Ohlsbach
Ohlsbach is a municipality in Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg. The wine and holiday resort with many half-timbered houses is located at the Baden Wine Route.
- 3.1 council elections in June 2009
- 3.2 mayoral elections in February 2012
- 3.3 partnerships
- 4.1 Mineral Wells
- 5.1 Education
- 5.2 Sportgelände
- 6.1 Fastnacht
Geography
Geographical Location
Ohlsbach Located in the foothills of the Black Forest in the Kinzig valley in a quiet location just off the main road 33 The district Ohlsbach is 1,114 ha, of which agricultural and forestry: 900 ha, including 600 ha of forest and 300 hectares of agricultural use.
Neighboring communities
The municipality is bordered to the north by Durbach, to the east by Reichenbach ( Gengenbach ), to the south Berghaupten and to the west by Ortenberg and the county seat of Offenburg.
Community structure
The municipality includes the village Ohlsbach Ohlsbach, the hamlet Büchenberg, Ebersweier, Nothalde, hose and way Bach and the courts Hinterohlsbach and Meis reason. In the municipality the leavened in Ohlsbach villages Hubergasse and Schindelhof were.
History
The first known mention of the name dates from the year 1234. Olespach It reads and is interpreted according to the creek as Aalbach, after the first settlers, as a stream of Olo. However, be assumed that a long time ago was a settlement on the boundary.
The oldest districts are the village Hinterohlsbach, Ebersweier and Büchenberg. Ohlsbach is a scattered settlement. From the initial houses no longer exist. 1689, the village was burned down to two houses. About the foundation walls of the latter two developed modern property. In 1402 Ohlsbach declared its accession to the town of Gengenbach Republic. The original of the contract is located in the municipal archives. When the Ohlsbach the city joined, they declared themselves to a guild. They praised the city government loyalty and obedience.
The city promised not to belittle the ancient rights of Ohlsbach. Guarantees they are in the "old tradition ", the original of which is also in the municipal archives. So Ohlsbach entered fully into the Gengenbach community association, but always retained due to its assets and personal resources a special position. Also, the Ohlsbach secured the withdrawal from the federation.
When dissolved, the city state Gengenbach in 1803 and the individual parish communities were autonomous, Ohlsbach retired only with the introduced good while the other new communities received shares of the former imperial city district. Three shrines with Rebmesser in blazon suggest that Ohlsbach was an ancient, free community-based organization with extensive viticulture. In the municipal reform 1973/1974 Ohlsbach could maintain its independence, despite its turbulent history, with alternating possession affiliations. Today, the original image of the formerly predominantly peasant community has changed. In addition to agriculture and forestry increasingly form the basis of Ohlsbach medium businesses, as well as viticulture and tourism are also important.
Policy
The community belongs to the stipulated administrative community of the city of Gengenbach.
Local elections in June 2009
From 2464 the electorate voted in 1575 citizens. This corresponds to a turnout of 59.52 %. Of the 12 seats in the Council accounts for the CDU 6 and the FWV (CDU Association ) represents six local councils.
Mayoral elections in February 2012
From 2510 the electorate voted in 1819 citizens. This corresponds to a turnout of 72.47 %.
Of the valid votes accounted for:
The candidate Bernd brother received more than half of the valid votes and was thus confirmed in office. He runs the business at City Hall for the next 6 years.
Partnerships
Ohlsbach maintains partnership relations with Bœrsch in Alsace.
Attractions
Mineral Wells
The salt source is a free outlet hochsalinarer waters from the crystalline basement in the Kinzig valley. The "Salt flag " is traced back to the Rhine. The exit points are partially taken into wells. Add a local graduation salt is obtained. Since 1982, the community Ohlsbach has a mineral water plant with pure mineral water with brine Wassertretbecken and Gradieranlage. The brine obtained by a pump trickles here over mountain pine branches and absorbs aromatic resins and essential oils, the atomized flow into the breathing air of the visitor. Sets this recreation center is from a club founded specifically.
Economy and infrastructure
Education
In Ohlsbach there is a primary school, the Weinberg School. All secondary schools are available in Gengenbach or the nearby district town of Offenburg.
Sports grounds
The new sports complex on the Brumatt includes a multi-purpose hall, two lawn and a hard place and a track and field facility. A football and basketball hoops are also available for young people who belong to any club. Along the hall is the fire station with the sample space of the Musikverein and the clubhouse of the gymnastics club. These institutions are up to date and in the region without comparable competitors.
The clubhouse and the three locations of the tennis club are located near the sports complex. The train golf club playing on the mini golf course in the village center ( the town hall ).
Cultural
Shrovetide
The local Narrenzunft are the Umbeisen and witches.
A unique tradition in the region are the recruits, a group that re-formed each year from young people a year group of the village. Probably originated in the period after the Second World War, were the recruits, as the name says, male youths who were drafted for military service. During carnival time, they formed their own group, to celebrate the farewell to civilian life. Today, women are admitted. A tradition of recruits is the Schiewerädli Shooting ( Scheibenschlagen ), where at night burning wooden discs are thrown from a hill in the vineyards.