Bruhrain

The Bruhrain (Bruch rain ) is a hilly landscape between Bruchsal and Wiesloch in the northwestern part of the Kraichgau , in the north of Baden-Württemberg . The name first appears in a document from Emperor Charles IV from 1366.

Word explanation

The term Bruhrain contains the word Bruch, which means swamp or swampy meadow. The place names Bruchsal and Bruchhausen are also reminiscent of this formerly swampy landscape, where swamps of the Rhine emerged between the hills .

A Rain, written in pure Middle High German , denotes a delimiting elevation of the ground, a small hill.

Bruhrain is originally to be understood as the landscape designation of the lower elevations between the Rhine lowlands and the eastern break or swamp area of ​​the prehistoric Kinzig-Murg river .

Bruhrain District

As early as the 14th century, the name Landfautei am Bruhrain was created for the areas on the right bank of the Rhine of the Speyer Monastery , which extended into the Kraichgau hill country.

literature

• Franz Gehrig : The Bruhrain, his country faute and other officials . In: Kraichgau. Contributions to landscape and local research . Episode 8, 1983, ed. from Heimatverein Kraichgau , pp. 73–87.
• Meyer's new conversation lexicon . 4th volume, 2nd edition, Hildburghausen 1871, p. 20.