Untermarchtal

Untermarchtal on the Danube is a municipality in the Alb- Donau-Kreis in Baden- Württemberg.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 3.1 Museums
  • 3.2 Structures

Geography

Geographical location

Untermarchtal located on a Jurassic plate at the foot of the Swabian Alb, on both sides of the Danube.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the south and west by Obermarchtal, on the northwest by Lauterach, on the north by the town of Ehingen (Donau) and the east by the city Munderkingen, also belongs to the administrative community Untermarchtal.

Traffic

The municipality is situated on the Donautalbahn from Donaueschingen to Ulm. At the breakpoint Untermarchtal but currently hold (as of 2011 ) no trains.

Population

Population Development

With an average age of 50.8 years Untermarchtal was the end of 2010 - caused by the local monastery - the church with the oldest average population in Baden- Württemberg. End of 2011, the average age of 50.7 years, only in Büsingen he was about it.

Culture and sights

Museums

  • The lime kiln museum between Munderkingen and Obermarchtal: Here was a small lime works faithfully restored and furnished as a technical museum. The plant was in operation until 1939.

Structures

  • The monastery Untermarchtal is the mother house of the Sisters of Charity of St.. Used Vincent de Paul.
  • The Castle (also part of the mother house complex) dates back to 1576th built Johann Ulrich Späth of Zwiesel, the castle from 1573 to 1576. 1853 sold Reichsfreiherr mistress of Späth, born Princess of Oettingen Wallerstein, the property to the Protestant pastor Schuster of Rottenacker. Kaufmann Franz Joseph Linder acquired in 1886 then the former castle and gave it to the Sisters of Charity, whose Superior General was his daughter then. The former castle of the Barons von Speth houses since 1887, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Mercy. In all the years, several extensions have been created.
  • The Mutterhauskirche St. Vincent, one built by architect Hermann Baur modern rotunda church was consecrated in 1972 by Bishop Leiprecht and has a peal ( b ° des' - es' - ges' - AS ' b ') of the bell foundry Bachert.
  • The Catholic parish church of St. Andrew was built in 1465 and rebuilt in 1613.
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