Günzach

Günzach is a municipality in the Swabian district Ostallgaeu and a member of the administrative community Oberguenzburg.

• 2.1 Population development

• 3.1 Coat of Arms

Geography

Günzach lies in the Allgäu region. There is only the district Günzach.

Municipal and districts

Sellthüren, Mittelberg, Albrecht, Thal, Autenried, pipe, Upratsberg, Immenthal, Stockach, Eggenbühl, home Halden, Schollhorn, Rudwarz and other hamlets

History

Günzach was founded in 1730, belonged to the prince pin Kempten. Since the Imperial Diet of 1803 the place belonged to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818 the municipality Immenthal. However, there are earlier settlement features available ( foundations of a Roman villa).

On September 27, 1976, the community was officially renamed Immenthal Günzach.

Population Development

Policy

Mayor is Brigitte Schröder ( no nomination ). It was the successor of George Haring ( CSU / non-party voters ) in 2002.

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 512 thousand in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted to € 25k.

Coat of arms

Description: Shared by red and blue; above, a continuous silver wave beams, below a silver beech leaf.

Monuments

Economy

There were 1998 in the field of agriculture and forestry nine, in the manufacturing sector and 331 in the area of ​​trade and transport 18 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 17 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 459 in the manufacturing sector (as well as mining and quarrying and earth ), there was an operation in the construction industry no. In addition, in 1999, there were 66 farms with an agricultural area of 1,643 ha in the district Albrechts the first Camembert was made ( cheese factory during the First World War set ). Günzach is the home of the patented juice pear bread. The paper mill Günzach, formerly 4P Nicolaus is, today Techno Dekor and is part of the Felix Schoeller Group. The Günzacher train station is at the Bavarian Allgäu railway and, according to an information board at the station building with 801 m be the highest double-track station in Germany. However, the location of the double- Baden Black Forest Railway Station Sankt Georgen is located at a height of 806 m above sea level even higher.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

• Kindergarten: 50 kindergarten places with 43 ​​children