Bettringen
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Location of Bettringen in Schwäbisch Gmünd
Bettringen with more than 9,000 inhabitants, the largest district of Schwäbisch Gmünd. Oberbettringen and underbed rings were incorporated on April 1, 1959 voluntary and thus continues to Rehnenhof - Wetzgau the second oldest district of Schwäbisch Gmünd. Until 1934 the church was Oberbettringen, which included sub Bettringen. On April 16, 1934, the council decided to rename.
- 2.1 The Lords of Bettringen
- 2.2 The Bettringen Castle
- 2.3 The incorporation
- 3.1 Ortschaftsrat
- 4.1 Catholics 4.1.1 Felix Chapel
- 4.2.1 Peace Community
- 4.2.2 Baptists / ev. free Church
- 5.1 associations
- 9.1 Building area Bettringen West
- 9.2 Commercial Area Gügling and Sweden Schanze
- 9.3 acres residential Ried
Geography
The two districts are separated by the bed wrestling Strümpfelbach. Oberbettringen (407 m above sea level) is located north of the Strümpfelbaches, underbed rings ( 350 m above sea level) mostly south. Near the Lindenhof's the highest point is 549 m above sea level. The denunciation of Oberbettringen is 588 ha, of which 498 ha under Bettringen
The north - south extension bed wrestling is 3.9 km, the east- west axis of 4.7 km.
From Bettringen one has, by its high location, good view of the Three Emperors mountains, the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd and the surrounding countryside.
Surrounding towns
With the exception of wood Stetten all of Bettringen neighboring villages part of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd itself or
- Schwäbisch Gmünd
- Bargau
- Hamlet in the mountains
- Waldstetten
- Hussenhofen
History
The place name Bettringen derives from the nickname Bathari and is one of the patronymic ingen name.
The first mention of Bettringen (Pray rings ) dates back to 1218. In (now badly damaged ) Red Data Book of the monastery Lorch ( 1500) is a document handed down, the notarized donated by serfs by a noblewoman Hadewig of bed rings.
It was not until the 15th century, the name Oberbettringen and sub Bettringen occupied previously was only of Bettringen the speech. The larger town was Oberbettringen. In the 15th century Oberbettringen and underbed rings appear as independent municipalities. Both were in the early modern period to the land territory of the imperial city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, the bailiwick Bettringen whose seat is in the " bed Ringer Tower ", the feasts of the house to call ending after Bettringen noble family, was located. The bed Ringer tower had in 1813 the construction of the upper bed Ringer parish soft.
Undetectable is the rights transfer to the Imperial City of Schwäbisch Gmünd or to the hospital, dominated by the imperial city of the Holy Spirit only for Oberbettringen. 1464 sold by Jörg Horkheim the village dominion over Oberbettringen along with several goods and rights to the hospital. The village rule and related rights appears for the first time in 1437 in half as a fief of the Counts of Helfenstein. 1437 presented by Melchior Horkheim as deputy of the children of his deceased cousin of Claus Horkheim Count Friedrich von Helfenstein an instrument of investiture was carried out. Previously believed were the masters of Bettringen and after them the Gmuender family estimator local lords in Oberbettringen.
1870 belonged to the village of Upper Bettringen the parish of Upper Bettringen with 508 inhabitants and the hamlet of sub - Bettringen with 305 inhabitants ( as well as the courtyards Mountain Meadow Sheep House with 3 inhabitants and Lindenhof with 13 inhabitants).
The Lindenhof (1439 yard to Gruntlach ) is called only since the 16th century Lindenhof. From 1916 to 1934, the city of Stuttgart was the owner, as of 1934 the German Reich. The farm buildings and 60 acres remained of the community.
The Lords of Bettringen
The Lords of Bettringen are 1218 to 1347 in a few documents ( 1218, 1307, 1319, 1324, 1347 ) demonstrates. That they were actually resident in bed Ringer tower, it appears from the deed of 1347, in which they exchange a property, at their " berfrit " ( keep) bordered in bed rings.
The Bettringen Castle
For Whom the former castle detectable north of Bettringen the monastery belonged to fall, is not known. It was claimed in the 15th century by the family of Wolf Wolfstal in retrospect ( fictional ) headquarters.
The sources of the 14th century a castle Bettringen appears. 1365 a "castle" was ( in the sense of dominion ) sold by the Lords of Rechenberg, which included not a single farm in upper or lower bed rings. With the exception of the severed property in hamlet in the mountains the " castle bed rings " of the charters of 1365 and 1379 corresponds to the 1476 testified computationally bergischen Office Bargau. Klaus Graf, therefore, presented in 1980 to the thesis that the " castle bed rings " in the 14th century in fact the castle Bargau was meant. Strobel accepted this assumption.
The incorporation
The incorporation of bed wrestling in the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, was held before the municipal reform in Baden- Württemberg. These were a voluntary annexation. Bettringen was after Wetzgau the second church that changed under the administration of Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Policy
Local Head of Bettringen is Councillor Brigitte White ( CDU).
From Bettringen and the bed Ringer schools come from some youth councils youth council Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Ortschaftsrat
The Ortschaftsrat composed as follows (as of 2011): 8 seats CDU, SPD 4 seats, 3 seats Alliance 90/The Greens, CDU / FDP one seat, of which 4 Councillor of Schwäbisch Gmünd are.
Religions
Catholics
The Catholic Community of St. Cyriacus in Bettringen is part and parish seat of Seelsorgeeinheit Bottom Bernhardus the Dean Ostalb and has approximately 5,000 members.
Tuesdays to Sundays takes place daily in at least one of the three churches of the district, St. Cyriacus, St. Ottilia or resurrection of Christ Church, a church service. It will be held Catholic, but also ecumenical services on the Linde field and in the meeting Ried fields. In the 14th century there was also in Bettringen a St. Maurice Church.
Felix Chapel
Felix The chapel was built in 1713 and is located near the Stiftung Haus Lindenhof. 1780, the celebration of the Holy Mass was in St. Felix chapel dedicated allowed. After use by the Hardt barracks and as a goose-house, the chapel will be re-consecrated in 1980. With the associated Neuweihe was the resumption of Öschprozessions tradition. Before the west pediment of the chapel is a sandstone cross in the 16th century. In the chapel there is a baroque Felix wooden figure and a neo-gothic wooden boards Cross, as well as a sandstone font from the 18th century.
Protestants
Were primarily due to the influx of displaced persons after 1945 many Protestants originally predominantly Catholic Bettringen down.
Peace Community
The peace church was built in 1961, seven years later, the Protestant Church of Reconciliation was inaugurated on the Lindenfeld. In 1986, the community center 's Ark in the construction area Bettringen - West, part of the peace church Schwäbisch Gmünd. The congregation was founded in 1971 and belongs to the church district of Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Baptists / ev. free Church
The Evangelical Baptist Church Schwäbisch Gmünd maintains service facilities in bed rings and here also has its administrative headquarters.
Ecumenism
The ecumenical life of the Catholic and Protestant community is diverse pronounced. Thus, several actions can be operated together. The highlight is the annual Pentecost service, which will be held in the alternation of Catholics and Protestants.
Culture
Clubs
In Bettringen there is a thriving social life. In addition to the sports club, the SG Bettringen 1885 eV, which comprises eight departments (football, handball, chess, athletics, tennis, table tennis, fitness health gymnastics and volleyball), the Musikverein Bettringen 1900 eV and the riding riding Club and the Kleintierzuchtverein, there is the German Red Cross local branch Bettringen, the Liederkranz Bettringen V. 1870, Schlaraffia Gaudia mundi, KunstContraNot eV. Moreover, there are religious clubs, or clubs belonging to the parishes ( church choir, altar community, " KJG " among others ) and many belong to other clubs.
A peculiarity of bed rings are the peers clubs ( AGV ). In general, the peers clubs are organized centrally for Schwäbisch Gmünd in all parts of the city.
Regularly, the clubs organize various cultural offers, which are often organized and carried out in cooperation with each other and with the city and the village, such as the annual Feast of Corpus Christi, which is supported and hosted by Church and clubs.
Coat of arms
With the adoption of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior on 29 November 1957, the municipality Bettringen was awarded a coat of arms: In split- front plate in silver ( white) an introverted right red lion, back in red a silver (white ) Double Cross. During the double cross commemorates the Gmuender hospital, the lion refers to the Lords of Rechenberg.
Like all arms and flags of the formerly independent communities is extinguished as an official image characteristics with the incorporation of the bed Ringer crest.
Economy
Bettringen has employees in all sectors, from agriculture to industry and trade to service and research. Large employers are the Barmer GEK, in Bettringen has one of the two locations of its head office; ZF Steering Systems GmbH, which holds one of their major works in the industrial area Gügling, and Erhard & Söhne and Polynorm voestalpine.
Infrastructure
Bettringen is involved in the transport system of Schwäbisch Gmünd and is connected to the lines 1, 2 and 3 of the city bus Gmünd, among others, with the surrounding cities and towns Heubach, Lauterstein and forest Stetten and the Swabian Gmünd city center.
By Bettringen runs a part of the faith ways, a regional project of the cities and municipalities in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Göppingen, Heubach, Lauterstein, Forest Stetten, Otten Bach, Bartholomew and Essingen.
Bettringen is a district of Schwäbisch Gmünd in the metropolitan region of Stuttgart.
Districts
Bettringen can be divided into several districts. To Oberbettringen next Oberbettringen include the residential area Hirschfeld and the building area northwest. At lower Bettringen include the residential area Ried fields, the residential area Lindenfeld, the residential area church lands and the Lindenhof.
Building area Bettringen West
The "Skyline " of Schwäbisch Gmünd is significantly influenced by the skyscrapers of the building area between the western edge of the bed rings and Hardt Kaserne. The development work started in 1968. Until 1974, 1010 dwellings were completed.
Commercial area Gügling and Sweden Schanze
The business park Gügling represents the largest contiguous industrial area Ostwürttembergs represents the Sweden ski jump nearby was rediscovered on aerial photographs. Presumably it is a prehistoric and early historical object may Roman origin, probably not a Celtic Viereckschanze.
Residential Ried fields
To the south of the residential area in the suburb was the residential area Ried fields with the seniors meeting Ried fields, in which the Catholic and Protestant church alternately Fridays celebrate their worship.
Education
Train
The place has two university centers. The school center Strümpfelbach with the Scheffold -Gymnasium, the Adalbert -Stifter- secondary school and the Waldorf School in underbed rings. Furthermore, a county vocational school center of the circle is Ostalb with three high schools, a vocational school, a vocational school and other commercial schools in Oberbettringen. In addition, the village has a primary and Werkrealschule that Uhlandschule as well as the Martin School of the Stiftung Haus Lindenhof, a conveying and special school, which maintains normal state schools in some foreign and co-operation classes.
Facilities
Lindenhof
In 1974, the foundation stone of the great Catholic handicapped and elderly facility Stiftung Haus Lindenhof was laid. The Foundation is now a regional company with approximately 1500 employees, which in its facilities around 2,000 people cared.
The bed Ringer pool
The bed Ringer pool has an unheated swimming pool with a separate non-swimmer and swimmer areas, a diving board and several jump blocks, beach volleyball court, an outdoor chess set, several sunbathing areas and a children's pool, as well as a kiosk and a pub. The dressing rooms are covered. For a long time negotiating the closure of the bath, which was engaged citizens, the Youth Committee of the parish St.Cyriakus and now averted by the citizens' initiative.
Oderstraße 8
The youth center Oderstraße 8 is a youth home in bed rings, which is operated by the Catholic church of St. Cyriacus and the Protestant peace community.
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- Michael Grimm (1821-1877), teacher, local historian and author; born in Lower Bettringen
- Schirle Elisabeth (* 1936), Regional Superior of the Secular Institute of Our Lady of Schoenstatt in South America
- Andreas Hofmann ( born 1986 ), footballer with VfR Aalen
Personalities
- Franz Egger (1882-1945), priest and victim of National Socialism; Parish administrator in Oberbettringen
- Dieter Schulte (* 1941), politician ( CDU)
- Stefan Scheffold (* 1959), politician (CDU ); 1993-1997 Chairman of the CDU - local group
- Achim Feifel ( b. 1964 ), football player and coach
Trivia
The Ortsneckname for bed Ringer citizens is " Halbhierige " (engl.: " Halbhirnige ").