Wuchzenhofen

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Wuchzenhofen
Former municipal coat of arms of Wuchzenhofen
Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 39 ″  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 24 ″  E
Height : 695 m above sea level NN
Area : 27.93 km²
Residents : 2093  (Dec. 31, 2011)
Population density : 75 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : June 1, 1972
Postal code : 88299
Area code : 07561

Wuchzenhofen is a district of the large district town of Leutkirch in Allgäu in the Ravensburg district . The foundations of Raeth Castle are also located near Wuchzenhofen.

geography

The sub-municipality is divided into the sub-locations Wuchzenhofen, Adrazhofen, Balterazhofen, Niederhofen, Ottmannshofen and Wielazhofen. Furthermore, there are the following hamlets and living spaces in the area: Allmishofen, Bauernhalden, Berghof, Bergschmid, Boschenmühle, Einsiedler, Furt, Geigers, Glockenreute, Grafenbrandhöfe, Grenzhof, Großenbauer, Gschwend, Haldenhof, Hammerschmiede, Hasenberg, Hinterer Spitalhof, Höll, Kesselbrunn, Kiechle, Lauben, Metzger, Luttolsberg, Neumühle, Nibelhöfe, Nonnenbühl, Ölmühle, Quellenhof, Schachen, Schadenhof, Schorniggelhäuser, Schorniggelhöfe, Spitalriedhöfe, Talhof, Tannhöfe, Vorderer Spitalhof, Waldbauer, Weiherhof and white weavers.

history

In 1166, Ripertus von Niederhofen ( Ministeriale of the Counts of Veringen ) and his son Berthold handed over their manor (praedium) in Rimpach and their part of the church in Enkenhofen to the Isny ​​monastery . Heinrich von Christazhofen, Berthold and Heinrich von Trauchburg and Berthold von Muthmannshofen testify to this .

Wuchzenhofen was first mentioned in a document in 1353. The village belonged to the Landvogtei Schwaben , Amt Gebrazhofen , until 1806. After a short stay in the Kingdom of Bavaria , Wuchzenhofen became part of the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1810 , there in the Oberamt Leutkirch and until 1938 it belonged to the Oberamt Wangen .

On June 1, 1972, Wuchzenhofen was incorporated into the city of Leutkirch.

St John the Baptist in classic style
Gasthaus Rose Wuchzenhofen

Public institutions and associations

The local administration of Wuchzenhofen is located in Adrazhofen. Except for the children from Niederhofen, the school is located in the primary and secondary school Wuchzenhofen-Tannhöfe, which was built in 1964. This school complex was expanded in 1983 and completely renovated in 1990. The place has a shooting club, two fools guilds, a Guggenmusik , a tennis, a football and a sports club.

Attractions

The Roman Catholic branch church St. Johannes Baptista in Wuchzenhofen belongs to the dean's office Allgäu-Oberschwaben in the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart .

literature

  • Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg (Ed.): The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume 7: Tübingen administrative region. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004807-4 .

Web links

Commons : Wuchzenhofen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Leutkirch im Allgäu  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günther Bradler: Studies on the history of ministeriality in the Allgäu and in Upper Swabia. Göppingen 1973. p. 254.
  2. ^ 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. 536 .
  3. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung : Wuchzenhofen has again the inn and shooting range from February 15, 2010, viewed on January 8, 2012