Germaringen

Germaringen is a municipality in the Swabian district Ostallgaeu.

3.1 partnerships

4.1 St. Georg
4.2 St. Wendelin
4.3 monuments

5.1 Economics
5.2 traffic
5.3 Formation
5.4 associations

Geography

Germaringen is in the planning region Allgäu ( Ostallgäu )

There are the following districts: Ketter exuberance, Obergermaringen, sub Germaringen, Schwäbishofen.

Districts are (in brackets: Population on 31 December 2012 ): Obergermaringen ( 2529 ), Under Germaringen ( 786), Ketter exuberance ( 396 ) Schwäbishofen (18) and Riederloh (59 )

At the nearby town of Kaufbeuren It is 7 km to Bad Wörishofen 15 km, the nearest motorway access to the A 96 Lindau - Munich in Buchloe is 14 km and the town of Buchloe itself is 18 km away. The nearest train station is in Kaufbeuren with connections to Munich, Lindau and Oberstdorf.

History

Germaringen belonged to the Free Imperial City of Kaufbeuren. To Germaringen included the upper and lower parts of municipalities Germaringen and the Riederloh. Ketter exuberance came in 1803 by the secularization of the Imperial Abbey Irsee ( of the whole place down to the hamlet Schwäbishof belonged ) to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria emerged with the community of 1818 the municipalities.

Incorporations

As part of local government reform in Bavaria, the formerly independent communities were Obergermaringen and sub Germaringen merged on 1 July 1972 on the new community Germaringen. Ketter exuberance was added on 1 May 1978.

Population development since 1840

On the territory of the municipality were counted:

Before 1961 without Schwäbishofen and Riederloh; Source: Municipality Germaringen

Policy

The council has 16 members. In the municipal elections of March 2, 2008, the following distribution of seats was:

Source: Municipality Germaringen

Mayor 's Kaspar Rager (CDU joint Germaringen ).

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 1,785,000 in 2012, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 1.401 million. In 2011, the per capita debt was only 35 euros / inhabitant.

Partnerships

Germaringen has with the French town of La locking in the Vendée in 1992 and 1994 a partnership agreement. But since 1976, regular visits take place in the 4 -year cycle of the communities. In 2000, the partnership monument in Germaringen was officially inaugurated. 2001, the 25 - year friendship was celebrated. (: Limits friendship overcomes title ) inaugurated During a visit in 2008, at the Municipal Office, the sculpture of the partnership. The sculpture consists of two curved stealing, which stand for the common history of the two countries, Germany and France. The French column is blue and the German is golden, both colors of the national flags. Both states created by their reconciliation the foundation for European integration and three crucial terms have formulated as a slogan that will always be valid. For France is: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. In Germany it is said: unity, justice, freedom. These fundamental words stand as the basis of interaction on the three-sided granite slab, which bears the sculpture of the partnership.

Culture and sights

The landscape and townscape is significantly influenced by the churches. It is worth mentioning St. George on the Georgiberg in sub Germaringen and St. Wendelin in Obergermaringen.

St. Georg

At St. George's Church earlier pilgrimage believers at fixed Georgi (April 23 ) from near and far. The walk up the mountain is lined with old linden and five baroque brick way stations from the years around 1700.

The geostete Tuffquaderbau comes from the Romanesque to 1180th The saddle roof tower in brick masonry was built in the 15th century. The building was extensively renovated in 1966-1970 and largely returned to the original Romanesque style; it also baroque additions canceled. Inside a Romanesque apse fresco fragments and later decorative paintings ( New Testament scenes, and larger than life legend of St. George St. Christopher ) could be exposed. In the apse, Christ is represented as Pantocrator in a mandorla, surrounded by the symbols of the four evangelists enthroned above the heavenly Jerusalem. Is accompanied Christ on both sides of each an angel and a saint. Below the mandorla are to Mt 25, 1-13 represented as half-figures the 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins. Below the virgins twelve men are depicted, an interpretation as the twelve apostles is therefore close. However, unusual is the absence of the usual attributes of the apostles, such as keys or St. Andrew's Cross. Uniformly holds each of the sitter a book in their hands. With otherwise good condition unfortunately the lower areas are not preserved. The importance of Apsisausmalung of St. George is based on their quality with extensive use of the precious lapis lazuli blue and their uniqueness in Bavarian Swabia.

On the south side of the nave copy of the Romanesque crucifix, the original (now in the Bavarian National Museum ) was originally placed in the middle of the choir arch.

From a renewal at the end of the 17th century, the Baroque coffered ceiling in the nave have (dated 1690) and statues and paintings preserved.

St. Wendelin

St. Wendelin in Obergermaringen is mentioned as a pilgrimage church of St. Wendelin in writing in the 16th century. In place of the original chapel in 1697 started the construction of a baroque church. The blueprint is probably derived from the Wessobrunner builder and plasterer Johann Schmuzer. 1727 the building was completed with two domed towers.

Inside the church a wealth of wall and ceiling paintings and rich stucco work by Wessobrunner masters are preserved. On the walls are numerous frescoes with scenes from the life and legend of St. Wendelin. The vaults fields adorn paintings with scenes from the Old and New Testaments, framed by lush stucco ornaments.

Is preserved in the church a relic of St. Wendelin, set in a magnificent Relic Monstrance. Even today, pilgrims come to pilgrimages. The traditional Wendelin ride was re- launched and is held every three years. The first major detectable rode round with horses and harnessing took place for 1300. Anniversary of the death of the cattle saint on 12 June 1924. Every year at Wendelin Festival in October ( Tuesday after fair ) also cattle blessings take place. St. Wendelin is still revered by the Obergermaringer parish. These take place pilgrimages and pastoral festivals. Always on Easter Monday there will be a celebration service with veneration of relics in honor of St. Wendelin.

Monuments

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

There were 1998 in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 25, 387 in the production sector and in trade and transport 128 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 115 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 1,139. In the manufacturing sector (as well as mining and quarrying and earth ) there were none, in the construction of six companies. In addition, in 1999, there were 69 farms with an agricultural area of 1,993 ha, of which 625 were hectares of arable land and 1,367 ha of permanent grassland.

Significant resident companies:

Otto Nocker GmbH, meat and sausages
GRUMA Utility Vehicles GmbH, agricultural machinery
International forwarding Karl -Heinz Dietrich GmbH & Co. KG, freight and transportation

Traffic

The district Obergermaringen is directly connected to the national road 12.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 2012):

Two kindergartens: St. Michael in Obergermaringen with a full day and three half -day groups, as well as a crib and St. George in sub Germaringen with a full-day group
An elementary and middle school with M- branch (possibility of GCSE )

Clubs

In addition to the sports club SVO Germaringen eV about 40 other clubs and groups.

Gallery

Ketter exuberance

Obergermaringen from northwest

Under Germaringen

Personalities

The writer Peter Dörfler was born on 29 April 1878 in a farm in sub Germaringen.
In sub Germaringen the musician Ernst Mosch, head of Egerlander musicians lived. Mosch ran a music publishing company with an extravagant publishing house on the main street in Obergermaringen. His established music publisher still exists today.
Born in Obergermaringen Egenberger Rupert was a famous Sonder-/Heilpädagoge.
The Paralympics winner of 2010 in Vancouver 12.5 km biathlon Willi Brem.
Born in Germaringen Carambolagespieler Wolfgang Zenkner won the 2009 world title in the cover.

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