Grafenau, Württemberg

Grafenau is a municipality in the district of Böblingen, near the towns of Sindelfingen, Weil der Stadt and Calw.

• 2.1 Dätzingen
• 2.2 Döffingen
• 2.3 Population development
• 2.4 Religion

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 traffic

• 5.1 monuments
• 5.2 building

Geography

The rivers flow through Grafenau Schwippe and Würm.

Community structure

The community Grafenau consists of the formerly independent communities Dätzingen and Döffingen. For the former municipality Dätzingen part of the village Dätzingen. For the former municipality Döffingen include the village Döffingen and the places Burschelberg, Chapel Hill and Wenninger farms and villages of the disposed Hofstätten, Mietersheim, Welbingen, Stegmühle (probably gone up in Burschelberg ).

History

Both Döffingen and Dätzingen were first mentioned in records in 1075. Since September 1, 1972 Döffingen and Dätzingen form the municipality Grafenau.

Dätzingen

Originally, the site belonged to the Counts of Fürstenberg. In the 13th century the whole place became the property of the Johanniter-/Malteserordens. Dätzingen made ​​from 1263 Coming own and belonged to the Catholic Grand Priory of Germany Johanniter-/Malteserordens, based in Heiterheim. In 1806 Dätzingen to the Kingdom of Württemberg.

1850 had Dätzingen 5 Protestant and Catholic inhabitants 640 living in 86 main and 43 outbuildings and worked.

Döffingen

Döffingen was under the Count Palatine of Tübingen. It fell in the 14th century Württemberg. In 1388 it hosted the great battle of Döffingen (see also Ulrich Stein) instead, which was the decisive victory of the princes under Eberhard II of Württemberg against the imperial cities and led to the peace of Eger. Almost all Döffingen was destroyed on September 8, 1634 by a large fire - but quickly rebuilt. see also ruined castle Döffingen

1850 had Döffingen 1194 Protestant and Catholic 13 inhabitants living in 147 major and 124 outbuildings and worked.

Population Development

In 2001 Döffingen had 4,400 inhabitants, Dätzingen almost 2,100 inhabitants. The total population in 2005 was 6621 inhabitants.

Religion

While the Order of Malta area Dätzingen remained Catholic, the Reformation was in Württemberg and thus also in Döffingen in the 16th century introduced (See Protestant church Döffingen ). Today, there is also a New Apostolic congregation in town.

Policy

Parish council

After the last municipal election held on 7 June 2009, the council has 17 members. The turnout was 55.03 %. The choice was as follows:

Chairman of the council is the mayor.

Coat of arms

Blazon: In red under two obliquely crossed a golden Heuliechern a silver cross of St. John.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Grafenau is easily accessible via the motorways 8 and 81 The A 81 is located about 7 km from Grafenau.

There is a bus connection lines 763 ( Böblingen- Calw ) and 766 ( Böblingen- Weil der Stadt ) of Regiobus Stuttgart as well as with the line 749 ( Ostelsheim -Grafenau -Sindelfingen ) of a private bus company. The Böblingen station can be reached by bus in about 15 minutes.

Rail connection is over the line S1 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn stop Hulb towards Stuttgart or Herrenberg or Weil der Stadt. Nearest airport is Stuttgart.

Culture and sights

Monuments

• Ulrich Stein, 1888 previously fallen to commemorate the 500 years there Crown Prince Ulrich of Württemberg built.

Building

• Malteserschloss Dätzingen
• Martin Evangelical Church in Döffingen with choir tower from the 11-12. century
• Catholic Leonhard Church in Dätzingen in the style of classicism at the beginning of the 19th century
• Chapel Hill Tower, 1958/59 built as a water tower

Clubs

In Grafenau there are many clubs, including in the field of music the choir association Grafenau (consisting of the former Liederkranz and the tones), the Musikverein Grafenau, the Count Auer Chamber Orchestra and the Children's Chamber Orchestra and the two HC's from Döffingen and Dätzingen. From the Sports range TSV Grafenau and the tennis club. One of the newest clubs is the first Narrenzunft.

Known far beyond the borders of Grafenau addition, the culture Grafenau founded in 1979. The in his fields of music, theater / exhibition and museum of local history through his concerts and series of events around the beautiful castle Dätzinger could already attract many well-known artists. So in 2011 the famous violinist Alexander Kagan or 2012 the Mandelring Quartet.

Train

Since Grafenau consists of two districts which were formerly independent municipalities, there are two independent schools. So in Dätzingen a primary school with attached core -term care before and after the regular school system. Through cooperation with local clubs can offer an afternoon training program. Since 2010 there is the " Fidel mice AG ". In Döffingen there is the basic work of the main secondary school. Also, this provides an all-round supply of nuclear -term care and also afternoon educational programs by including a " flute class." Since the school year 2012/13, this school is also one of the first, which is one of the few starters schools as " community school ". Through the use of the head teacher and the mayor Thuringian butcher, it is the community standard that the lot fell from the provincial education office on the Döffinger school for approval.

The folk high school Böblingen / Sindelfingen operates here in Grafenau a branch.

Since 2007, the private music school " school of violin playing Ziegler ". She is currently still restricted to the string section. Through cooperation with other music- driven clubs but is working on building a total music school.

Personalities

• Georg Morlok (* 1815 in the district Dätzingen, † 1896), architect and railway engineer
• Karl Hermann von Zeller ( * 1849 in the district Döffingen, † 1937), German lawyer and president of the consistory and church government of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg
• Franz Heinkele (* 1881 in the district Dätzingen, † 1950), Tuttlingen local politicians