Tengen, Germany

Tengen is a small town in Hegau in the district of Konstanz in Baden- Württemberg.

• 2.1 religions
• 2.2 Spatial development of the urban area
• 2.3 Coat of arms of former municipalities

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Educational facilities

• 5.1 Museums
• 5.2 Natural sights

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 6.2 Other personalities

Geography

Boroughs

The town of Tengen with several incorporated, formerly independent municipalities Beuren am Ried, Blumenfeld, Büßlingen, Talheim Uttenhofen, Watterdingen, Weil and Wiechs am Randen are outside the city Tengen 23 more villages, hamlets, farms and houses. Among the former municipalities Beuren am Ried, Blumenfeld, Büßlingen Because each include only the villages of the same name. For the former municipality Talheim Talheim the village and the Guest House include Ehinger ( Huihalden ). The town of Tengen in the borders of 1970, the city Tengen, the settlement dwellers gardens and courtyards Berghof, Deggenhofen, Haslacherhof, Middle and Lower Mill include ( examples ) mill. For the former municipality Uttenhofen include the village Uttenhofen and the courts Hauhof and Talmuhle. To Watterdingen the village Watterdingen and the courts Bucher ( Hasler ) yard, Wannenhof and Weingarten ( Stricker - Red Bühler) yard. For the former municipality Wiechs am Randen the village include Wiechs am Randen ( upper, middle and Unterwiechs ), the hamlet of hose, the homestead farm (former brick hut ) and the House Wäschbach. Within the town Tengen within the borders of 1970 are the waste places Hofstetten, Ilmenstetten and Immenstetten. In the territory of the former municipality Wiechs am Randen in Wiechs am Randen leavened village Kirchstetten, the district Büttenhardt is ( he ) came hof ( Verenahof ) 1967 in the wake of border adjustments to Switzerland.

Geology

The oldest rocks around Tengen belong to the White Jura. These limestones were deposited in front of around 140 million years ago. The White Jura, which is now known primarily as the Upper Jurassic, encountered mainly in canyons and ravines, where he was raised by ablation of the younger molasse and thus can be seen. The main Molasseablagerungen in space Tengen belong to the Upper Marine Molasse (OMM ). The so-called Randengrobkalke or Schalentrümmerkalke, referred to in Tengen and environment incorrectly as Tengener limestone were deposited about 20 million years ago. In its typical configuration of the Randengrobkalk is a coarse sandy Schalentrümmerkalk a pale yellow color. The main ingredients are mostly mussel and snail shells and 20 to 40%, fine to coarse, quartz sand.

Complete fossils are rare. However, shark teeth can be of a size of up to 2 cm found. Such fossils of living in salt water animals also permit the conclusion that there is a deposition of the Upper Marine at Randengrobkalk. The deposits in the area Tengen located near the beach original course. This circumstance is also a reason of different layers. Thus, both continuous and opposing layers at outcrops can be observed. The opposing layers are a near- shore tidal patterns and are referred to as cross - border or stratification. However, such lamination is not the normal case.

The Randengrobkalk was a popular building block in Tengen and environment. The use of the stone as a building material dates back to Roman times. Thus, the former Roman presence was confirmed by a hoard in a quarry near Wiechs am Randen. The Romans continued the Randengrobkalk mainly as a runner for millstones. It was also the Randengrobkalk to store due to its ability to heat, used as a building block for Spas and Hypokaustenheizungen. Also for building houses, the rock was used. Last was the Randengrobkalk, thanks to its nitrate resistance, also known as floor panels in Stallungsbau use.

Quarries, to which the Randengrobkalk was mined, are located in the following locations:

• Quarry west Tengen City and west of the Hinterburg, Won Flueh, Forest Festival Area
• Quarry east of Hinterburg in the area of ​​today's construction yard in the direction Büßlingen,
• Quarries to Uttenhofen,
• Quarries north of Wiechs am Randen (formerly partially Uttenhofen belonging ),
• Quarry north of the B314 between Tengen and Blumenfeld,
• Quarry on the county road 6135 below Talheim (probably a fault in the Jurassic ).

History

As Tengen was first mentioned in a document, it belonged to the Bishop of Constance. The Lords of Tengen received in the Staufer period town charter and Hohe jurisdiction. 1275 rear town was sold, was under Habsburg rule and other changes eventually owned by the German Order of Mainau. The Front city was for centuries owned by the lords of Tengen. 1446 came the Swabian league of cities with an army in the Hegau and before Tengen because the Hintertengener were dreaded robber barons. Following negotiations with the Vordertengenern the Swabians were allowed to attack Hintertengen of Vordertengen from when Vordertengen would be spared. 1522 Tengen came to Austria, the rear castle was three years before finally destroyed by fire.

Tengen Tengen and rear castle located on a 300 meter long and 60 to 90 meters wide rocky spur. Between the two lie a city wall and a ditch, via the only one arch bridge. The front town is 200 meters long and consists essentially of a square. The ruins behind the castle is only half as big, but they had a 32 -meter-high keep, which can still be seen today. Both towns had market rights, the rule Rear Tengen it received in 1291 by King Rudolf I, but you could not use it because of a market was no space there, and because of it, since the front city had other dominions than the back town, no own driveway had; only a foot and donkey trail led up to the back center.

As a curiosity was long the Verenahof. This 43 -acre working farm was completely surrounded by Swiss territory. In the village in the canton of Schaffhausen Büttenhardt Tengener the county had formerly owned. The Court therefore concluded in 1806 to the Grand Duchy of Baden and was part of today's district Wiechs. Length of Verenahof was the only German exclave next Biisingen. 1967 Verenahof was in a state contract through land swaps Swiss territory. In Wiechs am Randen, at the Town Hall, and in Büttenhardt, with the old school house, are still the old boundary stones as souvenirs.

Religions

Tengen is dominated Roman Catholic since time immemorial. Even today there are a Roman Catholic church (St. Lawrence ) and a Roman Catholic chapel (St. George) in Tengen again. There is also a small Protestant church in the village.

Spatial development of the urban area

By 1973 incorporations Blumenfeld came on 1 January 1971 Talheim and Uttenhofen and 1 January to Tengen. Beuren am Ried was on 1 January 1972 in Büßlingen, Weil incorporated on 1 January 1972 in Watterdingen. On January 1, 1975, from Tengen, Büßlingen, Watterdingen and Wiechs am Randen the new city Tengen formed.

Coat of arms of former municipalities

Blumenfeld

Büßlingen

Talheim

Tengen (old coat of arms )

Uttenhofen

Watterdingen

Because

Wiechs am Randen

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Tengen since the last election, 17 members (previously 20). In the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, the following distribution of seats was:

The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the local council.

Mayor

Mayor of Tengen Helmut Groß. He has held the position since 17 September 1973.

• Since 1973: Helmut United

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " keeping an erect In Red Silver Unicorn, between the left front and hind a silver shield, is a gradarmiges black Tatzenkreuz. " The old coat of arms: "In an erect red silver unicorn. "

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Tengen is through the federal highway 314 - connected to the national road network ( Lauchringen Singen ( Hohentwiel ) ).

Educational institutions

In Tengen there is a basic and Werkrealschule. In Büßlingen and Watterdingen there is a pure primary school. There are also three daycare centers in town.

Culture and sights

Historic Buildings:

• Castle Tengen
• Catholic parish church of St. Lawrence ( late Romanesque, Baroque )
• Catholic Chapel of St. George ( the beginning of the 14th century, built in Baroque style )

Tengen lies on the Roman road Neckar- Alb- Aare, which passes by many sights.

In the north of the district extends to the ridge which separates the basin of the Danube Valley Lake Constance. On this, the European watershed runs on several kilometers even the old post, a historic transport route of national importance.

Museums

On the old Roman estate in Büßlingen an outdoor museum is housed.

Natural sights

Mühlbachschlucht east of the old town with several attractive waterfalls, fields of flowers waterfall in the beaver under the bridge in the old town of Blumenfeld. This can lead to severe swelling of the river, which can lead to massive flooding in the surrounding areas due to heavy rains. So you can for example read in a note from 1753: " The landscape Blumenfeld has been reduced to beggary by rain and hail. "

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Franz Christoph von Scheyb (1704-1777), writer
• Josef Benignus mouse (1775-1856), historian
• Otto Lueger (1843-1911), engineer, editor of the encyclopedia of the entire technology
• Natasha monster (actually Ursula Pink monster ) ( born 1937 ), painter and actress
• Christine Muscheler - Frohne (* 1950 in the district of Beuren ), politician (Greens), former Member of Parliament
• Otto Sauter ( b. 1961 ), piccolo trumpet with specialization baroque music

Other personalities

• Traugott Freiherr von Stackelberg (1891-1970), physician, painter, writer
• Heidi Tübingen, painter