Bärenthal
Bärenthal with 452 inhabitants (as at: September 9, 2011) is the smallest municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden- Württemberg, Germany.
- 3.1 Mayor
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Structures
- 4.2 Natural Monuments
- 4.3 Sport
- 5.1 freeman
Geography
Geographical location
The small spa resort Bärenthal is in the Upper Danube Nature Park on the Great Heuberg in 650-950 meters altitude. On the boundaries of the municipality, the Upper and Lower Bara Bara for which opens into Fridingen on the Danube in the Danube unite, and is located in the Valley of the place.
Although the total district area of the municipality Bärenthal comprises some 1,270 acres, they are among the smallest independent municipalities in the country Baden -Württemberg due to the small number of inhabitants.
Almost 70 percent of the municipal area is covered by forest.
Neighboring communities
The municipality is bordered to the north by Nusplingen in Zollernalbkreis, to the east by Irndorf, to the south of Beuron in the district of Sigmaringen and Fridingen on the Danube, on the west by Kolbingen and Renquishausen and to the northwest by Egesheim.
Community structure
The municipality includes the village Bärenthal Bärenthal, the hamlet Ensisheim and grace hamlet and farmstead Karl choice.
History
Even from the time of pre-and early history were found to bear Thaler district finds that suggest human habitation. At the end of the 20th century were two Bronze Age bracelets found. After the Celts, the Romans came. The Bärenthal was located in the Roman Empire in the protected hinterland of Alblimes. From this time the finds of Roman coins with the inscription of the Emperor Trajan come. The Romans were in turn displaced by the Alemanni. In December 2007, human skeletons were in development work in the industrial area " Eschle " found. Since 2008, these have been discovered around 100 men's, women's and children's graves excavated archaeologically (September 2010). Together with the 1967 documents found during the construction of provincial road 440 three early medieval iron swords they allow conclusions to a larger Franco- Alemannic settlement. In addition to the graves were found in 2009 the remains of a stone church (North East corner ), and in 2010 the remains of a mortar mill, a pit house and post-holes, the testimony of a settlement between the 7th and 11th century.
The place " Bärenthal " as such was first mentioned in 1092. Since the 14th century, the monastery increasingly Beuron acquired ownership in the bear Thaler area. 1751 sold the Hohenzollern Ensisheim to the monastery.
In the course of secularization, the village came in 1803 with the Principality of Hohenzollern -Sigmaringen and became Prussian Hohenzollern as part of the country with this 1849. From 1806 so Bärenthal first belonged to a Hohenzollern Oberamt the upper Bailiwick Office Beuron, the forest rose in 1830 in the Upper Office. The top official forest existed even from 1850 to 1862 under Prussian rule and then the upper office Sigmaringen was incorporated, from the 1925, the district of Sigmaringen emerged.
After 1945, the former Prussian district of Sigmaringen belonged to the state of Württemberg -Hohenzollern, which rose in 1952 in the state of Baden -Württemberg. In the district reform in Baden- Württemberg in 1973 Bärenthal was then assigned to the Tuttlingen district on 1 January 1973.
Policy
The municipality is a member of the local government association Danube Heuberg based in Fridingen on the Danube.
Mayor
On July 10, 2011, Tobias Keller with 59.57 percent of the vote, with a turnout of 78.93 per cent, was elected honorary mayor of the community Bärenthal. He solved Roland Ströbele after 31 years in office from. His inauguration took place on September 5, 2011. He went after 51 years in public service to retirement.
- To 1980: Karl Franz
- 1980-2011: Roland Ströbele (CDU )
- Since 2011: Tobias Keller
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality Bärenthal shows in shared sign up in a gold border blue bear, down in the golden blue lowercase 'b', runs the shaft of a cross.
Culture and sights
The municipality is the Tourist " Donaubergland " connected.
Structures
The pilgrimage chapel Maria mother of Europe on the grace Hamlet is a religious building of the 21st century: The foundation stone was laid on 3 November 2006, the dedication of the Shrine on 9 June 2007.
Natural Monuments
The natural monument Mondmilchloch at Bärenthal was stone-age habitat.
Sports
The communities Bärenthal, Irndorf, Nusplingen and Schwenningen created in 2011 a joint network of trails for winter sports. After the connection of the newly created trail could be created to grace hamlet on the Indorfer trail network, was now the merger with the existing Nusplingen and Schwenniger trails through the Irndorfer Hardt an extensive ski area for cross-country skiing.
Personalities
Freeman
- Notker Hiegl (OSB), local pastor and chaplain advice, " European of the Year 2007"
- 2011, July 26: Roland Ströbele (* 1943), City Treasurer and Honorary Mayor of Bärenthal ( 1980-2011 ), Mayor of Fridingen (Donau) ( 1977-1994 ), Member of Parliament for the constituency of Tuttlingen / Schwarzwald- Baar (1984 -1996 ) and honorary President of the euro - Bärentaler ( appointed July 2011).