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Wertach

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Schwaben

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Monday 7:56 AM

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Oberallgäu

Population
  
2,440 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
87497

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Elevation
  
885 - 1,695 m (−4,680 ft)

Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 59% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Buron Skilifte, Wertacher Hörnle, Heimatmuseum

Wertach is a small town in the Oberallgäu district, southern Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps. It is situated on the river Wertach, southeast of Kempten. The town was the childhood home of the writer W. G. Sebald.

Contents

Map of 87497 Wertach, Germany

History

Wertach was first mentioned in 955 and received in 1423 the town privileges. The market Wertach belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg. Since the German mediatization and the secularization of 1803 the place belongs to Bavaria. As part of the administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Gemeindeedikt of 1818 the today municapilty was formed. In 1893 the place burned down to a few houses.

Arms

Blazon (description): "In green an obliquely left silver wave beam which is occupied by three black mill wheels."

Population Development

'Year' || 1970 || 1990 || 2009 || 2013 || 2014 'Residents' || 1558 || 2059 || 2390 || 2532 || 2467

Politics

Result of the local elections in March 2014

  • Mayor Eberhard Jehle (independent)
  • Deputy Mayor: Norbert Gebhart (Free electorate Wertach)
  • Third Mayor Alex Wittwer (Christian Social Union in Bavaria, CSU)

    • The council of Wertach has 14 members.

  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU): 32.45%, 5 seats
  • Independents electorate and tourism: 21.49%, 3 seats
  • Electorate of employees: 17.90%, 2 seats
  • Independent Women's Group Wertach: 14.39%, 2 seats
  • Free electorate Wertach: 13.77%, 2 seats

    • Buildings

  • St. Sebastian Chapel: The St. Sebastian Chapel was designed according to the plans of the famous Wieskirche in 1763 by Dominikus Zimmermann.
  • Local History Museum: The museum was founded in 1931. Besides crafting equipment, weapons and animals is an art gallery of the painter Franz Sales Lochbihler.
  • In 1874 the brothers Kramer produced worldwide for the first time the Weisslacker - Cheese.

    • References

    Wertach Wikipedia
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