Simonswald
Simon Wald is a municipality in Simonswälder valley, part of the southern Black Forest in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg in the district Emmendingen, about 25 km north-east of Freiburg im Breisgau.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 3.4 Management Community
- 3.5 Town twinning
- 4.1 Museums
- 4.2 Natural and Cultural Monuments
Geography
The elongated, multinucleated place Simon forest covers almost all good inhabitable valley floor along the Wild Gutach. Apart from the upper reaches of the valley is called Simonswälder valley. It opens at Gutach in the valley of the Elz. From here, the main street of the town extends over 17 km upwards towards Guetenbach and Furtwangen. The districts and sub Altsimonswald Simon forest are mostly in the valley at about 300 meters above sea level. NN; is in a quiet Haslach Simon forest. Further up the valley along the Wild Gutach are the hamlets of Upper Simon Forest and Wildgutach. According to the northeast and southwest branches of the main valley from numerous, partly populated side valleys. In Upper Simon forest, the valley is narrower and starts to climb towards the southeast to the Black Forest hills. The district of the district Upper Simon forest at the headwaters of the Wild Gutach extends to the summit of Brend (1150 m above sea level. NN ). The highest elevation is the Kandel ( 1241 m above sea level. NN ), on whose summit meet the four districts Waldkirch, Glottertal, St. Peter and Simon Under forest. (For Geography See also: Wild Gutach. )
Community structure
Simon forest is composed of the former municipalities Altsimonswald, Haslach Simon Forest, Upper Simon forest, sub Simon Forest and Wildgutach with a total of 67 villages, hamlets, prong, courtyards and houses.
In the hamlet of Altsimonswald is the Outbound Schlossle village and municipality in part Wildgutach is the Outbound village castle stables.
History
Simon forest was first mentioned in 1178 and was among the possessions of the convent of St. Margaret in Waldkirch.
The municipality was formed on April 1, 1970, through the Association of Municipalities Altsimonswald, Haslach Simon forest and sub Simon forest. On January 1, 1974, the two were incorporated previously independent municipalities upper Simon Forest and Wildgutach.
Policy
Parish council
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 led to the same distribution of seats as in the 2004 election:
Mayor
Reinhold Scheer (CDU ) was confirmed in the election on October 12, 2008 unopposed in office.
Coat of arms
In front of a yellow left and right white background three green trees on a red Dreienberg.
- Coat of arms of districts
Upper Simon forest
Under Simon forest
Haslach Simon forest
Wildgutach
Management community
There is an " Agreed administrative community " With the city Waldkirch and the community Gutach.
Twinning
Since 1997, a partnership of the municipality Simon forest and its neighboring communities Elzach, Gutach, and Waldkirch to the municipality Worthing on the south coast.
Economy and infrastructure
Simon Forest is a nationally recognized resort, which is characterized in particular by its mild climate. The German Clock Route runs through the town.
Main source of income in addition to tourism, the strong recovery experienced in the 1950s, especially small-scale industries (precision and watchmaking ), crafts and trade. The farms live in the main and secondary occupation of animal husbandry and forestry. Agriculture is only possible in the lower valley areas to a limited extent. The corridor designation vineyard in the lower valley suggests that there used to be wine was grown.
Museums
The Village Museum Jockenhof is located in an old farmhouse in the center upper Simon Forest. The historic building was built in 1640. The collection shows predominantly a peasant tools, which were in Simonswäldertal used.
The oil mill is a cultural monument from the early 18th century. The house in the style of Heath house stands between the savages Gutach and the mill channel, about 20 minutes walk from the center Simon forest. The oil mill, which is driven by an undershot water wheel, consists of the actual oil mill with rubbing stone, oil furnace and pressing device as well as a wine cellar, to a powerful, ten meters long oaken press beam heard of it bears the date 1712. Oil was produced primarily from locally produced rapeseed, poppy seeds, walnuts or beechnuts. The wine press for pressing of wine, later of pome fruit, had virtually the same meaning as the oil production. Since 2002 Walnut oil is produced by over forty years of interruption. In addition to the oil mill a working flour mill was also re-established in a building site.
Natural and cultural monuments
A well-known natural spectacle represent the Zweribachwasserfälle; they are surrounded by a achievable from district Wildgutach only by foot Nature Reserve. In Upper Simon forest, the nacelle of Zweribachwerkes, a pumped storage power plant is located. Known among rock climbers is the Kostgfällschlucht above Haslach Simon forest. Between Wildgutach and Neukirch is in a tree ingrown called Balzer Lord God, a place of pilgrimage.
The Simonswälder mill trail leads from the village about 6 km and 150 meters in altitude Haslach Simon forest past six historic Black Forest mills.
Personalities
- Siegfried Weiss (1933-2013), one of the most successful Black Forest skiers, nine -time German champion, four -time Olympian, Simon lived in forest