Stötten

Stötten am Auersberg ( officially: Stötten a.Auerberg ) is a municipality in the Swabian district Ostallgaeu and office of the Management Community at Stötten Auersberg.

  • 3.1 Coat of Arms
  • 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
  • 5.2 traffic

Geography

Stötten am Auersberg lies in the Allgäu region. The landscape around Stötten is particularly characterized by the 1,055 m high mountain in the east and the Auer Stöttener raised bogs in the valley of Geltnach west of the town. The Geltnach, a tributary of the Wertach, 1912 regulated because of frequent flooding. West of the town was a -carrying of the Geltnach, 1798 dry defined large lake.

There are the following districts: Remnatsried, Steinbach, Stötten am Auersberg.

History

1314 the first mention Stöttens as steady on the Urberc. Stötten am Auersberg belonged to the Bishopric of Augsburg. Since the Imperial Diet of 1803 the place belonged to Bavaria.

Incorporations

On 1 July 1971, until then independent municipality Steinbach was incorporated. On 1 July 1976, added Remnatsried. Rettenbach am Auersberg followed on 1 May 1978. Rettenbachferner After tough clashes since 1 January 1994, again independently. Since then, there is an administrative community with the communities Rettenbach am Auersberg and Stötten am Auersberg.

Population Development

All population figures relate to the territory of the present municipality.

Policy

Mayor Joachim Ernst ( General electorate ). He was the successor of Harald Neuber ( Wählergemeinschaft ) in 2002.

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 578 thousand in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted 46 T €.

Stötten is a member of the community, the boundaries of administrative regions Swabia and Upper Bavaria -border, inter-communal alliance " Auerbergland ".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: Under a red shield head, in a silver wave bar in silver on green Dreienberg a green shamrock cross slot, beseitet of two upright black ox horns.

Monuments

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 7, in the manufacturing sector and 71 in the area of ​​trade and transport 13 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 40 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 586 in the manufacturing sector, there was one operation, in construction operations 6. In addition, in 1999, there were 126 farms with an agricultural area of 2,497 ha, of which 21 ha of arable land and 2,475 ha of permanent grassland.

Traffic

Stötten is located on the main road 16 between market Oberndorf and feet. From 1899 to 1973 was between market Oberndorf and Lechbruck a local railway line with stations in Stötten and Steinbach, then a regional bike path was built on the route, which is a section of the so-called " steam locomotive round " is today.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

  • Kindergartens: 75 kindergarten places with 88 children
  • Elementary schools: 1 with 12 teachers and 207 students

Personalities

  • Alois Peter Gratz ( born August 17, 1769 in Mittelberg, † November 1, 1849 in Darmstadt), Catholic biblical scholar, grew up in Stötten am Auersberg
  • Lorenz Clemens (from) Gratz ( born January 26, 1806 at Stötten Auersberg, † November 18, 1884 in Augsburg), nephew of Peter Alois Gratz, Catholic biblical scholars, Vicar General of Augsburg ( 1856-1882 ) and Domdekan ( 1869-1884 )
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