Wertach

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.

This article is about the town in Bavaria. For the river, see Wertach (river).
Wertach
Wertach
Coat of arms
Location of Wertach within Oberallgäu district
Wertach
Wertach
Coordinates: 47°36′N 10°24′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictOberallgäu
Government
 • MayorEberhard Jehle
Area
 • Total45.63 km2 (17.62 sq mi)
Elevation
915 m (3,002 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,426
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
87497
Dialling codes08365
Vehicle registrationOA
Websitewertach.de

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 municipalty was formed. In 1893 the place burned down to a few houses.

Coat of 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[2]

  • 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
  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
  2. Ergebnis der Kommunalwahl 2008
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