Wasseralfingen
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Wasseralfingen
City of Aalen
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| Height : | 424 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 15.97 km² |
| Residents : | 11,766 (Jun 1, 2011) |
| Population density : | 737 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | June 21, 1975 |
| Incorporated into: | Aalen-Wasseralfingen |
| Postcodes : | 73431, 73433 |
| Area code : | 07361 |
 Map of the districts of Aalen, Wasseralfingen in the north
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With just under 12,000 inhabitants, Wasseralfingen is the second largest urban district of Aalen in Baden-Württemberg and a former town. In addition to Affalterried, the suburbs also include Onatsfeld , Röthardt, Treppach and Weidenfeld.
history
Early days
During the Mesolithic period , hunters and gatherers came and a. also in the Kochertal, as found near Hofen prove. Other finds from the Neolithic age suggest that the first people settled in the Wasseralfingen area and the surrounding area. Individual graves show a rather sparse settlement of the Bronze Age , before the Celts settled in the Iron Age .
The Celtic burial mounds in Appenwang were opened in 2008 by an emergency rescue. The excavations revealed the usual hallstatt features of cremation. The grave goods indicate a small rural homestead that stood there. A typical Viereckschanze from the Celtic times is located less than a kilometer from these graves on the Katzenberg near Westheim.
Roman times
The expansion of the Romans went to the Germania region. To protect against Germanic tribes invading again and again, the Romans built a protective system, the Limes. The Upper German-Raetian Limes traversed today's area of the Ostalbkreis . The current area of Wasseralfingen was near the Limes on the Roman side. The old field name Steinmauer (between Sonnenbergstrasse and Steinstrasse) suggests a Roman road station or settlement.
In the middle of the 3rd century the Romans withdrew and Alemannic tribes were able to settle in the now unprotected land. As in Aalen, the Alemanni established a settlement in Wasseralfingen . In the transition to the Middle Ages, the noble family of Ahelfinger emerged. It was typical for this time that the place names were formed in connection with the name of the landlord with the ending -ingen .
middle Ages
Wasseralfingen was first mentioned in 1337 as "Wasserahelfingen" (an earlier mention of "Ahelfingen" does not refer to Wasseralfingen with certainty, more likely to Oberalfingen ). The place developed around a moated castle, which was built in 1337 by the Lords of Ahelfingen and, after the renovation in 1593, served as the seat of the Oberamtmann of the Ellwang Oberamt Wasseralfingen. As a result, the place belonged early to the Prince Provost of Ellwangen , but it was given several times as fiefs.
Reformation time
Wasseralfingen remained Catholic after the Reformation . Iron smelting was established as early as 1671 by the Prince Provost of Ellwangen. But the place (1803 only 350 inhabitants) initially remained very small and was largely rural.
With the discovery of iron ore there, Wasseralfingen became an important business location for the prince provost. There were iron ore deposits in some areas of the eastern Swabian Alb, mainly in the form of pebble ore . As in other surrounding communities, there were iron ore seams in the Braunenberg in Wasseralfingen , the mining of which was profitable until the beginning of the 20th century. Since there were enough resources for smelting on site with the stove and the surrounding forests, the prince's ironworks was put into operation in 1671.
Napoleonic period
By the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1802 Wasseralfingen belonged to Neuwuerttemberg until the Kingdom of Württemberg was created in 1806 . Wasseralfingen was now assigned to the Oberamt Aalen .
Industrial age
The industrial site of Wasseralfingen was able to benefit greatly from the modernization of mining and iron ore smelting at the beginning of the 19th century. Numerous developments and innovations in the foundry of the iron and steel works meant that the plant in Wasseralfingen became the main plant for the ore foundry of the new kingdom.
Early industrialization
The now independent municipality of Wasseralfingen had its own mayor . As early as 1811, the iron smelting of the royal Württemberg ironworks was expanded and the place grew rapidly. In 1828 Wasseralfingen was granted market rights .
Pre-March and Revolutionary Years
As in large parts of the German Empire, a men's gymnastics club was founded in Wasseralfingen, which pursued political as well as sporting goals. On June 22, 1848, parts of this association formed a free corps, which took part in a popular assembly in Ellwangen in September 1848 . The Freikorps acquired its own flag, which on one side carried the colors black-red-gold. In the middle of the was an eagle in a red frame on the chest, the Wasseralfingen coat of arms with eel and hand. On the other hand, the writing "Wasseralfingen 1848" ran over the Württemberg colors of black and red.
Industrial revolution
By 1860, the iron and steel works had become one of the largest and most important in Europe and received the title of "main foundry of the country". Since the ore rock had to be transported into the valley, Germany's first cog railway was put into operation in 1876 .
The large influx of skilled workers required new housing developments. First, construction was carried out near the iron and steel works. The Eisenschmelze residential areas were created along Wilhelmstrasse and Karlstrasse and later the Westheim factory estate.
When the slag was quenched during the smelting of the iron ore, sulfur-containing residues formed in the wastewater. This sulphurous water showed healing effects. So from 1823 two inns were built in Wasseralfingen, which also offered sulfur baths and practically a small spa was established, which ended in 1860 with the closure of the last bath. Both inns were in the neighborhood of the ironworks, on its eastern side
The two parishes each built a school for the children of the parish.
In 1861 Wasseralfingen became the provisional terminus of the Remsbahn coming from Stuttgart .
In 1911 the machine factory Alfing Kessler was founded as another large industrial company.
Weimar Republic
After the First World War and the end of the Kingdom of Württemberg, its state-owned company in Wasseralfingen changed into the legal form of a mixed-economy GmbH in 1921 and was called the Schwäbische Hüttenwerke (SHW) . The new People's State of Württemberg remained involved with 50% .
time of the nationalsocialism
During the district reform during the Nazi era in Württemberg , Wasseralfingen came to the Aalen district in 1938 .
Since the local industrial companies were important for war production, camps were set up for slave labor. 200 to 300 inmates were forced to do forced labor in the industrial companies in the area .
On the site of the present house Moltkestraße 44/46 was in World War II , the KZ Wiesdorf , sub-camp of the concentration camp Natzweiler / Alsace set up.
As a result of the high risk of air raids and bombing, production was partly relocated to mining shafts towards the end of the war. In the meantime, Wasseralfingen was spared from bomb attacks.
post war period
Due to the barracks and the good rail connection, Wasseralfingen became the central point of arrival and transit for the displaced people from the former eastern areas who were settled in the old district of Aalen immediately after the war. Especially in 1945 and 1946, many refugees from East Prussia and Silesia and then from Bohemia, Moravia and Hungary arrived and were distributed in the district. The existing warehouses were used to supply the people at short notice until they could continue their journey.
1951 Wasseralfingen was raised to the city . Hofen , which was already part of Wasseralfingen from 1802 to 1845, was incorporated into Wasseralfingen on April 1, 1972.
As part of the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg , Wasseralfingen was united with Aalen on June 21, 1975 to form the town of "Aalen-Wasseralfingen", which on July 1, 1975 was given the current name "Aalen".
religion
In 2015, 46 percent of the population in Wasseralfingen belonged to the Roman Catholic and 20 percent to the Protestant faith.
Catholic Church
The Wasseralfingen district includes the Catholic pastoral care units St. Stephanus in Wasseralfingen and St. Georg in Hofen.
Protestant church
The history of the Protestant church in Wasseralfingen can be seen in connection with the growth of the Swabian iron and steel works in the 19th century. With the influx of skilled workers from many areas of the German Empire, more and more people of the Protestant denomination came to Wasseralfingen.
In 1891 King Karl von Württemberg approved a permanent Protestant parish in Wasseralfingen as head of the regional church . His successor Wilhelm II was able to inaugurate the newly built church in 1894.
Since 1997 the parish has been one of the first churches in the regional church to host the Vesper Church .
In 2003 the parishes of Wasseralfingen and Hüttlingen were merged.
Culture and sights
Museums
- In addition to a local history museum, the Wasseralfingen museum also contains an art gallery with works by Hermann Plock , Helmut Schuster , Sieger Köder and others.
- In the stove plate collection of the Schwäbische Hüttenwerke (SHW), artists and modellers from SHW are presented and the production process of a cast plate from the design to the finished product is shown.
Deep tunnel - visitor mine and healing tunnel
The former Tiefer Stollen mine shaft was set up as a visitor mine in the mid-1980s. A healing gallery recognized by the health insurance companies , which is good for the treatment of certain respiratory diseases and allergies , has been in operation in the mine since 1989 .
Winner Bait Path
As a native of Wasseralfinger, Sieger Köder also left behind many mainly sacred works of art in his hometown. You can look at the various works on the Sieger-Köder-Weg.
Buildings
In Wasseralfingen, the St. Stephen's Chapel was probably built in 1353 and a chaplain established. In 1530 the choir was rebuilt and the nave was extended. The chapel houses a winged altar painted by Martin Schaffner , as well as an altar from the Bernhard chapel in Wasseralfingen, which was demolished in 1928 after flood damage. The St. Stephen's Chapel was elevated to a parish church in 1834 and is now known as the Altes Kirchle.
The St. Stephen's Church was built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1881–1883 and is the symbol of the Catholic parish today.
The Protestant church was built in 1893–1894 and consecrated in the presence of King Wilhelm II of Württemberg . For the 100th anniversary of the parish in 1991, the church was named Magdalenenkirche.
politics
Local council
The local council of the Wasseralfingen district has 18 members with a term of five years. The last election took place in the Baden-Württemberg municipal elections on May 26, 2019. This resulted in the following composition (the changes in parliamentary groups refer to the penultimate election in 2014):
| fraction | Number of seats | change |
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| CDU | 6 seats | −1 |
| SPD | 5 seats | - 1 |
| FW Wasseralfingen | 3 seats | 0 |
| Alliance 90 / The Greens | 4 seats | + 2 |
Head of town
Andrea Hatam of the SPD has been the head of the Wasseralfingen district since July 2009.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Wasseralfingen is connected to the railway network on two tracks and has a stop on the Riesbahn . Connections to Crailsheim , Ulm and Stuttgart (via Aalen) are possible. The listed former station building has been used for other purposes since 2012.
Wasseralfingen is cut through by the B 29 federal road near the Affalterried district and is connected to it by several nearby junctions.
education
After the introduction of compulsory schooling in the Kingdom of Württemberg, elementary schools were established in Wasseralfingen , which were run separately according to denomination. The buildings of the former Catholic elementary school are still standing today. In the former Uhland School, the community center is now housed as the district's cultural center with an offshoot of the city library, a museum and event rooms. The Weitbrecht School is now housed in what was then the Schiller School, which was built in 1911.
The Protestant Karlschule stood behind the Protestant church.
During the Nazi era, all schools were brought into line and a German elementary school was established.
There are currently the following schools: Kopernikus-Gymnasium , Karl-Kessler-Schule (school association), the elementary school Braunenbergschule, the special needs school Weitbrechtschule and the Sprachheilschule Schloss-Schule.
Established businesses
The Schwäbische Hüttenwerke GmbH , founded in Wasseralfingen in 1671 , decisively determined the development of Wasseralfingen. In 1911 Karl Kessler founded the machine factory Alfing Kessler GmbH , which brought Wasseralfingen further strong growth.
The Löwenbräu Wasseralfingen brewery, which has existed since 1864, is the only one of the many breweries in Wasseralfingen that still exists.
Personalities
Born in Wasseralfingen
- Johann Christoph von Westerstetten (1563–1637), Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt
- Franz Konrad Allgeyer (1731–?), Organ builder
- Joseph Narzissus Allgeyer (1734–1802), organ builder
- Joseph Nikolaus Allgeyer (1775–1843), organ builder
- Benedikt Allgeyer (1815–1849), organ builder
- Paul Stotz (1850–1899), art mineral caster
- Philipp Funk (1884–1937), historian and publicist
- Kurt Jooss (1901–1979), dancer, choreographer and dance teacher
- Sieger Köder (1925–2015), Catholic priest and artist
- Helmut Schuster (1939–2010), artist, professor of painting
- Walter Adams (* 1945), track and field athlete
- Martin Gerlach (* 1965), Lord Mayor of Aalen
- Markus Grill (* 1968), journalist
Connected with Wasseralfingen
- Joseph Allgeyer (around 1700–1781), founder of the Wasseralfingen organ building workshop Allgeyer
- Wilhelm von Faber du Faur (1786–1855), head of the Royal Ironworks, inventor
- Conrad Weitbrecht (1796–1836), sculptor, art professor
- Christian Plock (1809–1882), draftsman, modeler and ornamenter
- Hermann Plock (1858–1920), painter
- Karl Kessler (1880–1947), entrepreneur
- Auguste Kessler (1890–1960), entrepreneur
- Martin Haas (1962-2018), moderator
- Andreas Beck (* 1987), soccer player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Petra Otte-Scheschkewitz: The Hallstatt burial place of Wasseralfingen-Appenwang (Ostalbkreis) . In: State Office for Monument Preservation Baden-Württemberg (ed.): Find reports from Baden-Württemberg . tape 33 . Konrad Theiss, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-8062-2837-3 , pp. 71-132 .
- ↑ a b Karlheinz Bauer: Aalen, history and culture between Welland and Härtsfeld . Theiss, Aalen 1983, ISBN 3-8062-0321-0 .
- ↑ Winfried Trinkle: Ostalb - becoming and colonization . Einhorn, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1979, ISBN 3-921703-24-7 , p. 129 .
- ↑ Beate, Naffin, Peter Brodbeil: Women, flags, free words: Vormärz and Revolution 1848 in Aalen . Ed .: Aalen History and Antiquity Association e. V. Aalen yearbook 1998. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-8062-1392-5 , pp. 180 f .
- ^ Joseph Berroth: The civil armament anno 1848/49 in Wasseralfingen . Ed .: Turnverein Wasseralfingen. Festschrift for the 60th anniversary of the Wasseralfingen gymnastics club. Wasseralfingen 1928, p. 7-25 .
- ^ Karlheinz Bauer: Between Castle, Church and Factory. In: Geschichts- und Altertumsverein Aalen e. V. (Ed.): Aalen Yearbook . tape 1992 . Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-8062-1053-5 , p. 225 f .
- ↑ Kurt Seidel: 100 years of the German rack railway Wasseralfingen-Erzgrube: the first German rack railway and its history . In: Ostalb Einhorn quarterly books . tape 3 . Einhorn, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1976, p. 270-275 .
- ↑ Festschrift 75 Years Parish Wasseralfingen, Wasseralfingen 1966, p. 7.
- ^ Erik Hofmann: Kurort Wasseralfingen . In: District Office Wasseralfingen (Hrsg.): Wasseralfinger Anzeiger . No. 13 . Aalen July 17th 2019.
- ↑ Memorial sites for the victims of National Socialism. A documentation, volume 1. Federal Agency for Civic Education, Bonn 1995, ISBN 3-89331-208-0 , p. 20.
- ↑ The Aalen district as a reception area . In: Geschichts- und Altertumsverein Aalen eV (Ed.): Aalen Yearbook 2000 . Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8062-1683-5 , p. 215-223 .
- ^ 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. 445 .
- ^ 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. 472 .
- ↑ Wasseralfinger Anzeiger, Issue No. 2, 2017.
- ↑ Homepage St. Stephanus and St. Georg. Retrieved January 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Internet presence of the Evangelical Church Community Wasseralfingen-Hüttlingen. Retrieved January 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Heilstollen Aalen. Retrieved April 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Winner Bait Path. Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Church history | Evangelical parish of Wasseralfingen-Hüttlingen. Retrieved January 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Evangelical Magdalen Church - Aalen-Wasseralfingen. Retrieved January 22, 2017 .
- ↑ AA_OR Wasseralfingen 2019 (original). Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
- ↑ SDZ Druck und Medien GmbH: Happy ending for station buildings . ( schwaebische-post.de [accessed on January 6, 2017]).
- ^ Alois Schubert: School struggle in Aalen and Wasseralfingen - The introduction of the German elementary school in 1936 . In: Geschichts- und Altertumsverein Aalen e. V. (Ed.): Aalen Yearbook 2006-08 . Aalen 2008, ISBN 978-3-9810452-3-9 , pp. 207-232 .
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