Waldstetten (Günz)
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Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ' N , 10 ° 18' E |
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State : | Bavaria | |
Administrative region : | Swabia | |
County : | Gunzburg | |
Management Community : | Ichenhausen | |
Height : | 497 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 11.12 km 2 | |
Residents: | 1220 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 110 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postcodes : | 89367, 89335 | |
Area code : | 08223 | |
License plate : | GZ, KRU | |
Community key : | 09 7 74 191 | |
Market structure: | 4 parts of the community | |
Association administration address: | Heinrich-Sinz-Str. 14 89335 Ichenhausen |
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Mayor : | Michael Kusch ( CSU ) | |
Location of the Waldstetten market in the Günzburg district | ||
Waldstetten is a market in the Swabian district of Günzburg and a member of the Ichenhausen administrative association .
geography
Waldstetten is located in the Donau-Iller region on the Günz .
The municipality has four officially named municipal parts (the type of place is given in brackets ):
- Brandfeld ( hamlet )
- Heubelsburg (hamlet)
- Waldstetten ( parish village )
- Wiblishauserhof (also called Belzingerhof) ( wasteland )
history
The first documentary mention took place around 1120 as "Walestat" ("home of the Romanes "). Waldstetten was raised to the market in 1417. The market was Obervogtamt der Kommende Rohr and Waldstetten of the Teutonic Order - Ballei Alsace-Burgundy , whose seat was Waldstetten. With Article 17 of the Rhine Federation Act 1806, the place came to the Kingdom of Bavaria .
Population development
year | 1970 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
Residents | 960 | 1007 | 1111 | 1175 | 1206 | 1233 | 1233 | 1235 |
Between 1988 and 2018 the market grew from 1,009 to 1,194 by 185 inhabitants or by 18.3%.
politics
The municipal council of Waldstetten consists of twelve elected citizens and, qua office, the separately elected First Mayor. The election on March 15, 2020 resulted in the following composition:
- BBW (Waldstetten Civic Alliance): 6 seats (45.6% of the votes)
- FW ( Free Voters Waldstetten): 4 seats (37.2% of the votes)
- CSU ( Christian Social Union in Bavaria ): 2 seats (17.2% share of the vote)
The turnout was 63.2%.
In the 2014 to 2020 term of office, the municipal council was composed as follows:
- BBW (Civic Alliance Waldstetten): 5 seats
- CSU ( Christian Social Union in Bavaria ): 4 seats
- FW ( Free Voters Waldstetten): 3 seats
The turnout was 75.3%.
Michael Kusch has been mayor since May 1, 2014 (CSU, 2014: Waldstetten Civic Alliance). He was elected in the 2014 local elections with 60.4% of the valid votes and was confirmed in office on March 15, 2020 with 87.5% of the votes.
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
In 2017, according to official statistics, there were 232 in the manufacturing sector and 10 in trade, transport and hospitality at the place of work. There were 550 employees subject to social security contributions at the place of residence. There were two companies in the manufacturing sector and two in the construction sector. In 2016 there were also 22 agricultural holdings with a total agricultural area of In addition ha, of which 569 ha were arable land.
education
There are the following facilities:
- A kindergarten with 46 kindergarten places, which is attended by 36 children. (2018)
- A primary school with 6 teachers and 92 students (school year 2017/18)
energy
In 2006, an open-space photovoltaic power plant with an output of 1700 kWp was built. It covers the annual consumption of around 600 households.
societies
- Waldstetten music band
- Funny Carnival Association Waldstetten
- Container Waldstetten e. V.
- Sports club Waldstetten
- Waldstetten shooting club
- Waldstetten volunteer fire department
- Waldstetten choir community
- Warrior and Soldier Association Waldstetten
See also
- List of architectural monuments in Waldstetten (Günz)
- List of soil monuments in Waldstetten (Günz)
- List of street names in Waldstetten (Günz)
Web links
- Entry on the coat of arms of Waldstetten (Günz) in the database of the House of Bavarian History
Individual evidence
- ↑ "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 ).
- ^ Community Waldstetten in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 22, 2019.
- ↑ Wolf-Armin Frhr.v. Reitzenstein, Lexicon of Bavarian Place Names, C. H. Beck Verlag, Munich, 1986
- ↑ https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Rheinbundakte Rheinbundakte with complete text in German and French
- ↑ statistik.bayern.de - Results of the municipal council elections