Missen-Wilhams

Missen- Wilhams is a municipality in the Swabian district Oberallgaeu and a member of the administrative community Weitnau.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 3.1 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 images
  • 4.3 Leisure
  • 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
  • 5.2 Education
  • 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 6.2 freeman

Geography

Missen- Wilhams is located in the district of Upper Allgäu region.

Expansion of the municipal area

The municipality consists of the districts and Missen Wilhams. To Missen- Wilhams includes the villages of

  • Aigis
  • Mountain
  • Börlas
  • Geratsried
  • Do without
  • Wiederhofen
  • Wilhams
  • Unterwilhams
  • At the Forge

History

Wilhams was a part of Austrian rule Bregenz- Hoheneggstraße. Missen coincided with the county Königsegg - Rothfels by exchange in 1804 to Austria. Since the peace treaties of Brno and Bratislava in 1805 includes the villages of Bavaria.

On January 1, 1959, the formerly independent communities and Missen Wilhams were merged to form the new municipality of Missen- Wilhams.

Population Development

Policy

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: In gold, a black landmark, this placed one above the other two shields; in the upper silver dreilatzige a red flag in the lower red a silver bar.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Parish Church of St Martin
  • St. Joseph's Chapel in Wilhams, where since 1987 a commemorative plaque to the Catholic pacifists Michael Lerpscher reminded of 1940 for undermining military strength ( he refused to perform military service ) in Brandenburg -Gorden murdered
  • Carl -brain leg Museum
  • Roman bridges

Pictures

Missen, Church

Aigis from Ochsenberg

Missen from Ochsenberg

Wiederhofen

Missen in winter

Leisure

80 km of marked hiking trails, biking trails, outdoor swimming pool with water slide Missen, 9 lifts, 45 km of cross -country trails, library, camp, sauna in the house of the guest, picnic areas, horseback riding, carriage rides, bike rental, huts entertained, winter hiking

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 13, 91 in manufacturing and in trade and transport, no social insurance contributions at the workplace. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 409 in the manufacturing sector, there were 28 farms in construction enterprises 4. In addition, in 1999, there were 75 farms with an agricultural area of 1682 ha

Education

The community Missen- Wilhalms maintains a kindergarten and a folk / primary school

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Carl brain leg (also Karl brain leg; * 1807, † 1871), Great builders and politicians
  • Auguste Städele (* 1879, † 1966), a farmer and photographer
  • Michael Lerpscher (* 1905, † 1940), religiously motivated conscientious objectors, victims of National Socialism
  • Gudrun Brug (* 1949), writer
  • Joseph Hauber (* 1766, † 1834), painter, etcher and lithographer.

Freeman

  • Heinz Dröge ( b. 1936 ), former mayor
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