Balderschwang

Balderschwang is a municipality in the Swabian district Oberallgaeu and a member of the administrative community horns Group, headquartered in Fischen im Allgäu. In relation to the population is Balderschwang, after Chiemsee, the second smallest municipality in Bavaria, and also it is the municipality with the highest situated village in Germany ( 1044 m above sea level. NN ).

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Natural Monuments
• 4.2 monuments

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Media

Geography

Geographical Location

Balderschwang in the Allgäu Alps, not far from the Bregenz Forest, which was more shaped the location due to the significantly better access for centuries as the Allgäu region. The border with Austria runs just on the outskirts. In the east, the Riedbergerhorn, the highest elevation in the Western Allgäu Hoernergruppe rises. Balderschwang is a member of the German - Austrian joint project Nagelfluhkette National Park.

Climate

With an average of 2,450 liters per square meter per year Balderschwang is the place with the most rainfall in Germany.

History

The name goes back to a peasant named Balder who is ( " geschwendet " ) have cleared the valley in the 14th century. The valley was first inhabited in 1684 all year round by a monastic Alpverwalter from Weingarten. By 1800 there were 16 families in the valley, which produced about 1,400 tons of cheese per year.

Policy

Parish council

The council has only the mayor eight members:

Coat of arms

Description: In Silver Three green mountain dreilatzige a red flag with gold fringe and three gold rings, which is placed a golden heraldic lily.

The flag recalls the Counts of Montfort, to which the municipal area of ​​1311 belonged to the 16th century.

Culture and sights

Natural Monuments

About 1 km north-east from the town center is in a Alpfläche the Old Yew of Balderschwang. The age of these female yew is estimated at 800-1,500 years. The age locally with up to 4,000 years is unrealistic. She falters at 1,150 m above sea level. NN on calcareous Nagelfluhboden. Its trunk is divided into two parts, and despite her age she wears every year plenty of fruit. With a low height of about 7 m are both parts of the stem, the missing center piece counting, at chest height for a huge yew extent of about 8 m. In the area, there are other old yews of lower dimensions.

Monuments

Economy and infrastructure

In the past, cheese production was the main source of income Balder exuberance. However, annual production went from 1,400 tons to 300 tons in the 18th century beginning of the 21st century back.

Today, the town lives mainly from tourism: 1,196 beds, 39 874 visitors and 177 233 overnight stays (as of 2010 ).

Traffic

Until the opening of Germany's highest mountain pass on the Riedbergpass (1407 m above sea level. NN, since 1961 ) Germany was to reach for the Balderschwanger by car only via Austria.

Media

The church radio station Radio Horeb, to be received in the Munich area on FM and DAB across Germany, has its headquarters in Balderschwang. The head of the station, Dr. Richard cooker is, at the same time the Catholic priest at the site.