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Bergen is a town in the Swabian district of Augsburg. It is immediately adjacent to the western edge of the city of Augsburg.

  • 4.1 Road traffic
  • 4.2 tram
  • 4.3 bus
  • 5.1 Nature Park " Western Woods "
  • 5.2 City Festival
  • 5.3 monuments
  • 6.1 Bürgersaal
  • 6.2 library
  • 6.3 Indoor Swimming Pool
  • 6.4 Education

Districts

The town consists of four districts, the previously independent municipalities Bergen, Leitershofen and Deuringen as well as the newly added Virchow- district, where there is the common hall in the largest district ( Bergen ).

Every old town area has its own volunteer fire department and a private sports club. Bergen and Leitershofen also have its own primary school, while the common main school is located next to the town Berger Primary School.

History

City of Bergen, which emerged on 1 May 1978 at the course of municipal reform of the then independent municipalities Deuringen, Leitershofen city and mountains, situated on the western outskirts of Augsburg and has a total area of ​​1,200 ha. On 14 June 1985, the municipality of Bergen was raised to the market because they had exceeded the population of 12,000.

With effect from 12 May 2007, the market town of Bergen became a town, it announced the Bavarian Minister Günther Beck stone on January 10, 2007.

First documentary mention of the city three Berger districts go back to the 11th to 13th century, with the emergence Head Hofens city of Bergen and dates back about 1000 years, and that. Deuringen of may until the Alemanni time Thanks to archaeological excavations themselves first human traces can be detected but much earlier. Of importance are discovered between Leitershofen and Bergen Hallstatt and Early Latène dating grave mound that arose from about 700 BC, and a - indicates early settlement of this area - albeit limited in time.

The Romans left behind in today's Bergen also tracks. Besides Roman stones which were discovered in the churchyard wall of the city Berger St. Nicholas Church, it is especially the villa suburbana that deserves mention. In this Roman country house, which already existed in the first century AD, it was a luxury magnificent building with a spacious entrance hall, colored wall coverings marble and representative corner towers. The plant, with an extent of about 63 x 39 meters existed until the 4th century and was then abandoned or destroyed in the course of the Alemanni ideas.

The rule history of the Middle Ages and the early modern period was characterized by numerous changes of ownership, sacred and secular lords.

City of Bergen, which was probably founded by Pfersee, stood first in the possession of the bishop's chamberlain of Wellenburg and was awarded by them to a named after the place gender. Later there were several Augsburg patrician families in what was then " Perga " or " mountains " detectable. 1497 came almost the whole place to the cathedral chapter of Augsburg, who held his property in Bergen to secularization.

Leitershofen, the former " Liutericheshouen " was a Gögginger growing settlement and was under the Augsburg bishops who lent the place to episcopal Stewards. Later the property came as a fief to the episcopal office of chamberlain Wellenburg. With the acquisition of rule Wellenburg by the Fugger came in 1595 also Leitershofen in their possession and remained there until the end of the Old Kingdom. A branch of the Mozart family, ancestors of the famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, comes from Leitershofen. The oldest documented ancestor, Hans Mozart, lived in 1525 in Leitershofen and his great-great uncle built the city in 1690 Berger brewery.

" Tuiringen ", later Deuringen was also - as Bergen and Leitershofen - originally in episcopal possession and got to the marshals of Thunder Mountain, and finally in the 13th century to the Augsburg Heilig-Geist -Spital later. After the place that was a long time only as a single farm, was devastated during the Thirty Years' War, in 1711 acquired the Baron family of string leg possession.

Besides the already mentioned spiritual and secular lords and the monasteries of St. Ulrich and Afra, St. George, St. Catherine, St. Moritz, Holy Cross and the diocese in present-day city of Bergen were wealthy.

Signs of the times have been preserved until today, in particular the castles in Leitershofen and Bergen witnesses and symbols of the former local gentry. The Upper Castle in Leitershofen Kirchberg 3 ) was first mentioned in 1257 and buried in the 18th century at times a chapel in it. The building, which was at 1730/40 newly built and altered in the 19th century, a lemonade factory was temporarily housed.

Has also been redesigned for residential purposes, the Lower Castle ( Schlossstr. 12), the 1355 first appeared in the records. After the French Revolution it served partly French emigrants as accommodation, including Abbé Francois Leonor de Tournely, who later founded the Order " Dames du Sacré Coeur ". In 1586 the town Berger castle was built, from Hans Holl, father of the famous Elias Holl. It came in 1926 in the possession of the Inner Mission and served numerous purposes with a home character. Since 1971 the Diaconate there operates a retirement home.

But not only secular buildings adorn the modern city of Bergen, but also sacred buildings, built in 1721, such as in Deuringen and refurbished St Joseph's Chapel in 1989. In Leitershofen stands on a small hill, the St. Oswald 's Church, the oldest predecessor dates back to late Roman period (ca. 1250). The present church was built in 1732, in particular the stucco work by Matthias Lotter deserve mention. Art History interesting is the third old church in Bergen. Parts of the tower and the choir of St. Nicholas go to the 14-15. Century and the 1730 newly built nave was painted by Johann Georg Bergmüller and Johann Georg Wolcker and stuccoed by Andreas Heinz.

Policy

City Council and Mayor

Distribution of seats in 24köpfigen City Council (as local elections 2008 ):

  • CSU: 9 seats
  • SPD: 9 seats
  • No party: 1 seat
  • PRO Bergen: 3 seats
  • GREEN: 2 seats

From 1992 to 2011 was Louis Fink (SPD ) mayor of Bergen. Since 13 October 2011, Paul Metz ( CSU) mayor.

Twin Cities

Bergen has the following partner sites:

  • Since 1974: Fukushima prefecture in Japan ( north of Tokyo ) - Friendship
  • Since 1986: Baguida in Togo (near Lome - sponsorship )
  • Since 1987: Brie -Comte- Robert, France (near Paris ) - City Partnership
  • Since 1989: Olbernhau in the Erzgebirge - twinning
  • Since 2004: Bagnolo Mella in Italy - twinning

What makes the contact to Fukushima is the fact that the friendship between the community and the entire city of Bergen Fukushima Prefecture is. Origin of the friendship was an initiative of the German - Japanese Society, which has sought for Japanese youth host families in Germany.

After the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011 with a subsequent tsunami and the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi, the project " City of Bergen helps!" On the initiative of the Mayor launched.

Traffic

Road

In a north-south direction, the four-lane motorway-like B 17 city of Bergen, which is directly accessible from exit Bergen / Pfersee affected. The district Leitershofen also has its own exit on the B 17

In the north of the metropolitan area which are also four lane B runs in an east -west direction 300

Tram

Large parts of the city town of Bergen are tapped by two tram lines of the Augsburg Transport Company ( AVG).

Line 3 runs from Haunstetten West in Augsburg Augsburg Main Station and Augsburg- Pfersee in the main town (end of the city of Bergen ). The resulting near the Hospital in Bergen Virchow district is served by the line 2, which comes from Haunstetten North on King 's Square and the railway station Augsburg- Oberhausen.

Bus

All districts are connected by the regional bus line 641, which runs weekdays during the day in 30 -minute intervals within Bergen.

In addition, the city bus line 32 of the Augsburg Transport Company moves over the mayor -Ackermann - road (B 300) through the Virchow- quarter to one- stop Hospital / District Hospital north of the city of Berger 's city limits.

On the nights of Thursday to Friday, Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday Night bus 91 by King Square from over Pfersee to the last stop town of Bergen.

Attractions

Nature Park " Western Woods "

The western forests provide to the west of Bergen a relaxing and peaceful nature experience and destination for walking, cycling and hiking. The city of Bergen in incipient main route of the Swabian- Allgäu trail ( endpoint Sonthofen ) crosses this nature park.

City ​​Festival

Once in the spring there will be a city festival of the four districts of the city Berger sports facility. It starts the day before Ascension Day and lasts for five days. In addition to many attractions and shows for young and old, the festival offers both sporting activities and culinary delights in and around the marquee. By 2006, the festival was called " hard market " with the city survey in 2007 it was renamed the "City Fest".

Monuments

Public institutions

Bürgersaal

Since October 10, 2003 includes the Bürgersaal city of Bergen under the motto " Culture & Events " is not only a varied cultural program of cabaret to classical music, but also a forum for seminars, meetings and corporate events.

Library

The library Bergen and the branch office in the district Leitershofen offer over 480 m2 presentation area a range of about 27,000 media.

Indoor swimming pool

Built in 1973 and renovated several times indoor pool offers especially in the summer with the lawn recreation and swimming.

Education

In the district Leitershofen there is the socio-economic Institute International Institute for Empirical Social Economics.

Clubs

The in the 2013/14 season in the third highest German basketball league ProB playing BG Leitershofen / city of Bergen is the most successful sports club in Bergen. In the season 2011/12, known as Topstar Kangaroos first team played even in the second highest German Basketball League, the ProA, the league but could not.

The footballer TSG Bergen played 1978/79 for a season in the national league South, which was the fourth highest German league at this time. Today, the team plays in the county league of Augsburg, as well as that of the Leitershofen.

The volunteer fire department Leitershofen exists since 1875 It has about 200 passive members, the active team includes 60 firefighters and -. Females and 12 young people (as of 2013).

In the west of the city of Bergen is located on a southern slope of the 9- hole golf course at Golf Club Leitershofen V. The golf club was founded by members of the U.S. armed forces and passed by resolution of the American location in 1998 at the German Club members. From the complex offers a beautiful view of the city of Augsburg.

Bergen also has a number of clubs with different objectives.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Tina Schuessler ( b. 1974 in Augsburg), a professional boxer
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