Oberau

Oberau is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Garmisch -Partenkirchen.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Local Finance
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Nativity Museum
  • 4.2 Sport
  • 4.3 Club Life
  • 5.1 Economics
  • 5.2 traffic 5.2.1 Road Traffic
  • 5.2.2 Rail
  • 5.2.3 bus
  • 6.1 Care of the elderly

Geographical Location

Oberau lies on the Loisach in the region Zugspitzland. After Garmisch -Partenkirchen is 8 km, after the north-west of Oberammergau approximately 9 kilometers from the city of Munich is 90 km away, to Innsbruck in Tyrol is 70 km.

In addition to the main town is still about 1 km east of the village located wasteland Buchwies officially named the district.

History

History

The first written mention of the town dates from the year 750 AD By the 19th century, the community consisted of only a few properties that were at the top belonging to the monastery of Ettal in the Electorate of Bavaria until 1803. The place was part of the monastic rule of court Murnau. Until 1802, was the border town of Oberau. South of the village began the rich immediate County Will Rock. In the course of administrative reform in the Kingdom of Bavaria was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

The Loisach served the Oberauer rafters that are first of all gypsum stone and wood to Munich and Vienna, as a transportation route. The sale of gypsum brought to the site from the late 18th to mid-19th century a special time of prosperity. The location at the junction of two ancient highways that connected Venice with Augsburg, was another source of wealth.

As in the second half of the 19th century, the railroad supplanted the rafting and the gypsum production was unprofitable, it was again the hydropower and timber wealth, who kept the place in front of insignificance and poverty. Industries moved in, was Oberau station and the new Ettal mountain road was opened.

Between 1908 and 1914 talked variously Wassily Kandinsky, Marianne von Werefkin and Alexej Jawlensky in Oberau and painted motifs in the town itself and in its surroundings. 1908 Kandinsky painted there his "Autumn Study in Oberau " that was stylistically influenced by Neo-Impressionism. In 1910, Jawlensky and Werefkin devoted a " shingle factory". their attention.

Population Development

* Census May 27; Census ** May 25; from 2001 December 31 in each case; Source: Statistics Bavaria

Policy

Parish council

The council consists of 16 members and the honorary mayor Peter Imminger (CSU ).

In the local elections of 2008, the CSU reached with nine seats, the absoliute majority, followed by the Free Wählergemeinschaft Oberau, which received five seats. The remaining two seats got the SPD. Peter Imminger was confirmed with 75.5 % of the vote in office.

The municipal election in 2014 only led to changes of a few percentage points, so that the distribution is not changed. With 93.4 % Peter Imminger was re-elected again without an opposing candidate.

Municipal finances

In 2011, the municipal tax revenue amounted to € 2.068 million, of which € 571,000 trade tax revenue ( net).

Coat of arms

On the crest of a white water wheel is on a blue background over running water shown. In blue over wavy silver sign foot a silver water wheel. The mill-wheel symbolizes the water power of the casting stream and the Loisach as a transportation route. The 14 blades of the mill-wheel represent the 14 farms which have settled in the valley. The colors silver and blue recall the close relationship Ettal Abbey.

Culture and sights

Between Oberau and Farchant there are two ski jumping facilities from the Thirty Years War or from the time of the Spanish War of Succession.

Nativity Museum

In Oberau a crib museum with 12 cribs of various styles with a total area of 100 m². Centerpiece of the exhibition is a 12 m² years crib, showing 25 scenes from the life of Jesus.

Sports

The largest sports club in the city is FC founded in 1927 Oberau counted more than 700 members in 1996, of which 250 were children and adolescents. The association operates the departments, Women's Soccer, Gymnastics, Alpine Skiing and volleyball. One of the greatest successes of the club include the 3-2 win against TSV 1860 München in the first round of the DFB - Pokal 1960/61. The match took place in front of 2400 spectators, posing historical record means.

In July 2012, a new artificial turf pitch was inaugurated.

The active Bayern Munich soccer player Rebecca Huyleur spent nine years at FC active Oberau.

In Oberau is the 18- hole golf course of the Golf Club Garmisch -Partenkirchen.

Club Life

In place various clubs are active. The largest, after the FC Oberau with about 700 members, the VTV Oberau 200, the curling club with about 165, and the veterans and servicemen's association with about 150 members.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

There were 2011 in the field of agriculture and forestry none, in the production sector and 221 in the area of ​​trade and transport 181 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 147 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 989 in the manufacturing sector, there was an operation in the construction of five plants. In 2010, there were also six farms which managed a total of 119 ha.

Traffic

Road

By Oberau leads the Federal Highway 2, from 23 to Oberammergau, Peiting and Augsburg branches within the village the main road. Immediately after the location of the rise of this national road to Ettal saddle, whose summit is about 200 m above Oberau begins. The place is between the end of the federal motorway 95 (Munich - Garmisch -Partenkirchen ) and also the highway-like developed, put into operation in 2000 bypassing the neighboring town Farchant. Every day, about 26,000 cars through the town center, at the weekend, this value is significantly higher. Therefore, ask citizens for almost 40 years to move through the construction of a tunnel this traffic load. The initiative founded in 2001 to ease congestion Oberau, short VEO has made ​​it his mission to draw attention to the traffic situation and calls since the construction of the new Oberauer West tunnels, and B23. For the tunnel is located since 2010 in front of a zoning decision. In March 2014, Federal Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU ) announces the Baugebinn of the tunnel in 2015.

Rail traffic

Oberau has its own railway station on the railway line from Munich to Garmisch -Partenkirchen. In addition to the local trains of the relations Munich - Mittenwald and Munich -Innsbruck there also hold some ICEs. Oberau is so after Züssow in Vorpommern Germany's smallest place with ICE connections.

Bus

The following regional bus lines ( Oberbayernbus ) stop at or near the station:

Education

In Oberau there is a kindergarten with 100 seats, of which 81 are occupied ( 2011). The elementary school is designed as an elementary and middle school, and is of about 242 students (2011 /12) visited, who are taught by a total of 20 teachers. The school is a model school for the pupils with great learning and performance residues. For these children was a "practice class " set up. In addition, the school has since the school year 2011/2012 an inclusion of 37 schools in Bavaria. Here children are taught with disabilities together with all other students.

Care of the elderly

In 2010 there were in Oberau a facility for older people with a total of 133 seats, of which 101 were occupied.

Personalities

  • Joseph Alois Daisenberger (1799-1883), lyricist of the Oberammergau Passion Play, was born in Oberau.
  • Hans -Jürgen Baumler (* 1942), figure skater, spent his childhood and youth with his mother in Oberau.
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