Heimenkirch

Geschichte

Heimenkirch is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany.GeographyHeimenkirch is located in the Allgäu region. It consists of the subdivisions of Aspach, Berg, Biesenberg, Dreiheiligen, Engenberg, Geigersthal, Hofs, Kappen, Mapprechts, Meckatz, Menzen, Mothen, Oberhäuser, Ober- und Unterried, Riedhirsch, Syrgenstein, Wolfertshofen, and Zwiesele.HistoryBefore becoming part of Bavaria, Heimenkirch belonged to Austria. At 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 has belonged to Bavaria. During the administrative reforms in Bavaria the contemporary municipality was formed by the "Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.Population developmentHeimenkirch had 2,845 residents in 1970, 3,093 in 1987, and 3,586 in 2000.PoliticsThe mayor of Heimenkirch is Markus Reichart . His deputies are Albert Lau and Angela Fessler.Seating in the municipal council: CSU: 7 seatsFW: 7 seatsSPD: 1 seatsGrüne: 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 €.Sister cityBalassagyarmat (:hu:Balassagyarmat), Hungary