Kenzingen

Kenzingen is a small town in northern Breisgau. It belongs to the district of Emmendingen in the German state of Baden- Württemberg.

2.1 History of the districts 2.1.1 Kenzingen
2.1.2 Bombach
2.1.3 Hecklingen
2.1.4 Nordweil

3.1 municipal
3.2 Mayor
3.3 Coat of Arms
3.4 Town twinning

4.1 traffic
4.2 Established businesses
4.3 courts
4.4 Education

5.1 Museums
5.2 Sound

6.1 freeman
6.2 Sons and daughters of the town
6.3 Other personalities

Geography

The city Kenzingen lies in the Upper Rhine plain at the edge of the Black Forest, just off the Old Elz, 25 km north of Freiburg im Breisgau.

Boroughs

The city Kenzingen consists of the districts Bombach, rear Lingen, Kenzingen and Nordweil. The spatial boundaries of the districts are identical to those of the previously independent municipalities of the same name. The districts also form residential areas within the meaning of Baden-Württemberg municipal code and with the exception of the district Kenzingen villages are established in terms of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code, each with its own mayor and Ortschaftsrat as its chairman. In the towns are local administrative bodies called " village management " set up. For Kenzingen district includes the town of Kenzingen, the hamlet Wonnental, the courtyards Auhof, yard Mundinger and Kirn Halder ( Maier ) courtyard and the living spaces in Imperial Green, Kirn Halden, forest house Muckental, forge Muckental and yard Hepp Muckental. Among the other three districts each include only the villages of the same name. In Kenzingen district lie the towns dialed Langenbogen and Altenkenzingen and Nordweil district lie the towns dialed Bramenweiler, high Stetten (?) And Furnik.

History

History of the districts

Kenzingen

Kenzingen is first mentioned deed 2652 772 in the Lorsch Codex. The Lorsch Abbey had extensive at this time owned the northern Breisgau.

The Kings Charles the Fat and Otto the Great in the 10th century give possessions in Kenzingen to the monastery Andlau and the Swiss Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln.

At the latest in 1200 gets the place under the rule of the Lords of Üsenberg 1249 gives Rudolf II of Üsenberg Kenzingen city rights. After the extinction of the line of Kenzinger Üsenberger the Marquis of Hachberg be 1354 new local lords. After about Margrave Henry IV the imperial ban was imposed, falls Kenzingen 1359 to Austria and belongs there for part of the country western Austria. In the short term, the city from 1415 to 1427 a free imperial city, but then falls back into Habsburg possession. As a result of Reichsdeputationshauptschluss circuit falls Kenzingen 1806 the Grand Duchy of Baden.

Bombach

The first mention Bombachs place in the year 1144. The village belonged to the monastery of St. Trudbert in Munster. In the 13th century it fell to the men on the Kirn castle. Later he entered the House of Habsburg and Habsburg remained until 1805. On December 1, 1971 Bombach was incorporated into Kenzingen. With about 650 inhabitants Bombach is the smallest district Kenzingens. Through its wine festival on the 1st weekend in August at Hummelberg, held since 1978, the place has become known beyond the region.

Hecklingen

The first mention rear Lingens done in 1147, however, Celtic tribes were probably already settled here since the place at the beginning of the Freiburg bay was conveniently located on ancient trade routes. Following the Roman period Hecklingen was in the 6th century, as the name indicates, must have been influenced at this time, an Alemannic settlement. Located above the rear Lingens Lichteneck castle dates from the Middle Ages.

The Zähringers were in the 12th century, the men of the place and were followed by the counts of Freiburg and the Lords of Üsenberg. Through a marriage of the city fell into the possession of the Lords of Tübingen. In 1774, Graf Henin settled in the place from which also the castle was built below the castle. Since 1805 Hecklingen part of the Grand Duchy of Baden. On 1 January 1974 Hecklingen was incorporated into Kenzingen.

Nordweil

The first documentary mention of the place Nordweil place in the year 1095th The city was at that time the monastery Alpirsbach and was ruled locally by the Lords of Üsenberg. After the dissolution of the monastery in the Reformation the estate passed to the Duchy of Württemberg since 1805 Nordweil part of the Grand Duchy of Baden. On December 1, 1971 Nordweil was incorporated into Kenzingen.

Population Development

Source for figures since 1871: local statistics - Kenzingen, Statistical Office of Baden -Württemberg, numbers before: estimate

Policy

Kenzingen is the seat of the local government association Kenzingen - Herbolzheim, the next cities Kenzingen and Herbolzheim belong to the communities Rheinhausen and Weis Weil.

Parish council

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following distribution of seats:

Mayor

On 17 February 2008 Matthias Guderjan was re-elected with over 90% of the votes cast for a second term of eight years. He was the only candidate, a challenger did not exist.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms reads: " split plate under blue chief with which a silver flight, front in red with a silver bar, rear silver two pale -looking Asked averted blue fish. "

The city colors are red and blue.

Twinning

On 8 July 2007, a partnership between the city in Breisgau and the Croatian town of Vinkovci was sealed in Kenzingen.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Kenzingen is by the main road 3 ( Buxtehude - Weil am Rhein), which runs through the city area in the middle, and by the Federal Highway 5 to the terminal points bolt ( 59 south ) and Herbolzheim ( 58 north ) connected to the national road network.

The Kenzingen station is located on the Rhine Valley line, section Basel - Offenburg. The next ICE stops are in Freiburg ( south, 20 minutes by regional train) and Offenburg ( north, 25 minutes by regional train).

Established businesses

In Kenzingen is a location of the company Coats PLC, there are sewing, crochet, and embroidery yarns produced for trade.

Courts

Kenzingen has a local court, which belongs to the district court district of Freiburg im Breisgau and the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe.

Education

Kenzingen is an old school site, already for the year 1300, a primary school has been established. In addition to the high school and secondary school with Werkrealschule now exist in Kenzingen also three primary schools ( in Kenzingen, Hecklingen and Nordweil ).

Culture and sights

Museums

Oberrheinische fool Look at the Old Schulstraße 20

Music

Stadtkapelle Kenzingen, a band originating in the 18th century

Personalities

Freeman

Erhard Hensle, former longtime mayor of Nordweil
Rolf Schmidt, former deputy mayor
Bernhard Bilharz, former deputy mayor
Franz Sales Meyer (1849-1927), watercolor painter, professor at the Karlsruhe School of Applied Arts

Sons and daughters of the town

In 1400, Nicholas Stocker, abbot in the monastery of St. Blaise
1700, Franz Ruedhart, builder, in 1743 created the Church of St. Martin in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl
1821, June 17, Gebhard Kromer, † August 21, 1849 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden soldier and revolutionary

Other personalities

Jakob Otter, theologian and reformer who worked 1522-1524 in Kenzingen
José Cabanis, French writer had to make from 1943 to 1945 in the Kenzinger munitions factory forced labor

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