Hergensweiler

Hergensweiler is a municipality in the Swabian district of Lindau ( Bodensee) and a member of the administrative community Sigmarszell.

  • 4.1 Coat of Arms
  • 7.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
  • 7.2 Education

Geography

Hergensweiler lies in the Allgäu region or Westallgaeu. There is only the district Hergensweiler. Hergensweiler is the smallest municipality in Bavaria with only 2 km wide.

Districts

  • Mollberg
  • Obernholz
  • Upper Availing Brugg
  • Under Availing Brugg
  • Degermoos
  • Miezlings
  • Wolfgang Berg
  • Hager
  • Rupolz
  • Vaginal Weiler
  • Schiller
  • Altis
  • Stockenweiler
  • People Lings

History

Hergensweiler was, as some neighboring communities, around the year 800 AD founded. It was named after a Alemanne called Heriger. The place was a ruler of the free imperial city of Lindau and was awarded the Prince of Bretz home as a part of the newly formed Principality of Lindau in the kingdom in 1803. This reversed it in 1804 to Austria, which it had ceded to Bavaria in 1805. Ecclesiastically the village belonged to the secularization of monastery vineyard.

Population Development

On the territory of the municipality were 1970 1.098, 1987, 1391 and 2000 counted 1,660 residents a year.

Policy

Mayor Georg Betz (CSU ).

In January 2011 Hergensweiler experienced a " political crisis ", which smoldered for several months. The majority of councilors urged to resign Betz, Betz but rejected from the public on the advice of the district office.

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 902,000 in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 342,000.

Coat of arms

The Hergensweiler coat of arms shows in silver a broad, dreilatzige red flag with gold fringe, side by side about two green linden leaves, including a red heraldic lily.

Famous people

  • Hermann von Lingg (1820-1905), author and poet
  • Franz Joseph Salwirk (1762-1820), born in minor mountain, was an engraver and medalist at the Milan coin
  • Paschalis P. Schmid SDS (birth name Anton ) ( 1887-1957 ), born in Altis, Salvatorianer, founder of the priest Saturdays, today's prayer work for Vocations.

Culture and sights

  • Antoniuskapelle
  • Museum with an extensive collection of religious folk art
  • Catholic parish church of St. Ambrose with an altar of Wessobrunners Franz Xaver Schmuzer wowie ceiling paintings and oil mountain scene on the facade of Prof. Gerhard Fugel
  • Nature reserve Stockenweiler pond
  • Trails around the Leiblach
  • Hergensweiler Festival ( every year on the first weekend in August ); entstammend the Brotherhood festival that ( it first hints 1712) is celebrated for centuries in Hergensweiler. This Rosary Confraternity exists today.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 16, 310 in manufacturing and in trade and transport 19 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 37 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 517 in the manufacturing sector, there were none, in the construction of three plants. In addition, in 1999, there were 40 farms with an agricultural area of ​​640 ha, of which 629 ha of permanent green space.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

  • Kindergartens: 50 kindergarten places with 49 children and a club in the " Network for Children " with childcare from 3-6 years with 15 children ( parents' initiative )
  • An elementary school with 5 teachers and 103 students
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