Thanheim (Bisingen)

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Thanheim
community Bisingen
Former municipal coat of arms of Thanheim
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 591 m
Area : 6.23 km²
Residents : 935  (2012)
Population density : 150 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 72406
Area code : 07476
Thanheim, in the background the Albtrauf with the Irrenberg
Thanheim, in the background the Albtrauf with the Irrenberg

Thanheim is a district of the municipality Bisingen in the Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).

geography

Thanheim is located immediately below the Alb eaves . The Klingenbach flows through the village .

history

Thanheim was founded by the Franks around 500 AD.

On January 1, 1974 Thanheim was incorporated into Bisingen.

politics

Thanheim has a nine-member Ortschaftsrat , Ortsvorsteher is Rudolf Buckmaier. The local council consists of the Thanheim Citizens' List and the Thanheim Free List and was last elected on June 7, 2009.

Culture and sights

Buildings

St. Ulrich Church

The catholic church of St. Ulrich is worth seeing . The church, built in 1790, is the successor to the Holy Cross Church, which was demolished the year before. The last renovation was in 1990, to celebrate the 200th anniversary. The rather simple building blends in picturesquely in the village center.

Sports

Football Club 1912 Thanheim e. V .: founded in May 1912 as the football club Germania 1912 Thanheim , from May 26, 1946 Sportgemeinschaft Thanheim , from 1948 1. FC 1912 Thanheim , from October 9, 1991 FC 1912 Thanheim e. V. Bisingen-Thanheim . The Killacker and Wasen sports fields are located in Thanheim .

Culture

The Thanheim band is a large wind orchestra with tradition. It plays in the highest level category and wins high awards every year at prize games. The historical roots go back to the year 1791, when the musician community was founded as a string orchestra.

On the afternoon of April 30th, the young men of the village set up the maypole. In the evening, the May Festival takes place on the Thanheimer Ebersberg. A big May fire is lit here.

The name of the Thanheimers has a historical reason: "Maurochen". This is another name for the morel mushroom that can be found in the forests around Thanheim and was previously collected by the Thanheimers. Based on this historical fact, a tavern is named Morchel and the local jester association is called Maurochen.

traffic

From Thanheim the mountain pass Thanheimer Steige (also called Stich ) leads to the Alb plateau to Onstmettingen .

Sons and daughters of the church

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 540 .

Web links

Commons : Bisingen - Thanheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files