Lenzkirch

Lenzkirch is a municipality and health resort in the district of Breisgau in the Black Forest in Baden- Württemberg near the Titisee, Schluchsee and the Feldberg.

  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 municipal
  • 3.3 community partnerships
  • 4.1 traffic
  • 4.2 Public bodies 4.2.1 Catholic churches
  • 4.2.2 Evangelical Church
  • 4.2.3 schools
  • 4.2.4 kindergartens
  • 5.1 Regular events
  • 5.2 Structures
  • 5.3 Natural Monuments

Geography

The place is located in the Black Forest, in the high-lying valley of the river Haslach that flows on the southeastern edge of the township in the Gutach, which is called from there Wutach. From the southwest runs on the place the Urseetal, a glacial valley, too.

The highest point of the municipality lies at 1190 m on the high ridge in the municipal part Saig on the border to the municipality of Titisee -Neustadt. From the tower on the high ridge one has with good visibility outlook for the Swiss and the clearest vision up in the French Alps.

Neighboring communities

Lenz church is surrounded by the municipalities (from north clockwise) Titisee -Neustadt, peace Weiler, Loeffingen, Bonn village, Schluchsee, Feldberg and Hinterzarten, all belonging to the district of Breisgau in the Black Forest except Bonn village ( Waldshut ).

Districts

The municipality consists of the villages church Lenz Lenz Kirch ( 3341 E. including green forest ), Saig (812 E. ), Kappel (785 E. ), Raitenbuch (152 E. ) and green forest ( about 50 E. ). The number of second homes in Lenzkirch is 1016, of which 308 in Saig ( Information current as of: ( 30 December 2006) ).

Saig is a climatic resort on the southern slope of the high ridge and has approximately 1000 m of the highest hamlet of Lenzkirch. There are about 700 beds.

The health resort Kappel is located at about 900 m on the southeast slope of the high ridge back ( about 600 beds ). Below Kappel Wutachschlucht begins.

Raitenbuch is a farming community west of Lenzkirch above the Urseetals to about 940 m altitude, near the Windgfällweihers.

Grünwald, the smallest of the Lenzkircher districts, situated on just under 1,000 m altitude. He came in 1976 in the course of municipal reform to Lenzkirch. The former Paulist monastery in Green Forest was founded around 1350. In the small church is a late-Gothic sandstone relief ( life of Christ ).

Climate

Because of the altitude Lenzkirch has slightly cooler temperatures than most other places in Baden- Württemberg. The climate, however, is characterized by the fact that, by sparing effect particularly pure air and high oxygen content, wind and lots of sun has stimulating effect on the body, which is why the title of " health resort " was awarded.

History

Lenz church dates back to the founding of the Alemanni tribe of Lentienser. The rule Lenzkirch went in 1296 to the Counts of Lupfen. In the early 14th century, the Knights of Blumegg came into possession of the rule Lenzkirch. Short term belonged in the 14th century parts of the rule the Order of St. John. 1491 acquired by the Counts of Fürstenberg, the reign of the Blum Eggern and were up to the Act of Confederation of 1806 and the associated media coverage of the Principality of Fürstenberg, the country gentlemen. With the Principality Lenzkirch came in 1806 to the Grand Duchy of Baden. However, the Fürstenberger have still large estates in the region.

On 1 July 1972, the municipality Raitenbuch was incorporated into the municipality of Kappel in the course of municipal reform in Baden- Württemberg on 1 October 1974, the municipality Saig and on 1 January 1975.

Policy

Mayor

Parish council

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 led to the following distribution of the 19 seats in the municipal council:

Kappel and Saig are localities within the meaning of the Municipal Code of Baden- Württemberg with its own village councils.

Community partnerships

Lenzkirch is twinned with the French community Jugon -les -Lacs in Brittany since 1975.

Economy and infrastructure

As a health resort tourism plays a significant role in the local economy. But the fine mechanical industry has greater importance for the economic development of Lenzkirch the successor of the traditional Black Forest clock industry.

Traffic

Lenz church is situated on the national highway 315 between Schaffhausen in Switzerland and Titisee. Mainly the thoroughfare is used in the summer by tourists. Two bus routes by Lenzkirch, line 7258 of Neustadt Lenzkirch to Bonn village and line 7257 from Titisee to Lenzkirch. Titisee is connected to the regional trains to Freiburg (Breisgau ) Hbf, in Neustadt, a transition to the regional traffic to Donaueschingen and on to Ulm or Rottweil with again, change trains to Stuttgart is possible.

Built in 1907 and decommissioned in 1976, nearly 20 km long railway line from Neustadt and Kappel- Gutachbrücke to Bonn village drove over Lenzkirch and stopped there several stations. There, the train made ​​one hairpin. Today on the route leads the Bähnleradweg without major differences in altitude, which is around 15 km from the neighboring village of Bonn and in the other direction to Neustadt. This is portion of the Southern Black - cycle path which leads around the Black Forest Nature Park.

Public institutions

As Lenzkirch health has a spa and a spa. A public swimming pool is available for guests and locals available. In Hoefle there is also a cinema.

Catholic churches

The communities of the Catholic Church are Seelsorgeeinheit Eastern Black Forest.

  • The Catholic parish church of Lenz church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was built in 1820 according to plans by Gottlieb Lumpp in Weinbrenner style. The baroque Eulogius Chapel cemetery chapel is today.
  • The parish church dedicated to St. Gallus Kappel with its characteristic onion dome has been first mentioned in 1275.
  • The Church of St. John the Baptist in Saig was built in 1412. Despite wartime destruction in 1713 remained tower and choir get this building.
  • The Church in Green Forest is the former monastery church of the otherwise vanished monastery Gruenwald of Pauline, which had been built around 1350. In its interior there are some spectacular artworks.

Evangelical Church

For the first time in 1895 there is talk of a Protestant church cooperative Lenz. Services were first held in the Council Chamber. In 1952, could be ordained in Lenzkirch to war-related interruption of a church building commenced, the Evangelical Church.

Train

The Summer Mountain School is an elementary and junior high school work since 2010. Secondary schools are located in the neighboring Titisee -Neustadt.

Kindergartens

In Lenzkirch, Kappel and Saig, there is one nursery school. In Lenzkirch is also the children's house Lenzkirch.

Established businesses

The most famous Lenzkircher company is the Testo AG, a producer of environmental measuring instruments (temperature measurement, etc.). Other major companies are the companies ATMOS Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Mesa Parts GmbH and the private brewery Rogg.

Formerly known world was the corporation for Uhrenfabrikation Lenzkirch ( Agul ), which belonged to the early 20th century the leading companies in the production of watches in the Black Forest.

Culture and sights

The village lies on the German Clock Road.

The attraction Lenz Kirch is in the countryside in the surrounding region around the Titisee and Schluchsee. In Lenzkirch is the castle Alt- Urach.

Regular events

The Eulogiusritt will take place on Sunday before 25 June in honor of St. Eligius, patron saint of domestic animals, especially horses.

Structures

  • Burg Alt- Urach from the 13th century
  • Heimatstube in the spa with a comprehensive watch exhibition
  • Heimatstube in the district of Kappel
  • High first- look-out tower

Natural Monuments

  • High ridge, mountain between Titisee and Lenzkirch
  • Haslach and Wutach Gorge east of Lenzkirch
  • Windgfällweiher in the southwest of the municipal area
  • Urseemoor, instead of a nearly silted Pleistocene glacial lake
  • Lenz church is located at the middle, a long distance hiking trail in the Black Forest Association of Pforzheim to Waldshut, where many natural monuments are to be seen.

Personalities

  • Franz Josef Faller (1820-1887), producer, Reichstag and Landtag, born in Lenzkirch
  • Paul Tritscheller (1822-1892), producer, Reichstag and Landtag, born in Lenzkirch
  • Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), composer, completed in early 1935 Lenzkirch his opera Mathis der Maler.
  • Born Franz Rogg (1886-1966), a dermatologist, a medical officer in three German navies, in Lenzkirch
  • Oskar Spiegelhalder (1864-1925), lived in Lenzkirch, watchmaker and founder of the Black Forest collection, now in the Franciscan Museum Villingen -Schwenningen
  • Hawe Schneider (1930-2011), jazz musician and publicist since 1971, Lenzkirch.
  • Michael Ryba (1947-2014), graphic designer and artist, lived for many years in Lenzkirch
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