Oberdischingen

Oberdischingen is a municipality in the Alb -Donau-Kreis in Baden- Württemberg.

2.1 religions

3.1 Mayor
3.2 municipal

4.1 traffic
4.2 Educational facilities
4.3 Leisure and sports facilities

5.1 Structures
5.2 Regular events

6.1 freeman
6.2 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Oberdischingen lies on the Danube, between Ehingen (Donau) (9 km) and Ulm ( 18 km).

Historical Geography

By Oberdischingen the backward extending from Ulm Oberschwäbische St. James to Constance, a section of the historic Camino de Santiago, which ends in Santiago de Compostela runs. Oberdischingen is visited again today by many people walking on the long-distance trail.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north by the district of the municipality Niederhofen Allmendingen, east and south on the town of Erbach and to the west by Öpfingen.

History

Oberdischingen was first mentioned in documents in 1148. 1343 came under Austrian rule. 1520 Barons of Stotzingen were invested with the village, which it sold in 1661 to the family of the Counts Schenk von Castell. The Malefizschenk became known as Franz Ludwig Schenk von Castell taught here be a penitentiary. The most famous inmate of the penitentiary was the known Vagantin and crook Elisabeth Gassner, who was executed here on 17 January 1788. In 1806 Oberdischingen - like the entire area - to Württemberg. 1960 passed the place the 1,000 -inhabitant threshold.

Religions

1275 is Oberdischingen seat a separate parish. Oberdischingen is predominantly Catholic.

Policy

Oberdischingen belongs to the Agreed administrative community of the city Ehingen (Donau).

Mayor

Parish council

In the local elections on 13 June 2004, the following distribution of seats was:

Community list - 52.8 % - 5 seats
Civil List - 47.2 % - 5 seats

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Oberdischingen is served by the federal highway 311 to the national road network.

Educational institutions

Oberdischingen has a main and a Werkrealschule. The primary school is located in Öpfingen, but the first two school years can be completed in the branch office Oberdischingen. In some school years are the 3rd and 4th class in Oberdischingen.

A local museum is planned.

Leisure and sports facilities

In Oberdischingen there are two football fields and four tennis courts.

Culture and sights

Oberdischingen is located on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. The exceptional historic town center is worth seeing: Houses in French baroque Mansard style were built by his role in the prosecution of Upper Swabia in the 19th century, " Malefizschenk " said Franz Ludwig Graf Schenk von Castell Empire ( 1736-1821 ).

Structures

Catholic parish church was called "At Holy Name of Jesus " from 1804, also Swabian Pantheon. It replaced the former Church of Our Lady, of which only a fragment of wall as a memorial stone is obtained ( compared to the parsonage ). The bell of 1510 is also still preserved.
Sanctuary of Trinity Chapel from 1712
In the three-wing building firm from 1767 now houses the Town Hall, a community center and clubhouse

Regular events

The Musikverein Oberdischingen held its traditional Easter concert on Easter Sunday. The Park festival takes place in June and in October there is also an Oktoberfest, both organized by the Musikverein.
The driving force of the Swabian- Alemannic carnival is the fool society Oberdischingen with those derived from the history of the place fool Groups " crook ", " Hangman drummer ", " Malefizweiber " and " castle ghosts ".