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Book Mountain is a market in the Swabian district Oberallgaeu.

• 2.1 Amalgamations
• 2.2 religions
• 2.3 Population development

• 3.1 Mayor
• 3.2 municipal
• 3.3 Town twinning

• 4.1 Structures
• 4.2 Regular events
• 4.3 Heritage Museum Book Mountain

• 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
• 5.2 educational institutions
• 5.3 traffic 5.3.1 Isny- Bähnle

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Book Mountain is located in the region Allgäu Allgäu in Lakeland. There it is located east of Adelegg. The western, abseitigen and only small districts Kreuzthal and Eschach valley are drained by the upper reaches of the Eschach. Northwest of the core community is the Kürnacher forest with the Ursersberg ( 1129 m above sea level. NN ), west of the Buchberger forest with the Eschacher pond and the nearby Hohenkapf ( 1122m) south of the Wirlinger forest. To the north of the center, almost directly between the mountain and book Wiggensbach is the blender.

Community structure

In addition to the Buchberger main town, there are about 50 smaller villages and hamlets, including Kreuzthal, Eschach, Masers, Wegscheidel, Ahegg and Wirlings. There are the following districts: Book Mountain, Kreuzthal and Kürnacher and Buchberger forest.

Reserves

South of the mountain book reported since 1959, the nature reserve is " Rohrbach Tobel in Wirlinger forest ".

History

Even in ancient times the district was inhabited. The Burgus Ahegg is a small Roman military site, which served as late antique residential and watchtower for the control of a portion of the frontier along the Danube -Iller -Rhine- Limes ( DIR).

In the year 1275 we find the first known mention of the place " Buchiberg " as a parish in the liber decimationis. On March 17, 1460 there were between Swiss mercenaries and 1,300 soldiers of the prince-abbot of Kempten to battle the book mountain. 1485 was the place the market right book mountain was in front seat of a 1803 Upper and Lower Court and belonged to the prince pin Kempten since time immemorial.

Since Reichsdeputationshauptschluss and the secularization of 1803, the community belongs to Bavaria. Created in 1818 with the Bavarian municipality edict today's political community. After years of effort book mountain receives on 18 November 1929, the permission to be allowed to officially name a market town.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1963, the inclusion of parts of the community Rechtis ( Hochberg and Tobelssäge ) was performed. On April 1, 1971, incorporated the independent municipality Kreuzthal in the course of municipal reform.

Religions

Since 1821, the parish is assigned to the diocese of Augsburg.

Population Development

On the territory of the municipality were 1970 2.680, 1987, 3358 and 2000 counted 3,968 residents a year.

Policy

Mayor

Mayor since March 2004 Toni Barth, he succeeded Ernst wind Müller ( born April 12, 1944) ( Free electorate ). He was re-elected for a second term on March 14, 2010.

Parish council

Election result in March 2008

Source: Market Paper Mountain

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of 1646 T € in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted 138 T €.

Twinning

Book Mountain has a partnership with the French community Craon ( Mayenne ) since 1997. The German - French Friends Book Mountain eV and the Commitee de Jumelage Craon - book mountain maintain the active partnership. 2007 was celebrated with ceremonies in book mountain and in Craon the tenth anniversary.

Culture and sights

Structures

→ List of monuments in Mount book

Regular events

• Historical theater book mountain
• Cross-country ski marathon Alps
• Historic day
• Mark Festival in Buch Berg

Museum of Local History Book Mountain

At the Eschacher road next to the country inn Sommerau is the very small but very lovable Museum of the market town. In a voluntary and time-consuming work, the present museum was built in 1986-1993 by the home e Historical Society Book V. mountain from a small fall farmhouse. This house is not a typical Allgäu farmhouse and it was also built in 1924. But it was the only house that was ever in municipal ownership and for a purpose museum came into question.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in manufacturing and 157 in trade and transport, no social insurance contributions at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 405 people. Social insurance contributions at town there were a total 1282nd In manufacturing, there was no, in construction enterprises 8. In addition, in 1999, there were 125 farms with an agricultural area of 2014 ha, of which 2009 ha of permanent green space.

Educational institutions

There are the following facilities (as of 2012):

• Kindergartens: 75 kindergarten places with 73 children. 15 nursery places for one to three year olds
• Forest Kindergarten: Allgäu forest elves 20 places
• Elementary School: with about 120 students
• Middle School: with about 270 students
• Free School Albris: with about 300 students

Traffic

Isny- Bähnle

From 1909 to 1984 book mountain was on the railway line Kempten- Isny. Known as Isny Bähnle by the cult film "last Wallers Gang" (among others Directed by: Christian Wagner). The station is still standing at the present hiking and biking trail that is part of the Allgäu- cycle path.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Andreas Fohr (born 1958 ), lawyer, author and screenwriter
• Rudi Berger wood, agricultural scientists and entrepreneurs