Schondorf
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Schondorf am Ammersee is a municipality
in the district Landsberg am Lech
, Bavaria
, Germany
and is a member of the municipal association Schondorf am Ammersee
The municipal association based in Schondorf.
and about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) southeast of Augsburg
on the western shore of lake Ammersee
in the district of Landsberg am Lech
.
As the place is on the edge of Lake Ammersee, is the maximum height difference in the municipality area is 70 metres (76.6 yd).
in the north, Eching am Ammersee
in the north-east, Utting
in the south and Windach
in the west.
. (back to 750-450 BC). To suggest that in the municipality found 14 burial mounds. In the area of present-day communal bathing site in 1924, a 20 m × 7.5 m (21.9 yd × 8.2 yd) wide bathing area of a Roman villa from the 3rd century AD excavated. Further traces of a settlement can be found from the period after the Roman Empire
from the period 500-700 AD (skeletons and grave goods with a lance).
. This property was in course of time lost. Subsequently there was a local Nobility . These built Jacob's Church in 1150. In Oberschondorf, the present church in 1284 by the Bavarian duke to the Dießen Abby was given.
and Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
.
In the 15th Century, Ober- and Unterschondorf was a part of the “Hofmark Greifenberg”. 1507 bought the Hofmark Erhard von Perfall.
As the number of inhabitants in Oberschondorf increases steadily, built provost Johannes Zallinger a new church. This church was made 1499 completed and was dedicated to St. Martin of Tours
. The weekly mass were held by the “Gesellpriester” from Utting. Since this is not the Oberschondorf citizens promised, it has made efforts to their own priest. The Sigel Official accounts of the Diocesan Augsburg show Wolfgang Ostler in 1520 as the first Catholic priest.
During the Thirty Years' War
in 1628 and 1629 pulled the plague more than Half of the inhabitants of Schondorf. In 1633 Swedish
troops marched along the western shore of the Ammersee Lake and plundered probably Schondorf.
Towards the end of the 17th Century was the parish church in Oberschondorf and the St. Jacob Church in Unterschondorf undergo a renovation. This was particularly the choir altar, the pulpit and the seating.
Through the secularization
in 1803, the Bavarian state was the landlord in Schondorf. In the course of administrative reform in the Kingdom of Bavaria
was created with the municipal edict
of 1818 the municipalities Oberschondorf and Unterschondorf.
Schondorf was incorporated within the jurisdiction of the “Landsberg district court” .
The opening of the Ammersee Railway was on 30 June 1898. Schondorf was present, the southern terminus. The final gap to Dießen am Ammersee
was on 24 December 1898. The station was built on the subdivision border between Ober- and Unterschondorf, and even then bore the name “Schondorf”. The station building here was only made of corrugated iron huts. A wooden building was only about to 1902nd.
1909 was the first screw steamer called “Schondorf” on the Ammersee launching. The ship had 80 HP (58 KW) and could carry 120 people. It was completed in 1956 out of service.
In 1912 the two villages have been connected to the electrical power grid. With the division gymnastics
the local sports club (TSV 1920 Schondorf) was established by 27 founding members in 1920.
The station building was built in 1934 fundamentally new. The technical facilities that were previously in the open, got one enclosure. These have not yet installed additional electrical installations that were not exposed to the rain.
During the Second World War, the two municipalities were not even affected. In April 1945, American troops moved into Schondorf. It followed a three-week occupation by French troops.
The German economic miracle
was reflected in the Schondorf-based communities. There were not only improved the road conditions, but also promoted the expansion of water supply and construction of housing for refugees and German displaced persons.
In 1961, the second ship named “Schondorf” with 225 HP (195 KW) was put into service.
The mid-1830s opened the first restaurant (Sailer).
In the First World War
had some bells of St. Anne Church be made to serve the war effort. In 1925 the company Hirt was able to pour in Kempten shepherd through donations from the public and through a foundation of three new bells. But back in 1942 had four bells for the production of shells are given.
Founded in 1876, the volunteer fire department.
On 14 September 1905 founded the evangelical pastor Julius Lohmann, the South German boarding school , today call Stiftung Landheim Schondorf.
On 5 January 1919, a storm surge occurred on the Ammersee. This tore numerous pontoons. Similarly, broken-reed was thrown over the sea wall.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Toni Ruhr built in the waterfront in the south of the dock.
With the seizure of the Nazis
, the Unterschondorf-based Joachim von Moltke took over the mayor's office, but was soon out district leader of the district of Landsberg am Lech.
After the war the American troops seized some houses at the Ammersee. In the boarding school has been set up for a short time a hospital for displaced person
s.
The repair of the waterfront in 1950 was sore now expanded to the north. In Unterschondorf a new parish church (Heilig Kreuz) was built in 1954.
It was created by a regulation
of the Government of Upper Bavaria from 1 May 1978, the municipal association Schondorf am Ammersee . Thus, the administrations of the autonomous communities continue to exist Schondorf, Greifenberg Eching and have been combined. The seat of the administration is Schondorf.
On the evening of 15 September 1981, was the abduction of the ten-year pupil Ursula Herrmann. She was on the way from her grandmother in Schondorf to Eching am Ammersee. The child was in a 72 cm × 60 cm × 139 cm (28in × 24in × 66in) in the forest “Weingarten” locked and buried. Since the ventilation tube was too long, the girl suffocated after several hours. It has demanded a ransom of two million DM (1.02 million euros), whose transfer it never came. The body was found on 4 October 1982. The prosecutor started the investigation. The investigation led in May 2008 on the arrest of a 58-year-old man in Kappeln
. In an evidence of this process was on 25 March 2010 convicted of kidnapping resulting in death to life imprisonment.
As a result of heavy rainfall (up to 180 l/m²) exceeded the Ammersee in the Pentecostal floods of 1999
its average water level about two meters. The promenade and the adjoining lake road were flooded.
In August 2005, the tracks at the station Schondorf was rebuilt. Since then, there are no plant and goods tracks.
In 2010, there was a energy modernization of the City Hall. It could be an energy savings of 65 percent. The budget for the renovation is in the range of 1.5 million euros. The grant from the economic stimulus package amounts to approximately 720,100 euros.
: In red with two silver strips of the shaft body of a silver unicorn with gold-winning blue rock golden ring on the horn.
The romanesque church
of St. Jakob is probably from 1150.
, Soccer for youth, Soccer for Seniors, Skigymnastik, Taekwondo
, Tennis
, Table tennis
, Gymnastics
/Track and field
, Volleyball
) with 1,300 members.
. From there, a connection is possible to Augsburg, Weilheim and Diessen. Also buses towards Landsberg am Lech.
The Staatsstraße 2055 (Dießen – Greifenberg) runs through Schondorf. Into this Staatsstraße the Staatsstraße 2346 lead at the railway crossing on the northern outskirts. The remaining streets are local roads. All local roads are Zones 30.
On the Ammersee ships of the “Bayerische Seenschifffahrt” sail to Stegen
, Herrsching
and Dießen in travel direction.
Also located here the Landheim Schondorf. The boarding school has 290 students. These come from all over Germany and abroad. In addition to the high school education, participation in craft, sporting and musical workshops is duty.
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 Landsberg am Lech
Landsberg (district)
Landsberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Aichach-Friedberg, Fürstenfeldbruck, Starnberg, Weilheim-Schongau, Ostallgäu and Augsburg.- History :...
, 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...
, 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...
and is a member of the municipal association Schondorf am Ammersee
Schondorf (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Schondorf am Ammersee in the Upper Bavaria district of Landsberg am Lech was created on 1 May 1978 by regulation by the government of Upper Bavaria....
The municipal association based in Schondorf.
Geographical Location
Schondorf is a is climatic spa village. It is located about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) west of 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...
and about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) southeast of Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
on the western shore of lake Ammersee
Ammersee
Ammersee is a lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany located southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake is located at an elevation of , and has a maximum depth of . Like other Bavarian...
in the district of Landsberg am Lech
Landsberg (district)
Landsberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Aichach-Friedberg, Fürstenfeldbruck, Starnberg, Weilheim-Schongau, Ostallgäu and Augsburg.- History :...
.
As the place is on the edge of Lake Ammersee, is the maximum height difference in the municipality area is 70 metres (76.6 yd).
Expansion of the municipality
The area of the municipality is 6.56 km² (2.5 sq mi). The maximum amount of extension in the north-south direction is 4 km (2.5 mi) and west-east direction 2.5 km (1.6 mi).Municipality in the neighborhood
The neighboring municipalities of Schondorf are: GreifenbergGreifenberg
Greifenberg is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.-External links:*Webpage of the local Shooting Club "Schmied von Kochel"...
in the north, Eching am Ammersee
Eching am Ammersee
Eching am Ammersee is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany....
in the north-east, Utting
Utting
Utting is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.-History:During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located in the town.-External links:*...
in the south and Windach
Windach
Windach is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany....
in the west.
Subdivisions
Schondorf has two subdivisions: Oberschondorf on the western and upper side and Unterschondorf on the eastern and lower side.Settlement before the local establishment
The first finds of human settlement extending to the hallstatt cultureHallstatt culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC , developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC and followed in much of Central Europe by the La Tène culture.By the 6th century BC, the Hallstatt culture extended for some...
. (back to 750-450 BC). To suggest that in the municipality found 14 burial mounds. In the area of present-day communal bathing site in 1924, a 20 m × 7.5 m (21.9 yd × 8.2 yd) wide bathing area of a Roman villa from the 3rd century AD excavated. Further traces of a settlement can be found from the period after the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
from the period 500-700 AD (skeletons and grave goods with a lance).
The first written reference till High Middle Ages
Schondorf was first mentioned in 751 as a count Engildeo from the noble family of Huosi including its goods delivered in “Scondorf” the Benediktbeuern AbbeyBenediktbeuern Abbey
Benediktbeuern Abbey is a monastery of the Salesians of Don Bosco, originally a monastery of the Benedictine Order, in Benediktbeuern in Bavaria, near the Kochelsee, 64 km south-south-west of Munich...
. This property was in course of time lost. Subsequently there was a local Nobility . These built Jacob's Church in 1150. In Oberschondorf, the present church in 1284 by the Bavarian duke to the Dießen Abby was given.
High Middle Ages till 1818
Only since the High Middle Ages a distinction was made between Ober- and Unterschondorf. Each farm in Oberschondorf belonged to the Andechs Abbey. Each half was owned by Adelheid von Pergen and the other half by Kunigunde von Schondorf-Hechenwang. Unterschondorf at the time was owned by the Earl of Greifenberg. Through the establishment of the Benedictine monastery Andechs, in Unterschondorf changed the ownership to Ernest, Duke of BavariaErnest, Duke of Bavaria
Ernest of Bavaria-Munich , , from 1397 Duke of Bavaria-Munich.-Biography:Ernest was a son of John II and ruled the duchy of Bavaria-Munich together with his brother William III....
and Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
Albert III the Pious of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernabò Visconti.-Life:Albert was born in Munich....
.
In the 15th Century, Ober- and Unterschondorf was a part of the “Hofmark Greifenberg”. 1507 bought the Hofmark Erhard von Perfall.
As the number of inhabitants in Oberschondorf increases steadily, built provost Johannes Zallinger a new church. This church was made 1499 completed and was dedicated to St. Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...
. The weekly mass were held by the “Gesellpriester” from Utting. Since this is not the Oberschondorf citizens promised, it has made efforts to their own priest. The Sigel Official accounts of the Diocesan Augsburg show Wolfgang Ostler in 1520 as the first Catholic priest.
During the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
in 1628 and 1629 pulled the plague more than Half of the inhabitants of Schondorf. In 1633 Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
troops marched along the western shore of the Ammersee Lake and plundered probably Schondorf.
Towards the end of the 17th Century was the parish church in Oberschondorf and the St. Jacob Church in Unterschondorf undergo a renovation. This was particularly the choir altar, the pulpit and the seating.
Through the secularization
Secularization
Secularization is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious values and secular institutions...
in 1803, the Bavarian state was the landlord in Schondorf. In the course of administrative reform in the Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
was created with the municipal edict
Edict
An edict is an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism. The Pope and various micronational leaders are currently the only persons who still issue edicts.-Notable edicts:...
of 1818 the municipalities Oberschondorf and Unterschondorf.
1818–1970
In the time of the German Revolution of 1848Revolutions of 1848 in the German states
The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, also called the March Revolution – part of the Revolutions of 1848 that broke out in many countries of Europe – were a series of loosely coordinated protests and rebellions in the states of the German Confederation, including the Austrian Empire...
Schondorf was incorporated within the jurisdiction of the “Landsberg district court” .
The opening of the Ammersee Railway was on 30 June 1898. Schondorf was present, the southern terminus. The final gap to Dießen am Ammersee
Dießen am Ammersee
Dießen am Ammersee is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.-References:...
was on 24 December 1898. The station was built on the subdivision border between Ober- and Unterschondorf, and even then bore the name “Schondorf”. The station building here was only made of corrugated iron huts. A wooden building was only about to 1902nd.
1909 was the first screw steamer called “Schondorf” on the Ammersee launching. The ship had 80 HP (58 KW) and could carry 120 people. It was completed in 1956 out of service.
In 1912 the two villages have been connected to the electrical power grid. With the division gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
the local sports club (TSV 1920 Schondorf) was established by 27 founding members in 1920.
The station building was built in 1934 fundamentally new. The technical facilities that were previously in the open, got one enclosure. These have not yet installed additional electrical installations that were not exposed to the rain.
During the Second World War, the two municipalities were not even affected. In April 1945, American troops moved into Schondorf. It followed a three-week occupation by French troops.
The German economic miracle
Wirtschaftswunder
The term describes the rapid reconstruction and development of the economies of West Germany and Austria after World War II . The expression was used by The Times in 1950...
was reflected in the Schondorf-based communities. There were not only improved the road conditions, but also promoted the expansion of water supply and construction of housing for refugees and German displaced persons.
In 1961, the second ship named “Schondorf” with 225 HP (195 KW) was put into service.
1818–1970 in Oberschondorf
The size of the agricultural area in the upper subdivision was twice as large the lower subdivision. There were mainly farms with high agricultural capacity..The mid-1830s opened the first restaurant (Sailer).
In the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
had some bells of St. Anne Church be made to serve the war effort. In 1925 the company Hirt was able to pour in Kempten shepherd through donations from the public and through a foundation of three new bells. But back in 1942 had four bells for the production of shells are given.
1818–1970 in Unterschondorf
The lower subdivision was inhabited by fishermen and small farmers. These were not economically as strong as in the upper subdivision. Only with development of the tourist accommodation at beginning of the 20th century, the situation improved the situation of the inhabitants of Unterschondorf.Founded in 1876, the volunteer fire department.
On 14 September 1905 founded the evangelical pastor Julius Lohmann, the South German boarding school , today call Stiftung Landheim Schondorf.
On 5 January 1919, a storm surge occurred on the Ammersee. This tore numerous pontoons. Similarly, broken-reed was thrown over the sea wall.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Toni Ruhr built in the waterfront in the south of the dock.
With the seizure of the Nazis
Machtergreifung
Machtergreifung is a German word meaning "seizure of power". It is normally used specifically to refer to the Nazi takeover of power in the democratic Weimar Republic on 30 January 1933, the day Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany, turning it into the Nazi German dictatorship.-Term:The...
, the Unterschondorf-based Joachim von Moltke took over the mayor's office, but was soon out district leader of the district of Landsberg am Lech.
After the war the American troops seized some houses at the Ammersee. In the boarding school has been set up for a short time a hospital for displaced person
Displaced person
A displaced person is a person who has been forced to leave his or her native place, a phenomenon known as forced migration.- Origin of term :...
s.
The repair of the waterfront in 1950 was sore now expanded to the north. In Unterschondorf a new parish church (Heilig Kreuz) was built in 1954.
since 1970
On 1 January 1970 the independent municipality were merged. For this purpose, a new town hall in the new center of the municipality was built. The old halls of Ober- an Unterschondorf already been converted into social housing.It was created by a regulation
Regulation (law)
A regulation is a form of secondary legislation issued by a government minister under the authority of primary legislation. Regulations are used to make the detailed arrangements which give effect to the intent and purpose of primary legislation. Regulations are typically used to address matters of...
of the Government of Upper Bavaria from 1 May 1978, the municipal association Schondorf am Ammersee . Thus, the administrations of the autonomous communities continue to exist Schondorf, Greifenberg Eching and have been combined. The seat of the administration is Schondorf.
On the evening of 15 September 1981, was the abduction of the ten-year pupil Ursula Herrmann. She was on the way from her grandmother in Schondorf to Eching am Ammersee. The child was in a 72 cm × 60 cm × 139 cm (28in × 24in × 66in) in the forest “Weingarten” locked and buried. Since the ventilation tube was too long, the girl suffocated after several hours. It has demanded a ransom of two million DM (1.02 million euros), whose transfer it never came. The body was found on 4 October 1982. The prosecutor started the investigation. The investigation led in May 2008 on the arrest of a 58-year-old man in Kappeln
Kappeln
Kappeln is a town in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the north bank of the Schlei, approx. northeast of Schleswig, and southeast of Flensburg....
. In an evidence of this process was on 25 March 2010 convicted of kidnapping resulting in death to life imprisonment.
As a result of heavy rainfall (up to 180 l/m²) exceeded the Ammersee in the Pentecostal floods of 1999
Pfingsthochwasser 1999
The Pfingsthochwasser was a 100-year flood around the Pentecost season in 1999 that mostly affected Bavaria, Vorarlberg and Tirol. It was caused by heavy rainfall coinciding with the regular Alpine meltwater....
its average water level about two meters. The promenade and the adjoining lake road were flooded.
In August 2005, the tracks at the station Schondorf was rebuilt. Since then, there are no plant and goods tracks.
In 2010, there was a energy modernization of the City Hall. It could be an energy savings of 65 percent. The budget for the renovation is in the range of 1.5 million euros. The grant from the economic stimulus package amounts to approximately 720,100 euros.
Population development
| 1832 | 340 Residents |
| 1840 | 323 Residents |
| 1890 | 359 Residents |
| 1895 | 270 Residents |
| 1900 | 423 Residents |
| 1925 | 465 Residents |
| 1931 | 523 Residents |
| 1933 | 526 Residents |
| 1945 | 742 Residents |
| 1950 | 854 Residents |
| 1951 | 850 Residents |
| 1962 | 820 Residents |
| 1970 | 837 Residents |
| 1840 | 195 Residents |
| 1900 | 183 Residents |
| 1910 | 378 Residents |
| 1925 | 623 Residents |
| 1931 | 676 Residents |
| 1939 | 707 Residents |
| 1945 | 1317 Residents |
| 1950 | 1214 Residents |
| 1970 | 1302 Residents |
| Mid 1970 | 2004 Residents |
| Mid 1987 | 2930 Residents |
| End of 2009 | 3973 Residents |
Politics
The municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted 2.107 million euros, of which amounted to the business tax receipts (net) 338 000 euros.Municipal council
The current municipal council was elected in local elections in Bavaria 2008:| Jahr | CSU Christian Social Union of Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany... | SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... | Grüne Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... | FWG Free Voters Free 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... | Total | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 60,8 % |
| 2002 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 67,6 % |
Mayors
On 23 July 2006, Peter Wittmaack (SPD) was elected to succeed the recently deceased mayor Gerd Hoffmann (Freie Wählergemeinschaft). Former mayor of the village:| 1877–1887 | Thomas Marx |
| 1887 | Georg Böck |
| 1887–1894 | Johann Bapt. Limm |
| 1894–1900 | Georg Böck |
| 1900–1906 | Georg Ernst |
| 1906–1912 | Johann Bapt. Limm |
| 1912–1933 | Jakob Böck |
| 1933 | Joachim von Moltke |
| 1933–1934 | Jakob Böck |
| 1934–1943 | Johannes Bauer |
| 1943–1945 | Alois Ortner |
| 1945 | temporary: Johannes Bauer Dr. H. Däumling Freiherr von Perfall Hugo Höchtl |
| 1946–1970 | Hugo Höchtl |
| 1892–1926 | Georg Drexl |
| 1926–1927 | Georg Baur |
| 1927–1933 | Johann Stangl |
| 1933–1945 | Josef Drexl |
| 1945–1946 | Hugo Höchtl |
| 1946–1970 | Mathias Wagner |
| 1970–1990 | Alois Metzger |
| 1990–2006 | Gerd Hoffmann |
| seit 2006 | Peter Wittmaack |
Coat of Arms
BlazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
: In red with two silver strips of the shaft body of a silver unicorn with gold-winning blue rock golden ring on the horn.
Arts and Culture
The former parish church of St. Anna on the hill in the north of the municipality is already clearly visible from distance. It was built by the monastery Dießen in 1499. In the second gallery of the church is a historic organ of the 18th century. Around the church is a cemetery with some very old grave stones, surrounded by walls and houses.The romanesque church
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
of St. Jakob is probably from 1150.
Sports
The local sports club (TSV 1920 Schondorf) consists of eight departments (ice stock sportIce stock sport
Ice stock sport is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling. In German, it is known as Eisstockschießen. Competitors slide ice stocks over an ice surface, aiming for a target, or to cover the longest distance. Ice stocks have a gliding surface, to which a stick is attached...
, Soccer for youth, Soccer for Seniors, Skigymnastik, Taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, Table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
, Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
/Track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
) with 1,300 members.
Transportation
Schondorf has a station on the Ammersee RailwayAmmersee Railway
The Ammersee Railway is a 54 km long single-tracked main line in the provinces of Swabia and Upper Bavaria in southern Germany...
. From there, a connection is possible to Augsburg, Weilheim and Diessen. Also buses towards Landsberg am Lech.
The Staatsstraße 2055 (Dießen – Greifenberg) runs through Schondorf. Into this Staatsstraße the Staatsstraße 2346 lead at the railway crossing on the northern outskirts. The remaining streets are local roads. All local roads are Zones 30.
On the Ammersee ships of the “Bayerische Seenschifffahrt” sail to Stegen
Stegen
Stegen is a small town in the commune of "Aerenzdallgemeng", in eastern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 395....
, Herrsching
Herrsching
Herrsching am Ammersee is a municipality in Upper Bavaria, Germany, on the east shore of the Ammersee, southwest of Munich. Population is some 8,000 in winter, increasing to 13,000 in summer....
and Dießen in travel direction.
Education
Following institutions exist in 2007:- Kindergärden with 100 children
- Elementary school with 7 teachers and 126 pupils
- secondary school mit etwa 40 teachers and 700 pupils
- Folk high school Ammersee-Northwest : This Folk high school is the municipal facility of Utting am Ammersee and the municipal association Schondorf am Ammersee with their communities Eching am Ammersee, Greifenberg and Schondorf am Ammersee.
Also located here the Landheim Schondorf. The boarding school has 290 students. These come from all over Germany and abroad. In addition to the high school education, participation in craft, sporting and musical workshops is duty.