Röthenbach is a municipality in the administrative region of Swabia

Swabia (administrative region)

Swabia is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Swabia is located in southwest Bavaria. It was formed out of the part of the historic region of Swabia which was annexed by Bavaria in 1803. It was once formally ruled by dukes of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. During...

 Lindau district

Lindau (district)

Lindau is a Landkreis or rural district in Bavaria, Germany; its capital is the city of Lindau. It is bounded by the district of Oberallgäu, Austria , Lake Constance and the state of Baden-Württemberg .-History:The city of Lindau became a Free Imperial City in the 13th century; it was...

 and seat of the municipal association Röthenbach.

Geography

Röthenbach (Allgäu) is located in the Allgäu

Allgäu

The Allgäu is a southern German region in Swabia. It covers the south of Bavarian Swabia and southeastern Baden-Württemberg. The region stretches from the prealpine lands up to the Alps...

 region. The municipality lies between the alps and Lake Constance

Lake Constance

Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...

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History

Röthenbach was first mentioned in 866. At the foundation of the monastery of Mehrerau

Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey

Wettingen-Mehrerau Territorial Abbey is a Cistercian monastery located at Mehrerau on the outskirts of Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria...

 at the end of the 11. century, the city belonged to its property. Later Röthenbach (Allgäu) was part of the Austrian authority Bregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn and Preßburg

Bratislava

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 1805 the city belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria the contemporary municipality was formed by the "Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.

Demographics

In the area of Röthenbach 1.491 inhabitants in 1970, 1.007 in 1987 and 1.722 inhabitants in the year 2000 were counted.

Politics

The mayor of Röthenbach is Engelbert Schädler (Freie Wähler).

The revenue from the council tax was 1.386.000 € in 1999, of which the net amount of business tax added up to 736.000 €.

Economy, agriculture and forestry

According to the official statistics, in 1998 there were 250 employees who were subject to social insurance

Social insurance

Social insurance is any government-sponsored program with the following four characteristics:* the benefits, eligibility requirements and other aspects of the program are defined by statute;...

 contribution in the industry and none in the trading and transport sector at the place of work. In other economic sectors 72 persons were employed at the place of work. Altogether there were 567 employees, who are subject to social insurance contribution at the place of domicile. In the secondary sector of industry there were 6, in main construction work 3 businesses. Moreover, in 1999 54 agricultural businesses existed with a total area of 880 ha.

Transportation

Röthenbach has a station on the Allgäu Railway, München–Lindau, which is located about 2 km west of the city.

Education

In 1999 the following institutions existed:

• A kindergarten
  Kindergarten
  A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
  
  with 50 kindergarten places and 50 children
• An elementary school with 4 teachers and 99 students