Hausach (German: [ˈhaʊzax] ; Low Alemannic: Huusä) is a city in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hausach within Ortenaukreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°17′07″N 08°10′47″E / 48.28528°N 8.17972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.07 km2 (13.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 5,788 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77756 |
| Dialling codes | 07831 |
| Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
| Website | www |
History
editHausach was founded in the 13th century, below Husen Castle. In the 14th century, it became a possession of the County of Fürstenberg, who gave the town its charter and maintained a residence in it. In 1806, Hausach was mediatized to the Grand Duchy of Baden. The town was assigned in 1813 to the district of Haslach, but in 1857 was reassigned to the district of Wolfach. In 1939, that district was reorganized as Landkreis Wolfach. On 1 Jul 1971, the town of Einbach was incorporated into Hausach. As a result of the 1973 Baden-Württemberg district reform, Hausach was assigned to the Ortenau district.[2]
Geography
editThe township (Stadt) of Hausach is part of the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is physically located in the Central Black Forest, at the center of the valley of the Kinzig. The elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 945 meters (3,100 ft) Normalnull (NN) at the Brandenkopf to a low of 221 meters (725 ft) NN along the Kinzig.[2]
Politics
editHausach has two boroughs (Stadtteile): Hausach and Einbach.[2]
The town council has 18 seats with a municipal election being held every 5 years.
| Party | 2014[3] | 2019[4] | 2024[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 6 seats | 6 seats | 5 seats | |
| SPD | 4 seats | 3 seats | 3 seats | |
| FW | 6 seats | 6 seats | 8 seats | |
| Greens | 2 seats | 3 seats | 2 seats | |
Hausach twinned with Arbois, France in 1974. The 45th anniversary of that twinning was celebrated by a visit of 37 German functionaries to Arbois on 15 October 2019.[6]
Mayor
editThe mayor of Hausach is Wolfgang Hermann, who was elected in 2017.
| Term[7][8] | Mayor | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1811–1823 | Severin Wernhöre | |
| 1823–1827 | Joachim Sattler | |
| 1849 | Rudolf Streit | Named "Mayor of the Revolutionaries" from May to July 1849 |
| 1827–1856 | Johann Georg Waidele | |
| 1856-1865 | Josef Buchholz | |
| 1865–1870 | Hermann Becherer | |
| 1870–1882 | Constantin Schmid | |
| 1882–1888 | Valentin Dorner | |
| 1888–1903 | Johann Nepomuk Hämmerle | |
| 1903–1917 | Gustav Adolf Rist | |
| 1917–1918 | Fidel Renner | |
| 1919–1933 | Karl Moog | |
| 1933–1934 | Emil Wimmer | |
| 1934–1935 | Alfred Haas | |
| 1935–1945 | Fritz Kölmel | |
| 1945 | Josef Jäckle | Named "emergency mayor" after World War Two |
| 1945–1946 | Paul Rist | |
| 1945–1946 | Otto Heizmann | |
| 1946–1969 | Eugen Heizmann | |
| 1969–1993 | Manfred Kienzle | |
| 1993–2001 | Gerhard Scharf | |
| 2001–2017 | Manfred Wöhrle | |
| Since 2017 | Wolfgang Hermann |
Coat of Arms
editHausach's coat of arms displays half-timber framework of a gable in red on a field of white. The oldest town seals used in Hausach, dating back to 1453, used a house of timber, then stone, and then from 1655 of a half-timber design. This last symbol became the one permanently associated with Hausach by 1771.[2]
Demographics
editAs of mid-2023, Hausach had a population of 5,800. 865 of these people (~1.5%) were foreigners while the other 4,935 were German.
| Year | 1800 | 1900 | 1925 | 1970 | 1972 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Population | 800 | 1,665 | 2,227 | 4,450 | 5,182 | 5,815 | 5,779 | 5,746 | 5,715 | 5,746 | 5,809 | 5,768 | 5,775 | 5,759 | 5,737 | 5,788 | 5,800 |
Transportation
editHausach is served by the Kinzig Valley Railway and the Black Forest Railway and is connected to Germany's network of Federal highways by Bundesstraße 33.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Hausach". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Wahlergebnis Hausach Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt". 2017-02-18. Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Wahlergebnis und Wahlbeteiligung - Gemeinderatswahl 2019. (2020, January 16). Hausach. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.hausach.de/fileadmin/Dateien/Website/Dateien/Rathaus_Service/Wahlen/Wahlergebnis_und_Wahlbeteiligung_Gemeinderatswahl_2019.pdf.
- ^ "Wahlenübersicht". wahlergebnisse.komm.one. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Arbois und Hausach im Herzen". Schwarzwälder Bote (in German). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Bürgermeister Hausach". www.freie-waehler-hausach.de. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Hausacher Heimatbrief 2008 [Hausach Home Letter 2008] (in German). Hausach: Burgblick Hausach. 2008. pp. 50–53.
External links
edit
- Official website
(in German)
