Bodolz is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in the district of Lindau

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...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

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 in Germany

Germany

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Districts

The municipality consists of the following towns and districts:

• Bettnau
• Bruggach
• Ebnet
• Enzisweiler
• Hochsträß
• Hoyerberg
• Mittenbuch
• Taubenberg

History

Bodolz was part of the former Fugger

Fugger

The Fugger family was a historically prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists like the Welser and the Höchstetter families. This banking family replaced the de'...

 authority of Wasserburg

Wasserburg am Bodensee

Wasserburg am Bodensee is one of the three Bavarian municipalities on the shores of Lake Constance. It is a well known resort, sought out for the supposedly healthy nature of its atmosphere.-Parts of the municipality:...

 and later became part of Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn and Preßburg

Bratislava

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 in 1805, the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria the contemporary municipality was formede by the "Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.

Economy, agriculture and forestry

According to the official statistics, in 1998 there were twelve employees who were subject to social insurance contribution in the sector of agriculture and forestry, 44 in the industrial sector and 26 in the sector of trade and transport at place of work. In miscellaneous sectors there were 124 persons who were subject to social insurance contribution at place of work. At place of domicile there were 668 employees altogether. In the industrial sector there were ten, in the main construction trade two businesses. Moreover, there were 31 agricultural businesses in 1999 with a total area of 241 ha, of which 6 ha were agricultural crop land and 106 ha green space.

Education

The elementary school "Schule im Obstgarten", which can be attended for the first four grades, is located in the municipality of Bodolz.

Bodolz has two 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...

s:

• Gemeindekindergarten Bodolz (Im Obstgarten 15, 88131 Bodolz)
• Catholic kindergarten St. Johannes der Täufer (Kirchstr. 13, 88131 Bodolz)