Wangen (Göppingen)
Cheeks is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden- Württemberg. Cheeks part of the marginal zone of the metropolitan region of Stuttgart.
- 2.1 religions
- 2.2 Amalgamations
- 2.3 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 3.2 partnership
- 3.3 municipal
- 3.4 Mayor
- 3.5 Finance
- 4.1 Commercial
- 4.2 traffic
- 4.3 Public bodies
- 4.4 Education
- 5.1 Music
- 5.2 Structures
- 6.1 freeman
- 6.2 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical location
Cheeks situated on a hill above the Filstals on the edge of the virgin forest, about 5 km from the town of Göppingen.
Neighboring communities
The municipality is bordered to the north by Adelberg, to the east by Börtlingen and Rechberghausen, to the south by the county town of Göppingen, in the west on the town Uhingen and to the northwest by the City of Schorndorf in the Rems -Murr -Kreis.
Community structure
For cheeks heard the formerly independent municipality Oberwälden. The municipality consists of the villages cheeks and Oberwälden. In Wangen risen is the hamlet Niederwälden.
History
The place was first mentioned in 1274. This year, Friedrich von Staufeneck sold all his goods in cheeks and Oberwälden to the monastery Adelberg. Since 1327 Württemberg had already rights in cheek, but the biggest part of the town was still a member of the monastery.
1806 Degenfelder rule Rechberghausen and the monastery Oberamt Adelberg were lifted and the upper office Göppingen, predecessor of the district Göppingen affiliated.
Religions
It was not until 1511 Wangen was given its own parish, after having previously ecclesiastically belongs to Göppingen. During the Reformation, a Protestant parish was established in 1557. Since there are no Roman Catholic church at the place more, the Catholic faithful are cared for by the community Rechberghausen. In addition, there are in Wangen a small United Methodist congregation.
Incorporations
In 1935, the settlement Niederwälden von Holzhausen was umgemeindet to Wangen. In the course of municipal reform in Baden -Württemberg, until then independent municipality Oberwälden was incorporated on 1 July 1971.
Population Development
The population development of the village just between 1837 and 2010.
Policy
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms of cheeks is: In a split of gold and green sign above a recumbent deer black rod.
Green is in accordance to the local name for meadows, yellow symbolizes the fruitful field Mountian, the deer rod indicates the affiliation of the village to the house of Württemberg. The coat of arms was adopted in 1930, the yellow- green flag awarded by the Home Office on June 3, 1959.
Partnership
The community cheeks a close partnership with the French region de Routot (Normandy) to the municipalities Bouquetot, Brestot, Étréville, Éturqueraye, Hauville, La Haye Aubree, Le Landin, Rouge Montier and Routot belong. The rural communities have over 5,500 inhabitants. Since 1 May 1992, there is a partnership, and there was no year since this time without meeting, supported particularly by the clubs of the two municipalities.
Parish council
In Wangen municipal council there is no tradition of parties and factions. It is according to the electoral law is not possible on a list (Nominated ) more candidates than seats to be allocated to set up. Therefore Wangen candidates make traditional two lists - Free and Independent voters constituency association - on to thus conduct a proper election can.
Mayor
, 2010, until then incumbent mayor Werner Stoeckle known ( CDU) that he will not apply after 32 years to another term. On 7 February 2010, elected with 906 of 1586 valid votes for mayor of Wangen in the first ballot Daniel Frey ( CDU). The election took place on regional attention, as the incumbent - even though he was no longer on the ballot - could combine to about 29 percent of the vote.
Finances
The assessment rates for the trade tax and the property tax A and B are the lowest in the district of Göppingen.
Economy and infrastructure
Trade
The municipality has a cheek - for its size - larger than average commercial area on the outskirts in the direction Göppingen - Faurndau in the small and medium-sized companies primarily in the manufacturing and the manufacturing industry are located.
Traffic
A bus service operates between the county town of Göppingen and cheeks. In addition, there are Schulbuse to school in Rechberghausen. Through the neighboring communities Göppingen - Faurndau and Uhingen leads the federal highway 10, which is easily accessible from cheeks. To the nearby train stations are next to the railway station in the district town of Göppingen regional stations in the neighboring communities Göppingen - Faurndau and Uhingen.
Public institutions
The community cheeks has a community hall for meetings, parties, concerts and cabaret. In sports, the municipality has the Forstberg hall, a 3-field Hall, as well as a soccer field (lawn ) and a small playing field (hard court ).
Education
Cheeks has its own primary school. Schools must be visited in the neighboring towns. For the youngest inhabitants there since September 2011 a children's house, right next to the elementary school. Previously there were three kindergartens, two of which are from the community and were worn by the Catholic Church.
Culture and sights
Music
To offer the musical community of the Musikverein cheeks founded in 1951, belongs eV, which makes music band in high school. The Association shall contribute by his participation in religious and secular festivals significantly to community life. Through our own youth bands, the association also heavily involved in youth work.
Structures
In the district Oberwälden is the Protestant church of St. Nicholas, with valuable frescoes in the choir room.
Personalities
Freeman
- Albert Nothdurft (1905-1997), founder of Alno AG ( 1927) and winner of the Federal Cross of Merit
Sons and daughters of the town
- Friedrich von Schmidlin (1847-1932), Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Württemberg