Apfelbach (Bad Mergentheim)

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Apfelbach
Apfelbach coat of arms
Coordinates: 49 ° 26 ′ 50 ″  N , 9 ° 49 ′ 24 ″  E
Height : 265 m above sea level NN
Area : 9.11 km²
Residents : 358  (2014)
Population density : 39 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 97980
Area code : 07931
View of Apfelbach
View of Apfelbach

Apfelbach is a district of the city of Bad Mergentheim in the Main-Tauber district in northeast Baden-Württemberg , around 40 km southwest of Würzburg and 50 km northeast of Heilbronn .

geography

Apfelbach lies at 265  m above sea level. NN am Lochbach , a left tributary of the Tauber , to which the often dry Apfelbach flows in the local area from the left . The place has 358 inhabitants and an area of ​​910.5 ha. This also includes the farmstead State Domain Apfelhof and the abandoned village of Hof.

history

middle Ages

Apfelbach was first mentioned in 1096 as Abfelbach . From 1414 the place belonged to the Teutonic Order .

Modern times

In 1809, Apfelbach came to the Kingdom of Württemberg and there to the Mergentheim District Office . Apfelbach has belonged to the Mergentheim district since 1938.

On January 1, 1972, Apfelbach was incorporated into Bad Mergentheim together with Althausen , Löffelstelzen , Markelsheim and Neunkirchen . As in the context of on 1 January 1973 Württemberg Baden-district reform the county Mergentheim was disbanded, Apple Bach belonged subsequently to the newly formed Tauber district , which its present name on 1 January 1974 Main-Tauber-Kreis received.

Attractions

The Catholic parish church of St. Gumpert and St. Kunibert , built in 1757, is located in Apfelbach .

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Web links

Commons : Apfelbach  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Apfelbach in the description of the Oberamt Mergentheim from 1880  - sources and full texts
  • Apfelbach on the website of the city of Bad Mergentheim

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Apfelbach district on the Bad Mergentheim website.
  2. ↑ a b c The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume IV: Stuttgart district, Franconian and East Württemberg regional associations. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-17-005708-1 . P. 281
  3. ↑ Apfelbach. LEO-BW (Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg), discover regional studies online, accessed on September 18, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 453 f .
  5. ↑ LEO-BW.de: St. Gumpert and St. Kunibert (Frühlingsstraße 11, Bad Mergentheim) . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved August 20, 2019.