Schonach im Schwarzwald

Schonach is a town in the Black Forest in the northwest of the Schwarzwald- Baar -Kreis. The health resort is also known as a center of winter sports.

• 2.1 religions
• 2.2 Amalgamations

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Education
• 4.3 Tourism
• 4.4 Energy
• 4.5 See also

• 5.1 Structures
• 5.2 Nature of interest
• 5.3 Sport

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Schonach located north east of Freiburg im Breisgau, about five miles from Triberg located in a high valley that has a connection to the adjacent Elz Valley in the district of Emmen things. In the north, the area borders on the Ortenaukreis. The three counties meet at Dreikreiseck, a launch site for hang gliders, which provides a view into the lower Kinzig valley, the Upper Rhine plain near Offenburg and with a clear view to the Vosges. In the district Schonach a secondary summit of Rohrhardsberg near the Griesbacher Ecks on the Farnberg plateau is 1,163 meters above sea level the highest point of the Schwarzwald- Baar -Kreis.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the east by Triberg, in the south of Schoenwald in the Black Forest ( Schwarzwald-Baar - both circle), on the west by Simon Forest and Elzach (both in Emmen things) and to the north of Hornberg ( Ortenaukreis ).

Community structure

The municipality Schonach with the previously independent community Rohrhardsberg include 81 villages, hamlets, tines, farms and residential places.

In the community Schonach in territorial status in 1970 is the Outbound village Riediswald.

The municipality ( the capital ), Rohrhardsberg and Schonachbach was divided into the districts Schonach that formed at the same time residential districts within the meaning of Baden-Württemberg municipal code.

History

Its name originates from the Old High German and means bright flowing water. He was first documented in 1275, a settlement but is suspected since the beginning of the 12th century.

In his local chronicle of Schonach from 1925, the then head teacher a DA Hodapp wrote: "It should be stood in Schonachtal originally three courtyards, one of which is the Friederhof of Augustin hearing in the upper valley was, and as a time of edification on a beam the year 1111 had. "

Around the year 1000 the monasteries took the economic development and the narrower valleys and the rougher heights in attack, also the area of Schonach they cultivated for human settlements. Gradually emerged from the individual farms the " Meiertum " or the " bailiwick " Schonach, with ten other districts which belonged to Althornbergischen territory in the years 1100-1200.

The reclamation started getting first with a bald bat; it was followed by the burning of wood mass on the floor, digging up the last floor roots came up enough forest floor for a settlement, paddock, meadow, a field and a pasture field was harnessed.

For numerous presence of bears, wolves and wild boar forest and field work, and the cattle herding with threats to the lives of people and animals was associated.

The end of this settlement work is not precisely known, documented, however, is certain that in 1275 Schonach already had a parish church. (Source: Chronicle of the community Schonach, Werner Hamm ).

Schonach belonged from the beginning to the reign Triberg, after many changes of ownership in 1640 under Austria stood until 1806 and remained vorderösterreichisch, and this area became part of the newly formed Grand Duchy of Baden.

Religions

Schonach remained dominated Roman Catholic after the Reformation. Even today there is only one Catholic church in the village. The evangelical believers are eingepfarrt to Triberg.

Incorporations

Rohrhardsberg was incorporated into Schonach on 1 January 1971.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 was as follows:

• CDU 49.1 % - 6 seats ( 1)
• SPD 26.0% - 3 seats (-1)
• FWV 24.9 % - 3 seats ( ± 0)

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Argent, a growing from a golden crescent moon goldbekrönte Lady with a golden ring Nimbus, blue robe and red veil in his right hand a golden scepter in his left hand the baby Jesus with a red robe, golden ring Nimbus and golden globe in his left hand. "

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

About the district leads the line of the Black Forest Railway ( Offenburg- Konstanz), the nearest railway station is located in Triberg, which lies on the gentle Acher district in half. From Triberg from Schonach is connected via the B 33 with the A 5 in Offenburg and the area around Lake Constance in the south. In Triberg and the southern section of the Black Forest High Street begins until the Upper Rhine in Waldshut. The public transport ensures the transport association Schwarzwald- Baar.

Education

With the Dom Clemente School there in Schonach a primary and secondary school with Werkrealschule. This also offers full-day care. For the youngest population, there is a Roman Catholic school.

Tourism

The 1972 state-recognized health resort with about 130,000 overnight stays per year is mainly known for its tourist attractions, including the world's largest cuckoo clock original (and twice ), and as the center of some winter sports.

For several years, the Holiday Land GmbH takes care of the development of tourism. In the places GmbH Schonach, Schoenwald, Triberg, Furtwangen St. Georgen and Unterkirnach concentrate their forces.

Energy

In Schonach there are 3 wind turbines: a Nordex S77 with 90 m hub height, 77 m rotor diameter and 1.5 MW power on the Gitschbühl, which went into operation in 2001, a south wind S 77 with 96.5 m hub height, 77 m rotor diameter and 2 MW power, which went into operation in 2002 and an Enercon e-70 with 98 m hub height, 70 m rotor diameter and 2 MW power, which went into operation in 2006.