Assamstadt

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Assamstadt
Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Assamstadt highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 26 '  N , 9 ° 41'  E

Basic data
State : Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region : Stuttgart
County : Main-Tauber district
Height : 340 m above sea level NHN
Area : 17.2 km 2
Residents: 2262 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 132 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 97959
Area code : 06294
License plate : TBB, MGH
Community key : 08 1 28 006
LOCODE : DE ASA
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Bobstadter Strasse 1
97959 Assamstadt
Website : www.assamstadt.de
Mayor : Joachim Döffinger
Location of the municipality of Assamstadt in the Main-Tauber district
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View of Assamstadt
View over the Assamstadt nature reserve to the municipality of the same name in summer (2017)

Assamstadt is a municipality in the Main-Tauber district in the Franconian north-east of Baden-Württemberg .

geography

District and location of the municipality of Assamstadt

Geographical location

Assam town with his community area of 17.2 square kilometers in 300-401 meters in Taubergrund , the hills in the watershed area of between Tauber and Jagst in the southwest of the Main-Tauber-circle at the junction of partially covered with loess Kocher-Jagst levels for Shell-lime-shaped building land from Umpfer and Jagst. The Erlenbach , whose headwaters arise around Assamstadt, drains west into the Jagst. The exit of the Erlenbach from the district is also its lowest point with a height of about 295 meters. The highest point is reached by the terrain to the southwest of the settlement in the Kuhweide forest at a height of around meters.

Community structure

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of the places of the municipality Assamstadt: OSM

Assamstadt includes the residential and industrial community Assamstadt ( ⊙ ) and the residential area Wustsiedlung ( ⊙ ) as well as the abandoned villages of Dachtel, Hartbach, Hof am See and Neidingen (Neidel).

Neighboring communities

The community borders on the city of Boxberg in the north, the city of Bad Mergentheim in the east, Dörzbach in the south and the city of Krautheim in the west , both in the Hohenlohe district .

Protected areas

With the Assamstadt nature reserve there has been an 84 hectare reserve since 1981. This is located in the district of Assamstadt and serves to preserve the roof valley and the slopes in its scenic beauty and uniqueness. The FFH area Westlicher Taubergrund lies partly in the district of Assamstadt.

There are also three natural monuments in the area of ​​the municipality of Assamstadt .

Division of space

According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2014.

history

Assamstadt was first mentioned in a document in 1228 . In 1806 the place came to Baden .

In March 1945, shortly before the end of the Second World War , American soldiers came to Assamstadt from the west. However, the entire village was spared from the effects of war.

Population development

The population of the municipality of Assamstadt developed as follows:

year population
1961 1486
1970 1541
1991 1815
1995 2076
2005 2092
2010 2056
2015 2246
2017 2262

Sources: Directory of municipalities and information from the State Statistical Office

Community archive

The archive of the municipality of Assamstadt was brought into the sub-archive of the Main-Tauber district in the Main-Tauber archive network . The archive network was set up in 1988 in the former hospital of the Bronnbach monastery under the auspices of the Wertheim State Archive, which was founded in 1978 .

religion

Since the Reformation passed Assamstadt , the place is still influenced by Roman Catholicism today. The Catholic churches of the community belong to the pastoral care unit Krautheim-Ravenstein-Assamstadt in the deanery Tauberbischofsheim of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .

Spiritual care for the Protestant minority is provided by the Protestant community in Krautheim .

politics

Assamstadt town hall

Municipal council

The local council has 12 honorary members who are elected for five years. In addition, the mayor acts as the municipal council chairman with voting rights.

In the local elections in 2019 , the composition of the municipal council was determined by majority vote , because all candidates in the Free Citizens' List stood for election together. The turnout was 75.0% (2014: 70.3%).

mayor

Joachim Döffinger is the current mayor.

See also: List of mayors of the municipality of Assamstadt

coat of arms

Blazon: In a divided shield, split five times by red and silver in confused colors, an eight-spoke wheel in confused colors.

Administrative community

The municipality of Assamstadt, together with the city of Bad Mergentheim and the municipality of Igersheim, forms the agreed administrative community of Bad Mergentheim to handle their administrative business together .

Culture and sights

Old and New Kilian's Church in Assamstadt. Old and New Kilian's Church in Assamstadt.
Old and New Kilian's Church in Assamstadt.

Buildings and monuments

Old and new St. Kilian's Church

The oldest parts of the Old Kilian's Church in the center of Assamstadt date back to the 12th century. After an eventful history and the construction of the modern St. Kilian's Church , the old church had stood empty since 1973 and was gradually falling into disrepair. From 1991 to 1994 the old church was renovated and converted into a community center.

Cemetery chapel

Another historic church has been preserved in the village with the cemetery chapel .

Way of the Cross to the Steffeskirchle

The wood-carved Assamstadt Way of the Cross with fourteen stations begins in the forest above the Asmundhalle. From there, the Way of the Cross leads up the mountain to the Steffeskirchle. A few hundred meters further there is also a Marian grotto in the forest.

Wayside shrines

There are various historical wayside shrines in the village .

Recreation

Biking and hiking trails

Hiking trails to the sights around Assamstadt

There are several cycling and hiking trails around the place that lead past various cultural monuments. Assamstadt is on the Liebliches Taubertal cycle path - the sporty one .

Kneipp facility

At the end of the village in the direction of Bad Mergentheim there is a Kneipp facility in an industrial area.

Assamstadt Carnival

Assamstadt is known in the region for its carnival . The Fasnachtsgesellschaft Assamstadter Schlackohren e. V. organizes in Schlackohrhausen during Carnival time, in addition to three ceremonial sessions, a children's show session and a large Rose Monday parade.

  • Carnival parade in Assamstadt (2017)
  • 2017-02-27 Assamstadt carnival parade carriage.jpg
  • 2017-02-27 Assamstadt carnival parade.jpg
  • 2017-02-27 Assamstadt Carnival parade horse.jpg
  • 2017-02-27 Assamstadt carnival parade wagons - 3.jpg

Village museum

There is a village museum in Assamstadt.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture

The agriculture still plays a major role, are mainly grown wheat and spelled , and brewing barley .

Established businesses

The two largest companies are Ansmann AG and Magna Spiegelsysteme GmbH ( Magna Group ).

traffic

Road traffic

The community is connected to the trunk road network via the Boxberg junction of the A 81, twelve kilometers away . State and district roads create the connection to the neighboring cities and communities.

railroad

The previous connection to the rail network has been lost with the discontinuation of the Jagst Valley Railway .

education

Assamstadt primary school

Assamstadt has a primary school with general education up to grade 4. There is also a Roman Catholic kindergarten in town.

Personalities

Well-known sons and daughters of Assamstadt as well as other personalities connected with the municipality are listed in the list of personalities of the municipality of Assamstadt .

literature

  • Burkhart Oertel : Ortssippenbuch Assamstadt, Tauberbischofsheim district, Baden, 1669–1945. Neubiberg: Self-published by the author 1986 (= Badische Ortssippenbücher 54)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
  2. ^ Main-Tauber-Kreis: Main-Tauber-Kreis: Cities and municipalities. Online at www.main-tauber-kreis.de, accessed on October 25, 2014
  3. ↑ a b LEO-BW.de: Assamstadt . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Assamstadt - Altgemeinde ~ Teilort - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Wustsiedlung - living space - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Dachtel - Wüstung - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Hartbach - Wüstung - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Hof am See - desert - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Neidingen Neidel - Wüstung - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  10. ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Assamstadt.
  11. ↑ About the end of the Second World War in Assamstadt ( memento of October 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), website of the municipality of Assamstadt
  12. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory 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 .
  13. ↑ Main-Tauber archive network - Bronnbach Monastery Cultural Office | Hotel, conference, overnight stay, events, nature. In: kloster-bronnbach.de. Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Extended magazine inaugurated in the archive network. In: main-tauber-kreis.de. Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
  15. ^ State archive Wertheim - State archive Baden-Württemberg. In: landesarchiv-bw.de. Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
  16. ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: Municipal council elections 2019, Assamstadt ; Municipality of Assamstadt: municipal council election 2019 (PDF) ; FN-Web , May 26, 2019: Result of the 2019 municipal council election in Assamstadt ; accessed July 5, 2019.
  17. ↑ "The Sportive" - ​​Tourist Association Liebliches Taubertal. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  18. ↑ 4th stage of the day - Boxberg to Niederstetten - Liebliches Taubertal tourist office. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Assamstadter Schlackohren e. V .: Welcome & Helau to the Assamstadt cinderella . Online at www.schlackohren.de. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  20. ↑ Work on the village museum is in progress - Fränkische Nachrichten. In: fnweb.de. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .

Web links

Commons : Assamstadt  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Assamstadt  - travel guide