# Wertach

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This article is about the town in Bavaria. For the river, see [Wertach (river)](/source/Wertach_(river)).

**Wertach** (ˈveːɐ̯tax) is a small town in the [Oberallgäu](/source/Oberallg%C3%A4u) district, southern [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is located in the German [Alps](/source/Alps), situated on the river [Wertach](/source/Wertach_(river)), southeast of [Kempten](/source/Kempten_im_Allg%C3%A4u). The town was the childhood home of the writer [W. G. Sebald](/source/W._G._Sebald).

## History

Wertach was first mentioned in 955 and received in 1423 the town privileges. The market Wertach belonged to the [Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg](/source/Prince-Bishopric_of_Augsburg). Since the [German mediatization](/source/German_mediatization) and the secularization of 1803 the place belongs to [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria). As part of the administrative reforms in the [Kingdom of Bavaria](/source/Kingdom_of_Bavaria) and the [Gemeindeedikt of 1818](/source/Gemeindeedikt#Zweites_Gemeindeedikt) the current municipality was formed. In 1893 a fire destroyed most of the town, with only a few houses surviving.

## Coat of arms

[Blazon](/source/Blazon) (description): "In green an obliquely left silver wave beam which is occupied by three black mill wheels."

## Population development

Year 1970 1990 2009 2013 2014 Residents[citation needed] 1558 2059 2390 2532 2467

## Politics

Result of the local elections in March 2014[2]

- Mayor Eberhard Jehle (independent)
- Deputy Mayor: Norbert Gebhart (Free electorate Wertach)
- Third Mayor Alex Wittwer (Christian Social Union in Bavaria, CSU)

The council of Wertach has 14 members.

- [Christian Social Union in Bavaria](/source/Christian_Social_Union_in_Bavaria) (CSU): 32.45%, 5 seats
- Independents electorate and tourism: 21.49%, 3 seats
- Electorate of employees: 17.90%, 2 seats
- Independent Women's Group Wertach: 14.39%, 2 seats
- Free electorate Wertach: 13.77%, 2 seats

## Buildings

- St. Sebastian Chapel: The St. Sebastian Chapel was designed according to the plans of the famous [Wieskirche](/source/Wieskirche) in 1763 by Dominikus Zimmermann.
- Local History Museum: The museum was founded in 1931. Besides crafting equipment, weapons and animals is an art gallery of the painter Franz Sales Lochbihler.
- In 1874 the brothers Kramer produced worldwide for the first time the [Weisslacker](/source/Weisslacker) – Cheese.

## References

1. ["Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden"](https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/) (in German). *statistik.bayern.de*. [Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik](/source/Bayerisches_Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik). 15 July 2021.

1. [Ergebnis der Kommunalwahl 2008](http://www.wertach.de/wahl08/6_MAIN_E_GEMEINDERATSWAHL_2008.html)[dead link]

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