Waldstetten (Günz)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '  N , 10 ° 18'  E
Basic data
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
Website :	www.markt-waldstetten.de
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 .

Waldstetten, place and parish church

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 .

See also : Burgstall Heubelsburg

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.

Chemical factory Karl Bucher in Waldstetten

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

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

• Entry on the coat of arms of Waldstetten (Günz)  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Waldstetten (Günz): Official statistics of the LfStat

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. ^ Community Waldstetten in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 22, 2019.
3. ↑ Wolf-Armin Frhr.v. Reitzenstein, Lexicon of Bavarian Place Names, C. H. Beck Verlag, Munich, 1986
4. ↑ https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Rheinbundakte Rheinbundakte with complete text in German and French
5. ↑ statistik.bayern.de - Results of the municipal council elections