Buchloe
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Buchloe is a community raised to city status in 1954, lying in Ostallgäu
district in Bavaria
. Together with the neighbouring communities of Jengen, Lamerdingen and Waal, Buchloe belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
("administrative community") of Buchloe.
–Buchloe–Memmingen
–Lindau
) with interchanges with Bundesstraße ("Federal Highway") 12 (Lindau by way of Munich and Passau
to Philippsreut
) and describes itself as the "Gateway to the Allgäu
". The town is an important railway hub for the Munich–Kempten
– Lindau line on the Allgäu line (KBS 970) and for the Augsburg–Buchloe and the Buchloe–Memmingen lines with their IC
services and direct services into Switzerland
by EC
.
as the town's name comes from Buche, the German
word for beech – twined about each other to form an emblem shaped rather like a section sign
("§"). In 1950, however, the original arms were officially restored.http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/b/buchloe.htm
South of Buchloe is the Buchloe people's observatory, at which there are regular observations of the heavens.
, awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
in 1991, grew up in Buchloe.
Another is the Huber Karwendel Works, which makes the well known Exquisa cream cheese
. Furthermore, the Moksel Group has its headquarters in Buchloe.
("Water Watch", or lifeguard service) and the hospital St. Joseph.
Ostallgäu
Ostallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Augsburg, Landsberg, Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol...
district in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. Together with the neighbouring communities of Jengen, Lamerdingen and Waal, Buchloe belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
("administrative community") of Buchloe.
Geography and transport
Buchloe lies right on Bundesautobahn 96 (MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
–Buchloe–Memmingen
Memmingen
Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian administrative region of Swabia in Germany. It is the central economic, educational and administrative centre in the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the river that marks the Baden-Württemberg border...
–Lindau
Lindau
Lindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...
) with interchanges with Bundesstraße ("Federal Highway") 12 (Lindau by way of Munich and Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
to Philippsreut
Philippsreut
Philippsreut is a municipality in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Bavaria, Germany....
) and describes itself as the "Gateway to 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...
". The town is an important railway hub for the Munich–Kempten
Kempten
Kempten can refer to:* Kempten im Allgäu, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Kempten ZH, a district of the town of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland* Kempton Park, Gauteng, a city in South Africa which was named after Kempten in Bavaria...
– Lindau line on the Allgäu line (KBS 970) and for the Augsburg–Buchloe and the Buchloe–Memmingen lines with their IC
InterCity
InterCity is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe...
services and direct services into Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
by EC
EuroCity
EuroCity, abbreviated EC, denotes an international train service within the European inter-city rail network. In contrast to trains with the "IC" label, "EC" trains are international trains that meet certain criteria. The EuroCity label replaces the older Trans Europ Express name for...
.
Coat of arms
Buchloe has quite a simple coat of arms, being a shield, party per pale, gules and argent. It was bestowed on the town officially in 1834, although it is based on a much earlier design that was already in use about 1500. The colours are those of the State of Augsburg, to which Buchloe belonged from 1311 to 1803, when it was absorbed into Bavaria. In the late nineteenth century, Buchloe assumed a different coat of arms, still a party per pale (i.e. a shield split straight down the middle) and silver on the right half, but gold on the left half with two leafy twigs – likely meant to be beechBeech
Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...
as the town's name comes from Buche, the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
word for beech – twined about each other to form an emblem shaped rather like a section sign
Section sign
The section sign , also called the "double S", "sectional symbol" or signum sectiōnis, is a typographical character used mainly to refer to a particular section of a document, such as a legal code. It is frequently used along with the pilcrow , or paragraph sign...
("§"). In 1950, however, the original arms were officially restored.http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/b/buchloe.htm
Amalgamation
In 1971 and 1972, the communities of Lindenberg and Honsolgen mit Hausen were amalgamated into Buchloe.Culture and sightseeing
Heimatmuseum Buchloe http://www.buchloe.de/buchloe/einrichtungen_heimatmuseum.phpSouth of Buchloe is the Buchloe people's observatory, at which there are regular observations of the heavens.
Sons and daughters of the town
Erwin NeherErwin Neher
Erwin Neher is a German biophysicist.Erwin Neher studied physics at the Technical University of Munich from 1963 to 1966. In 1966, He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the US...
, awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the field of life science and medicine. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will...
in 1991, grew up in Buchloe.
Economy
A well known business in the town is the car manufacturing company Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH und Co.Alpina
Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH is an automobile manufacturing company based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany selling their own cars, based on BMW cars....
Another is the Huber Karwendel Works, which makes the well known Exquisa cream cheese
Cream cheese
Cream cheese is a soft, mild-tasting, white cheese with a high fat content. Traditionally, it is made from unskimmed milk enriched with additional cream....
. Furthermore, the Moksel Group has its headquarters in Buchloe.
Security
Buchloe has a police station and a volunteer fire brigade with various fire engines. Within the town are also found a Bavarian Red Cross office, a chapter of the WasserwachtWasserwacht
The Wasserwacht is a German lifeguard service. It is one of the five voluntary societies of the German Red Cross. The Wasserwacht is a non-profit organization made up of on volunteers.- Tasks :The main task of the Wasserwacht is the prevention of drowning...
("Water Watch", or lifeguard service) and the hospital St. Joseph.