Vörstetten

Vörstetten is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden- Württemberg, situated a few kilometers north of Freiburg im Breisgau.

• 3.1 Mayor
• 3.2 municipal
• 3.3 Coat of Arms
• 3.4 community partnerships

• 4.1 Established businesses
• 4.2 Education

• 5.1 Museums
• 5.2 Structures
• 5.3 Natural Monuments
• 5.4 Sports
• 5.5 Regular events

Geography

Community structure

The municipality includes the village Vörstetten Vörstetten and the hamlet Schupfholz, the Reute (Breisgau ) and Holzhausen is located about two kilometers northwest of Vörstetten near the neighboring towns, about three kilometers from the motorway exit Freiburg- Nord. In the municipality of Vörstetten are the disposed villages Sulzhof and Tiermendingen.

History

Archaeological findings indicate a settlement of the present-day district Vörstetten after already for the period 7,000 years ago. The first written record comes from the year 993

The heyday Vörstetten in the late 18th and early 19th century. Witness of numerous well-preserved half-timbered houses from this period. Nevertheless, there were at this time two emigrants movements: In the 18th century the target of about 50 people Transylvania and Banat was; in the 19th century studied about 350 people from Vörstetten the way to America.

Policy

In 1972, the municipalities Vörstetten and Denzlingen merged to form a Management Association, which two years later the neighboring community Reute joined. The Association fulfills administrative tasks for its member communities. He is also the school authorities for all schools in the dressing area and maintains a common yard.

Mayor

• Johann Jacob Lay ( 1888-1903 )
• Karl Josef Binningerstrasse ( 1903-1921 )
• Schüssele Hermann ( 1921-1930 )
• Adolf Wilhelm Binningerstrasse (1930 to 1945)
• Karl Adolf Bolz (1945 to 1948)
• Karl Joseph Rice Acher ( 1948-1957 )
• Erhard Heinz Ritter ( 1957-1977 )
• Karl Heinz Beck ( 1977-2009 )
• Lars Brügner (from 2009)

Parish council

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 64.4 % to the following result:

Coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms of Vörstetten is: In split- front plate in gold ( yellow), a red oblique beams, back in blue a rising golden (yellow ) next to a pile- oriented cancer detected ( silver ) white plow blade.

The coat of arms was detected for the period 1613-1779 as a Seal.

The right (front ) half of the split shield cites the Baden coat of arms that lead to all former Margraviate of Baden - Hachberg belonging communities.

The left ( rear ) part of the crest is the individual coat of arms of the village Vörstetten. The river cancer refers to cancers that were previously available in larger quantities in the local waters Pushed Bach, Mühlbach, food timber Bach, Bach and Rossschwämmebächle belt. The cancer is the oldest part of the coat of arms. Even the rule of Tiefbur in 12-13. Century led to the cancer as an emblem. Of this he seems to have been transferred to the municipal coat of arms. Heraldic means the cancer defensive capability and maneuverability.

The colors blue and yellow are often found in local club colors or at local festivities again.

Community partnerships

Vörstetten is twinned with the French municipalities L' Étratt and La Tour-en- Jarez in the Loire department.

Economy and infrastructure

Established businesses

• Bolz GmbH, Woodworking
• Hegemann GmbH, development and production of industrial electronics with focus on microprocessor technology and supported power electronics

Education

Vörstetten has two community- owned kindergartens, a primary school and a library with internet access. The competent secondary school located in the neighboring Reute, special school, junior high school and high school can be visited in neighboring Denzlingen, Gundelfingen, Freiburg and Emmen things.

Culture and sights

Museums

• Bakery Museum
• Mill Museum
• Alamanni Museum Vörstetten

Structures

In Vörstetten about 70 well preserved and maintained half-timbered houses from the period 1770-1820 are emerging which provide a particularly attractive townscape. Center of the village is the Protestant Church and the neo-classical town hall. The Catholic Church of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a new building from 1998 was designed by the architectural firm Freiburg Spieckermann Sautter and with the participation of architects Böwer, Eith and Murken and won an award for exemplary building of the Chamber of Architects Baden- Württemberg.

Natural Monuments

• Stretch Vörstetten

Sports

The largest sports club Vörstettens is the football club VfR Vörstetten. Since the 2013/2014 season of VfR Vörstetten plays in the county league A.

Sports facilities in Vörstetten:

• Football field (grass and clay court )
• Multi-purpose hall Heinz Ritter Hall
• Volleyball court
• Basketball court
• Tennis courts
• Table tennis

Regular events

• Vörstetten traditionally celebrates the Gumbiswinkelfest, which takes place in Gumbiswinkel that align the Vörstetter clubs every odd year. The Musikverein organized every even year, the Radish Festival, which takes place in March Street since 2012.