Stockach
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| image_photo | Stockach2005.jpg |
| image_coa | DEU Stockach COA.svg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Stockach in KN.svg |
| state | Baden-Württemberg |
| region | Freiburg |
| district | Konstanz |
| elevation | 491 |
| area | 69.73 |
| postal_code | 78333 |
| area_code | 07771 |
| licence | KN |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 08 3 35 079 |
| divisions | 10 |
| website | www.stockach.de |
| mayor | Susen Katter |
| leader_term | 2023–31 |
| :: |
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Stockach () is a town in the district of Konstanz, in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Location
It is situated in the Hegau region, about 5 km northwest of Lake Constance, 13 km north of Radolfzell and 25 km northwest of Konstanz.
Stockach includes the central city and 10 villages:
- Espasingen
- Hindelwangen
- Hoppetenzell
- Mahlspüren im Hegau
- Mahlspüren im Tal
- Seelfingen
- Raithaslach
- Wahlwies
- Winterspüren
- Zizenhausen
History
[[File:Wappen Nellenburg.svg|thumb|left|Arms of the Counts of Nellenburg (extinct 1422)]] The Counts of Nellenburg founded Stockach in the 13th century, the town receiving town privileges in 1283. In 1401 to the Landgraviate of Nellenburg owned the towns of Engen, Tengen, Radolfzell, Stockach, 125 villages, 9 abbeys and 4 mailing stations.
The Counts of Nellenburg became extinct in 1422 and their estates were acquired by the House of Habsburg in 1465; hence Stockach was a part of Further Austria until 1805. In the Swabian War of 1499 the troops of the Three Leagues besieged the town but failed to capture it.
During the War of the Spanish Succession, Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria set fire to Stockach. During the French Revolutionary Wars of the Second Coalition two battles were fought here between the French First Republic and the Habsburg monarchy in 1799 and 1800. In 1810 Stockach finally fell to the Grand Duchy of Baden.
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Politics
Parties in the Ratshaus
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| Party | Percentage | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union | 34.30% | 11 |
| Free Voters | 33.38 | 10 |
| Social Democratic Party | 15.89 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9.40 | 3 |
| Free Democratic Party | 7.03 | 2 |
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Twin towns
Stockach is twinned with:
- France La Roche-sur-Foron, France, since 1972
Notable personalities
- Rudolf von Buol-Berenberg (1842–1902), German politician, president of German Reichstag (German Empire)
- 1993 Franz Ziwey (born 1932), 24 years mayor of Stockach
- Marc Dumitru (born 1986), actor and performer in House of Anubis
References
References
- [https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-stockach-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Stockach 2023], Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- "Endgültiges Wahlergebnis". City of Stockach.
- Jörg Braun (jöb): ''"Nur kein großes Aufheben"''. In: ''[[Südkurier]]'' 16 December 2002.
- [http://www.anubispedia.de/index.php?title=Marc_Dumitru ''Marc Dumitru'']. Website der AnubisPedia. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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