Bad Hindelang
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Location of Bad Hindelang within Oberallgäu district
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Schwaben | |
| District | Oberallgäu | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Roman Haug | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 137.02 km2 (52.90 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,899 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 87541 | |
| Dialling codes | 08324 | |
| Vehicle registration | OA | |
Bad Hindelang is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. As of 2008 it has a population of 4,915. Its sulphur spring was used for cures in the 19th century and today the municipality is a major health resort.[2]
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Geography
The main town of Bad Hindelang lies at an altitude of 825 metres above sea level. The municipality includes the following areas, Bad Hindelang, Vorderhindelang, Bad Oberdorf, Hinterstein, Oberjoch and Unterjoch.
Landscape
The town hall is a former hunting lodge, built in 1660 by Prince Bishop of Augsburg, Sigismund Franz, Archduke of Tyrol.[3] It was used as a summer residence by the prince bishops of Augsburg until 1805. After the secularization of the palace went over to the state, it then fell into private ownership as a guest house and schoolhouse, until it finally became the town hall of the municipality. It still has an early baroque rococo fireplace.
The church of St. Jodokus in Bad Oberdorf was built in 1937-38 by Thomas Wechs to replace the old church but the present church contains several valuable pieces including a 1493 Byzantine style depiction of Madonna and Child and a 1519 carving on the altar by Jörg Lederer.[4] There is a gothic life-size depiction of Christ on a donkey on Palm Sunday. Other panel paintings and statues of saints complete the facilities of the church.
The Evangelical Church [5] is located on the banks of the Ostrach River and was established in 1628. The first wooden chapel was dedicated to St. Michael, but was destroyed by a storm on 18 January 1739. In 1748, a stone building was subsequently completed. On 30 October 1748 it was consecrated the chapel as Trinity Chapel. The altar of Jörg Lederer was one located in this chapel but was moved to St. Jodokus church in 1937.
Bad Oberdorf contains the Friedenshistorisches Museum[6] and the Hinterstein Carriage Museum which has numerous displays related to carriages and wax models.[7] It also contains the Upper Mill estate which dates back to 1433 and is now run as a museum and hotel. It contains a number of items related to Bad Hindelang's cultural heritage and old costumes of the millers etc. Also of note is the Dreikugelhaus in Bad Hindelang, built in 1671. The original owner was the salt merchant Thomas Scholl.
Mayors
- 1900-1919: Josef Anton Blanz
- 1920-1933: Michael Haas
- 1933-1939: Anton Schmid
- 1939-1945: Karl Blanz
- 1945-1947: Max Zillibiller, CSU
- 1947-1948: Xaver Blenk
- 1948-1960: Alois Haug
- 1960-1984: Georg Scholl, CSU
- 1984-2008: Roman Haug, Freie Wähler
- 2008–present: Adalbert Martin, CSU
Notable people
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- Franz Xaver Eberhard (1767–1836)
- Richard Mahn (* 1866 Leipzig, † 1951 Hindelang)
- Fritz von Kamptz (* 16. February 1866 Glogau, † 15. Februar 1938 Hindelang)
- Charley Peklo (* 23. August 1880 Taus, † 6. November 1959 Immenstadt),
- Walter Jacob (* 21. Oktober 1893 Altenburg/Thüringen, † 13. Juli 1964 Hindelang)
- Sepp Rist (1900–1980)
- Maria Antonie (Toni) Gaßner-Wechs (1900–1956)
- Maria Blanz (1912–1995)
- Christian Modersohn (* 13. Oktober 1916)
- Kilian Lipp (* 1953 im Ortsteil Vorderhindelang)
- Willi Tannheimer (* 1940 im Ortsteil Hinterstein)
- Hubert Blanz (* 21. Februar 1969)
- Christoph Finkel (* 1971),
- Aurélie Blanz (* 1973)
- Ulrich Lipp (* 10. August 1957 in Vorderhindelang)
- Karl Hafner (1894–1971)
- Michael Bredl (1916–1999)
- Clemens Wenzeslaus (1739–1812)
- Pamela Behr, (* 1956)
- Philipp Neri Chrismann (* 1751 in Hindelang, † 1810 Hedingen bei Sigmaringen),
- Luitpold von Bayern (1821–1912)
- Thomas Wechs (1893–1970)
- Hans-Peter Lanig
- Anton Morent (1924–2006)
- Horst Zuse (* 1945)
Photo gallery
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City hall of Bad Hindelang on a sunny summer day.jpg
Town hall
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StJodokus.jpg
Church of St. Jodokus
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PestkapelleHindelang.jpg
Evangelical church
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Hinterstein Kutschenmuseum Zillibiller-Viktoria.jpg
Hinterstein Carriage Museum
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HintersteinSteinadler.jpg
Konrad Zuse's computer Z4 was hidden in a shed of this (former) Steinadler inn in March 1945
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Catholic church St. John the Baptist in Bad Hindelang from east.jpg
Catholic church St. John the Baptist
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BadHindelangKapelle1-2.jpg
Gefallenen-Gedenkkapelle
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BruckKapelle.jpg
Kapelle in Bruck
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Bad Hindelang Hammerschmiede 01.jpg
Hammerschmiede in Bad Hindelang
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Adler-Post.jpg
Gasthof Adler-Post
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HindelangSonne.jpg
Hotel Sonne
Literature
- Wolfgang B. Kleiner/Martin Kluger (Augsburg): Bad Hindelang im Allgäu. Bayerns zauberhafter Süden. context medien und verlag, Augsburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-939645-21-4
References
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- ↑ www.bad-hindelang.info
- ↑ www.bad-hindelang.info Aktuelle Informationen ueber Bad Hindelang
- ↑ Alfons Kasper, Art Walks from the upper reaches to Ostallgäu, Bad Schussenried 1969, p. 173-180
- ↑ www.e-kirche.de
- ↑ Friedenshistorisches Museum
- ↑ Hinterstein Carriage Museum documentary
External links
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