Beuron

Beuron is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden- Württemberg. Known the place is especially by the Benedictine monastery.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Museums
• 4.2 Structures 4.2.1 Benedictine Archabbey of Beuron
• 4.2.2 Churches and chapels
• 4.2.3 palaces and castles
• 4.2.4 Miscellaneous

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Education

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 6.2 personalities who have worked on site

Geography

Location and vegetation

Beuron is located in the scenic Upper Danube Valley, approximately 25 kilometers west of the county town Sigmaringen. It is the center of Obere Donau Nature Park. The Danube Gorge at Beuron shows with its deeply cut into the limestone valley of the geological history of the last 160 million years from former Jurassic sea, over the removal of limestones to shift the course of the water from the Rhine to the Danube.

The Beuronese community forest is relatively small with 248 acres. The hardwood component is predominant with 83 percent, the largest share is the book. Other important tree species: ash, maple, oak, hornbeam, elm, linden, wild cherry, white fir, pine and larch. The local forest extends substantially at the two Danube valley slopes, to approximately 30 to 40 percent of the land no trees can be cut down because of the engineering and other financial expense is too high. The entire forest is situated in the conservation area Upper Danube, the habitat proportion is four times higher than the national average. It is the habitat for deer and chamois.

Neighboring communities

Neighbouring communities Schwenningen, Stetten am cold market, Sigmaringen, Leibertingen, Buchheim, Fridingen an der Donau, Bärenthal, Irndorf.

Community structure

To Beuron include not only the eponymous place Beuron the districts Hausen im Tal, Langenbrunn, Neidingen and animal garden.

History

The area around Beuron was, as evidenced by numerous finds, already settled in the Mesolithic period. The frühmesolithische Beuronian culture is named after the place. The most important discovery and excavation is the nearby Hunter House cave on Fridinger district, and Probst cave near Beuron. The Old Rock Beuron has another prehistoric find site. Here we found a late Celtic rein ring. From Peter rock finds Urnfield ceramics are known.

In the area at the Beuron was lying on the Danube, posted on the Geographike Hyphegesis, Roman " Dracuina " suspected. In the cave at Beuron monastery there was a crescent with the Roman numeral XIII, which was spent in the holdings of the Princely Museum Sigmaringen.

Beuron was first mentioned in 861 in the possession of the monastery of St. Gall directory as " Purron ". She made a long time Hohenzollern exclave.

The district Hausen im Tal appears according to the Chronicle of Andechs in 1020 as a knight's seat. To rule Stockhausen Stockhausen among the villages in the valley and Neidingen.

The district Thier garden was founded by Count Wilhelm of rooms.

The district Langenbrunn belonged to the rule Werenwag.

With the secularization of the monastery Beuron came in 1803 with the Principality of Hohenzollern -Sigmaringen and became Prussian Hohenzollern as part of the country with this 1849. From 1806 so Beuron belonged first to the Hohenzollern upper Bailiwick Office Beuron. The Princely Hohenzollern Rentamt Beuron managed the south to the monastery domain Steighof. The Steighof 1964 canceled. The upper Bailiwick Office Beuron went on in 1830 Oberamt forest. The top official forest existed even from 1850 to 1862 under Prussian rule to the district reform in Baden- Württemberg in 1973 then belonged to the community Oberamt Sigmaringen, from 1925, the district of Sigmaringen emerged. Today's church was re- formed on 1 January 1974 by the Association of Municipalities Beuron and Hausen im Tal.

Policy

The administrative center of the municipality is located in the district of Beuron Hausen im Tal.

Parish council

The local elections in Baden- Württemberg in 2009 of 7 June 2009 yielded the following result:

Mayor

On 19 June 2011, the police officer Raphael Osmakowski -Miller from Bad Saulgau with 56.49 percent of the vote, with a turnout of 74.39 percent, voted in the first ballot as honorary mayor of Beuron. His inauguration took place on 2 September 2011 inauguration was the 5th September 2011. Osmakowski -Miller succeeds Robert Rauser, with 80.21 percent of the votes cast, with a voter turnout of 64.45 percent, on June 29, 2003 had been elected on the first ballot as the successor of Herbert Bucher. Bucher, the first full-time mayor of Schwenningen ( Heuberg) was Beuron and additionally supervised, was here in 2003 for health reasons divorced from office. After eight years as Mayor Robert joined Rauser, who was previously 24 years mayor in Meßkirch, no more and went into retirement. Rauser received after a total of 44 years in public service, the Golden Badge of Honour of the Baden- Württemberg community day.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Beuron shows a section of a wave obliquely left divided blade above in blue with a silver ram's head with golden horns in sight, down into the blue gold small letter b, whose stem ends in a cross.

Culture and sights

Hausen im Tal and Beuron be due to the Hohenzollern street. The municipality is the Tourist " Donaubergland " connected.

Museums

• Bible Museum of Beuron Archabbey
• The House of Nature Beuron shows an exhibition on the geological formation of the Upper Danube and draws attention to the peculiarities of the flora and fauna. In the small nature park store to find regional souvenirs, typical products of the region, as well as artistic and practical Fulling. Focus of the work lies in the field of environmental education.

Structures

Benedictine Archabbey of Beuron

Famous Beuron is by the Benedictine Archabbey of Beuron, which represents the center of the Beuronese Congregation. The monastery was founded in 1077 as an Augustinian Canons. After its dissolution in the course of secularization in 1803 its territory was in the possession of the Principality of Hohenzollern - Sigmaringen. In 1863 the monastery was refounded as a Benedictine monastery and an abbey in 1868, which went out of the founding of many other Benedictine monasteries. The buildings were designed partly by Franz Beer ( 1694-1707 ), partly they are new. The monastery has around 100,000 visitors a year. The baroque monastery has remarkable facilities and a large monastery library. Beuron was in the late 19th century the center of the Beuronese art school and in 1967 set but legally continuing Theological College Beuron.

Churches and chapels

• The 1732 to 1738 built monastery church of St. Martin and St. Mary is a baroque sacred edifice with beautiful side altars, ceiling paintings and stucco work. The main altar is evidence of the Beuronese art school. The attached at right angles Lady Chapel, which holds the grave lay the Erzäbte in the lower chapel, was built in 1900 in the newly Beuronese style.
• About three kilometers below the monastery stands in a left Danube loop near the banks of the Chapel of St. Maurus. It was created by Father Desiderius Lenz 1868 as a pioneering work of Beuronese art school and completed in 1871. The visual and formal language based on ancient Egyptian temples. It houses stylized frescoes in strict order and varied ornamentation. In the chapel Maurus and especially with the painting of the founding father of Beuronese art school for the first time realized his program for the renewal of Christian art, which aired in the wake of Beuron in the entire Catholic world.
• In the district of Hausen im Tal is the chapel of St. Nicholas. It was built in 1275 and is distinguished by a Romanesque tower. The remainder of the Baroque style.
• In the district Neidingen the Danube is left on a hill on a slope, the St. Agatha Chapel. It is the successor building a chapel that was destroyed by a cloudburst in 1838. The choir is separated by a round arch. The figures next to the altar are of Alberti and was created around 1730. The remaining figures are from the parish of St. Nicholas in Hausen.
• The Chapel of St. George in the district Thier garden was created in the transition from Gothic to Renaissance. It is the smallest three-aisled basilica in Europe.

Castles and fortresses

• The municipal area of Beuron is the to the 11th century castle zurückdatierbare Werenwag. Here lived in the 13th century, the minstrel " Hugo von Werenwag ". The residential palace located in fürstenbergischem privately owned and is not accessible.
• Above the hamlet of Hausen im Tal is the to the 13th century castle zurückdatierbare Hausen im Tal (also ruin Hausen ). At Schloss Hausen was sitting in the middle ages a Ministerialengeschlecht, which the minstrels ' Friedrich von Husen " came from. The ruin with rekonstruierbarem floor plan and vaulted is freely accessible. It was declared a monument Baden- Württemberg to the " Monument of the Month February 2008".
• In the district of the district Thier garden lies the ruins of Falkenstein. Their traces date back to the 13th century. Its present building stock, are obtained from the significant parts of the masonry, dates from the 16th century. The ruin is freely accessible.
• The freely accessible ruins Lägelen ( wagons ) with wall remains a strong shield wall and lining wall was built around 1100.
• Furthermore, there are Beuronese district following castle ruins and remains of the castle: Castle Auchtbühl, castle Catherine rock ( Open Hole ), castle chalk stone, castle Long Rock, Burglengenfeld, castle Neidingen ( case cave ), envy Inger Heath Castle, Peter Cave, castle Pfannenstiel, den Burg Weiler ( Heidenloch ).

Others

• The Beuronese Danube wooden bridge is a 73 -meter-long covered wooden bridge and leads Beuron over the Danube. She was taken into operation in 1801 and served until 1975, the entire traffic. Following the construction of a reinforced concrete bridge, about 100 meters down the Danube, it was dispensable for car traffic, completely renovated in 1976 and converted back to its original state. In 2005 she was refurbished and is now released only for pedestrians and cyclists. On a map, which is a system for " expert opinion evidence of the pin Beuronischen imperial immediacy " of 15 September 1787 can be seen that already in the 18th century was a covered wooden bridge.
• Is one of the oldest cemeteries in Germany On the road from Beuron to Fridingen. The cemetery was built in 1913 with a round temple, reminiscent of the liberation war of 1813.
• East of the local part Neidingen is the Talmühlequelle, a rich karst spring, which feeds into the drinking water supply.
• Along the trail of Beuron to Wildenstein Castle is the book well with its fresh water and the show - Kohlenmeiler the Swabian Alp Association, which represents an important chapter in the social, economic and landscape history of the region.

Natural Monuments

• The Bishop Rock (790 m) is a viewpoint that allows a view over the Danube Valley, the ruins of castle Schloss Hausen and Werenwag. A trail connects it to the lookout point Hohler Fels (770 m ), on which a large white stone cross stands. From here you can enjoy a view of the castle ruins Lengenfeld and into the valley.
• Benediktushöhle
• Knopfmacherfelsen

Sports

"On the Trail", the Danube valley slope towards Kreenheinstetten, there is a ski slope with a lift and a small clubhouse was founded in February 1965 Ski Club Beurons. The Abfahrstrecke was created by cutting out in late autumn 1965. 1967 collapsed in a hurricane trees from the neighboring forest on the route and the site attracted strongly affected. 1970 could buy a backpack lift to the club for 1000 marks. Later today's ski lodge, which was initially designed only as weather protection for the lift winch arose. Today's ski lift is from the year 1983. Few years ago the ski lodge to today's guest room has been extended. The ski club was not designed from the outset as an exclusive winter sports club. The sports field in the quarry at the former school house came about through the Ski Club essentially. Today the club offers soccer, Nordic walking and volleyball offers.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Beuron is located on the Donautalbahn from Donaueschingen to Ulm and is inter- regional express support. It run every two hours for trains to Sigmaringen and Ulm, as well as to Donaueschingen and Neustadt (Black Forest). During the summer months in addition operates the Nature Park - Express, which holds in contrast to the normal trains to all the small stations in the Danube valley. In addition to the IRE breakpoint Beuron there's also a train station in the village of Hausen im Tal. There keep on working days (except Saturday) also every two hours the trains towards Ulm and Neustadt (Black Forest), at the weekend there holds only every second train. In Thier garden, there is a breakpoint, which is, however, served only by the natural park - Express trains in the summer. Beuron is the transport association Neckar -Alb -Donau connected ( NALDO ), from the nucleus Beuron also a ride on the TUTicket traffic network in the district Tuttlingen is possible without the need for a DB ticket.

The L277 goes past the nucleus Beuron, but through the remaining districts of Tuttlingen to Sigmaringen.

By Beuron the Danube cycle path from Donaueschingen to Vienna.

Education

• The Theological- scientific university where since 1866 took place in theological education of the monks of the monastery and other monasteries Beuron is vacant since 1967. The university continues to exist legally, but for the time being no teaching takes place. The monks studying at theological faculties of other universities, mainly in Salzburg and Rome.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Anton Schlude (1808-1866), poet of the Teilort Hausen im Tal.
• Stefie Restle (1901-1978), Member of Parliament (SPD )
• Fritz Einwald (1907-1967), born in Thier garden, politician, Member of Parliament

Personalities who have worked on site

• Hermann Anton Bantle (1872-1930), artist
• Felix knobs (1880-1934) was an organist and music teacher in Beuron
• Anselm Schott (1843-1896), Benedictine monk, worked from 1868 to 1875 in the Benedictine Beuron
• Franz von Werra (1914-1941), fighter pilot who spent his childhood at the Villa Donaueck (now Haus Maria Trost)
• Stephan Reimund Senge ( born 1934 ), priest and writer who studied at the Theological College in Beuron
• Maurus Wolter (born Rudolf Wolter; * June 4, 1825, Bonn, † July 8, 1890, Beuron ), founder of the Benedictine Abbey Beuron