eisebahne .

The community is connected with several bus routes including Friedrichshafen, Ravensburg and Tettnang and belongs to the Bodensee-Oberschwaben Verkehrsverbund (bodo) .

Established businesses

Liebenau Foundation
  • Genossenschaftsbank Meckenbeuren eG: local universal bank with branches in Meckenbeuren and Brochenzell
  • Liebenau Foundation : this facility for disabled people in the Liebenau and Hegenberg districts of Meckenbeur also includes numerous other social facilities for disabled people and the elderly as well as education and health in Baden-Württemberg, Vorarlberg, Switzerland and Bulgaria (the Liebenau Foundation is a foundation ecclesiastical law)
  • Winterhalter Gastronom GmbH: Manufacturer of commercial dishwasher machines ; In addition to the plant in Meckenbeuren, there are other production facilities in Rüthi (CH) and in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl

Educational institutions

There are four primary schools and the education center in Buch (Werkreal- and Realschule) in the community. There is also the Don Bosco School for children and young people with special educational needs, which is sponsored by the Liebenau Foundation. Further educational institutions are the community's own music school and, as branch offices, the youth art school and adult education center of the Lake Constance district.

The State Seminar for Didactics and Teacher Training (Primary and Secondary Schools) Meckenbeuren is located in the district of Kehlen. The decentralized training location of the seminar for didactics and teacher training - department special schools - Stuttgart is housed in the same building.

Culture and sights

Ravensburger Spieleland

Leisure attractions

Cabaret

  • In the former freight shed of the train station called “Kultur am Gleis 1”, there are regular theater performances, concerts, exhibitions and cabaret in a special atmosphere.

Museums

Memorials

  • War memorial on the church square, commemorates the fallen soldiers of the First and Second World Wars from Meckenbeuren
  • Memorial in the church of the district Liebenau , reminiscent of over 500 disabled the Liebenau Foundation , which in the " euthanasia " -Tötungsaktion T4 after 1940 Grafeneck were abducted and murdered

Buildings

Hiking and pilgrimages

The second stage of the Jubiläumsweg , a 111-kilometer hiking trail that was signposted in 1998 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Lake Constance district, begins at the train station . It leads over six stages through the Lake Constance hinterland from Kressbronn via Neukirch , Meckenbeuren, Markdorf , Heiligenberg and Owingen to Überlingen . Some of the stages run parallel to the Upper Swabian Way of St. James , which, coming from Ulm via Ravensburg, divides in Brochenzell and leads via Markdorf and Meersburg to Konstanz, or via Tettnang and Kressbronn to Nonnenhorn .

The Upper Swabian Way of St. James leads through Meckenbeuren from Ulm to Nonnenhorn .

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Navigation bar Jakobsweg " Oberschwäbischer Jakobsweg "

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Regular events

  • The district Brochenzell is a regional stronghold of the Swabian-Alemannic Fasnet; driving force is established in 1957, runs to more than 1,100 members Narrenzunft Broch cell with the fools in the winter spirit , herbalist , Humpishexe , Humpisnarr and Schlossnarr
  • Castle festival in May of the Brochenzell Music Association
  • Music festival in July of the Kehlen Musikverein
  • Wine festival of the Musikverein Meckenbeuren on the penultimate weekend in August
  • Station festival on the last Sunday in August
  • Autumn market in October
  • Nicholas market in December

Personalities

Honorary citizen

  • Eugen Biser (1918–2014), Catholic fundamental theologian and religious philosopher
  • Karl Brugger (1920–2008), from 1947 to 1972 mayor of the municipality of Kehlen, 1972–1981 mayor of the village of Kehlen, municipality of Meckenbeuren
  • P. Berno Rupp SDS (1935–2017), Timisoara , holder of the community medal of merit

sons and daughters of the town

Other personalities associated with Meckenbeuren

literature

  • Josef Friedel: Meckenbeuren on the way to modernity (1780–1819) . Ed .: Meckenbeuren cultural area, local history work group. 2006.
  • Gisbert Hoffmann: History about Meckenbeuren . Mayor's office, Meckenbeuren 1985.
  • Gisbert Hoffmann: Chapels in Tettnang and Meckenbeuren . Ed .: Förderkreis Heimatkunde Tettnang. Druckhaus Müller, Langenargen 2004, ISBN 3-00-013294-5 .
  • Karl Jäger: Meckenbeuren in old views . 2nd Edition. European Library, 1989.
  • Johann Daniel Georg von Memmingen: Description of the Oberamt Tettnang ( full text at Wikisource ) . Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1838.
  • 75 years of St. Maria Meckenbeuren . Festschrift for the 75th anniversary of the parish church of St. Maria Meckenbeuren. Catholic parish of St. Maria Meckenbeuren, Meckenbeuren 1988.

Web links

Commons : Meckenbeuren  - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Meckenbeuren  - travel guide
Wikisource: Meckenbeuren in the description of the Oberamt Tettnang from 1838  - sources and full texts

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. 534 .
  3. ↑ Elisabeth Kugel: The anticipation for the mayor's office is great , Südkurier, December 4, 2017, accessed on January 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ partner communities. (No longer available online.) Meckenbeuren community, archived from the original on January 4, 2014 ; accessed on January 4, 2014 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.meckenbeuren.de
  5. ↑ Memorial sites for the victims of National Socialism. A documentation. Vol. I, Bonn 1995, ISBN 3-89331-208-0 , p. 61