Bürg (Neuenstadt am Kocher)
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City of Neuenstadt am Kocher
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| Height : | 199 m |
| Area : | 4.99 km² |
| Residents : | 997 (Feb. 28, 2019) |
| Population density : | 200 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 |
Bürg is a place in Baden-Württemberg that belongs to Neuenstadt am Kocher and has around 1000 inhabitants.
geography
Bürg is located on the northern bank slope of the Kochertal across from Neuenstadt am Kocher.
history
In 2003 the remains of a Roman settlement were discovered in the district of Bürg. Compared to the numerous Roman individual farms ( Villa rustica ) serving the supply of the Limes border troops in the area, it reached an impressive size of 20 to 30 hectares and even had a loading port at Kocher.
The current settlement of Bürg goes back to a castle of the Lords of Gosheim , the local lords of the town of Gochsen , which is just under two kilometers to the east , from the 11th century. The Burg zu Bürg was initially in a secluded location above the Kocher Valley, the capital Neuenstadt, which is now south of Bürg, was only founded as a "new city" at the beginning of the 14th century. On the mark of Bürg, however, there was still another settlement north of Hösslinshof , the town of Osternbach, which has now disappeared .
The castle was since 1334 in Ganerbenbesitz to the Ganerben included, among other things, the Lords of Gemmingen , the Lords of Aschhausen , the Lords of Beutingen that Greck of Kochendorf , the Lords of Talheim and the lords of the vineyard . In 1456 the castle became the sole property of the lords of Gemmingen, who settled courtiers in the forecourt of the castle and thus established the place in which they exercised local rule until 1806.
In terms of church, Bürg originally belonged to Kochertürn , where the Teutonic Order prevented the Reformation promoted by the Lords of Gemmingen , so that the place was parish into neighboring Neuenstadt from 1541 on the efforts of Eberhard of Gemmingen . Its own church was built in 1650, and after Bürg received its own pastor in 1766, a rectory (later the town hall) was also built in 1767.
In 1939 the town had a population of 240 people living in 57 households with an area of 500 hectares. On January 1, 1973 the place was incorporated into Neuenstadt am Kocher. On May 31, 2008, Bürg had 742 inhabitants.
coat of arms
The coat of arms of Bürg shows a three-towered golden castle in blue with a raised golden portcullis. This talking coat of arms , which depicts the place name, was proposed by the Baden-Württemberg archives in 1954 and goes back to the motif of a community seal from the 19th century. Blue and yellow (gold) are the colors of the gentlemen from Gemmingen.
Attractions
- The Castle Bürg lies at the eastern end of the old village on the slopes of the Kocher and is essentially still in its late Gothic form of renewal by Eberhard von Gemmingen in 1545. The castle building is separated from the city by a moat, supplied via the two bridges. The palace used to have a north-west adjoining palace garden with a forest park and ponds, the avenues of which were open to the public and which were once a popular excursion destination; the area is now built over.
- The Evangelical Church was built in 1650 by Achilles Christoph von Gemmingen . It contains historical Gemmingen tombs. The turret, which was added in 1788, contains two bells, the older one from 1866 is tuned to d ', the newer one from 1953 to h'. The interior of the church was renovated in 2008.
- The historic rectory in Bürg was built in 1767 by Casimir von Gemmingen . After Bürg no longer had his own parish, the building was the town hall from 1906 to 1982; today it serves as the parish hall. The plaques on it remind of Otto Jäger and Gustav Jäger , who were both born in the house.
- On the cemetery of Bürg many members of the family are buried von Gemmingen. Among other things, the tombs of Ludwig Eberhard von Gemmingen (1771–1831) and his brother Friedrich Carl Gustav Casimir von Gemmingen (1770–1841) are located there. The historical tombstones that have been preserved include those of Gemmingen's bailiff and gardener Michael Teuscher and Gemmingen's rentier Johannes Kausler from the 19th century.
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Church from 1650
Former Rectory from 1767
Gemmingen coat of arms on the former rectory
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the church
- Friedrich Kausler (1798–1874), Oberamtmann of Württemberg
- Gustav Jäger (1832–1917), scientist, he propagated health-promoting woolen clothing
- Otto Jäger (1828–1912), German teacher and gymnastics writer
- Albert von Schmidlin (1844–1910), born in Bürg, Oberamtmann, City Director of Stuttgart, District President of the Danube District
People who have worked in the community
- Christian Gottlieb Blumhardt (1779–1838) was pastor in Bürg and then inspector of the Basel Mission
- Karl Friedrich Jaeger (1794–1842) was pastor in Bürg from 1820 to 1841 and wrote numerous works on Swabian and Franconian history
Individual evidence
- ↑ Communications of the Württemberg Stat. State Office No. 4/5 of December 10, 1940: Results of the population and occupational census on May 17, 1939
- ^ 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 , p. 451 .
- ↑ Facts & Figures ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on neuestadt.de (accessed June 28, 2008)
literature
- Friedrich Krapf (Ed.): Neckarsulmer Heimatbuch . Rau, Öhringen 1928, pp. 157–159
