Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl

Eichstetten am Emperor chair is a municipality in the southwest of Baden- Württemberg in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms
• 3.3 promoting volunteering and sustainability
• 3.4 partner communities

• 4.1 Museums
• 4.2 Structures

• 5.1 Agriculture and Viticulture
• 5.2 Industry and Trade
• 5.3 energy
• 5.4 Education

Geography

Geographical location

Eichstetten is a südbadisches wine village. It is situated in the Upper Rhine Lowland, on the eastern edge of the Imperial chair. It is the warmest part of Germany, nestled in a valley that stretches from the wooded down glans through sunny vineyards up and vegetable fields to the lowlands. At the foot of the imperial chair of the site is crossed by the Old Dreisamstadion.

Eichstetten is about 3.5 kilometers in a straight line from the Federal Highway 5 (Karlsruhe - Basel) away. It is also a good S-Bahn connection to the Kaiserstuhlbahn available, which stops at the place on weekdays every half hour. With it can be reached in just over 15 minutes, the city center of Freiburg.

Community structure

The municipality of the village Eichstetten and the farms are Au ( Stucken ) mill and Mr. Mill.

History

Even from the Stone Age, there is evidence that people lived on Eichstetter district. Also remains of a villa rustica from the Roman period (3rd century) and finds an Alemannic cemetery ( 600 ) testify that here a very long time people settled.

Eichstetten is first mentioned in 737 in connection with the monastery Murbach documented. The place was founded by the Alemanni, after which the suffix "- stetten " indicates. In the 12th century, the lords of Eichstetten are detected in the place.

In 1416 Eichstetten came to the Margraviate of Baden, which in the 16th century had the effect that the place during the Reformation in 1556 was Protestant. As a result of the Thirty Years' War, the population fell sharply, so that about 1659, only 110 people lived here. By 1850 the population had grown to 2,860 people, but strongly decreased in the following years by emigration to America.

In the 18th century was caused by immigration a significant Jewish community. In 1828 a synagogue was built, which was burned during Kristallnacht in 1938 by foreign members of the SA and the SS and then demolished. The remaining Jews were deported in 1940 to the internment camp de Gur.

The addition of the emperor chair in the church name became effective on 1 October 1997.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 64.6 % (2004: 65.6 %) to the following result:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is a divided plate. Front is shown with a red oblique bars on a golden ground, the sovereign arms of Baden. The rear part shows a green upright oak branch with an acorn and four leaves on silver base. This " -talking " picture stands for the place name Eichstetten and has evolved from the historical seals.

Commitment to the promotion and sustainability

Eichstetten pursues intensive promotion of civic engagement and a local Agenda 21 process since the 1990s. This resulted in a wide variety policies; which is also nationally known is the strong volunteer -supported retirement village " Schwanenhof ". These activities brought Eichstetten in 2003, a first place in the nationwide competition " Sustainable municipality " the German Environmental Aid in the category of small communities.

Partner communities

With the French town of Saint -André in the eastern Pyrenees is an official community partnership ( twinning ). Friendly relations exist for the German community office cell on the western edge of the Allgäu region in Baden- Württemberg. There is also a relationship with the district of Freiburg, moss forest, as part of the urban-rural dialogue.

Culture and sights

Every year there are two large fairs and biennial invite the clubs to large, well-known " Schwiboge - Wifescht " in courtyards and cellars, where visitors will enjoy regional specialties and Eichstetter wines. Also, under the year, the numerous clubs at many interesting events.

Museums

• Village museum with changing exhibitions

Structures

• Historical Five Arch Bridge

Near the eastern outskirts of Eichstetten is the historic Five Arch Bridge, which leads the provincial road 116 at almost 33 meters above the Old Dreisamstadion. The building was built in 1784, the apex stone of an arch, however, bears the date 1745. The foundations of the bridge date back to the 16th century. The edges of about five meters spanning basket arches are made ​​of sandstone, railings and forehead and wing walls mainly of gneiss. Due to the increased volume of traffic, the bridge was stabilized in 1950 with pop, concrete reinforcements and a sealed reinforced concrete layer.

• Acorn pinnacle

Since July 2006, is on the glans, a total of 42.5 meter high observation tower, from which one has a unique panoramic view of Kaiser Chair, Black Forest and the Vosges. He can be reached via a designed as a circuit Geopath. The glans is also achieved good from Vogelsang Pass ( 277 m) between Bötzingen and Vogt castle.

• Brother Häusle and St. Erhard Chapel

On the summit of the glans is a late medieval, consisting of kitchen and bedroom hermit hermitage with adjoining St. Erhard's Chapel has been demonstrated. The building complex was part of the remote in sight, two kilometers as the crow St. Peter monastery on the Nine Linden Buck ( 555 m), the Hesso of Baden- Hachberg some Paulist friars in 1387 transferred. From the once surrounded by a moat building complex of about 16 to 9 meters ( using geo-radar detected ) is still to see a ruined wall 4 m wide and 2.5 m height. The architectural structure of the brother Häusles is modeled as a ground monument by a layer of above-ground granite blocks since the opening of the locality.

Economy and infrastructure

Agriculture and Viticulture

Eichstetten is characterized by its strong agricultural orientation. It is approximately 100 ha of a large organic farming communities of Baden-Württemberg. On this surface, wine, vegetables and fruits are grown by various methods of organic agriculture. Under the slogan " Enjoy the producer ", the products can be purchased directly from producers in farm shops. At nearly 400 acres of vineyards are cultivated in the municipality of twelve wine farms.

Industry and Trade

A major employer in Eichstetten since 1963, the company Gould Electronics GmbH, a leading global manufacturer of high-grade copper foils. The organic food wholesaler Rinklin Natural Food GmbH now has over 200 employees and is the largest employer in the town.

Energy

At the northeastern outskirts of Eichstetten is a kV/220 380 kV substation of EnBW Energie Baden- Württemberg, of which there is also a line connection to France. The current concession contract was renewed on 1 October 2009 for a period of 20 years with EnBW.

Education

• Adolf Gänshirt School (primary and secondary school )
• Protestant kindergarten
• Jugendbücherei

Sons and daughters of the community

• Georg Jakob Schneider (1809-1883), German architect