Admin. region Tübingen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 76.37 km² Population 6,064 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 07566 | District Ravensburg Postal codes 88260 Local time Tuesday 9:43 PM Postal code 88260 Administrative region Tübingen | |
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Argenbühl is a municipality in the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Contents
- Map of ArgenbC3BChl Germany
- Geography
- History
- Religion
- Municipal Council
- Sister towns
- Transportation
- Education
- Museums
- Notable Buildings
- Notable people
- References
Map of Argenb%C3%BChl, Germany
There is no actual town or urban settlement called Argenbühl; rather, the municipality is an administrative amalgamation of several neighbouring villages with different names. The municipal administrative headquarters are located in the village of Eisenharz, with local branch offices also in the villages of Christazhofen, Eglofs, and Ratzenried.
Geographically, it lies in the Western part of the Prealpine region of the Allgäu, which in turn is part of the larger geographical region of Swabia in southern Germany. Argenbühl borders the municipalities of Kißlegg and Leutkirch im Allgäu to the north, Wangen im Allgäu to the west, Isny im Allgäu to the east, and the Bavarian municipalities of Hergatz, Heimenkirch, Röthenbach (Allgäu) and Gestratz to the south.
The name comes from the Argen river, whose two main constituent streams delimit part of the municipality's borders, and Bühl, which is a Southern German word for "hill," reflecting the municipality's hilly landscape.
Geography
Argenbühl lies at an altitude from 662 to 761 m (2172 to 2497 ft) a.m.s.l., between the cities of Wangen and Isny.
The municipality includes the following settlements (2006 population data):
History
The municipality of Argenbühl exists since 1 January 1972, when the previously independent municipalities of Christazhofen, Eglofs, Eisenharz, Göttlishofen, Ratzenried and Siggen were merged into the present one. Their history is told in great detail in the Description of the Wangen Administrative District (Beschreibung des Oberamts Wangen), published in 1841. In 1810, all the above-mentioned communities came under the jurisdiction of the Wangen district, which in 1973 became part of the Ravensburg district.
Religion
In Argenbühl there are six Roman Catholic parishes. The region's few Lutheran followers attend their church in nearby Wangen im Allgäu.
Municipal Council
The election for the Municipal Council (Gemeinderat) on 7 June 2009 had the following results:
- CDU 68.6% - 12 seats (-1)
- Independent 31.4% - 5 seats (+2)
Sister towns
Transportation
The municipality is linked by bus lines to neighbouring cities, such as Leutkirch, Isny and Wangen. The lines are operated by the Lake Constance-Upper Swabia Local Transport Administration (Bodensee-Oberschwaben Verkehrsverbund), popularly known as "bodo". In the past there used to be a stop of the Kißlegg–Hergatz railway branch in Ratzenried.
Education
Eglofs and Ratzenried have each an elementary and a general secondary school (Hauptschule) that also works as a Werkrealschule. In Christazhofen and Eisenharz there are only elementary schools. There are also four kindergartens in the municipality.
Museums
The village of Ratzenried has a local history museum, while Eglofs hosts the Allgäu-Swabian Music Archive (Allgäu-Schwäbische Musikarchiv). In 2009, a museum was also opened in Eisenharz, with exhibits about the history of the place and the local dairy industry processed by the Wunderlich and Nestlé companies.