Hohentengen on the Upper Rhine

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 47 ° 34 '  N , 8 ° 26'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
County :	Waldshut
Height :	368 m above sea level NHN
Area :	27.56 km 2
Residents:	3898 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	141 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	79801
Area code :	07742
License plate :	WT
Community key :	08 3 37 053
Address of the municipal administration:	Kirchstrasse 4 79801 Hohentengen
Website :	www.hohentengen.de
Mayor :	Martin Benz
Location of the municipality of Hohentengen on the Upper Rhine in the Waldshut district

Hohentengen am Hochrhein is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in the state Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany .

The Zurich airport is 15 kilometers (distance) away. Hohentengen is very exposed to aircraft noise and is a German actor in the aircraft noise dispute .

geography

Geographical location

The municipality of Hohentengen is located on the northern bank of the Rhine with a view of Switzerland . If the weather permits, the Stettener "Kalten Wangen" offers a view of the Swiss mountains. Hohentengen on the Upper Rhine consists of six districts: Hohentengen, Lienheim, Herdern, Bergöschingen, Günzgen and Stetten.

Neighboring communities

The municipality borders in the north on Klettgau , in the east on the Swiss municipalities Wasterkingen and Hüntwangen , in the south on Glattfelden and Weiach , all in the canton of Zurich , as well as Kaiserstuhl , Fisibach and Rümikon in the canton of Aargau , in the west again on the German municipality Küssaberg .

Community structure

The community consists of the six districts Bergöschingen, Günzgen, Herdern, Hohentengen, Lienheim and Stetten. The spatial boundaries of the districts of Bergöschingen, Herdern, Hohentengen and Lienheim correspond to those of the earlier municipalities of the same name, the spatial boundaries of the districts of Günzgen and Stetten correspond to those of the former residential districts of the municipality of Stetten. The official naming of the districts is made by prefixing the name of the municipality and followed by the name of the respective district connected by a hyphen. The districts also form residential districts within the meaning of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code .

The Bergöschingen district includes the village of Bergöschingen and the farms Bercherhof, Dachshof, Heiterhof, Krummhof, Schrennenhof and Weilerhof. The Hohentengen district includes the villages of Hohentengen and Herdern, the Zinken Guggenmühle , the Engelhof, Neuhof and Unter Juckenhof farms, and the Klausen and Rötteln Castle residential areas. To Lienheim the village of Lienheim and the yards Eichbühlerhof, Gatterhof, Gfunghof, Sandhof, Schlosshof, Steinlebachhof, Turmhof (previously Türnenhof) and Vorderer Rohrhof (previously Wüstrüttehof). The villages of Stetten and Günzgen and the Lenkhof homestead belong to the former municipality of Stetten.
The town of Oberhofen has risen in Bergöschingen. The town of Klausen has risen in Hohentengen, and the Weißwasserstelz desert is also located in the Hohentengen district. The village of Kohlerhof has risen in Lienheim.

Districts

	The district of Hohentengen is the center of the municipality and seat of the municipal administration.
	Bergöschingen , the smallest district, is characterized by agricultural buildings. Bergöschingen is idyllically located, a place of peace and closeness to nature.
	Lienheim is the second largest district in the municipality of Hohentengen aH
	The district of Günzgen lies directly on the border with the Swiss municipality of Wasterkingen. The picture of the small, picturesque town was given its attractive face in a long planning process.
	Herdern is the third largest district, located on the banks of the Rhine halfway to the Eglisau-Glattfelden power plant .
	With just under 300 inhabitants, the district of Stetten is one of the smallest villages in the municipality. Stetten lies at the foot of the Kalten Wangen and is beautifully surrounded by fields and meadows. When the weather is good, hikers from Kalten Wangen can enjoy a magnificent view of the Swiss Alps.

history

Early history

Herbert Fuchs describes the (hill) stone box grave near Herdern in the "Schatzbühl" district, which is a ceramic burial (2800–2200 BC) in detail. Another interesting object are the boiler pits in the mine wood in Herdern, which were originally characterized by Prof. Keller GLA (1876) and in 1941 “when the water pipe was laid for the settlement near the Guggenmühle ” in the “Schloßäcker” field of objects “from the Middle Bronze Age “(1600-1300 BC).

Roman times

The historian Franz Joseph Mone suspected the former Roman settlement Tenedo in Hohentengen , the historian Joseph Bader referred this to Tiengen , both of which are now considered refuted.

"The finds of Roman coins and pottery shards and the traces of the road confirm [...] that this was a junction for Roman traffic over the Rafzer Feld and the kalten Wasen [today: Kalter Wangen ] to Bühl and Grießen .

Alemanni

The name Tengen [...] means 'among the members of the Tio or Teo' [... as] Alemannic foundation. This is also indicated by the discovery of Alemannic row graves in the district of Lienheim. "

Foundation and Middle Ages

The village probably emerged from an episcopal Mayerhof : In a document from the year 877 a mounted messenger is mentioned, who was commissioned by Bishop Solomon III. from Constance , to Strasbourg to Bishop Reginhard, to make quarters with the Mayer in Teingon (Thengen) for a subsequent delegation.

The village of Tengen came into the possession of the Regensbergers via the Zähringers and from them to the Prince Diocese of Constance through a purchase in 1294 . Further mentions date back to the years 1243/1268/1275 ( Zurich document book ). The village remained as part of the Bailiwick of Rötteln based in Kaiserstuhl for more than 500 years with the diocese of Constance.

Church history

After the church fire in 1954, an archaeological excavation in Thengen revealed an early early church from the eighth or ninth century. This points to an even older existence of the village. However, a church was first mentioned in a document in 1268. The leaders of the excavation Kläui, Bosch and Ginter wrote a detailed report about this early church.

There is a reference to an even older history in the church history of Schwerzen : “The church of Schwerzen is mentioned as early as 1157. The parish is one of the oldest in the area; it originally belonged to the deanery of Thengen (Hohentengen) and was incorporated into the diocese of Constance since 1275. "

Modern times

Due to the large spatial expansion of the parish - 14 villages on both sides of the High Rhine were included - the largest church in a wide area was built in 1518–1520 with a new building.

The church had 400 seats, although the village of Tengen only had around 200 inhabitants. It was perceived by the people as so monumental that when the village Thengen was mentioned, the addition "near the high church" was used, from which the name Hohentengen emerged . With its church and the large parish, the village played a central role.

In order to avoid incorporation into the Grand Duchy of Baden in the course of the Napoleonic secularization in 1803 , the Hohentengener tried in vain to join the newly established Canton of Zurich at that time . The villages and today's districts of Stetten, Günzgen and Bergöschingen belonged to the Landgraviate of Klettgau , which was formerly owned by the Counts of Sulz and later the Princes of Schwarzenberg , until the reorganization by the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803 . The villages of Hohentengen, Herdern and Lienheim belonged to the territory of the Diocese of Constance for more than 600 years from 1294 to 1803.

20th century

The church, built at the beginning of the 16th century, had valuable wall paintings ( frescoes ). In October 1954 the church and its art treasures fell victim to a major fire. The interior was completely destroyed, including a monumental painting of the Last Judgment on the choir wall.

The two world wars initially brought hardship and a standstill to the village. In the post-war period, however, Hohentengen took on a modern development and is now an up-and-coming community with good infrastructure.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Hohentengen am Hochrhein has 14 members. It consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following final result:

Parties and constituencies		% 2019	Seats 2019	% 2014	Seats 2014	Local elections 2019  % 40 30th 20th 10 0 31.6% 30.4% 19.1% 18.8% CDU FW SPD Green Gains and losses compared to 2014  % p    8th    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4 -3.4  % p -0.7  % p -3.5  % p + 7.6  % p CDU FW SPD Green
CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	31.6	4th	35.0	5
FW	Free voters	30.4	4th	31.1	4th
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	19.1	3	22.6	3
GREEN	Alliance 90 / The Greens	18.8	3	11.2	2
total		100.0	14th	100.0	14th
voter turnout		66.0%		59.1%

economy

Hohentengen has very close economic ties with Switzerland. The majority of the population works as cross-border commuters in Switzerland. Trade, craft and service companies are shaped by the Swiss clientele.

The Engelhof, west of the village of Hohentengen, is located at 47.34 degrees north latitude and is therefore referred to as the southernmost vineyard in Germany .

media

Hohentengen belongs to the local area of ​​the Südkurier with the associated traditional newspaper Alb-Bote . In addition there is the advertising paper "Anzeiger Hochrhein".

Hierzuland.info reports online about the community and the surrounding areas.

The SWR station Wannenberg is located in the municipality .

Culture and sights

Rötteln Castle

Buildings

• Parish church with coats of arms of the Kaiserstuhl families

Church in Stetten

• St. Bernhard in Stetten
• Rötteln Castle , directly opposite Kaiserstuhl
• Chapel of St. Antonius near the Rötteln Castle
• Weisswasserstelz castle ruins , with the Guggenmühle and restored Zehntscheuer (today restaurant and guest house)

art

• Sculpture path along both banks of the Rhine between Kaiserstuhl, Hohentengen, Weiach and Glattfelden

regional customs

Hohentengen is the last place in Germany, in which the former mainly in South Baden and Switzerland widespread practice of pest control of voles  - particularly the Great Vole of the kind Arvicola terrestris , also Ostschermaus or short vole called - through a so-called " mouse tail premium " has held up to the present (2012). The community pays an amount of 50  cents per dead animal. Traditionally, evidence is provided by presenting the cut mouse tails . In Switzerland the custom is also on the decline and is only practiced there in a few communities.

Sports

In 2007, FC Eintracht Stetten was promoted to the regional league of the South Baden Football Association  . The first team of SC Hohentengen became champions of the district league B in the 2010/2011 season . Both clubs merged in 2011 to form FC Hochrhein .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Otto Etspüler (Odilo Etspueler) SVD , (* 1912 in Günzgen; † 1995), mission bishop in Bangued and titular bishop of Fata

literature

• H. Fuchs: Hohentengen and the villages of the Bohnenviertel: Lienheim, Herdern, Stetten, Günzgen and Bergöschingen: history and stories, taking into account the historical connections to Kaiserstuhl / Switzerland . Horb am Neckar, 1992, ISBN 3-89264-716-X .
• Herbert Fuchs: The history of the church and parish St. Maria Hohentengen aH 2006.
• Herbert Fuchs: The field and road crosses in the area of ​​the municipality of Hohentengen aH 2006.
• Herbert Fuchs: A village in the war and post-war period 1940–1950. 1999.
• Eugen Edwin Sigg: Lienheimer Geschichtsblätter - Hohentengen-Lienheim (later: Kandel). 1990– /
• Herbert Sr. Fuchs: Hohentengen aH, The old farms on the southern edge. 2008 / ISBN 978-3-00-025746-9 .
• Herbert Sr. Fuchs: Hohentengen aH, The old oaks tell, 2000 years of history on the Upper Rhine. 2011.
• Herbert Sr. Fuchs: Hohentengen aH, my life in the village. 2015.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Annoying noise in the sky. ( Memento from September 10, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Südwest Presse online. December 30, 2011.
3. ↑ Main statute of the municipality of Hohentengen on the Rhine of December 12, 2000
4. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg administrative region. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 , pp. 992-994.
5. ↑ Herbert Fuchs: Hohentengen and the villages of the Bohnenviertel Lienheim, Herdern, Stetten, Günzgen and Bergöschingen: history and stories taking into account the historical connections to Kaiserstuhl / Switzerland . Ed .: Herbert Fuchs. 1st edition Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1992, ISBN 3-89264-716-X , p. 21-23 (OCLC = [accessed March 29, 2020]).
6. ^ Also described in Badische Fund reports special issue 11/1969
7. ↑ Herbert Fuchs: Hohentengen and the villages of the Bohnenviertel Lienheim, Herdern, Stetten, Günzgen and Bergöschingen: history and stories taking into account the historical connections to Kaiserstuhl / Switzerland . 1st edition Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1992, ISBN 3-89264-716-X , p. 25-27 (OCLC = [accessed March 29, 2020]).
8. ^ Egon Gersbach : Badische Fund reports. Prehistory of the High Rhine. Catalog volume, special issue 11, editing: State Office for Prehistory and Early History Freiburg (A. Eckerle), Freiburg 1969, p. 143 f.
9. ↑ Herbert Fuchs: Hohentengen and the villages of the Bohnenviertel Lienheim, Herdern, Stetten, Günzgen and Bergöschingen: history and stories taking into account the historical connections to Kaiserstuhl / Switzerland . 1st edition Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1992, ISBN 3-89264-716-X (OCLC = [accessed on March 29, 2020]).
10. ↑ The finds on Sagenstein in Liehnheim Mtbl 169 Schneider are also described
11. ↑ Herbert Fuchs: Hohentengen and the villages of the Bohnenviertel Lienheim, Herdern, Stetten, Günzgen and Bergöschingen: history and stories taking into account the historical connections to Kaiserstuhl / Switzerland . 1st edition Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1992, ISBN 3-89264-716-X (OCLC = [accessed on March 29, 2020]).
12. ↑ Formulas Solomon COC: Lat.19413 / 95 Bavarian State Library in Munich
13. ↑ Formulas Solomon, Bavarian State Library COC: Lat.19413 / 95 V
14. ↑ ( GLA 1294 M CM ).
15. ^ Herbert Fuchs: Church history Hohentengen . (DOI = [accessed on March 29, 2020]).
16. ^ Home book for the district of Waldshut , Ed .: WH Mayer, Waldshut 1926, p. 210. There (p. 211) also detailed information on the four bells of the church.
17. ^ Freiburg Diocesan Archives 1955 / page 281
18. ^ WH Mayer: Home book for the district of Waldshut , 1926, p. 168.
19. ↑ Herbert Fuchs: Hohentengen and the villages of the Bohnenviertel Lienheim, Herdern, Stetten, Günzgen and Bergöschingen: history and stories taking into account the historical connections to Kaiserstuhl / Switzerland . 1st edition Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1992, ISBN 3-89264-716-X , p. 61-69 (OCLC = [accessed March 29, 2020]).
20. ↑ Herbert Fuchs: Hohentengen and the villages of the Bohnenviertel Lienheim, Herdern, Stetten, Günzgen and Bergöschingen: history and stories taking into account the historical connections to Kaiserstuhl / Switzerland . 1st edition Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1992, ISBN 3-89264-716-X , p. 161–163 (OCLC = [accessed March 29, 2020]).
21. ^ Herbert Fuchs: Festschrift for the 500th anniversary of the Church of Saint Mary in Hohentengen . (DOI = 95 [accessed on March 29, 2020]).
22. ↑ Preliminary results of the 2019 municipal council elections at the State Statistical Office
23. ↑ website of hierzuland.info .
24. ↑ Sebastian Stoll ( epd ): Pest control. In southern Baden the “mouse tail premium” brings 50 cents . In: The world . March 13, 2012; Retrieved March 28, 2012.

Web links

Commons : Hohentengen am Hochrhein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Hohentengen
• Internet presence of Hierzuland.Info