Billafingen
47.8330579927789.139380455528Koordinaten: 47 ° 49 ' 59 " N, 9 ° 8' 22" E
The village Billafingen is a district of Baden-Württemberg Owingen community in western Lake Constance in Germany.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Structures
- 4.2 Regular events
- 5.1 personalities who have worked on site
Geography
Geographical location
Billafingen is located in the so-called Billa finger valley.
Extent of the area
The total area of the district is 917 hectares Billafingen. [A 1]
Structure
To Billafingen the village Billafingen, the hamlet Höllsteig, the courtyards Benklershof include ( in Menzenmösle ) Beurenhof, Hippshof, Nassental, Neubauren ( Thums ) yard, Neuhäuserhof, Neuhof, Oberfrickhof ( Breitehof and Raithaldenhof ), Simon ( Bishop, Vogler ) yard and Unterfrickhof and the houses Drechsler House, Häuptlehaus, In Hasenbühl ( Akzisorhaus ) In Nägelsee ( cooper House, Martin's ), Sattler House, Wagner House and Weierhaus.
Reserves
In the district Billafingens we find the nature and landscape protection area Sielmann pond. The pond has three small islands and thus provides protected breeding opportunities for numerous bird species.
History
1684 came Billafingen in possession of Roth of Schreckenstein family.
Billafingen was an independent municipality in the district of Überlingen. When it was resolved in the course of district reform on 1 January 1973, Billafingen came to Lake Constance. In the course of municipal reform in Baden- Württemberg, the community Billafingen was incorporated on January 1, 1975 following Owingen.
At the national competition " Our village has a future" Billafingen was awarded silver in 2010.
Population Development
Had the place on June 6 in 1961 a population of 360, it was on 31 December 2006 with 728 inhabitants more than twice as many.
Policy
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the formerly independent municipality Billafingen shows in red a silver bar with two red rings and black heart shield a red tongue silver unicorn hull. The unicorn is borrowed from the coat of arms of Roth Schreckenstein family.
Culture and sights
In Billafingen there is a village and nature trail with 33 stations.
Structures
- The Catholic parish church of St. Mauritius was built in the late Middle Ages. Your consecration dates back to 1488, the tower is older. The Stations of the Cross from 1880 are works of painter Franz Krombach.
- The clamps Castle Castle is a castle Outbound.
- The Billafingen Castle, also known as Castle Schreckenstein, was the family seat of the red terror of stone.
Regular events
- A highlight of the event is the local Swabian- Alemannic carnival, she is actively shaped by the " fool society Billafingen " with the fool figure " unicorn ".
Personalities
Personalities who have worked on site
- Peter Berthold ( born 1939 ), ornithologist and behavioral scientists, Board of Trustees of the Heinz Sielmann Foundation, initiated in 2005 the system of Sielmann pond