Hausach

Hausach is a city in the Kinzig valley in the Black Forest in Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg. It belongs to the region of the Southern Upper Rhine, where it is associated with the upper center of Offenburg. Hausach together with the neighboring cities Wolfach and Haslach iK a common means center.

• 2.1 religions
• 2.2 Amalgamations

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms
• 3.4 Town twinning

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Established businesses
• 4.3 educational institutions

• 5.1 Museums
• 5.2 Structures
• 5.3 Natural Monuments

• 6.1 freeman
• 6.2 Sons and daughters of the town
• 6.3 Persons who are in connection with the city

Geography

Geographical location

Hausach is in the middle of the Black Forest at an altitude of 232 m to 952 m above sea level. NN west of the mouth of the Gutach in the Kinzig.

Boroughs

To town Hausach with up to the 1970s independent community Einbach includes 32 villages, prong, courtyards and residential places. For the former municipality Einbach the village Einbach include (front and Hintertal ), the tines Breitenbach, Frohnau, Gechbach, house Erbach and Osterbach, the courtyards eagle creek (Middle courtyard), eagle creek ( Front yard ), Grieshaberhof ( Sulzbach ), caves basic farm Limbacherhof, Martin Stables, High Court ( Sulzbach ), Upper New Bach, Reute reason Schmiderbauernhof, stone fountains ( stone Matte), Low New Bach and front Berghof and the living spaces on the Au, on the Gumm, Erlets, Hechtsberg (partly to the district Hausach ) Kluse, Kurzbach, Rautsch, Scheurenstraße and Uhlhof. To town Hausach within the borders of 1970 include the city Hausach, the place Hausach Village, the tines Hagenbuch, the homestead front Breitenbach and the living space Hechtsberg ( in part to the district Einbach ).

History

As in many cities, the rural hinterland Kinzig valley settlement is older than the city itself so was the surrounding scattered settlement Einbach earlier than Hausach. On the boundaries of the former municipality Einbach, which was first mentioned in 1092, is to the left of the Kinzig also formerly independent municipality Sulzbach.

Around 1100, the village church was built in the middle of the district. She is one of the oldest churches in the Kinzigtales. Around 1220 the castle was built Husen, later at the foot of the city originated Hausach. The first mention was 1259th Hausach, over 500 years belonged to the Principality of Fürstenberg had, there is always something difficult to develop because of the immediate vicinity of the Prince bergischen official and market towns Wolfach and Haslach.

Under troops swipes, sieges, looting and pillaging the city had to suffer for centuries. The Kinzig valley was by the entrance into Gutachtal by Hausach always been a transit area of troops. The only money income formed the customs post. Between West and Southwest Gutach was the transition into Württemberg.

1806 ended the reign of the Prince of Berg in the Kinzig valley Hausach was Baden. 1866 came with the railroad progress to Hausach. With the Black Forest Railway, which continues until after singing and its branch, the Kinzig Valley Railway towards Freudenstadt was Hausach railway junction and railway town, since a large part of the population was employed by the railroad. Also, a Federal Railroad school there were in Hausach.

1973, the district was dissolved Wolfach, Hausach came to Ortenaukreis.

By mining and the former prince bergische hammer mill to Hausach developed into an industrial city. It originated central schools for middle Kinzig valley at the site.

Religions

As part of the Principality of Fürstenberg Hausach has always been defined Catholic. Only under Count Wilhelm von Furstenberg was a Protestant for a short time. After falling out of favor with the Emperor, he gave the government business from his Catholic brother Frederick. This initiated the Counter-Reformation, and under his successor, Count Albrecht strong action has been taken against the new doctrine, the city is characterized Roman Catholic today. In addition to the Church of St. Mauritius there are two other Catholic churches in the city. An evangelical church with rectory and Jehovah's Witnesses are now available in Hausach.

Incorporations

1921 Sulzbach was incorporated into Einbach. On 1 July 1971, the municipality Einbach was incorporated into the city Hausach.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal elections of 7 June 2009 was as follows:

• CDU: 37.5 %, 7 seats ( 1)
• CDU: 32.9 %, 6 seats (-2)
• SPD: 18.6 %, 3 seats ( ± 0)
• Green List: 11.0 %, 2 seats ( 1)

Mayor

Since 1946, the following persons mayor of the city were:

• Eugen Heizmann
• Manfred Kienzle
• Gerhard Scharf
• Manfred Woehrle (acting)

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Argent, the red half-timbered gable of a house. "

Twinning

Since 1974, West and Southwest Arbois, a small town on the edge of the French Jura mountains, 40 kilometers south of Besançon, in a partnership. Arbois is a wine and tourist town, and was home to Louis Pasteur. Famous and well known is the wine. As a festive climax applies the Wine Festival in July and the feast Biou, which is celebrated in September at the beginning of the harvest. Student exchanges are still one of the pillars of the partnership.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The federal highways 33 ( Willstaett - Ravensburg ) and 294 ( Bretten - Freiburg im Breisgau) be led since 1995 by 1085 m long summer mountain tunnel to the city Hausach. Through the Black Forest Railway ( Offenburg to Singen (Hohentwiel ) ) Hausach is connected to the national rail network. In the city the Kinzig Valley Railway branches off to the pleasure center of the Black Forest Railway. The Hausach station is of individual intercity trains, regional express and inter-regional express line Karlsruhe - Constance ( - Kreuzlingen ) and from the trains Ortenau S-Bahn ( Bad Griesbach - ) Offenburg - Freudenstadt Hbf served. For the coordination of public transport the Tarifverbund Ortenau is responsible.

Established businesses

In the middle of the Black Forest Hausach has great importance as an industrial location. Major companies are Neumayer Tekfor Hausach, Richard Neumayer, UCON AG KG, Hyco Hengstler, Kienzler city furniture, the gravel plant Uhl, Gass International Logistics, the sawmill dispute and office trade trade dispute.

Educational institutions

The Robert - Gerwig -Gymnasium with about 860 students and the business schools with vocational college and business school with about 500 students have an important central function for many communities the perimeter. The Count Heinrich school is a primary school with Werkrealschule (together with Wolfach ). In addition, located in Hausach a vocational school for social and health care professions, which is supported by the Joint Welfare Association.

For the youngest residents, there are two Roman Catholic kindergartens and kindergarten sponsored by the DRC.

Culture and sights

Hausach located on the Great Hansjakobweg and the western route, two hiking trails that lead past many sights.

The city, with its two main characters Spättle and Hansele a vital part of the Swabian- Alemannic carnival.

The in 1998 with support from the City Hausach launched by the Hausacher poet José FA Oliver annual Hausacher reading Lenz is with its numerous public readings and writing and text workshops and readings in Hausacher schools and kindergartens an integral part of the regional cultural life and a literary festival now over regional importance. Well-known authors, but less established writers from the entire German-speaking world, from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Belgium, accepted the invitation to Hausach in recent years.

Museums

The Mining Museum Erzpoche represents the mining industry in the Kinzig Valley dar. in the manor house the municipal museum is housed. In Molerhiisli the work of the artist and poet Eugene Falk -Breitenbach is issued. The Black Forest Model Railway is a faithful replica of the Black Forest Railway.

Structures

• The city lies at the foot of the castle Hausach Husen.
• In the district Einbach is an ideal typical Kinzig valleys Black Forest house, which was appointed by the Memorial Foundation of Baden-Württemberg to the " Monument of the month October 2009".
• The mansion in the city center ( birthplace of the last prince-abbot of St. Peter ( i Schwarzwald) )
• The village church in the cemetery (Romanesque with Gothic Star Choir)

Natural Monuments

The fire head is partly to Hausacher area.

Personalities

Freeman

• Manfred Kienzle
• Kurt Klein

Sons and daughters of the town

• Ignaz Speckle (1754-1824), last abbot of St. Peter
• José FA Oliver ( b. 1961 ), poet and writer of Andalusian origin
• Dirk Dufner ( born 1968 ), manager of Hannover 96

Those associated with the city

• Patrick Steuerwald ( born 1986 ), volleyball national team
• Markus Steuerwald (* 1989), national volleyball player