Stiefenhofen

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Stiefenhofen
Stiefenhofen
Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Stiefenhofen highlighted

Coordinates: 47 ° 36 '  N , 10 ° 0'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Swabia
County : Lindau (Lake Constance)
Management Community : Stiefenhofen
Height : 805 m above sea level NHN
Area : 28.98 km 2
Residents: 1886 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 65 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 88167
Area code : 08383
License plate : LI
Community key : 09 7 76 127
Community structure: 26 parts of the community
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Main street 8
88167 Stiefenhofen
Website : www.stiefenhofen.de
Mayor : Christian Hauber (List of Future Stiefenhofen)
Location of the municipality of Stiefenhofen in the district of Lindau (Lake Constance)
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Stiefenhofen ( westallgäuerisch Schtief e hof e ) is a municipality in the Bavarian-Swabian district of Lindau (Bodensee) and the seat of the administrative community Stiefenhofen .

Stiefenhofen with the mountain Grünten in the background

geography

Location and districts

Stiefenhofen is located in the Allgäu region , more precisely in the Westallgäu , not far from Lake Constance . There exist Gemarkungen Harbatshofen ( 47 ° 36 '  N , 10 ° 0'  O ) and Stiefenhofen. The lowest point of the district is at 750 m, the highest at 1067 m.

Parish parts

The municipality has 26 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement is indicated in brackets ):

The desert areas of Hinteregg , Lerchenmühle , Rastmühle and Tobelmühle are not officially designated parts of the municipality.

Neighboring communities

Grünenbach Weitnau
Hamlet-Simmerberg Neighboring communities Missen-Wilhams
Oberreute Oberstaufen

history

Until the church is planted

The place Stoufun is mentioned in a Sankt Gallen document from the year 868. 883 another Sankt Gallen document names STIVUNHOVARO MARCHA (= Stiefenhofen).

In the Old Kingdom , today's municipality of Stiefenhofen was spread over different territories:

At the beginning of the 19th century the towns became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria . In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , the municipality of Stiefenhofen was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .

Territorial reform

As a result of the regional reform in Bavaria , the formerly independent municipality of Harbatshofen was incorporated on July 1, 1970. At the same time parts of the area were assigned to the Oberstaufen market .

On July 1, 1972, the community was spun off from the then Sonthofen district and integrated into the Lindau district (Lake Constance).

Population development

The following inhabitants were counted in the municipality:

1961 1589
1970 1557
1987 1498
1991 1628
1995 1612
2000 1665
2005 1719
2010 1788
2015 1842

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 1,508 to 1,857 by 349 inhabitants or 23.1%.

politics

mayor

Anton Wolf (CSU / Free Voters) has been mayor since 1990; he was re-elected in 1996, 2002, 2008 and 2014.

Municipal council

After the 2014 election, the municipal council has 12 members.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality of Stiefenhofen, assigned in 1973, is divided diagonally by silver and blue. It shows a sloping black step beam at the top, a golden bird (crossbill) below.

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

According to official statistics, there were 89 employees subject to social insurance contributions in the manufacturing sector in 1998, but none in the trade and transport sector. In other economic areas, 80 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. In total there were 562 employees subject to social security contributions at the place of residence. There were five companies in manufacturing and eight in construction. In addition, in 1999 there were 110 farms with 1966 hectares of agriculturally used green space. In 2017, the municipality still reported 105 farms.

education

Facilities (status: 1999):

  • Kindergarten: 50 kindergarten places with 49 children
  • Elementary school: one with four teachers and 87 students

Culture and sights

Stephanskapelle in Genhofen

Late Gothic interior of the Stephanskapelle in Genhofen

The district of Genhofen is located on an important historical thoroughfare, which was probably laid out by the Romans around the year 250. In the Middle Ages, salt, the “white gold” of that time, was transported from Immenstadt to Simmerberg . Genhofen was before the dreaded climb to the Hahnschenkel. In this context, the St. Stephen's Chapel was created with its frescoes from the late 15th century, largely preserved in the original . Your builder was Magister Conrad Schilling. The three late Gothic shrine altars inside are of remarkable quality. The pictures of the choir altar are by Adam Schlan (t) z, the court painter of the prince abbot of Kempten. The sculptures are attributed to Michael Zeynsler († after 1559); they show the Augsburg bishop St. Ulrich , Mary with child and the apostle James the Elder . In addition to James, there is a second patron saint of travelers, St. Christophorus . The door to the sacristy is decorated with a few dozen horseshoes.

Architectural monuments

tourism

  • Stiefenhofen has dedicated itself to the topic of "herbs": herb farm, herb tours, herb kitchen. The “Artemisia” natural garden is located in the Hopfen district, a huge herb garden, herb nursery with a factory, café, shop and seminars.
  • Cross-country skiing trails
  • The Bavarian-Swabian Jakobusweg leads through Genhofen
  • vacation on the farm

  • Filial church St. Stephanus (called Stephanuskapelle) Genhofen

  • Jungensberg

  • Upper evil

  • Oberthalhofen from the southeast

  • Dwindling

  • Stiefenhofen from the southwest

  • Wolfsried

Sports

After the football club TSV Stiefenhofen was founded in 1981, the team played for the first time in their club's history in the regional league A of the Württemberg Football Association.

Web links

Commons : Stiefenhofen  - 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. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) 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.stiefenhofen.de
  3. ^ Community Stiefenhofen in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ http://www.leo-bw.de/media/kgl_atlas/current/delivered/bilder/HABW_06_13.jpg ; http://geschichte.digitale-sammlungen.de/hab/band/bsb00008060
  5. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 513 .
  6. ^ Chronicle of the Lindau district
  7. ↑ http://www.wahlen.bayern.de/kommunalwahlen/
  8. ↑ http://www.stiefenhofen.de/index.shtml?Gemeinderat  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.stiefenhofen.de  
  9. ^ Artemisia herb garden