Heimenkirch

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Country:	Germany
Heimenkirch

Coordinates:	47° 37′ N, 9° 55′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
State:	Bavaria
Administrative region:	Swabia
District:	Lindau
Mayor:	Rudi Janisch (CSU)
Basic Statistics
Area:	21.23 km² (8 sq.mi.)
Population:	3,693 (30 June 2005)
- Density:	174 /km² (451 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	668 m (2192 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	88178
Area code:	08381
Licence plate code:	LI
Website:	www.heimenkirch.de

Heimenkirch is a town in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany.

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 Population development
3 Politics
- 3.1 Sister city
4 Economy and infrastructure
- 4.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 4.2 Resident businesses
5 Notable people
6 Trivia
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Heimenkirch is located in the Allgäu region.

It consists of the following districts: Aspach, Berg, Biesenberg, Dreiheiligen, Engenberg, Geigersthal, Hofs, Kappen, Mapprechts, Meckatz, Menzen, Mothen, Oberhäuser, Ober- und Unterried, Riedhirsch, Syrgenstein, Wolfertshofen, Zwiesele

[edit] History

Before becoming part of Bavaria, Heimenkirch belonged to Austria. In that time it was part of the Austrian authority of Bregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn and Preßburg in 1805, the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria the contemporary municipality was formed by the "Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.

[edit] Population development

In 1970 2,845, in 1987 3,093 and in 2000 3,586 inhabitants were living in the municipality of Heimenkirch.

[edit] Politics

The mayor of Heimenkirch is Rudi Janisch (CSU). His deputies are Angela Fessler and Albert Lau.

Seating in the municipal council:

CSU: 7 seats
FW: 6 seats
SPD: 2 seats
Grüne: 1 seat

The revenue from the municipal tax added up to 3,345,000 € in 1999, of which the net business tax amounted to 1,761,000 €.

[edit] Sister city

Balassagyarmat (hu:Balassagyarmat), Hungary

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Economy, agriculture and forestry

According to the official statistics, in 1998 there were seven emloyees who were subject to social insurance contribution in the sector of agriculture and forestry, 1,456 in the industrial sector and 31 in the sector of trade and transport at place of work. In miscellaneous sectors there were 131 people employed at place of work. At pace of domicile there were 1,328 employees altogether. In the industrial sector there were two, in the main construction trade eight businesses. Moreover, there were 80 agricultural businesses in 1999 with a total area of 1,428 ha.

[edit] Resident businesses

Hochland AG: cheese dairy
Meckatzer Löwenbräu: brewery in the district of Meckatz
Holdenried Reisen: travel business, which is active nationwide, especially for cruises

[edit] Notable people

Günter Bentele, professor of public relations

[edit] Trivia

Heimenkirch owes its name to a Germanic sovereign called Heimo.
Heimenkirch has got a train station, which is not in use any more
In some districts Heimenkirch has the same area code (07566) as Leutkirch, which is 36 km away.