Aitrang
Aitrang is a municipality in the Swabian district Ostallgaeu and a member of the administrative community Biessenhofen.
- 4.1 Mayor
- 4.2 Coat of Arms
- 6.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 6.2 traffic
- 6.3 Education
Geography
Aitrang lies in the Allgäu region. There are the following districts: Aitrang, Huttenwang, Wenglingen. There is also the hamlets of binning, Görwangs, Krähberg, New Ried, Wolfholz, Münzenried and Umwangs and numerous wilderness farms. At the community foundation is also the Elbsee.
History
Even in a document of Frankish king Pepin the Short ( 741-768 ) of the place is mentioned. The place was Reichsvogtei of direct imperial monastery of St. Mang ( feet ), which held the low jurisdiction since 1227. The Reichsvogtei was repeatedly pledged and purchased the last of the prince pin Kempten 1524. The place was in the kingdom in 1803 at the Prince of Oettingen- Wallerstein. 1803 Before overlapped in this place the rights of the monastery of St. Mang and the prince of the pin Kempten. With the Act of Confederation in 1806 the place came to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.
Train wreck of Aitrang
February 9, 1971 - On the way from Munich to Zurich went through the TEE 56 "Bavaria ", a diesel train RAm of the SBB, behind the train station Aitrang a right-hander with 130 km / h, although this was only approved for 80 km / h. The train derailed, destroyed the opposite track and a few cars plunged down an embankment. Shortly after the accident, was driving a coming from the opposite direction railcar into the accident site. In the accident 28 people were killed and 42 were injured. Because frozen water in the brake hoses blocked the line of the air brake, the engineer in the control car leading the TEE could stop only with the electric brake of the drive head at the end of the train.
Incorporations
At the municipal reform the independent municipality Huttenwang was amalgamated with the hamlets of New Ried, Umwangs and Wolfholz Aitrang on 1 May 1978. The hamlet was Wenglingen (previously in the community Ruderatshofen ) reclassified after a plebiscite on 1 January 1982 still.
Population Development
Religions
In Aitrang a majority of the population is Catholic, a Protestant minority. The Church of St. Ulrich is the only church in the village, from which also takes the pastoral care of the district Huttenwang. In Wenglingen, the church belongs to Apple Trang, also exists Rosinagasse chapel. In Görwangs is the Pilgrimage Church of St. Alban.
Policy
Mayor
The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 900 thousand in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted 224 T €.
Coat of arms
The crest is " cleaved. Divided front of red and blue, rear silver in a red Abtstab, beseitet of two oppositely curved blue bow rims"
Monuments
Economy and infrastructure
Economy, agriculture and forestry
There were 1998 in the field of Agriculture and Forestry six, in the manufacturing sector and 193 in the area of trade and transport 20 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 79 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 595 in the manufacturing sector, there were none, in the construction of six companies. In addition, in 1999, there were 93 farms with an agricultural area of 2,174 ha, mainly permanent grassland.
Traffic
Aitrang located at the Bavarian Allgäu train from Munich to Lindau, but without breakpoint. The trains pass through the municipal area without stopping.
Education
There are the following facilities (as of 1999):
- Kindergartens: 72 kindergarten places with 60 children
- An elementary school with eleven teachers and 187 students
Personalities
The following personalities were born in Aitrang:
- Georg Schreyögg (1870-1934), sculptor
Gallery
Attractions gable frieze
Town center with Linde
Farmhouse on a side canal of Kirnach
Elbsee south of Aitrang
Pilgrimage Church of St. Alban in Görwangs
Farmhouse in Huttenwang