Waldstetten (Ostalbkreis)

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 46 '  N , 9 ° 49'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Stuttgart
County :	Ostalbkreis
Height :	387 m above sea level NHN
Area :	20.95 km 2
Residents:	7100 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	339 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	73550
Area code :	07171
License plate :	AA, GD
Community key :	08 1 36 079
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 1 73550 Waldstetten
Website :	www.waldstetten.de
Mayor :	Michael Rembold (independent)
Location of the community of Waldstetten in the Ostalb district

Waldstetten is a municipality in the Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg . It belongs to the outskirts of the Stuttgart metropolitan region .

In 2000 the community received the title of State Recognized Resort .

geography

Waldstetten seen from Rechberg

Geographical location

Waldstetten lies at the northern foot of the Stuifen in the foothills of the eastern Swabian Alb on the edge of the Remstal between 350 and 781 meters above sea level. It borders on the urban area of Schwäbisch Gmünd and the towns of Lauterstein and Donzdorf belonging to the district of Göppingen and, via an uninhabited exclave of the municipality, also on the community of Ottenbach .

Community structure

Center with Europe fountain

The municipality of Waldstetten with the former municipality of Wißgoldingen (part of Waldstetten since 1972) includes 26 villages, hamlets, farms and houses. The village of Waldstetten, the hamlets of Bläsishof (since 1974), Tannweiler and Weilerstoffel, the farms of Braunhof, Eichhölzle, Heckenhof, Herzenklingen (after 1972), Hohenreute, Klosshölzle, Oberer Zusenhof, Pfeilhalden and Pfeilhalde (after 1972) belong to the municipality of Waldstetten in the territory of 1971. ZIP code 73529), Saurenhof, Schlangeleshalden, Schlatthölzle, Schlatthof , Tannhof and Unterer Zusenhof and the houses Bronnforst and Tiergarten as well as the abandoned towns Thierbach and Tierich. The village Wißgoldingen and the farms Bödnis, Frauenholz (zip code 73072), Kapellhaus, Krähberger Hof and Talmühle belong to the former municipality of Wißgoldingen.

Division of space

According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2014.

history

Wall plaque commemorating the floods of 1841

Waldstetten

Aerial photo of Waldstetten from the southwest, 1983

Waldstetten is mentioned for the first time in 1275 as Walhstetten in the Liber decimationis of the Diocese of Constance , which at that time included the Catholic parish of St. Laurentius (today Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart ). The place name could mean "Siedlung des Wal (a) h" or "Siedlung der Welschen" (Reichardt II, p. 273).

In the Middle Ages, Waldstetten belonged to the Lords of Rechberg , whose Waldstetten Castle ( dismantled ) on Eichhölzle was destroyed by the imperial cities during the city war in 1449 and not rebuilt. On the way home, the Gmünder were defeated in the battle of Waldstetten .

Only the hamlet of Stoffel (1393: ze Stoffeln ) belonged to the Rechberg rule of Waldstetten . The castle, built by Hans Philipp von Rechberg in 1605/11, was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War in 1643. In its place came an office building . The Waldstetten manor remained Rechbergic until 1672 when Hans Wolf von Rechberg zu Rechberghausen and Waldstetten sold it to Joachim Gottfried Graf von Grafeneck (zu Eglingen near Heidenheim) for 35,500  fl : “Buildings and goods 10,140 fl, constant gradient 902 fl, inconsistent 494 fl ; in addition all authority and jurisdiction, jus patronatus and serfs ”(OAB, p. 449). The son of the buyer Gottfried Anton sold Waldstetten in 1699 to the monastery chapter of the prince provost of Ellwangen . Count Franz Albert von Rechberg, who tried to assert a right of first refusal, was left behind. With Ellwangen, Waldstetten came to the Duchy of Württemberg in 1802/03 , which had been a kingdom since 1806 . When the new administrative structure was implemented , Waldstetten was assigned to the Gmünd District Office. In the 18th century the craft of pipe making emerged (60 masters were employed in it in 1790/1800). In the second half of the 19th century, the trade in neighboring Gmünd influenced the Waldstetter economy, when leg turning, made nickel silver and carved pipe bowls.

During the district reforms in Württemberg during the Nazi era , Waldstetten became part of the Gmünd district in 1934 and the extended Schwäbisch Gmünd district in 1938 . In 1945 the place became part of the American zone of occupation and thus belonged to the newly founded state of Württemberg-Baden , which was incorporated into the current state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. The market rights granted in 1824 (for cattle and grocer's market) are currently suspended.

On February 1, 1972, the previously independent community Wißgoldingen was incorporated into Waldstetten. Waldstetten has been part of the Ostalb district since the district reform in 1973 .

Tannweiler

Reiterleskapelle

Tannweiler (allegedly Hof zum Tanner in 1441, if that did not mean the Tannhof near Weilerstoffel, which belonged to the manor Wißgoldingen, in the 16th century Danweyler ) belonged to the manor Winzingen. From its owners, von Bubenhofen , the estate was acquired by the Ellwangen monastery in 1719 for his Waldstetter rule. The place therefore came with Waldstetten to Württemberg.

Above Tannweiler are not only the Reiterleskapelle from 1714, a popular excursion destination, but also the legendary Graneggle castle stables and the Rechbergle with its Schwarzhornhaus (self-catering house) and its natural high ropes course Schwarzhorn.

Wißgoldingen

Aerial view of Wißgoldingen from the southwest, 1984

This place is also mentioned for the first time in 1275 in the same source as Waldstetten as Wisgoltingen . The name is derived from the developed nickname Wisgold (Reichardt II, p. 304).

"The documents rarely commemorate this place" (OAB, p. 466). Until the Rechberg-Donzdorfer branch in the male line was extinguished in 1732, the manor Wißgoldingen was owned by the Lords of Rechberg. The sisters of the last Count Alois sold it in 1735 to Württemberg, but the Knights Canton cooker of Reichsritterschaft called Reichshofrat decided that it should remain with the knighthood. This left it to the knight captain von Holz auf Alfdorf in 1742 . In 1806 it came from those from Holz to Württemberg.

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Panoramic picture of Wißgoldingen, right behind the Hohenstaufen

religion

Parish Church of St. Laurentius

Since the Lords of Rechberg remained Roman Catholic , this also applied to Waldstetten and Wißgoldingen. At the consecration in 1616 the patronage of Johannes d. T. and Katharina stated.

A testament to peasant piety is the chapel built by the community in Weilerstoffel and completed in 1763, dedicated to St. Patrizius, the cattle saint.

In the district Wißgoldingen there is the Marienkapelle from 1763 and a Lourdes grotto with a way of the cross .

politics

mayor

In the mayoral election on March 12, 2017, Michael Rembold (non-party) was confirmed in his office for the third time with 99.3 percent of the valid votes cast and a voter turnout of 54.5 percent without opposing candidates.

Municipal council

The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following preliminary final result. The turnout was 69.2%.

Political party	Percentage	Seats
CDU	51.6%	9 seats
Free electoral association	37.1%	7 seats
Independent citizens	11.4%	2 seats

Community partnerships

Sign for the town twinning Waldstetten-Malzéville in Malzéville

• Malzéville in north-eastern France in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (since 1964)
• Frankenblick in Thuringia (since 1991 with what was then Mengersgereuth-Hammern )
• Katymár in Bács-Kiskun County in Hungary

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

Easily kitchens

Mainly medium-sized and smaller companies are based in Waldstetten. One of the better known is the kitchen manufacturer Leicht Küchen , founded in 1928 , which employs around 850 people in Germany and belongs to Paderborner Welle Holding .

A total of around 2,500 people are employed in Waldstetten.

education

With the Franz von Assisi School, Waldstetten has a Catholic free secondary school . The Primary and Werkrealschule Unterm Hohenrechberg became a community school for the 2015/2016 school year. In addition, there is a pure primary school in Wißgoldingen. Waldstetten also has a music and art school.

Childcare is provided by four Roman Catholic kindergartens.

Regular events

The Albmarathon , a 50 kilometer long ultra marathon , runs regularly through the community.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Bernhard Rieger (* 1922 in Wißgoldingen; † 2013), Catholic theologian and auxiliary bishop of the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese

Other personalities

• Michael Brenner (* 1960), legal scholar, professor for German and European constitutional and administrative law at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, lives in Waldstetten.
• Jörg Eisele (* 1969), legal scholar, professor for German and European criminal law and criminal procedure law, commercial criminal law and computer criminal law at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, grew up in Waldstetten.
• Simon Baumgarten (* 1985), handball player, grew up in Wißgoldingen and attended secondary school in Waldstetten.
• Dominik Kaiser (* 1988), soccer player, played for TSGV Waldstetten in his youth.
• Carina Vogt (* 1992), German ski jumper and Olympic champion, lives in Waldstetten.

literature

• Description of the Oberamt Gmünd . Stuttgart 1870, pp. 445-451 (cited: OAB).
• Das Land Baden-Württemberg , Vol. 4, Stuttgart 1980, pp. 796-799, ISBN 3-17-005708-1 .
• Angelika Rieth-Hetzel: Time signals. History and stories from Waldstetten-Wißgoldingen . Waldstetten 1991 (no ISBN).
• Lutz Reichardt: Place name book of the Ostalb district. Part II: M-Z . Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-17-015352-8 .
• Der Ostalbkreis , Aalen 2004, pp. 420-421, ISBN 3-00-014978-3 .
• Angelika Rieth-Hetzel: Community Waldstetten Heimatbilder . Waldstetten 2005 (no ISBN).
• Friedgund Betz war: Waldstetter farms. Waldstetten 2007.
• Bernhard Waibel: Weilerstoffel - A village is changing . Waldstetten 2011 (no ISBN).

Web links

Commons : Waldstetten (Ostalbkreis)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Waldstetten in the description of the Oberamt Gmünd from 1870  - sources and full texts

• Official website
• Anton Buck: Large Waldstetter Ortschronik in 6 volumes. Attempt to reconstruct the development of the entire community of Waldstetten, Schwäbisch Gmünd district . 6 volumes, Waldstetten 1960– [1970] (as typescript in the Schwäbisch Gmünd city archive ):
  • Volume 1 ( Internet Archive )
  • Volume 2 ( Internet Archive )
  • Volume 3 ( Internet Archive )
  • Volume 4 ( Internet Archive )
  • Volume 5 ( Internet Archive )
  • Volume 6 ( Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ^ 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. 796-799.
3. ↑ Betz-Krieg, Friedgund Waldstetter Bauernhöfe Gaiser Print Media, Schwäbisch Gmünd 2008.
4. ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Waldstetten.
5. ^ 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. 456 .
6. ↑ Evidence at https://archivalia.hypotheses.org/104108 .
7. ↑ https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/waldstetten/
8. ^ Waldstetter partnership under a new community name in Rems-Zeitung of July 13, 2012; Retrieved July 16, 2012.
9. ^ [1] Website of the Law Faculty of the University of Tübingen, accessed on September 8, 2015.