LÃ¶chgau

Lochgau is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg.

2.1 Population development

3.1 municipal
3.2 Coat of Arms and Flag

4.1 Museums
4.2 Structures
4.3 sculptures
4.4 Regular events

5.1 traffic
5.2 Public bodies
5.3 Supply and Disposal

6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
6.2 Other persons who are connected with the community

Geography

Community structure

The municipality includes the village Lochgau Lochgau, the hamlet Weißenhof and the homestead Peter courtyards.

History

The first mention Löchgaus finds himself in a fake deed of gift. It is certified that the Bishop of Speyer in 1147 gave away the Church of Peter Lochgau to the monastery Maulbronn after he shall have previously purchased by a local nobleman named in Lochgau Beringer. In 1244 the monastery Maulbronn handed over the church in Lochgau to the cathedral chapter of Speyer.

1484 came the Palatine area of Lochgau in Württemberg possession when it was replaced by the Württemberg share of Ingersheim. Duke Ulrich of Württemberg in 1506 acquired a further quarter of the village of Konrad Schenk von Stetten winter in exchange for Freudenthal. 1529 bought Margrave Philip I of Baden his possessions in and around Besigheim back and received this half of the village Lochgau. Until 1595 Lochgau was thus half- Baden, half of Württemberg.

1595 bought Duke Friedrich I of Württemberg, the second half of Lochgau together with the Baden offices Mundelsheim and Besigheim of Margrave Ernst Friedrich of Baden -Durlach, so Lochgau, which thus belonged to the upper office Besigheim, now fully came into possession of Württemberg.

1739 he created the two kilometers south of Lochgau hamlet of Weißenhof, built as two brothers from Lochgau, Jacob, and Hans -Jörg White, on the ruins of a former Roman estate their farm. On November 3, 1799, French troops threatened with Lochgau the city of Ludwigsburg, but were beaten back by Austrian troops.

With the district reform in 1938, the place came to the district of Ludwigsburg.

Population Development

Sources: Parish Reports ( Central State Archive Stuttgart), Evang. Community newsletter from Lochgau, the district of Ludwigsburg, Statistical Office of Baden -Württemberg www.loechgau.de,

Policy

Parish council

After the last municipal election held on 7 June 2009, the council has 14 members. The turnout was 55.88 %. The choice was as follows:

Chairman of the council is the mayor.

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms shows in blue the gold capital letter L, top left a six-pointed golden star. The municipality flag in the colors yellow and blue was awarded on 12 March 1980.

Culture and sights

Museums

The basis of the technology history museum opened 1998 " Nail Museum " goes to the 4,500 types of nails back comprehensive collection of patterns the company Röcker. The company produced nearly one hundred years, from 1876 to 1974, in Lochgau. Based on this collection, the working group villagescape Lochgau has set up a permanent exhibition on the history of the nail and textual and pictorial evidence, which are in connection with the subject nail collated. In addition, a collection of curiosities is shown. Since 15 May 2011, the Museum has new nail rooms in the historic courtyard in the Upper Street relation 8.

Structures

The St. Peter's Church was first mentioned in 1147. The oldest parts of the church date back to the 13th/14th century. Century, the tower was 1756/76 its present shape. The modern organ was built by Richard Rensch 1959.
In the church is the Protestant parsonage, whose vaulted cellar is dated 1746 and behind which the tithe is from 1576 to 1604 nor the parish Scheuer was grown.
The historic town center around the church is complemented by the old school house, which was built in 1852 in place of the first school house from 1682 and functioned until the 1950s as a school. In his neighborhood, there is another historic residence of 1614 with a striking recent arbor from the Art Nouveau period.
The town hall was built in 1602 in timber technology. On the ground floor of the building was once the market hall. In 1988 the building was extended by an extension.
The Dorfummauerung was first mentioned in 1530 and is still preserved in parts. These massive fortifications is a special feature, since usually only cities were walled, while villages were otherwise only surrounded by a wooden fence or hedges.

Zehntscheuer 1576

Schoolhouse from 1852

Mansion 1614

The old wine press was already mentioned in 1407. In 1980 the renovated building now houses a restaurant
The estate of Colonel Mösel was built in 1600. The bay window of the building was added in 1871, the barn dates from 1886.
The historical smithy dates back to around 1800.
On the outskirts of the historic town center there are also many historic inns crown and sun. The Gasthof Krone was built on the ruins of the village of Wall, the sun inn dates from 1819.

Forged in 1800

Estate Mösel

Bürgergarten

Sculptures

Lochgau is rich in fountains and sculptures, from which come most of the local artist Karl -Henning Seemann: a crucifixion scene on the western gable of St. Peter's Church, the town hall fountain and the sculpture "The wine scandal " in the town square, the " Lörracher tab" and the sculpture " Reinecke Fuchs " at the exit after Besigheim and the stairs in the Civil plastic garden, and the " Hasenropferbrunnen ".

Staircase sculpture in Bürgergarten

Hasenropferbrunnen

Regular events

Hasenropferfest
White Hoffest
Löchgauer wine village around the marketplace
Flight hard Lochgau
Krämer market - one store each in spring and autumn

Economy and infrastructure

Lochgau is a wine-growing village, whose documents are Großlage Schalk stone in the area Württembergisch lowlands of the Württemberg wine region.

Traffic

In Lochgau there is a gliding field.

Public institutions

There is a nursing home of the county or shamrock nursing homes. The municipality operates Lochgau either themselves the three kindergartens in birch and Lilienweg as well as in the Beethoven Street.

Supply and disposal

The electricity and gas network in the municipality is operated by EnBW Regional AG. The drinking water is obtained from the Besigheimer water supply group.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Other personalities who are associated with the community

Christoph Fahrner, 1616-1688? , Mayor of Lochgau, speyerischer Domstiftschaffner, remedy manufacturers and chemists
Gustav Hoffmann, 1875-1952, Lutheran minister, historian
Karl -Henning Seemann, born in 1934, visual artist, professor emeritus at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
Jochen Rieger, * 1956, German musician, spent his childhood in Lochgau
Peter Morscheck, part of the duo Morscheck & Burgmann, * 1960, German musician who lives in Lochgau since 1994

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