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Vöhrenbach is a town in the district of
Schwarzwald-Baar Schwarzwald-Baar () is a (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ortenaukreis, Rottweil, Tuttlingen, Constance, the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, and the districts Waldshut, Br ...
, in
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...
,
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is situated on the river Breg, 12 km west of
Villingen-Schwenningen Villingen-Schwenningen (; Low Alemannic: ''Villinge-Schwenninge'') is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, in south-western Germany. It had 89,743 inhabitants as of September 2024. History In the Middle Ages, ...
.


Geography

The town of Vöhrenbach lies in the Breg valley in the central
Black Forest The Black Forest ( ) is a large forested mountain range in the States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is th ...
between
Furtwangen Furtwangen im Schwarzwald (; Low Alemannic: ''Furtwange im Schwarzwald'') is a small city located in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany. Together with Villingen-Schwenningen, Furtwangen is part of the district (German: Kreis) of Sch ...
and
Villingen-Schwenningen Villingen-Schwenningen (; Low Alemannic: ''Villinge-Schwenninge'') is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, in south-western Germany. It had 89,743 inhabitants as of September 2024. History In the Middle Ages, ...
. The land belonging to the town is heavily forested, comprising 77% of the total area.


Neighboring communities

The town borders St. Georgen im Schwarzwald to the north; Villingen-Schwenningen,
Unterkirnach Unterkirnach is a municipality in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, situated in the Black Forest and 40 km east of Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württem ...
and
Donaueschingen Donaueschingen (; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Eschinge'') is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the States of Germany, federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar ''Districts of Germany, Kreis''. It ...
to the east;
Bräunlingen Bräunlingen ( Low Alemannic: ''Briilinge'') is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Breg, 4 km southwest of Donaueschingen. Sons and daughters of the city * Johann Bapt ...
and Eisenbach in the south;
Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The town ...
to the southwest; and Furtwangen to the west. With the exception of Eisenbach and Titisee-Neustadt ( Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald), all neighboring communities belong to the district Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis.


Town structure

The town of Vöhrenbach consists of Vöhrenbach (which includes the town with its older borders from before 1971) and the three Stadtteile ( quarters) of Hammereisenbach-Bregenbach, Langenbach und Urach in addition to 89 further villages, hamlets, farms and homes. In the course of the municipal reforms in Baden-Württemberg, Vöhrenbach grew to include Hammereisenbach-Bregenbach on 1 July 1971 and then Langenbach as well as Urach on 1 December 1971. The districts now belonging to the town Vöhrenbach are territorially identical to the formally independent municipalities of the same name. The town center (Vöhrenbach) and the three districts (Hammereisenbach-Bregenbach, Langenbach and Urach) are local communities in their own right, each having a local chairman.


History

Vöhrenbach received a town charter in 1244 from the Counts of Urach as competition to Villingen. However, the town never reached the importance of Villingen. In 1806, the city became part of the newly founded
Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden () was a German polity on the east bank of the Rhine. It originally existed as a sovereign state from 1806 to 1871 and later as part of the German Empire until 1918. The duchy's 12th-century origins were as a Margravia ...
.


Politics


Local council

The municipal council of Vöhrenbach has 14 members. The municipal council consists of the elected municipal councilmen and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. The municipal election of 25 Mai 2014 resulted in 49.1% turnout (2009: 52.4%) with the following results:


Mayors

According to the legend of the Seven Virgins, it is not possible in Vöhrenbach to re-elect a mayor. Mayors Sorg, Neininger and Wolf were all voted out of office after their first term. In 1981, Karl-Heinz Schneider first succeeded in being re-elected. Karl-Heinz Schneider lost the election for a fourth term in 1997 to Robert Strumberger. Robert Strumberger has now been re-elected twice. *1813–1821: Joseph Merz *.... *1918–1931: Karl Kraut *1939–1941: Paul Siedle *1941–1945: Fritz Dold *1945: Karl Faller *1946: Bernhard Wiedemann *1946: Egon Hettich *1946–1957: Ernst Sorg *1957–1964: Friedrich Neininger (1957–1971 Mayor of Langenbach, 1971–1977 local chairman of Langenbach) *1964–1972: Heinrich Wolff *1972–1997: Karl-Heinz Schneider *1997–2021: Robert Strumberger *2021– : Heiko Wehrle


Coat of arms

The
blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct an accurate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual d ...
of the coat of arms reads: "In blue, a golden oblique wave beam, within it a red trout swimming upwards."


Coat of arms of the districts

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Bregenbach
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Hammer-
eisenbach
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Langenbach
File:Wappen Urach.png,
Urach


Partner town

Vöhrenbach has been twinned with the French commune
Morteau Morteau () is a commune, in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, eastern France.Doubs river valley. The proximity of Switzerland (11 km to Le Locle, 21 km to La Chaux-de-Fonds) gives employment to trans-border ...
in
Franche-Comté Franche-Comté (, ; ; Frainc-Comtou dialect, Frainc-Comtou: ''Fraintche-Comtè''; ; also ; ; all ) is a cultural and Provinces of France, historical region of eastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of France, departments of Doub ...
since 1973.


Culture and sights

As it is home to a historical clock making region of the Black Forest (see
cuckoo clock A cuckoo clock is a type of clock, typically pendulum clock, pendulum driven, that striking clock, strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo call and has an automated cuckoo bird that moves with each note. Some move their wings and ope ...
), Vöhrenbach is on the
German Clock Road The German Clock Road () or German Clock Route is a holiday route that runs from the Central Black Forest through the Southern Black Forest to the Baar region and thus links the centres of Black Forest clock manufacturing. It is about long. T ...
.


Buildings and monuments

* The dam Linachtalsperre ( de) is a listed structure of historical importance. This dam and hydroelectric power station, which had been shut down for years, was reactivated on 16 March 2007. The renewable energy power plant is expected to generate 1.2 million kilowatt hours. In addition, the Linach Reservoir is to become a tourist attraction in the future. * The Catholic parish church St. Martin ( de), newly constructed in 1953–54 and integrated in the tower build 1871–73, contains sculptures from two members of the Vöhrenbacher sculptor family Winterhalder, Adam Winterhalder ( de) and
Johann Michael Winterhalder Johann Michael Winterhalder (7 September 1706, Vöhrenbach – 12 May 1759, Vöhrenbach) was a German artist in the Baroque style; from the of sculptors. Life and work He was one of three sons born to the sculptor, . His training took place in ...
. *The Catholic parish church Allerheiligen ( de) in the district of Urach dates from the 11th to the 18th century and contains works by Matthias Faller ( de). *The ''Uhrmacherhäusle'' (clockmaker's house) from 1726 war recently renovated. * The ''Bruderkirchle'' or ''Michaelskapelle:'' The chapel on the old road from Vöhrenbach to Villingen via Herzogenweiler was first mentioned in 1580. *Ruins of the castles Neu-Fürstenberg ( de) and Krumpenschloss ( de) are located in the district Hammereisenbach-Bregenbach.


Sport

The Black Forest Bike Marathon, held annually since 1997 leads through Vöhrenbach. The soccer team FC Vöhrenbach 1926 plays in the
Kreisliga The Kreisliga (), along with the ''Kreisoberliga'' () and the ''Kreisklasse'' (), are the lowest set of divisions in the German football league system, set at step 8 and below. Structure Whereas the top amateur divisions are organised by the 21 ...
.


Economy and infrastructure

The town's economy is characterized by medium-sized industry, handicrafts, commerce and tourism. Agriculture plays a major role in the districts and villages. Vöhrenbach is economically strongly connected with neighboring Furtwangen.


Traffic

The connections to Furtwangen and Villingen are via L 173. L 172 offers a connection to Titisee-Neustadt and via L 180 to Donaueschingen. A 81, east of Villingen-Schwenningen is the closest highway (
Autobahn The (; German , ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official term is (abbreviated ''BAB''), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track'. Much of t ...
). Until 1972, Vöhrenbach was also served by the train Bregtalbahn ( de), which ran between Donaueschingen and Furtwangen. The western section from
Bräunlingen Bräunlingen ( Low Alemannic: ''Briilinge'') is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Breg, 4 km southwest of Donaueschingen. Sons and daughters of the city * Johann Bapt ...
to Furtwangen was turned into a bicycle path after its closure.


Education

In Vöhrenbach, there was the elementary and secondary school ''Josef-Hebting-Schule.'' The schools were though reorganized and this merged with secondary schools in
Unterkirnach Unterkirnach is a municipality in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, situated in the Black Forest and 40 km east of Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württem ...
und
Eisenbach (Hochschwarzwald) Eisenbach is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It lies at an altitude between 800 and 1130m above sea level in the Breg valley. Etymology The name of the town is said to come from the brow ...
. The ''Josef-Hebting-Schule'' is now a primary school and
Werkrealschule Werkrealschule is a relatively young branch of German secondary education (e.g. in Baden-Württemberg), which offers pupils additional lessons in grades 8 and 9 and allows them to qualify after ten years with a final exam which is equal to graduatio ...
with branches in Unterkirnach und Eisenbach. The municipal council of Eisenbach decided on 8 May 2014 to cancel this agreement by Summer 2016.Amts- und Mitteilungsblatt
15. Mai 2014 All secondary schools are located in Furtwangen. There are also two Roman Catholic Kindergartens. The university of applied science
Hochschule Furtwangen University Furtwangen University (HFU) is a German University of applied science with its main location in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and two more campuses in Villingen-Schwenningen and Tuttlingen. The HFU is part of the "Internat ...
is located in neighboring Furtwangen, providing an offer of higher education.


Notable people

*
Josef Winterhalder the Elder Josef Winterhalder the Elder (10 January 1702, Vöhrenbach – 25 December 1769, Vienna) was a German sculptor. His brothers, Anton (1699–1758) and Johann Michael Winterhalder, Johann, also became sculptors. Biography After an apprenticeship wi ...
(1702–1769), sculptor *
Johann Michael Winterhalder Johann Michael Winterhalder (7 September 1706, Vöhrenbach – 12 May 1759, Vöhrenbach) was a German artist in the Baroque style; from the of sculptors. Life and work He was one of three sons born to the sculptor, . His training took place in ...
(1706–1759), sculptor * Josef Winterhalder the Younger (1743–1807), painter


External links


Stadt VöhrenbachVöhrenbach: Ortsgeschichte & Bilder
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Website about historical buildings


References

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