Oberharmersbach
Oberharmersbach is a municipality in Baden -Württemberg and is part of the Ortenaukreis.
- 2.1 religions
- 3.1 Mayor
- 3.2 municipal
- 4.1 Structures 4.1.1 parish church of St. Gallus
- 4.1.2 Mary Help of Christians Chapel
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Education
Geography
Geographical location
Oberharmersbach is in the middle of the Black Forest in the valley of Harmersbachs, which flows into the Kinzig near Biberach. The municipal area extends from Harmersbach in 280 meters height to the top of the head fire in 945 meters above sea level, the village center is located at about 300 meters above sea level. Nearly three-quarters of the area is forested. The place is located in the Black Forest Nature Park Central / North.
Neighboring communities
The municipality is bordered to the north by the city Oppenau, on the northeast by Bad Peterstal, to the east by Oberwolfach, to the south by the city of West and Southwest fishing creek, in the southwest of the city of Gengenbach and to the west by Nordrach.
Community structure
The municipality Oberharmersbach include the village Oberharmersbach, the hamlet Riersbach Dörfle, on Hagenbach and on Riersbach, the tines Adelsbach, Amselgrund, Biller, Engelberg, Häldele, Hagenbach -Berg, Hermersberg, Holdersbach, stroke ( with back village), on Riersbach, In Walter Bach, In Wickerbach, Jauschbach, every creek, crow's stone, Krochte (upper and lower ), Long mountain, Langhärdle, Langhard, Limrain, Otten Bach, Rossbach, Prior Walter Bach, Before Wickerbach, forest houses and Zuwald that, courtyards Durben, Fußbühl, Gorgisenberg, Hark wood chipper, Mißlinke and jointure and residential places Almendgrund, Bolaien, Eckle, Frick mountain, grave Gründle, Grommet holes and mountain. The municipality said the 1330 and Outbound freight villages Bach and Hagnau were.
History
Oberharmersbach was first mentioned in 1139 in a charter under the name Hademarsbach. The place is part of the former free imperial valley Harmersbach, and thus was directly subordinate to the emperor. The Harmersbachtal was the only free -ranging Valley, next to the imperial cities, German in the Holy Roman Empire. Its own jurisdiction, with Vogt and Colonial, to provide order and justice. The Council met at the inn for exchange at the still existing council chamber. In 1902 the Town Hall was not far from the office, completed. At today's gallows Matt once stood the gallows as a sign of their own jurisdiction. The Reichstal Harmersbach stretched across the sub- communities and Oberharmersbach. Unterharmersbach now belongs to the town of Zell aH In 1803, the Grand Duchy of Baden was founded, to which then became part of the valley. The coat of arms shows St. Gallus with the bear, who should have been here in the valley after a legend. The parish church of St. Gallus was built in 1839 from local sandstone in the Romanesque Revival style. It is among one of the largest churches in the Archdiocese of Freiburg. Oberharmersbach formerly belonged to the district of Wolfach. With its resolution 1973, the city came to a new Ortenaukreis.
Religions
The community is still dominated Roman Catholic, although the surrounding area was strongly influenced by the Reformation. At the parish church of St. Gallus, the Maria -Hilf chapel belongs in Zuwald.
Policy
The municipality belongs to the administrative community agreed Zell am Harmersbach. This administrative community belong to except Oberharmersbach and cell nor the communities Biberach and Nordrach.
Mayor
The current mayor of the municipality Oberharmersbach is Siegfried Huber of the CDU.
Parish council
The municipal election of 13 June 2004 was as follows election results:
Culture and sights
Oberharmersbach is located on the western route, a long distance footpath, which passes many attractions.
Structures
Parish Church of St. Gallus
Even before this Gallus church was built, there was a small Baroque church at the same place. The foundation stone for the present church was after seven years of construction in 1839 - made of local sandstone built in neo-Romanesque style -. Could be inaugurated in 1846. The tower of the church is 63 meters high. With inside dimensions of 57 meters in length, 24 meters in width, an inner height of 18 meters and a total of 2000 seats and standing places for the church visitors, this church is one of the largest in the Archdiocese of Freiburg.
Mary Help of Christians Chapel
The Mary Help of Christians Chapel in the district Zuwald was built in 1883. At first she was privately owned in 1931 it passed into the ownership of the Archbishop's chair. 1959 left the Archdiocese of Freiburg, the chapel of the parish Oberharmersbach.
Natural Monuments
Economy and infrastructure
Traditionally lived Oberharmersbacher of agriculture and forestry, which still play a role. There are about 40 agricultural commercial farms and 50 part-time farms. The wood processing has become an industry. Structurally determinant is today, however, the tourism in the year 2004 95.000 overnight stays were registered.
Traffic
Oberharmersbach - Riersbach is the terminus of Harmersbachtalbahn, a branch line from the Black Forest Railway, which leads to Biberach (Baden). The built- in Tariff Association Ortenau traffic the general Ortenau S-Bahn ( OSB) with diesel railcars.
Education
In Oberharmersbach exists with the fire head a basic school and secondary school.