Otterstadt

Otter city is a municipality in the Rhein- Pfalz-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Waldsee.

3.1 municipal
3.2 Mayor
3.3 Coat of Arms

4.1 Structures

5.1 traffic
5.2 Public bodies

6.1 freeman

Geography

Which belongs to the metropolitan Rhine -Neckar community located directly on an old stretch of the Rhine. In the south, the district of Speyer- Nord is the city of Speyer, in the Rhine valley, the field bins whose northern part is still part of Otter town, to the west Schiffer city and the north lake. To the east, on the right bank side, are to Baden -Württemberg belonging communities Brühl and ketch.

History

A clay pot of Rössen culture, which was found on Otter 's Town district, dates back to the 4th or 3rd millennium BC

Germanic traces in the district from the period before permanent settlement represents the consisting mainly of kitchen appliances hoard of Otter city, which includes Roman booty from the 3rd century and is now kept in the Palatinate Historical Museum in Speyer.

Otter town was first mentioned on April 7, 1020 in a document of Speyer bishop Walther, but probably already in the 7/8 Century founded by the Franks.

In other places in the city Speyergaus Otter 974 by Emperor Otto II was liberated from the imperial jurisdiction and subordinate to the Diocese of Speyer. The bishop took over in 1065 then the country's sovereignty over Otter city. From 1090 to 1797 Otter was owned by the city of Speyer St. Guido pin under the suzerainty of the Prince-Bishopric of Speyer.

During the Thirty Years' War Otter town was sacked and burned. The population went from 1618 to 1661 from 390 to 150 back. In the Nine Years' War, the village was burned down in 1689 again.

After the affiliation with the French department Donnerberg 1797-1813 Otter town was administered by the county Speyer in the Bavarian Rhine Kreis. After the Second World War, it came with the county Speyer for the then newly founded state of Rhineland -Palatinate. The community took on more than 200 displaced people. In 1969 the district was abolished and Otter city became the county Ludwigshafen, since 2004, Rhein- Pfalz-Kreis, slammed. Since 1972 it has been part of the newly formed community association Waldsee.

December 31, 2003 Otter city was debt free.

Religions

According to the long affiliation with the Bishopric of Speyer, the vast majority of the population was Catholic. 1850 were Catholic 1466 Otterstadtern 1352, more than 92 percent. The first Jewish family was mentioned in 1684. In the following years, formed a small community, lived until 1850 79 Jews in Otter city. Since 1823 was the Jewish cemetery. Thereafter, wandered in accordance with the trend in the region, many to America, while the remaining moved to the larger cities. 1933, there were three Jewish families in Otter city.

In 2007, 51 percent of the population Catholic and 24 percent Protestant. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Otter city consists of 20 council members, who were elected at the municipal election on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Mayor

Bernd Zimmermann ( CDU) since 2009, mayor of Otter city.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is as follows: On a silver background a blue district mark in the form of a ring, are so attached to the three V- shaped angle at equal intervals that cover the inner peaks at the outer edge of the ring. It was approved in 1951 and refers to an old stone district. Previously, a coat of arms was made, the hl the. Remigius was and went back to a court seal from the 15th century.

The flag, which was awarded in 1980, Blue - White-Blue in the ratio 1:5:1 is split and shows the local character of the coat of arms.

Culture and sights

Structures

Uzname for the inhabitants of the Rhine community is " Stickel Spitzer ." This name goes back to an anecdote according to which the Otter urbanites a visiting scammer went to the glue that demanded them a larger upfront investment to the railway line to be built in order supposedly to help otters city to a train station. In anticipation of their citizens already pointed Stickel ( stick ) with whom they want to mark the promised railway line in the area. This event is put on scenic Stickel Spitzer fountains, Georg Günther Zeuner created in 1986. Here is just steals the scammers with a prallgefülltem bag of clear his cloven hoof can be seen.

Another attraction of the village is the Otterdritschen fountain, which was created by the renowned sculptor pfälzer couple Professor Gernot Rumpf and his wife Barbara in 2004.

The house was built in 1750 as Remigius Church as a replacement for the old and now one of the small side chapel on the lake. As well as it was too small, the congregation built a new church of the Assumption. After the building long served as Raiffeisen stock, it bought Otter city and set up a community center.

The village church of the Assumption is from 1891. The construction of the 50 meter high tower was paid for 133,600 mark by the then prosperous town otter, while the interior has been largely financed by donors.

See also: List of cultural monuments in the city Otter

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

In the south of the motorway runs 61 and in the west the Federal Highway 9 Across the Rhine runs the ferry to Koller Brühl.

Just south of Otter city runs in an east -west county road 2 to the Rhine and then bends to the south towards Speyer, where it extends to the A 61 in the Rhine Main dike crosses under them, and then continue along the river main dike up to Speyer to proceed.

Bus routes in the surrounding villages, to Speyer and Ludwigshafen. In Speyer and Schiffer city are breakpoints of the S- Bahn Rhein Neckar. Otter city belongs to the tariff zone of the transport association Rhein- Neckar.

Public institutions

In the town there are two kindergartens and a primary school. There is also a youth center, the summer festival hall and the Remigius house.

Personalities

Freeman

Because Abraham
Former mayor Erich Flory

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