Weigheim

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Weigheim
Weigheim municipal coat of arms until 1975
Coordinates: 48 ° 3 ′ 32 ″  N , 8 ° 36 ′ 24 ″  E
Height : 733 m above sea level NN
Area : 7.44 km²
Residents : 1394  (2019)
Population density : 187 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 78056
Area code : 07425
Weigheim seen from the southwest
Weigheim seen from the southwest

Weigheim is the easternmost of the eleven districts of Villingen-Schwenningen . The place has 1394 inhabitants (as of December 2019) on an area of ​​7.44  km² . Weigheim is closer to the neighboring town of Trossingen (approx. 2 km away) than to Schwenningen or Villingen. The village has the same phone code as Trossingen 07425 and the postcode 78056 from the Schwenninger area. Many Weigheim citizens use facilities in Trossingen.

history

First documentary mention

In the deed, which was written in 763, farmer Hug bequeathed his entire property to the St. Gallen monastery . In this document, Weigheim is mentioned three times in different ways. The annual dues to the St. Gallen monastery can be found elsewhere in the certificate. Among other things, a now unknown amount of buckets of beer is mentioned here. Even the three-field economy is mentioned in this document.

The beginnings through to integration

Village fountain with St. John's Cross

Weigheim was originally an Alemannic settlement, located on the Baar , the highlands between the Black Forest and the Alb. The place was first mentioned in a document in 763 as Wicaheim (Stiftsarchiv St. Gallen). Initially owned by the St. Gallen Monastery , from 1317 to 1805 it belonged to the Johanniterkommende zu Villingen. This is how the Johanniter or Maltese cross can be explained in the local coat of arms. Weigheim was badly damaged during the Peasants 'War , the Thirty Years' War and later wars. At first it belonged to the Principality of Fürstenberg . By order of the day from Napoleon , the village fell to Württemberg in 1805 . The exchange and epuration agreement of 1806 regulated the transition of the remaining three Villingen Maltese towns of Neuhausen , Obereschach and Bad Dürrheim . However, the Kingdom of Württemberg kept Weigheim in exchange for Oberacker, which was later in the district of Karlsruhe . When the new administrative structure of Württemberg was implemented , Weigheim was assigned to the Tuttlingen District Office. Since then it has changed from a rural to a leading residential and industrial community in the region.

In 1938 Weigheim fell to the Rottweil district . After the Second World War, the community was part of the French occupation zone and thus became part of the newly founded state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern in 1947 , which became part of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. On January 1st 1975 the voluntary integration into the city of Villingen-Schwenningen took place. Weigheim is thus the easternmost and oldest of the eleven city districts.

District

The parish's land extends over 733 hectares, of which 225 hectares are forest. It reaches an average altitude of 733  m .

Population development

  • 1950: 0564 inhabitants
  • 1961: 0670 inhabitants
  • 1970: 1039 inhabitants
  • 1975: 1085 inhabitants
  • 1981: 1056 inhabitants
  • 1993: 1208 inhabitants
  • 1994: 1202 inhabitants
  • 1997: 1261 inhabitants
  • 1998: 1280 inhabitants
  • 1999: 1260 inhabitants
  • 2000: 1277 inhabitants
  • 2001: 1300 inhabitants
  • 2002: 1302 inhabitants
  • 2004: 1314 inhabitants
  • 2008: 1313 inhabitants
  • 2011: 1248 inhabitants
  • 2013: 1270 inhabitants
  • 2017: 1369 inhabitants
  • 2018: 1355 inhabitants
  • 2019: 1394 inhabitants

Village development

Land consolidation memorial stone

In the course of the land consolidation process Weigheim- Schura on the occasion of the construction of the A 81 and other roads, the property briefing took place in autumn 1979 and came to a conclusion in 1991.

Infrastructure

Otmar fountain

In the village are the St. Christophorus kindergarten, an inn, branches of the Sparkasse Villingen-Schwenningen and Volksbank Trossingen, the Roman Catholic Church St. Otmar , the Wendelinus Chapel . The parish hall of the Catholic parish as well as a sports and festival hall serve as a place for citizens' meetings. Bus connections exist u. a. to the nearby towns of Trossingen and Schwenningen. The nearest train station is the state train station in Deißlingen-Mittelhardt, approx. 5.3 kilometers away from the town center, from where with the ring train of the "Hohenzollerische Landesbahn" connections u. a. to Villingen and Rottweil exist.

Educational pathways

The Weigheim-Mühlhausen elementary school in Weigheim can be attended from the first to the fourth grade. Later on, the students embark on a wide variety of educational paths. Most of the students living in Weigheim can be found in Trossingen and Schwenningen. However, schools in z. B. Visited Villingen and Bad Dürrheim.

Culture in Weigheim

There are many different cultural offers in Weigheim. In this way, the residents can participate culturally in clubs or at festivals.

societies

  • Village community (founded 1997)
  • Football club FC-Vorwärts Weigheim (founded in 1920) with its own sports facilities and club house
  • Garden friends Trossingen local group Weigheim
  • Home and traditional costume group Weigheim (founded 1986)
  • Musikverein Weigheim (founded 1924)
  • Narrenzunft Weigheim (founded 1995)
  • Scouting Society St. Georg, Tribe Weigheim (re-established 1971)
  • Tennis club WM 74 (founded 1974)
  • Turngemeinde Weigheim (founded 1905)
  • Weigheim volunteer fire brigade (first mentioned in 1888)

Celebrations and other events

  • Z'liet Obend: The Z'Liet-Obed, organized by the home and traditional costume group, which takes place in January every year, is a very well-attended theater event.
  • Mardi Gras parade: On the first Saturday in February, the fools come in large numbers to the fool's meeting, which is organized by the fools' guild. The evening before the well-attended guild ball takes place in the multi-purpose hall.
  • Bonfire: The organizer of the annual bonfire is the volunteer fire brigade.
  • Annual concert: The musical highlight is the annual concert by the Musikverein Weigheim, which generally takes place two weeks before Easter.
  • Vigil on May 1st: Every year on May 1st, the village is awakened by the local music association. The musicians start to wake up at 6:00 am and march through the whole place.
  • May Festival: On May 1st there is a cozy festival around the maypole.
  • Off to the holidays: Depending on the weather, one week before the last day of school or on the last day of school, the Weigheim Music Association invites you to a cozy evening with music, red sausages and beer.
  • Mutton run: The mutton run is organized by the Weigheim Music Association as part of a two-day beer festival.
  • Advent bazaar: The Advent bazaar takes place in the festival hall on the first day of Advent.
  • Church concert: Every odd year on the 2nd Advent the Musikverein Weigheim organizes a church concert in the St. Otmar Church.

Swabian-Alemannic Carnival

Wiegemer wolf
Wiegemer Hansel

Weigheim has an active guild of fools. There are two local characters from the Swabian-Alemannic Carnival: the "Wiegemer Wolf" from 1996, which was invented based on the Wolfsgrund forest area, and the "Wiegemer Hansel", a classic white fool. Once a year (usually on the first Saturday of February every year) there is a big fool's parade through the town, which goes through two of the three main streets in Weigheim (Mühlhauser and Trossinger Straße) to the festival and community hall and in which many fools' guilds from the area take part . In addition, every year there is a children's parade on the "Schmotzigen Dunnschtig" followed by a children's carnival.

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. 517 .
  2. ^ City of Villingen-Schwenningen

Web links

Commons : Weigheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files