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GERMAN SHOOTING TOKEN / JETON
IMMENSTADT 300 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
TO THEIR STANDING ARMY / RIFLE CORP CLUB
Created by Baron Georg Freiherr zu Königsegg
Medalist Engraving by Sebald Drentwett - Medal Engraver
Face reads:
FRHRR GG. V. KONIGSEGG
GRUNDER D. SCH. G. JMMENSTADT
with Profile bust
Obverse reads:
ZUR ERINNERUNG
AN DAS
300 JAHR JUBILÄUM
DER K.P.
SCHÜTZEN-GESHELLSCHAFT
JMMENSTADT
13-18 AUG 1893
(DRENTWETT)
--------loosley translated--------
IN MEMORY OF
TO THE
300 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
THE K.P.
SHOOTING SOCIETY
JMMENSTADT
13-18 AUG 1893
(DRENTWETT)
28mm
Composition is unknown. Maybe silvered lead or zinc?
Heavy thud.
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FYI
Immenstadt im Allgäu is a town in the Upper Allgäu, the southernmost district of Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps. First mentioned in a 1275 administrative tract, it was granted town privileges in 1360, which makes it one of the oldest towns in the area. It was the seat of the counts of Königsegg-Rothenfels until 1804.
History
While historians suspect the area to have been settled as early as the neolithic period, nothing is known of the origins of the modern-era town. The oldest datable source is a 1275 administrative tract compiled by the diocese of Konstanz. Immendorf was granted town (Stadt) privileges by the emperor Charles IV. in 1360, thus changing its name to Immenstadt, with an estimated population of 135.
Immenstadt was affected by the German Peasants' War of 1525 and lost almost 70 per cent of its population to the plague during the Thirty Years' War (1618–48). During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, however, the town also gained economic wealth through the salt and linen trade, and it became the seat of the counts of Königsegg-Rothenfels in 1664.
The counts were deposed during the French Revolutionary Wars, and Immenstadt briefly became Austrian before joining Bavaria in 1805. After major town fires in 1805 and 1844, Immenstadt entered the modern era in the 1850s, when the railroad arrived and the town's first factory opened shortly afterward. Immenstadt became a garrison town in the First World War and was bombed once in the Second World War, which cost six lives and destroyed several buildings along the railroad tracks. The town has enjoyed quiet prosperity since, with the exception of a flooding of parts of the municipal territory in 1999. The administrative reform of 1972 resulted in the incorporation of six nearby villages.
Town Life
Located at the Northern edge of the German Alps, Immenstadt has long been a tourist destination. Visitors are drawn to the nearby mountains for hiking and skiing, and to the Alpsee lakes for swimming and boating. The town hosts a major triathlon event in July of each year. Its local history museum, Hofmühle, resides in a former mill building. A second museum, the Mountain Farmers Museum, is located in the nearby village of Diepolz.
A number of historical buildings can be found in the town center, including the town hall, the St. Josef church, and the town castle of the counts of Königsegg-Rothenfels, all of which date from the seventeenth century. Sculptures across the town center commemorate historical trades, especially brewing and mountain farming. Notable historical sites in the municipal area include the Maria Loreto pilgrims' chapel and the ruins of the Rothenfels, Hugofels, Laubenberg, and Werdenstein castles.
Among the important annual events in town life are the town festival and the Allgäu Triathlon in July, the Cheese and Farmers Market in late summer, and the Viehscheid (return of the cattle from the mountains) in September. The town hosts a series of open-air events on its central square, the Marienplatz, during the summer.
Immenstadt has a number of schools, including a gymnasium and the district's vocational school. It is the seat of the district newspaper, Allgäuer Zeitung and of a Bosch factory that is also the town's biggest employer.
Notable people
Dennis Endras (1985-), hockey goaltender
Karin Ertl (1974-), German heptathlete
Ludwig Glötzle [de] (1847-1929), painter
Joseph Edmund Jörg (1819-1901), historian and politician
Heini Klopfer (1916-1968), architect and ski jumper
Klaus Nomi (1944-1983), pop and opera singer
Alois Schmid [de] (1854-1911), local historian and politician
Christian Wagner (1959-), film director
Uwe Wegmann (1964-), soccer player and coach
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Let us briefly follow the history of the shooting in Immenstadt: When the settlement of Imendorff was elevated to a city in 1360, it also got the right to "bevestnen with digging, meuren, towers, porten and other vesting". Ten years later, the Immenstadt walls and towers were largely completed and it was now necessary to occupy them in case of an emergency. The defense of a city, however, required a well-rehearsed team that was able to deal with the weapons at its disposal.
In response, a kind of civic defence was created, which, in cooperation with the rural population, had to take over the defense of the still young city. Thus, we can assume that the beginnings of the Immenstadt shooting are to be found in these times.
In addition to its actual purpose (the defense against attackers), this military community was entrusted with patrol service in times of danger, guard duty on towers, fortifications and bridges, and the hunt for dangerous animals. To do this, she had to conduct weapons and shooting exercises, which in turn required appropriate terrain.
In order to keep the standard of shooters at the required level of performance, a shooting day was introduced weekly. All able-bodied male subjects between the ages of 18 and 60 were required to participate in at least three of these shooting days annually. The main weapon of such a bourgeois defence was primarily the crossbow. A skilled crossbowman is said to have been able to fire eight shots a minute, hitting the intended target with certainty at a distance of about 150 steps.
Immediately, however, the immenstadt shooters seem to have established themselves with the new fire tube or the bullet-gun.
In the oldest known shooting order of the former county of Rothenfels from 1559, in any case, only "büchsen" is mentioned.
In general, this document is a rarity in relation to our city.
The obligations, codes of conduct and threats of punishment contained therein, as well as the naming of a master shooter, a target, etc., presuppose the existence of an organized rifle guild. For the first time, the establishment of an Immenstadt shooting range is mentioned.
The next few decades will be marked by political uncertainty in the region. Counties are sold and bought, rulers change and the rural population suffers.
Georg Freiherr zu Königsegg (1567-1622) formed his own count's rifle corps in 1593 from foreign landsservants.
Since then, the process and year have been inextricably linked to the emergence of the Immenstädter Schützengesellschaft. The relations between the rule and the population seem to have returned to normal after 1600, because from 1608 there are reports of a free shooting to Immenstadt.
In the years of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and afterwards, a powerful rifle force proved to be particularly important – as stray piles of mercenaries, breadless landsmen and other predators did not let the suffering population rest.
Probably based on the experiences of the war-footed, a special relationship of trust developed between the ruling counts and the Immenstadt shooters and the Haus Königsegg became a great promoter of the local shooting industry.
Under the influence of an established guild system, a growing bourgeois prosperity and under the caring hand of the landlord, the Rifle Guild developed more and more into an important social factor in the city, which, in addition to the obligatory shooting competitions, also initiated events of a different kind. In short, one had become more "urban" and cultivated this style.
Although every innocent citizen still had the right to ask for admission to the Rifle Guild, the investigator had to accept an assessment of his character and a review of his lifestyle. Only when seven-eighths of all members voted in favour of joining did nothing stand in the way of it. If, on the other hand, a member had been able to be indebted, a share of one-eighth of the vote was sufficient to exclude him from the Community.
The count's civil servants living in the village were honorary members because of their status. By the middle of the 18th century, the original military purpose of the organization had completely faded into the background in favour of conviviality. The shooting competitions have now been combined with all sorts of popular amusement. Cube and show stalls, jugglers. Musicians, beer tents and similar fairground activities delighted participants and guests and led to lively contacts with the shooters and citizens of the surrounding towns and villages.
Due to the Peace of Preßburg, the county of Rothenfels passed to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1806. The Immenstadt shooters also suffered from the eventful events of the Tyrolean wars of liberation. Soldiers were housed in the Schützen-Haus.
In 1813, the Bavarian state established a Landwehr battalion consisting of a rifle and a Fusilier company. The former was recruited to the for e.g. for the most part from the men of the former Rifle Guild, which, now equipped with a white-blue outfit, also had to gain a new name of military imprint.
It was palpable at every turn: the formerly socially active shooters had once again become a military association under the pressure of state power.
History
While historians suspect the area to have been settled as early as the neolithic period, nothing is known of the origins of the modern-era town. The oldest datable source is a 1275 administrative tract compiled by the diocese of Konstanz. Immendorf was granted town (Stadt) privileges by the emperor Charles IV. in 1360, thus changing its name to Immenstadt, with an estimated population of 135.
Immenstadt was affected by the German Peasants' War of 1525 and lost almost 70 per cent of its population to the plague during the Thirty Years' War (1618–48). During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, however, the town also gained economic wealth through the salt and linen trade, and it became the seat of the counts of Königsegg-Rothenfels in 1664.
The counts were deposed during the French Revolutionary Wars, and Immenstadt briefly became Austrian before joining Bavaria in 1805. After major town fires in 1805 and 1844, Immenstadt entered the modern era in the 1850s, when the railroad arrived and the town's first factory opened shortly afterward. Immenstadt became a garrison town in the First World War and was bombed once in the Second World War, which cost six lives and destroyed several buildings along the railroad tracks. The town has enjoyed quiet prosperity since, with the exception of a flooding of parts of the municipal territory in 1999. The administrative reform of 1972 resulted in the incorporation of six nearby villages.
Town Life
Located at the Northern edge of the German Alps, Immenstadt has long been a tourist destination. Visitors are drawn to the nearby mountains for hiking and skiing, and to the Alpsee lakes for swimming and boating. The town hosts a major triathlon event in July of each year. Its local history museum, Hofmühle, resides in a former mill building. A second museum, the Mountain Farmers Museum, is located in the nearby village of Diepolz.
A number of historical buildings can be found in the town center, including the town hall, the St. Josef church, and the town castle of the counts of Königsegg-Rothenfels, all of which date from the seventeenth century. Sculptures across the town center commemorate historical trades, especially brewing and mountain farming. Notable historical sites in the municipal area include the Maria Loreto pilgrims' chapel and the ruins of the Rothenfels, Hugofels, Laubenberg, and Werdenstein castles.
Among the important annual events in town life are the town festival and the Allgäu Triathlon in July, the Cheese and Farmers Market in late summer, and the Viehscheid (return of the cattle from the mountains) in September. The town hosts a series of open-air events on its central square, the Marienplatz, during the summer.
Immenstadt has a number of schools, including a gymnasium and the district's vocational school. It is the seat of the district newspaper, Allgäuer Zeitung and of a Bosch factory that is also the town's biggest employer.
Notable people
Dennis Endras (1985-), hockey goaltender
Karin Ertl (1974-), German heptathlete
Ludwig Glötzle [de] (1847-1929), painter
Joseph Edmund Jörg (1819-1901), historian and politician
Heini Klopfer (1916-1968), architect and ski jumper
Klaus Nomi (1944-1983), pop and opera singer
Alois Schmid [de] (1854-1911), local historian and politician
Christian Wagner (1959-), film director
Uwe Wegmann (1964-), soccer player and coach
--------------
Let us briefly follow the history of the shooting in Immenstadt: When the settlement of Imendorff was elevated to a city in 1360, it also got the right to "bevestnen with digging, meuren, towers, porten and other vesting". Ten years later, the Immenstadt walls and towers were largely completed and it was now necessary to occupy them in case of an emergency. The defense of a city, however, required a well-rehearsed team that was able to deal with the weapons at its disposal.
In response, a kind of civic defence was created, which, in cooperation with the rural population, had to take over the defense of the still young city. Thus, we can assume that the beginnings of the Immenstadt shooting are to be found in these times.
In addition to its actual purpose (the defense against attackers), this military community was entrusted with patrol service in times of danger, guard duty on towers, fortifications and bridges, and the hunt for dangerous animals. To do this, she had to conduct weapons and shooting exercises, which in turn required appropriate terrain.
In order to keep the standard of shooters at the required level of performance, a shooting day was introduced weekly. All able-bodied male subjects between the ages of 18 and 60 were required to participate in at least three of these shooting days annually. The main weapon of such a bourgeois defence was primarily the crossbow. A skilled crossbowman is said to have been able to fire eight shots a minute, hitting the intended target with certainty at a distance of about 150 steps.
Immediately, however, the immenstadt shooters seem to have established themselves with the new fire tube or the bullet-gun.
In the oldest known shooting order of the former county of Rothenfels from 1559, in any case, only "büchsen" is mentioned.
In general, this document is a rarity in relation to our city.
The obligations, codes of conduct and threats of punishment contained therein, as well as the naming of a master shooter, a target, etc., presuppose the existence of an organized rifle guild. For the first time, the establishment of an Immenstadt shooting range is mentioned.
The next few decades will be marked by political uncertainty in the region. Counties are sold and bought, rulers change and the rural population suffers.
Georg Freiherr zu Königsegg (1567-1622) formed his own count's rifle corps in 1593 from foreign landsservants.
Since then, the process and year have been inextricably linked to the emergence of the Immenstädter Schützengesellschaft. The relations between the rule and the population seem to have returned to normal after 1600, because from 1608 there are reports of a free shooting to Immenstadt.
In the years of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and afterwards, a powerful rifle force proved to be particularly important – as stray piles of mercenaries, breadless landsmen and other predators did not let the suffering population rest.
Probably based on the experiences of the war-footed, a special relationship of trust developed between the ruling counts and the Immenstadt shooters and the Haus Königsegg became a great promoter of the local shooting industry.
Under the influence of an established guild system, a growing bourgeois prosperity and under the caring hand of the landlord, the Rifle Guild developed more and more into an important social factor in the city, which, in addition to the obligatory shooting competitions, also initiated events of a different kind. In short, one had become more "urban" and cultivated this style.
Although every innocent citizen still had the right to ask for admission to the Rifle Guild, the investigator had to accept an assessment of his character and a review of his lifestyle. Only when seven-eighths of all members voted in favour of joining did nothing stand in the way of it. If, on the other hand, a member had been able to be indebted, a share of one-eighth of the vote was sufficient to exclude him from the Community.
The count's civil servants living in the village were honorary members because of their status. By the middle of the 18th century, the original military purpose of the organization had completely faded into the background in favour of conviviality. The shooting competitions have now been combined with all sorts of popular amusement. Cube and show stalls, jugglers. Musicians, beer tents and similar fairground activities delighted participants and guests and led to lively contacts with the shooters and citizens of the surrounding towns and villages.
Due to the Peace of Preßburg, the county of Rothenfels passed to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1806. The Immenstadt shooters also suffered from the eventful events of the Tyrolean wars of liberation. Soldiers were housed in the Schützen-Haus.
In 1813, the Bavarian state established a Landwehr battalion consisting of a rifle and a Fusilier company. The former was recruited to the for e.g. for the most part from the men of the former Rifle Guild, which, now equipped with a white-blue outfit, also had to gain a new name of military imprint.
It was palpable at every turn: the formerly socially active shooters had once again become a military association under the pressure of state power.
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