Sontheim an der Brenz
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Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ' N , 10 ° 17' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Stuttgart | |
| County : | Heidenheim | |
| Height : | 445 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 28.92 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 5508 (Dec. 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 190 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 89567 | |
| Area code : | 07325 | |
| License plate : | HDH | |
| Community key : | 08 1 35 031 | |
| LOCODE : | DE SNM | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Brenzer Strasse 25 89567 Sontheim an der Brenz |
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| Mayor : | Matthias Kraut ( independent ) | |
| Location of the community of Sontheim an der Brenz in the Heidenheim district | ||
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Sontheim an der Brenz is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg .
geography
Geographical location
Sontheim an der Brenz is located at the transition from the Swabian Alb to the Danube Valley . The Brenz flows through the municipality a few kilometers before it flows into the Danube. Sontheim is located on the northern edge of the Swabian Donaumoos .
Neighboring communities
Sontheim borders on Hermaringen and Giengen an der Brenz in the north, Niederstotzingen in the west, all in the district of Heidenheim, as well as on Bächingen an der Brenz and Medlingen in the Bavarian district of Dillingen in the south and east.
Community structure
The municipality of Sontheim an der Brenz includes the formerly independent municipalities and today's districts of Sontheim an der Brenz, Bergenweiler and Brenz with a total of five villages and farms. The districts form residential districts within the meaning of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code . The district of Bergenweiler includes the village of Bergenweiler and an abandoned castle with the alleged name Ravensburg . The village of Brenz belongs to the district of Brenz. The village of Sontheim an der Brenz and the farms Heuhof and Schwarzenwang as well as the locality of Heukrampfen belong to the municipality of Sontheim an der Brenz as of February 29, 1972.
see also Burgstall Burstel
Division of space
According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2014.
history
antiquity
Traces of settlement in today's local area are already from around 5000 BC. Has been proven.
In Roman times (2nd / 3rd century AD) Sontheim was a road junction with an extensive rest stop and a small temple, which excavations in the 1990s revealed; it was at the crossroads of the streets from Günzburg (lat. Guntia ) to Heidenheim (lat. Aquileia ) and the north Danube road from Fort Urspring (lat. Ad Lunam ) to Regensburg (lat. Castra Regina ). In 2002, on the latter road between Sontheim and Bächingen, an almost complete milestone donated by Emperor Caracalla , broken in two, with a reference to Faimingen (Latin: Phoebiana ) was discovered.
middle Ages
Sontheim was already a sizable settlement under the Alemanni, as indicated by numerous row grave finds. Particularly noteworthy is the discovery of a sheet silver cross with a depiction of Christ from the 7th century (today in the Stuttgart State Museum). The present-day village emerged from a later Alemannic settlement (around 800), which was laid out further south; This was founded with high probability from Brenz in the north , which is indicated by the former church affiliation of Sontheim to Brenz and the naming ( Sontheim means something like south home ).
Sontheim was first mentioned in a document in 1002 on the occasion of King Heinrich II's stay , which explains Sontheim's location on the Staufer road . In the late Middle Ages, a lower nobility family resided in Sontheim, who named themselves after the place; from the middle of the 15th century, all trace of it is lost. The rule fell to the Counts of Helfenstein ; In 1448 they were acquired by the Counts of Württemberg , but soon lost to Bavaria. It was not until 1504 that the rule of Heidenheim and the Sontheim incorporated into it were again part of Württemberg.
Modern times
During the Schmalkaldic War in October 1546 the camp of Emperor Charles V was in Sontheim.
From 1558 the Duchy of Württemberg carried out the Reformation in Sontheim, which broke away from the Catholic mother church in Brenz. Since then, the congregation has been predominantly Protestant. The Thirty Years' War also hit Sontheim hard, especially the Bavarian attack in 1620. At the beginning of the 18th century, the Georgskirche was given its present form.
In 1704, the French used Sontheim as their headquarters before the battle of Höchstädt .
In 1791 the Sontheim town council bought the historical Aussiedlerhof Schwarzenwang to the south from Freiherr vom Stain zu Niederstotzingen , which enabled the community to expand its area considerably.
Sontheim belonged to the old Württemberg office of Heidenheim and, when the new administrative structure was implemented in the Kingdom of Württemberg , which had existed since 1806, continued to be assigned to the now upper office of Heidenheim .
The elongated street village continued to develop, primarily due to the “ population explosion ” in the 19th century.
During the district reform during the Nazi era in Württemberg , Sontheim came to the Heidenheim district in 1938. Since the place had become part of the American occupation zone after the Second World War , it had belonged to the newly founded state of Württemberg-Baden since 1945 , which was incorporated into the current state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952.
Today Sontheim is one of the largest communities in the Brenz Valley.
Incorporations
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March 1, 1972: Bergenweiler -
January 1, 1974: Brenz
Population development
The population figures according to the respective territorial status are estimates, census results (¹) or official updates from the State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg ( main residences only ).
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politics
Municipal council
In Sontheim an der Brenz, the municipal council is elected according to the procedure of the false partial choice. The number of local councils can change due to overhang mandates . After the last election, the municipal council has 19 members (previously 20). The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following final result. The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.
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| FWV | Free electoral association | 52.4 | 10 | 49.9 | 10 | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 37.0 | 7th | 33.6 | 7th | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 10.5 | 2 | 16.5 | 3 | |
| total | 100.0 | 19th | 100.0 | 20th | ||
| voter turnout | 64.2% | 57.9% | ||||
Mayoral election
(Election on March 26, 2006) With a turnout of 78.07%, the following was elected:
- Matthias Kraut 60.69%
- Reiner Lindenmayer 27.45%
- the other five applicants each had election results in the single-digit percentage range
(Election on March 23, 2014) With a turnout of 62.38%, Matthias Kraut was confirmed in office for another 8 years with 58.23% of the votes.
Partnerships
Sontheim an der Brenz's partner municipality is the small town of Saint-Valery-en-Caux in Normandy on the French Atlantic coast .
societies
The Sontheim local group of the Swabian Alb Association was awarded the Eichendorff plaque in 1999.
Economy and Infrastructure
Today Sontheim has more than 2000 jobs.
traffic
Sontheim is connected to the national road network via the Niederstotzingen junction of the federal motorway 7 ( Flensburg - Füssen ), which is 13 km away . State and district roads create the connection to the neighboring towns.
The Brenzbahn ( Ulm - Aalen ) runs through the community with stops in the districts of Sontheim and Bergenweiler. From 1911 to 1959 a branch line branched off from the Brenz Railway to Gundelfingen in Sontheim.
Established businesses
By far the largest local employer is Röhm GmbH , a manufacturer of clamping tools , with around 1500 employees. The success of this company had a decisive influence on the development of Sontheim after the Second World War . In addition, numerous medium-sized companies have settled in the municipality's industrial areas.
Educational institutions
The community has a primary , technical and secondary school , where more than 500 students are taught. There is also a pure elementary school in the Brenz district.
Leisure and sports facilities
In the community hall of Sontheim an der Brenz, Marc Lang played blind simulators against 46 chess players on November 26th and 27th, 2011 and achieved a new world record.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Andreas Althamer (around 1500 – around 1539), reformer and humanist
- Johann Friedrich von Klemm (1793–1858), politician and senior bailiff in Tettnang, Ellwangen and Esslingen
literature
- Michael Nick, Gabriele Seitz: Sontheim. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 29, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-018360-9 , pp. 246–249. ( online )
Web links
- Sontheim an der Brenz community
- Coat of arms on leo-bw
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Main statute of the community of Sontheim an der Brenz from December 1st, 2005 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 107 kB)
- ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume IV: Stuttgart district, Franconian and East Württemberg regional associations. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-17-005708-1 . Pp. 621-625
- ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Sontheim an der Brenz.
- ↑ Hans Ulrich Nuber , Gabriele Seitz: Caracalla on the Ostalb - a Roman milestone from Sontheim an der Brenz, Heidenheim district. In: Archaeological excavations in Baden-Württemberg 2002. Stuttgart, 2003. pp. 107-109.
- ^ 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. 449 .
- ^ 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. 470 .
- ↑ Award of the Eichendorff badge in Blätter des Schwäbischen Albverein, issue 2/2000, p. 24
- ↑ Our school on the homepage of the GWRRS Sontheim, accessed on January 12, 2018
- ^ "Chess the Impossible" - world record in blind chess, November 27, 2011 in Sontheim an der Brenz
