Höchenschwand

Höchenschwand is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden- Württemberg.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 partnerships

• 4.1 Regular events
• 4.2 freeman
• 4.3 sons and daughters of the community
• 4.4 personalities who have worked in this community

Geography

Geographical Location

The climatic health resort of Höchenschwand located in the southern Black Forest on the B 500 about 20 km north of the county town of Waldshut -Tiengen on a slightly inclined to the south plateau in the Black Forest Nature Park. It is known the village in the sky for the here weitgedehnte especially when foehn Alps.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north by houses, to the east by Schluchseewerk and Uhlingen birch village, to the south and to the west by Weilheim roof mountain and the city of St. Blaise.

Community structure

Of Höchenschwand to the previously independent municipalities Amrigschwand and Tiefenhäusern include eleven villages, farms and houses. For the former municipality Amrigschwand the villages Amrigschwand, Attlisberg, Ellmenegg, Segalen and Strittberg, the homestead Leinegg include ( Scheuerhof ) and the houses of stone Reusche. Of Höchenschwand within the boundaries of the municipality before the reform of the 1970s, part of the village Höchenschwand. For the former municipality Tiefenhäusern includes the villages of low houses, Frohnschwand, Heppenschwand, Oberweschnegg and Unterweschnegg.

In the area of ​​the municipality Höchenschwand within the limits of the municipality before the reform of the 1970s are the deserted villages Heath Castle and Tombrugg and Outbound castle Tombrugg.

History

Höchenschwand was first documented in 1173. Already at this time the village belonged to the monastery of St. Blaise and remained in its possession until the secularization of 1806. Since Höchenschwand belongs to Baden.

2600 feet east of Höchenschwand are still traces of an early tower castle, the castle Tombrugg to see.

On 1 July 1971 Tiefenhäusern was incorporated. The incorporation of Amrigschwand place on 1 October 1974.

Coat of Arms of the previously independent municipalities

Policy

Höchenschwand belongs to the Gemeindeverwaltungsverband St. Blaise with headquarters in St. Blaise.

Parish council

The local elections of 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 57.5 per cent (- 3.6 ) the following result:

Partnerships

Höchenschwand maintains since 1988 partnerships with the small French community Arradon in Brittany.

Attractions

• Rothaus Zäpfle Tower Höchenschwand ( 51.3 meter high observation tower with a climbing wall )
• Waldfreibad houses - Höchenschwand
• Museum painter Häusle Christian Gotthard Hirsch

Regular events

On the second weekend in August, takes place in the St. George Street from Höchenschwand annually since 1993, the Schlemmermeile instead. The 15th event of its kind in 2008 had some 1,000 visitors.

Freeman

• Bernhard Porten sen. (1898-1975), hotelier
• Werner Rautenberg, Mayor Emeritus

Sons and daughters of the community

• Beringer, from 934 Prior and 946-1045 abbot in the monastery of St. Blaise
• Arnold II, 1247-1276 abbot in the monastery of St. Blaise

Personalities who were active in this community

• Paul Kaestner (1876-1936), lawyer, Secretary and hymns poet died, in Höchenschwand
• Alfred Döblin (1878-1957), physician and socially critical writers, 1955 visited a clinic in Höchenschwand
• Christian Gotthard Hirsch (1889-1977), landscape painter
• Karl Wurm (1906-2005), a researcher for sarcoidosis and attending physician in Höchenschwand