Iffezheim
Encyclopedia
Iffezheim is a town in the district of Rastatt
in Baden-Württemberg
in Germany
. It lies close to the Rhine river, where the Lock Iffezheim
is also situated.
Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten
, Germany
Mondolfo
, Italy
, which was already used in the 16th century, shows an inverted black anchor with a red rudder on a white ground. It's the official seal
of Iffezheim since the 19th century. In the meantime a so-called Wolfsangel
was in use.
Rastatt (district)
Rastatt is a district in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe, Calw, Freudenstadt and the Ortenaukreis. To the west it borders the French département Bas-Rhin...
in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It lies close to the Rhine river, where the Lock Iffezheim
Lock Iffezheim
The Iffezheim Lock is a river lock on the Rhine near Iffezheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The two passages of the lock serve to allow ships and barges to bypass the hydropower station on the French side of the river....
is also situated.
Mayors
- Jakob Huber (1891–1893)
- Konrad Mußler (1893–1911)
- Johannes N. Huber (1911–1919)
- Anton Oesterle (1920–1932)
- Friedrich König (1932–1939)
- Heinrich Hertweck (1939–1945)
- Franz Xaver Huber (1945–1961)
- Albin König (1961–1978)
- Otto Himpel (1978–2002)
- Peter Werler (since 2002)
Civil parish
Results of the Kommunalwahl from 13 June 2004:- CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
: 44.8% (6 seats) - FWGFree VotersFree Voters is a German concept in which an association of persons participates in an election without having the status of a registered political party. Usually it is a locally organized group of voters in the form of a registered association . In most cases, Free Voters are active only at the...
: 33.0 % (5 seats) - SPDSocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
: 22.2% (3 seats)
Twin cities
Iffezheim is twinned with:Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten
Hoppegarten
Hoppegarten is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.-History:The actual municipality was created in 2003 when the former municipalities of Hönow and Münchehofe were united with Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Mondolfo
Mondolfo
Mondolfo is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km northwest of Ancona and about 25 km southeast of Pesaro, on the Adriatic Sea...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Coat of arms
The current coat of armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
, which was already used in the 16th century, shows an inverted black anchor with a red rudder on a white ground. It's the official seal
Seal (device)
A seal can be a figure impressed in wax, clay, or some other medium, or embossed on paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document ; but the term can also mean the device for making such impressions, being essentially a mould with the mirror image of the design carved in sunken- relief or...
of Iffezheim since the 19th century. In the meantime a so-called Wolfsangel
Wolfsangel
The Wolfsangel is a symbol. It is also known as the Wolf's Hook or Doppelhaken. The upright variant is also known as "thunderbolt" and the horizontal variant as "werewolf"....
was in use.