Ettringen, Bavaria
Ettringen is a municipality in the Swabian district of Lower Allgäu.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 3.2 flag
- 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 5.2 traffic
- 5.3 Formation
Geography
Ettringen located on both sides of Wertach in the Danube-Iller region. The greater part of the settlement lies to the west of the river.
Districts
- Aletshofen
- Dornet
- Ettringen
- Ettringen East (Good Ettringen )
- Ettringermühle
- Felderhof
- Forsthofen
- Hahn Unterbichl
- Courts
- Kirch Siebnach
- Kuster mountain
- Oberhöfen
- Siebnach
- Traun Ried
- Ziegelberg
- Ziegelstadel
In addition, there are still individual farms on the market Walder Street, Augsburger Straße and the Höfener road.
Expansion of the municipal area
The municipal area is made up of the districts Ettringen, Siebnach and Traun Ried.
History
From the Roman period at least a brick kiln is based on archaeological findings localized. In 1056 Ettringen was first mentioned in a document. However, the settlement to have been founded in the 5th century during the Conquest. As a landowner in the village is from 1386 to 1490, the Augsburg patrician family of Ostheim detectable. Ettringen belonged to the rule Schwabegg and since 1705 to the kurbayerischen heartlands. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was created with the congregation of 1818 the municipality Ettringen. In order to avert the risk of flooding, you straightened in the middle of the 19th century Wertach. From 1957, the West settlement was built.
Incorporations
On 1 May 1978, the formerly independent communities Siebnach and Traun Ried were incorporated.
Population Development
Policy
Mayor Robert Sturm ( CSU).
The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of 5,820 K € in 1999, which made the business tax receipts ( net) converted 4,544 T € from.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 16 May 1967 decision of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior.
Blazon: " Argent, diagonally crossed a growing red Abtstab and a growing black grave log, covered below with a blue wave beams. "
The historical development is represented symbolically in the coat of arms of Ettringen by the symbol of the coat of arms of the Augsburg patrician family of Ostheim, the grave log, because this noble family was associated in the late mid- age some time through a larger landed property with the site and 1386-1490, the basic rule in place held. The crook is reminiscent of the church 's patron saints Martin in the parish church and St. Ottilia in the crypt chapel. The wave beam eventually symbolizes the current flowing through the municipality district Wertach.
The design and the design of the coat of arms took over the Nördlinger Rudolf Mussgnug.
Flag
The flag was approved September 2, 1975 by decision of the Government of Swabia.
The flag is white - Blue - white striped with applied coat of arms.
Culture and sights
About the Ettringer district Siebnach is on the book mountain of high medieval castle stables Siebnach.
Economy and infrastructure
Economy, agriculture and forestry
There were 1998 in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 18, 716 in manufacturing and in trade and transport 86 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 67 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 1,146. In manufacturing, there were five, eleven companies in the construction industry. In addition, in 1999, there were 100 farms with an agricultural area of 2,647 ha, of which 1,604 ha of permanent green space. Part of the short-wave transmitter is on Wertachtal Ettringer hallway.
The largest local enterprises is the paper mill UPM Ettringen with a capacity of 570,000 tons of paper per year and 470 employees.
Traffic
1908 Ettringen received a rail link to Türkheim, the route was subsequently expanded to Staudenbahn whose operation has been gradually decommissioned in the 1980s and 1990s for passenger and for freight to very large parts. Since 2001, although there is again passenger sections, but this Ettringen is not used. Between Ettringen and Türk home station but goods trains.
Since 2005 Ettringen has a ring road that relieves the place from through traffic. For the local paper mill, a new own Wertach bridge was built.
Education
In 1999 there were the following facilities:
- Kindergarten: 141 kindergarten places with 94 children
- Elementary school: 1 with 26 teachers and 432 students
Sons and daughters of the town
- Michael Stiller (* 1690, † by 1758/1759 ), plasterer, builders and masons
- Michael Lang (1862-1932), paper manufacturer and honorary citizen of the community Ettringen