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26-647: The club was formed as the Simbach Wildcats in 1986, then based in Simbach am Inn . It was renamed in early 2004 after the club had moved to Kirchdorf. The club was formed in 1986 as the Simbach Wildcats in Simbach am Inn, Bavaria. After only playing friendlies in its first two seasons the club entered the Bavarian league in 1988. It won a league championship in 1992 and earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga,

52-695: A regionalist identity, the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), operates in the other fifteen states of Germany . It differs from the CDU by being somewhat more conservative in social matters, following Catholic social teaching . The CSU is considered the de facto successor of the Weimar -era Catholic Bavarian People's Party . At

78-595: A social-liberal coalition . The CSU has led the Bavarian state government since it came into existence in 1946, save from 1954 to 1957 when the SPD formed a state government in coalition with the Bavaria Party and the state branches of the GB/BHE and FDP. Initially, the separatist Bavaria Party (BP) successfully competed for the same electorate as the CSU, as both parties saw and presented themselves as successors to

104-545: A league later renamed to GFL2. In 1994 the club won the southern division of the 2. Bundesliga but lost both games against the Stuttgart Scorpions in the promotion round and had to remain in its league. By 1998 the Wildcats were suffering from a lack of players, forcing the club to voluntarily withdraw from the 2. Bundesliga to the tier four Bayernliga. The Wildcats quickly recovered from their decline, winning

130-512: A position that CSU representatives have held from 1946 to 1954 and again since 1957. From 1962 to 2008 and from 2013 to 2018, the CSU had the absolute majority in the Bavarian Landtag. Franz Josef Strauß (1915–1988) had left behind the strongest legacy as a leader of the party, having led the party from 1961 until his death in 1988. His political career in the federal cabinet was unique in that he had served in four ministerial posts in

156-522: A weak showing with 5.2% of votes nationally and 31.7% of the total in Bavaria. The CSU is the sister party of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Together, they are called the Union. The CSU operates only within Bavaria, and the CDU operates in all states other than Bavaria. While virtually independent, at the federal level the parties form a common CDU/CSU faction. No Chancellor has ever come from

182-671: A week apart in September 2013. The CSU regained their majority in the Bavarian Landtag and remained in government in Berlin. They had three ministers in the Fourth Merkel cabinet , namely Horst Seehofer (Minister of the Interior, Building and Community), Andreas Scheuer (Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) and Gerd Müller (Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development). The 2018 Bavarian state election yielded

208-455: Is Klaus Schmid ( CSU ). There are twenty-five seats on the town council; a total of four parties are represented. With 15 seats, the CSU is the biggest party in the town council. The SPD , Alliance '90/The Greens and free voters divide the remaining ten seats. Simbach lies near the incomplete highway A94 . There are train connections at the Simbach (Inn) station to Munich , Vienna , Salzburg , and Passau . The closest major airports are

234-428: Is celebrated in a ceremony spanning nine days with 1000 participants. Forty MW of electricity is generated from geothermal heat sources tapped 2,000 meters beneath the planet . Both Simbach and Braunau make use of this renewable resource. Simbach has approximately 10,000 residents. Nearly 15% of them are younger than 18 years, 45% are between 18 and 50 years old, and 40% are older than 50 years. The mayor of Simbach

260-733: The Grundgesetz of the Federal Republic of Germany as they could not agree with the division of Germany into two states after World War II . Although Bavaria like all German states has a separate police and justice system (distinctive and non-federal), the CSU has actively participated in all political affairs of the German Parliament, the German government, the German Bundesrat, the parliamentary elections of

286-480: The 2008 Bavarian state election , with its vote share dropping from 60.7% to 43.4%. The CSU remained in power by forming a coalition with the FDP. In the 2009 general election , the CSU received only 42.5% of the vote in Bavaria in the 2009 election, which by then constituted its weakest showing in the party's history. The CSU made gains in the 2013 Bavarian state election and the 2013 federal election , which were held

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312-773: The Munich International Airport and the Salzburg Airport , each about a one-hour drive by car. Simbach am Inn is twinned with: Christian Social Union in Bavaria Defunct Defunct The Christian Social Union in Bavaria ( German : Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern , CSU ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany . Having

338-504: The BVP. The CSU was ultimately able to win this power struggle for itself. Among other things, the BP was involved in the "casino affair" under dubious circumstances by the CSU at the end of the 1950s and lost considerable prestige and votes. In the 1966 state election, the BP finally left the state parliament. Before the 2008 elections in Bavaria, the CSU perennially achieved absolute majorities at

364-697: The Bayernliga title in 1999 and moving up to the Regionalliga . After three seasons at this level another league championship in 2002, followed by a victory over Wiesbaden Phantoms in the promotion play-offs, took the club back to the 2. Bundesliga. The following season, 2003, the club won another title in the southern division of the 2. Bundesliga. In the promotion round to the German Football League Simbach lost on aggregate against Marburg Mercenaries , missing out on promotion to

390-497: The CSU, although Strauß and Edmund Stoiber were CDU/CSU candidates for Chancellor in the 1980 federal election and the 2002 federal election , respectively, which were both won by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Below the federal level, the parties are entirely independent. Since its formation, the CSU has been more conservative than the CDU. CSU and the state of Bavaria decided not to sign

416-701: The Wildcats for the promotion round to the GFL once more where it faced the Franken Knights for a spot in Germany's highest league but lost both games. In the 2015 season Kirchdorf finished in third place. The 2017 season was a great success for the club. They won the GFL2 South Championship and then beat the Saarland Hurricanes in relegation. Starting in 2018 they will compete in the GFL, Germany's highest league. Recent seasons of

442-569: The club: Simbach am Inn Simbach am Inn (English: Simbach on the Inn ) is a town on the River Inn in the Rottal-Inn district of Bavaria , Germany . The Austrian city Braunau am Inn lies on the opposite side of the river from Simbach. Simbach was one of the first places in which electricity was used. For example, Simbach had electrical power three years before Munich. One of

468-816: The federal level, the CSU forms a common faction in the Bundestag with the CDU which is frequently referred to as the Union Faction ( die Unionsfraktion ) or simply CDU/CSU . The CSU has 43 seats in the Bundestag since the 2021 federal election , making it currently the second smallest of the seven parties represented. The CSU is a member of the European People's Party and the International Democracy Union . Party leader Markus Söder serves as Minister-President of Bavaria ,

494-421: The highest level for a second time. At the end of the season the club decided to relocate to Kirchdorf. In March 2004, the club received permission to change its name to Kirchdorf Wildcats after a move from Simbach to Kirchdorf. Five more seasons in the 2. Bundesliga followed in which the club slowly declined in performance. In 2008 the club decided to withdraw from the 2. Bundesliga for a second time, this time to

520-542: The level below, the Regionalliga. Kirchdorf won the southern division of this league in 2009 and 2010 but missed out on promotion in 2009 when it lost to the Holzgerlingen Twister . The year after it was more successful and returned to the 2. Bundesliga, now renamed GFL2. After three average seasons there from 2011 to 2013 the club took out the division championship in 2014 once more. The later qualified

546-527: The reasons for Simbach's growth is that it lies on the railway from Munich to Vienna . Schellenberg is a hill north of town. At over 549 meters in height, it is the tallest hill between the Inn and Rott. The hill provides views of the Inn Valley, the neighbouring Upper Austria and (on clear days) the distant Alps . This church, in the Erlach district, ranks among the most important church buildings in

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572-627: The region. It holds an elaborate high altar. The Rathaus, built in Art Nouveau style, was restored in 1987. Pfingstdult is a popular annual festival. Every year, it is accompanied by an industrial exhibition. The annual City festival takes place last Sunday in June. The "Angling celebration" takes place each year on the first weekend in September. "Leonhardiritt" is a horse pro assignment and takes place each year in October. The Advent season

598-424: The state level by itself. This level of dominance is unique among Germany's 16 states. Edmund Stoiber took over the CSU leadership in 1999. He ran for Chancellor of Germany in 2002, but his preferred CDU/CSU –FDP coalition lost against the SPD candidate Gerhard Schröder 's SPD–Green alliance . In the 2003 Bavarian state election , the CSU won 60.7% of the vote and 124 of 180 seats in the state parliament. This

624-410: The worst result for the CSU in the state elections (top candidate Markus Söder ) since 1950 with 37.2% of votes, a decline of over ten percentage points compared to the last result in 2013. After that, the CSU had to form a new coalition government with the minor partner Free Voters of Bavaria . The 2021 German federal election saw the worst election result ever for the Union. The CSU also had

650-611: The years between 1953 and 1969. From 1978 until his death in 1988, Strauß served as the Minister-President of Bavaria. Strauß was the first leader of the CSU to be a candidate for the German chancellery in 1980. In the 1980 federal election , Strauß ran against the incumbent Helmut Schmidt of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) but lost thereafter as the SPD and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) managed to secure an absolute majority together, forming

676-404: Was the first time any party had won a two-thirds majority in a German state parliament. The Economist later suggested that this exceptional result was due to a backlash against Schröder's government in Berlin. The CSU's popularity declined in subsequent years. Stoiber stepped down from the posts of Minister-President and CSU chairman in September 2007. A year later, the CSU lost its majority in

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