Lechbruck
Lechbruck ( officially: Lech Bruck a.See ) is a municipality in the Swabian district Ostallgaeu.
- 4.1 Coat of Arms
- 6.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry 6.1.1 Tourism
- 9.1 Sons and daughters of the town
- 9.2 Other
Geography
Lechbruck lies in the Allgäu region, directly on the west bank of the Lech.
History
The community name was first mentioned in the year 1398. Lechbruck belonged to the Bishopric of Augsburg. 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 current community.
The place had before the construction of the railway market Oberndorf -Lech Lech Bruck and the regulation has a long tradition as " Flößerdorf ". The courageous Lech Brucker rafters were responsible for the rafts of mountain woods, stone and building materials, charcoal and food from the upper to the Lech Valley in the Augsburg area. Quite a few rafts to 1819 even drove down the Danube to Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade.
Partnership
On June 28, 2012, the City Council of Düren has decided to conclude a partnership agreement between the districts Lendersdorf and Lechbruck. There is also a partnership with the Brandenburg town of Wildau.
Population Development
On the territory of the municipality were 1970 2.158, 1987, 2248, 2008 counted 2,511 inhabitants in 2000 and 2,522 a year.
Policy
Mayor Helmut Angl (CDU ).
The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of 1,432 K € in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted 347 T €.
Coat of arms
Description: Argent, a continuous red stone bridge over blue waves, about floating raft oars crossed a black and a black rafter hook.
Monuments
→ List of monuments in Lechbruck
Economy and infrastructure
Economy, agriculture and forestry
There were 1998 in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 15, 153 in manufacturing and in trade and transport 223 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 266 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 995 in the manufacturing sector, there were none, in the construction of two plants. In addition, in 1999, there were 141 farms with an agricultural area of 2,862 ha, of which only 135 were hectares of arable land and 2,727 ha of permanent grassland.
Tourism
An increasing importance is tourism. The scenic location on the Lech and the east followed Lechsee Steingädele (part of Steingaden ) with unobstructed views of the Alps have encouraged private investors to in Lechbruck among others the car-free holiday village " Hochbergle " (1981 ), a large caravan and camping as the promising 18-hole golf course " on the Gsteig " (94 acres, opened in 2002 ) to build. There are also several inns and numerous private pensions and individual landlords. Activities are both (downhill skiing and cross-country skiing, skating ) in winter than in summer (water sports, rafting, river rafting, horseback riding, hiking, biking, etc. ) is possible.
Education
There are the following facilities (as of 1999):
- Kindergartens: 50 kindergarten places with 72 children
- Elementary schools: 1 with 13 teachers and 244 students
Sports
- Ice club ERC Lechbruck
- Motorsport Club MSC Lechbruck
Culture
- Musikverein Lechbruck
- Jugendkapelle Lechbruck
- Rafting museum in the historic house stands
- Gallery Lechbruck
Gsteig
Winter
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Georg Schenk (1901-1992), German politician
Other
- Ernst Münch ( forest scientist ) ( 1876-1946 ), German forestry scientist; He died in Lechbruck