Steinmauern

Stone walls is a municipality in Baden- Württemberg with about 2,900 inhabitants and belongs to the district of Rastatt. The village is about 4 miles from Rastatt and around 20 km from Karlsruhe.

The municipality is a member of the Agreed administrative community of the city of Rastatt.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 2.2 religions
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 partnerships
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Museums
  • 4.3 Recreation
  • 5.1 Education

Geographical Location

Due to its location in the Upper Rhine Plain prevails here before milder climate than in comparable areas of Germany. The average annual temperature is 10.7 ° C.

On the outskirts of the municipality straightened Murg, the old Murg (referred to locally as Stinkgraben ) flowing river in the village. West of the town flows the Rhine and forms a natural border with France. Opposite is the French village of Munchhausen.

Neighboring towns

The following villages are in the immediate neighborhood (clockwise): Elchesheim- Illingen, Bietigheim, Ötigheim, Rastatt, Plittersdorf ( Rastatt ) and to the west Munchausen (France).

Community structure

The municipality includes the village of stone walls stone walls and the houses Broadcasting House and Inselhof. The municipality is the deserted village Mervelt.

History

The first mention of stone walls took place in 1239th Various coins found, foundations of Roman buildings and a found in Goldkanal Roman milestone leave a significantly higher age of the place suggests. The place name comes from the fact that the inhabitants of the town were built in the island was once lush water meadows of the Rhine stone walls as protective barriers for your dwellings.

Stone walls was one of the main rafters villages in the upper Rhine, which caused over centuries of prosperity in the village. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was the Steinmauerner Rafter, who shaped the national reputation and economic interests. You owed ​​the place its special role as a trading center and the Main Market, which brought certain privileges in the region with it.

Demographics

Had the church stone walls in 1961 still 1,820 inhabitants, as 2005, there were already 2,916 people in stone walls. By further expulsions of building areas, the population is again larger, what the decision of the stone masons citizens not to unite with the local government reform in 1973, Rastatt to a larger community confirmed.

Religions

With around 74% of the Catholics in stone walls provide the greatest proportion of the population is, the number of Protestants is about 15%.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal elections of 13 June 2004 was as follows:

Partnerships

Stone walls maintains partnership relations with the community Sünikon in Switzerland.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Klever - House: An old half-timbered house of the former owners Udo and Marie -Luise Klever in the street Spich 5 was incorporated stone walls of the church and the dedication of the " Klever eV " renovated and refurbished and is used in the sense of the previous owner as a meeting with the program.
  • Church: The site characterizes the octagonal bell tower of the Catholic Parish Church. It was built in 1837/38 according to the plans of the ducal district architect Johann Ludwig Weinbrenner. End of the 2nd World War, the church was considerably damaged and had to be made ​​in years of painstaking work.

Museums

With the establishment of Flößereimuseums 1996 on the top floor of the city hall is a memorial to the time of the rafters was created that has shaped the destiny and living conditions of the inhabitants Steinmauerner / inside. 2001, the museum was supplemented by an open-air area. The raft museum is part of the Pamina -Rhine Park.

Recreation

The Gold Channel is a major recreation destination in the summer desirable place for swimming, rowing, canoeing, fishing and walking. There are weekend tourists from southern Germany to the gold channel.

Economy and infrastructure

In stone walls found around 380 people in about 130 commercial establishments work. New commercial space are reported. Butcher, supermarket, vet manufacturing operation for CNC machined components and international companies in the paper and plastics industries are located here.

Education

In addition to a primary school stone walls also has a kindergarten.

Personalities

  • Karl Julius Späth (1838-1919), inventor ( Astronomical Clock )
  • Joseph Rummel (1876-1964), Bishop of Omaha (1928-1935), Archbishop of New Orleans (1935-1964)
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