Zell am Harmersbach
Gengenbach is a town in Ortenaukreis on the western edge of the Black Forest. Cell was in the Holy Roman Empire, the smallest free imperial city.
- 2.1 districts 2.1.1 Oberentersbach
- 2.1.2 Enterbach
- 2.1.3 Unterharmersbach
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 3.3 partnerships
- 4.1 Attractions
- 4.2 Museums
- 4.3 Fasend
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Established businesses
- 5.3 Formation
Geography
Geographical location
Cell lies at the lower end of the valley of the south-west current, 16 km long Harmersbachs which converges on the western edge of the settlement area from the left and 15 km of Nordrach from the north- northeast, whereby the Erlenbach arises. This leads only 2.6 km further down the valley into the Kinzig.
The city district includes the lower Nordrachtal in the north, the lower Harmersbachtal the northeast and most of the common valley of Erlenbach and Enter Bacher village stream in the southwest, where the district extends even slightly over the running of the Kinzig. In the southeast and west its boundary runs approximately on the watersheds to the upper and lower Kinzig valley.
The highest points of the city area are located on the southeast edge on the crest of about 880 m above sea level. NN high Nill and the western slope of the fire head, where more than 890 m above sea level. NN can be achieved. Lowest located close to the mouth of the Erlenbach in the Kinzig, which is just outside already, and has little more than 190 m above sea level. NN.
Neighboring communities
The city is bordered to the north by Nordrach, on the northeast by Oberharmersbach, on the southeast by fishing stream, in the south on the town Haslach, on the southwest by Steinach, in the west of Biberach and to the northwest by the city of Gengenbach.
Boroughs
The town of Gengenbach with the previously independent municipalities Unterharmersbach, sub Enterbach and Oberentersbach beyond the town Gengenbach include 50 villages, hamlets, farms and houses.
→ see also: List of places in Ortenaukreis
History
Zell is a foundation of the monastery Gengenbach. It was first mentioned in documents in 1139. Later it belonged to the Zähringers, after their extinction, the city fell to the Staufer. After the meantime the Lords of Geroldseck and also the Diocese of Strasbourg owned the place, the place came in 1334 to the Margraviate of Baden. End of the 14th century it became a free imperial city. Cell, however, had to constantly defend themselves against attempts by the Austrian Ortenau to incorporate the city into their territory. In this cell to find support at the neighboring imperial cities Gengenbach and Offenburg.
1718 the surrounding cell Harmersbachtal of the city became independent and a separate free Reichstal. As part of the media coverage due to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss circuit cell 1803 lost its status as a free city, and fell again to the Grand Duchy of Baden.
1904 a major fire destroyed several half-timbered houses in the town center. The northern side of the lower main road was then rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style typical for this time. This row of houses is now in its unity as an example of the architecture of the early 20th century. In Baden, Zell am Harmersbach long belonged to the district of Wolfach. In the same resolution, the city came in 1973 to the newly formed Ortenaukreis. The present city was formed on 1 January 1975 by combining the city of Gengenbach and Unterharmersbach new. At the same time the town was incorporated under Enterbach. The incorporation of Oberentersbach by Gengenbach on 1 January 1974.
Districts
Oberentersbach
Under Enterbach
1075 Under Enterbach was first mentioned. In the Imperial City time Enterbach was part of (country bar ) cell. From 1803 to 1851 under Enterbach formed together with Oberentersbach a community. Until the merger with Cell 1975 Under Enterbach was 124 years independently. At lower Enterbach include the former manor Gröbern and the tines sticks, a former mansion of the monastery Gengenbach.
Unterharmersbach
Unterharmersbach was first documented in 1139. 1200 was the place to the bishopric of Bamberg. About the Dukes of Zahringen, the Counts of Fürstenberg and the Lords of Geroldseck Unterharmersbach came in 1367 to the bishopric of Strasbourg.
Policy
The city is the seat of the Agreed administrative community with municipalities in Biberach, Nordrach and Oberharmersbach.
Parish council
The local elections of 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 51.1 % ( - 2.3 ) the following result:
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of cell - " In a gold rotbewehrter, rotbezungter black eagle " - is the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire and symbolizes the history as a free imperial city.
Partnerships
The town of Zell maintains partnership relations with Baume- les -Dames in the region of Franche -Comté in France, since 1990, to Mrs. Stone in the Ore Mountains in Saxony since 1991.
The district Unterharmersbach maintains since 2000 a partnership with the community Tuggen, Canton Schwyz.
Culture and sights
Zell am Kinzig valleys of St. James and the Great Hansjakobweg, both of which lead past many sights.
Attractions
- Historic Old Town
- Numerous fountains, including the Narrenbrunnen in cell and St. Gallus Fountain in Unterharmersbach
- St. Michael's Chapel was held in Kirnbach Green with the next to it is over 500 years old linden court, under the medieval court
Museums
- Rundofen (former ceramic kiln )
- Heritage Museum Prince Hof
- Villa Haiss, Museum of Contemporary Art
- Stork Tower Museum
- Historical print from the Black Forest Post
- Ceramics Museum
Fasend
Zell is a stronghold of the Swabian - Alemannic carnival, which is there called Fasend. First news of the local " Faßnacht " have survived from the 17th century. The Narrenzunft cell, founded in 1923 on Harmersbach is a member of the Association of Swabian - Alemannic Carnival Guilds ( VSAN ). The clothes of Zeller fools figures are made particularly complex and from unusual materials: the Bändelenarro wearing a studded paper tapes suit Welschkornnarro is sewn with corn cob leaves, the Spielkartennarro is open from head to foot with about 1,800 cards and the Schneckenhüslinarro with over 2,000 real snail shells. All four fools figures can be seen throughout the year as bronze figures on Narrenbrunnen in Zell.
Welschkornnarro
Spielkartennarro
Schneckenhüslinarro
Narrenbrunnen in Zell aH
Another local Narrenzunft is the witches guild Unterharmersbach Association ( Member of the Ortenauer fools Bunds ) with their fools figure " Eckwaldhexe ", a carnival witch.
In the district of Enterbach eV is celebrated the " Bachkuchifasend " on Shrove Monday by the fools joint Enterbach.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Gengenbach is located on the Harmersbachtalbahn, one of Biberach ( Baden) to Oberharmersbach leading branch line from the Black Forest Railway. Public transport is provided by the tariff association Ortenau.
Established businesses
In the cell faience Zeller Keramik is established, in which the famous " Rooster and Hen " motif also is produced.
Appears in cell three times a week ( Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays), the Black Forest Post, the smallest South German local newspaper.
Education
With the school center Knights of Repentance there is a primary, and junior high school. In Unterharmersbach there is also a pure elementary school. There is also a special school in the core city. In addition, there are four kindergartens.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ignaz Blasius brother (31 January 1780-13. April 1845 in Waldkirch ), German music producer and plant organ builder
- Franz Josef Ritter von Buss (23 March 1803-31. January 1878 in Freiburg im Breisgau), German politician ( CENTRE ) and canonist
- William Metz (31 March 1828-12. February 1888 in Speyer ), catholic church musician, composer and organ expert
- Schwendemann Heinrich (* 1956), German historian
- Wolfgang Mössinger (* 1957), German diplomat
- Thomas Ruff ( 10 Februar1958 ), German photo artist
People with relationship to the city
- Karl Hasel, German forestry scientist, conducted from 1945 to 1952, the Forestry Office Gengenbach
- Alexander Freiherr von and Spitzmiiller - Harmersbach, the last Minister of Finance of the Austro -Hungarian monarchy is indeed born in Vienna, but chose at his ennoblement in 1917 his title of nobility for ancestors of Gengenbach. His villa in the Rosental Strasse 37 in Velden am Wörthersee he had called home Harmersbach.