Chronicle of Eschelbronn

This Eschelbronn chronicle lists events in the Baden-Württemberg community of Eschelbronn in the Rhein-Neckar district .

2nd and 3rd centuries

In the later municipality there is a Roman settlement with a manor.

8th century

Eschelbronn is first mentioned in a document.

788/789: Eschelbronn is mentioned for the first time in a 14-day-work (47,726 square meter) deed of donation from the liege lord Folkrich, which was drawn in the Lorsch monastery , shortly after his wife Regisvinde's death and can be found in the Lorsch Codex .

13th Century

1220: The wooden moated castle Eschelbronn is built.
1251: Heinrich von Eschelbrunnen, the follower of Konrad von Düren, is the local lord of Eschelbronn according to a document.
around 1290: Eschelbronn comes into the possession of the bishop from the Speyer diocese .

14th Century

1322: A fire destroys the property on today's Schloßplatz.
From 1322/25 to 1375 a more elaborate wooden castle with two entrances was built.
1336: The nobles Conradus, called Mutger and Friedericus, called Hettekeim (Friedrich von Hettingen), who lived in the Eschelbronn moated castle , received shares in the Eschelbronn fief until 1363.
1338: Esschelbrunne is documented as a place name.
1339: The Speyer Monastery left part of the Vogtei Eschelbronn as a fief to the knight Johann von Hirschhorn until 1363 .

1340: Conrad von Etzperg, known as von Hehenriet, receives shares in the Eschelbronn fief.

1349: Eschelpruenne is documented as a place name.

Around 1350: Eberhard von Venningen is said to have founded an Eschelbronn family branch of the Lords of Venningen .

1388: Eschelbronnen is documented as a place name.

1375: the moated castle is converted into a stone castle.

15th century

Certificate with the Reinhard von Helmstatt Abrecht von Venningen enfeoffed

1418: Friedrich von Hettingen Hettingen sold his share of the Eschelbronn fief to Rafan von Göler.
1418: The Eschelbronn castle is bought by Rafan von Göler for 1,600 guilders to the Eschelbronn local lord Albrecht the Elder. Ä. sold by Venningen.
1439: Reinhard von Helmstatt enfeoffs Abrecht von Venningen with the monastery property at Eschelbronn.
1461: Albrecht von Venningen, the son of the same name of the previous local lord, receives the fief from Bishop Johannes II. Nix von Hoheneck after the death of his father .

Count Ludwig I von Löwenstein bought the Eschelbronn fief in 1485

1485: Albrecht von Venningen sells the fiefdom to Ludwig I von Löwenstein , son of Elector Frederick the Victorious and founder of the Löwenstein-Wertheim family .
1496: Eschelbron is documented as a place name.
1496: A chapel in the Kirchwiesen district is mentioned.

16th Century

1521: Ludwig I. von Löwenstein sells the fiefdom "with castle, village, bailiwick and hamlet of Eschelbronn" to Count Joachim von Seckendorff .
1526: Local Lord Joachim von Seckendorff dies. The inheritance goes to his son of the same name.
The entire population is baptized Lutheran by the local lord Joachim von Seckendorf.
1539: Eschelbrunn is documented as a place name.
1550: Eschelpron is documented as a place name.
1555: Eschelbronn is inherited from Christoph von Seckendorf.
1564: Endriß Weber becomes mayor.
1568: In the "Eschelbronner Gastwirtschaft" one of the people involved is seriously injured in a fight in which four people are involved. The three other people received a prison sentence in the tower of the Dilsberg fortress.
1575: The Lords of Seckendorf and von Bauz have a Lutheran church built.
With Johannes Meyer, a Lutheran pastor can be proven in the village for the first time.
1584: Helena von Seckendorff marries Johann Friedrich von Eltz, which gives rise to inheritance claims to the von Eltz family.
1595: Endriß Leibfriedt becomes mayor.

17th century

1613: The theologian Georg Liebler changes as parish priest from Neckarbischofsheim to Eschelbronn.

Today a water wheel with a memorial plaque reminds of the Ziegler'sche Mühle

1619: The villagers rebel and refused to repair the fence surrounding the castle courtyard or to take care of the garden.

1630: The oldest surviving house is built in Oberstrasse.

1634: Endriß Leibfriedt, probably the son of his predecessor, becomes mayor

1646: Conrad Leibfried becomes mayor.

1661: Anna Regina von Eltz, together with her brother Jokob Friedrich and their aunts, including Anna Margaretha Cappler von Oedheim, jointly transfer the feudal rights.

1667: The local rule of Eltz appoints Johann Gottlieb Widmann as pastor of the community.

1682: Andreas Wetzel becomes mayor.

1686: The Ziegler'sche Mühle is built.

1688: After an inheritance dispute, the place goes to the Lords of the Rock .

February 28, 1692: Antonius Jacobus Henckel , who later founded the first Lutheran church in Germantown, takes over the parish.

1696: Johann Anton von der Fels appoints the Evangelical Lutheran pastor Josua Harrsch as vicar of Eschelbronn.

18th century

Eschelbronn Forest Regulations from 1775

1703: The jetty on which the legend about the "Eschelbronner Stegstrecker" is said to have occurred is supposedly laid.

1717: The first elementary school is officially certified for the first time.

1717: Christian Hofrichter becomes mayor.

1734: Eberhard Dietrich Capler von Oedheim tries again unsuccessfully to assert feudal claims for the Capler von Oedheim family.

November 1736: Bishop Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim handed over the fiefdom to his brother Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn .

1738: Joh. Fr. Wolf becomes mayor.

September 9, 1750: The bell founder Johann Paulus Strobel from Speyer casts two bells for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eschelbronn.

1747: Christian Friedrich Glock is appointed pastor in the Lutheran Evangelical Church by the local lord Franz Erwin von Schönborn.

1751: Johann Michael Maurer becomes mayor.

September 28, 1751: After another inheritance dispute, Eberhard Dietrich Capler von Oedheim, known as Bautz, becomes the new local lord.

1752: Andreas Heilmann becomes mayor.

1752: First verifiable use of a community seal

1756: Johann Michel Maurer becomes mayor.

1759: Dietrich Capler sells Eschelbronn for 28,000 guilders to the new Vogtsherrn Carl Philipp von Venningen .

March 13, 1760: Carl Philipp von Venningen is officially transferred the fiefdom from Bishop Franz Christoph von Hutten zum Stolzenberg .

1753: After protests by the population against the compulsory service , von Venningen delivers the four leaders of the uprisings to the Mannheim penitentiary and quartered a punitive squad of twelve dragoons and a sergeant in the village.

1765: Johann Georg Doll becomes mayor.

1765: A compulsory labor agreement to improve the living conditions of farmers and day laborers is concluded.

1774: Conrad Braun becomes mayor.

1774: Carl Wilhelm Glock takes over the parish from his father Christian Friedrich after his death.

1775: A bell of the Lutheran Evangelical Church cracks and is re-cast by Anselm Franz Speck from Heidelberg.

1775: The Eschelbronn Forest Regulations are issued.

The old rectory was built in 1783.

1783: The old rectory , which is now a listed building , is built.

1783: In order to work as a miner in Rive-de-Gier , the carpenter Josef Scholl leaves Eschelbronn as the first documented emigrant as part of a subsequent larger wave of emigration.

October 20, 1789: The later non-commissioned officer Andreas Dinkel is born.

1790: Johannes Grab becomes mayor.

1792: The weaver Johann Georg Huber emigrates to Bethel in North America .

The historic town center in 1794

1794: A site plan with detailed property information and a list of residents is drawn up.
August 27, 1797: The local lord Carl Philipp von Venningen dies.

19th century

February 26, 1800: 78 citizens send a petition to Baroness Henriette von Venningen with the request to replace the now ailing Lutheran church built in 1575 by the Lords of Seckendorf and von Bauz with a new building.
1801: Balthasar Doll (son of Johann Georg Doll) becomes mayor.
April 16, 1801: The building inspector Köster confirms the dilapidation of the old church building.
1802: Georg Reichert becomes mayor.
February 25, 1802: With the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss the Lords of Venningen and the Diocese of Speyer lose their independence.
1803: Under Napoleon , Eschelbronn was assigned to Baden and passed to the Grand Duke Margrave of Baden.
November 19, 1803: Gottlieb Karl Theophil Frank takes over the parish from his father-in-law Glock.
1807: The community becomes part of the Waibstadt District Office.
1807: The old Lutheran church is torn down due to its dilapidated condition.
February 3, 1808: The court court gives Baron Henriette von Venningen the obligation to build a new church building.
September 1, 1808: The revision of Baroness Henriette von Venningen against the building debt is rejected.
1809: Martin Hahn becomes mayor.
1809: Several citizens emigrate to Russia because they are offered land and financial support by Emperor Alexander I.

The Evangelical Church from 1811

1811: The Evangelical Church is built.
1813: The community is assigned to the Sinsheim district office .
1815: Johann Daniel Streib becomes Vogt.
1817: Lucas Speck from Heidelberg purchases a new bell for the Protestant church.
1833: The eight hundred pound bell of the Protestant church is cast by the bell caster Ludwig Neubert in Ludwigsburg.
1834: Laule becomes mayor.
1836: Reichert becomes mayor.
1838: Peter Grab becomes mayor.
1838: The Eschelbronn town hall is built.
April 11, 1847: 170 destitute people emigrate with a grant from the community of 10,000 guilders for travel expenses, so that they do not burden the place further financially in accordance with the poor law. These include undesirable citizens such as thieves and mothers of illegitimate children.
1848: Christoph Doll becomes mayor.
1852: The community has 871 inhabitants.
August 1852: The inheritance of the Schuhmannsmühle is lifted.
August 18, 1856: An evangelical “children's institution” is founded as a school for small children.

Gravestone with plaque for Georg Ziegler

1857: After the family Venningen residing in the family's castle Eichtersheim laid, which will lock Eschelbronn leased several generations of the family Streib.

June 29, 1859: The missionary Georg Ziegler is born.

1860: The fire police are set up.

1861: The first plans to build the direct connection road from Eschelbronn to the neighboring municipality of Meckesheim are made.

1861: On the southwest slope of the Kallenberg quarry , the mining of shell limestone for the construction of the Odenwaldbahn railway line begins .

1862: Floods caused numerous damage

1862: Eschelbronn is connected to the Badische Odenwaldbahn .

1863: The five hundredweight bell of the Protestant church is cast by the bell caster Ludwig Neubert in Ludwigsburg.

1886: The war memorial is erected on the market square .

Around 1868 or 1870: while traveling in Lahr, the journeyman carpenter Georg Adam Kaiser met Johannes Reimann, a Swiss native from Lanterswil , who introduced him to the technique of veneering .

around 1870: Johannes Reimann moves with Georg Adam Kaiser to Eschelbronn after the end of his traveling years and introduces the veneer process there.

December 14, 1871: Together with several neighboring communities, the municipality submits an application to the Sinsheim district office for the construction of a connecting road to Meckesheim.

1873: The community has 1024 inhabitants.

1877: Georg Michael Dinkel becomes mayor.

The Adam Kaiser joinery with journeymen (1882)

1882: The Kaiser joinery trains twelve journeymen, most of whom later also become self-employed as apprenticeships.
1876: The station with the historical station building, which was later demolished, is built.
1880: The construction of a canal from the Schloßsee to the Schwarzbach begins.
July 5, 1880: The Eschelbronn Loan Association is founded.
June 23, 1886: The choral society "Lyra" is founded as a pure male choir out of the military society.
December 7, 1888: Eschelbronn joins the Schwarzbach fishing cooperative based in Waibstadt , whose goal is to optimize the fish stocks in the Schwarzbach .
1889: Johann Georg Braun becomes mayor.
1890: The Eschelbronn Loan Association is renamed Ländlicher Kreditverein Eschelbronn eGmuH
1891: Another flood causes numerous damage
1893: A kindergarten is built for the first time at the corner of Neugasse and Siedlerstraße.
May 1899: The mill owner Karl Ziegler founds the Evangelical Trumpet Choir.

20th century

1900: From then on, the kindergarten is administered by the toddler school association.
July 11, 1902: A contract is signed that regulates the power supply via the Bammental power station .
1902: The gymnastics club and a cycling club are founded.
December 2nd, 1906: After renovation work, the Evangelical Church is re-consecrated.
1911: The old school is built.
1914: Johann Adam Dinkel becomes mayor.

The bells of the Protestant church are given to be melted down for military armor.

1917: The bells of the Evangelical Church from 1833 and 1863 have to be handed in to be melted down for military armor.

1918: Philipp Ernst takes over the carpenter's workshop from Kaiser and moves the workshop to Schulstrasse. By 1960 the company grew to become the most important company in the municipality with 200 employees.

1919: The gymnastics club is re-established after the First World War .

August 12, 1920: FC Eschelbronn is founded.

1921: Another flood caused numerous damage.

1921: A sewer is built in Schloßstraße and Bahnhofstraße.

1921: The bell of the Protestant church from 1817 is cast by the Bachert foundry from Karlsruhe. At the same time, three new bells are purchased.

September 13, 1921: The bells for the war armor melted down bells of the Evangelical Church are replaced again.

1925: Eschelbronn has 1,135 inhabitants and 54 carpenters.

1927: The Ländliche Kreditverein Eschelbronn eGmuH is renamed to Spar- und Kreditkasse eGmuH

July 1, 1928: The Kallenberg sports field is completed on an area made available by the HD cement plant.

1928/1929: The first water pipes are laid and the place is supplied with drinking water from an elevated tank from the Hetzenloch spring.

1929: Wilhelm Stier procures Mercedes-Benz , built in 1925, for 1200 Reichsmarks, which is the first commercially used taxi in Eschelbronn.

1929- 31 : Other water pipes are laid to supply the town with drinking water.

1931: Georg Braun becomes mayor.

1931: The first furniture transport vehicle is purchased.

1932: The volunteer fire brigade is founded with 35 men .

May 7, 1934: Baron von Venningen's rent office in Eichtersheim concludes a contract with the municipality that allows it to use its private sewers.

1936: With weekly customer visits, the Sparkasse commences operations in Eschelbronn for the first time.

1937: The Siedlerstraße is built and is connected to the public water supply.

1938: The community has 60 carpenters.

July 30, 1938: The municipality is requested in writing by the Sinsheim district office to implement the war memorial because of the alleged danger to road traffic.

November 10, 1938: As part of the November pogroms , the Eschelbronn Sturmabteilung, headed by Obersturmbannführer and Mayor of Waibstadt , Eugen Laule, destroyed the synagogue in Neidenstein.

June 28, 1939: The Evangelical Trumpet Choir is dissolved.

September 1, 1939: At the beginning of the Second World War , the Hitler Youth breaks off their camp in Kallenberg .

1941: From then on, the old school was also used as a public and school pool until the mid-1970s.

January 8, 1942: The two largest bells in the Evangelical Church are given for armaments in the Second World War.

April 13, 1943: After lengthy disputes between several parties, the Sinsheim District Office approves the leasing of Eschelbronn Castle to the local farmer Georg Hauck, who is also the last tenant before the demolition.

March 13, 1945: The Allies flew an air raid on the station and a train standing there. When approaching from the west, a prematurely dropped bomb destroys the house at Schulstrasse 47.

1945: The Karlsruhe language teacher Georg Armleder is appointed mayor by the American occupying forces.

1945: Adam Windisch becomes mayor.

1945: Paul Schoch becomes mayor.

November 24, 1945: FC Eschelbronn is re-established after the end of the war.

January 27, 1946: In the first municipal council election, the CDU receives three seats with 286 votes, the SPD two seats with 230 votes and the KPD one seat with 115 votes.

December 1, 1946: The Protestant church choir is founded.

1947: After the Second World War , the gymnastics club is re-established for the second time.

1947: The local group of the social association VdK Germany starts its work.

September 19, 1947: The Evangelical Trumpet Choir is re-established after the Second World War.

October 10, 1947: The expanded soccer field is inaugurated.

1948: The carpenter Karl Ferch (SPD) wins the first free mayoral election.

1948: The toddler school association is dissolved.

April 25, 1949: The municipal council decides on a monthly garbage collection funded by the municipality.

September 15, 1949: The new bells of the Evangelical Church are brought in with a pageant after the previous models were melted down for the Second World War .

March 27, 1950: Major fire at the Philipp Ernst furniture factory

1950: The war memorial is moved to Bahnhofstrasse 3 following a resolution by the local council .

1950: In the summer, the community installed a local call system and installed loudspeakers in several buildings.

1952: Another flood causes great damage.

1954: The tourist office , later renamed the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein , is founded.

Flag of Eschelbronn

August 1, 1954: The club house of FC Eschelbronn is inaugurated.
November 13, 1954: With the adoption of the Regional Council . Nordbaden No. I / 3 - 24517/54 Eschelbronn is awarded the right to fly a flag.
March 1, 1954: Philipp Dinkel becomes mayor.
May 18, 1954: The Eschelbronn trade union federation is founded.
1954: A production facility for piano and grand piano manufacturer C. Bechstein is opened.
1954: After more than 300 years, the Maßholder brickworks ceases operations.
1956: First plans to open a local history museum are developed in the Heimatverein, but not implemented.
1956: The parade is organized for the first time by the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein .
May 25, 1956: The Schuhmannsmühle is bought from the Schuhmann family by the community of Eschelbronn for DM 73,500.
1957: The Heimat- und Verkehrsverein publishes the Ortschronik Eschelbronn - your home .

St. Joseph from 1957

1957: With the participation of the local pastor August Breuning, the Catholic parish acquires a building site from the Baron von Venningen to build the St. Josef Church .
February 8, 1957: The building of the church is commissioned according to instructions from the ordinariate .
May 1957: On the initiative of Mayor Philipp Dinkel, the Eschelbronn settlement community is founded as an interest group of home and building site owners from the Im Grund building area.
June 1957: The settlement community joins the German Settlers Association, Baden-Württemberg State Association.
1958: The St. Josef Church is inaugurated and a permanent branch of the Sparkasse is set up in the residential building at Oberstrasse 4.
1959: The Lange Äcker residential area is canalized and the Mühlweg is connected to the drinking water supply.
1959: As part of expansion work for the growing number of the population, including many newcomers from the GDR, and the increasing need for homes for small families, the area of Lange Äcker and Mühlweg is developed.
1959: For the first time a fanfare procession is organized by the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein in cooperation with the Mühlhausen counterpart, which is then implemented annually until the early 1970s.

Mayor Philipp Dinkel reports a "nil report" for the reports from communities about the war events in 1945 and the extent of the destruction in World War II .

November 21, 1960: Mayor Philipp Dinkel reports a "nil report" for the reports from municipalities about the war events in 1945 and the extent of the destruction in World War II , a questionnaire campaign by the State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg , which was intended to express that in Eschelbronn no or only minor destruction had taken place or there were no records or writings about it.
1960: The Catholic Church Choir is founded and has 23 active members.
1960: The traditional music association Eschelbronn initiates the shooting of a home film with the participation of numerous residents.
1960: In order to build a morgue, the community acquires land around the cemetery .
1960: The Paul Ernst machine factory is founded.
1962: Neidensteiner Straße, Neugasse, Schloßstraße and Wiesenstraße are connected to the drinking water supply.
1962: With the construction of a new driveway for the cemetery , the previously existing ice cellar is filled in for the beer storage of the local breweries.
June 20, 1962: An application for the extension and extension of the school building is submitted to the local education authority.
December 19, 1962: After an examination, the Sinsheim Health Department confirmed the need for additional rooms for the school building.
1963: In addition to the horse-drawn vehicle, a truck is used for garbage collection for the first time.

The war memorial was moved to the cemetery in 1963.

1963: The fire station in Bahnhofstrasse is inaugurated as the largest fire station in the Sinsheim district. The war memorial was moved to the cemetery for construction .
February 21, 1963: The Hetzenloch spring, which is used for drinking water supply, is divided into three protection zones by a regulation.
December 14, 1964: The youth band of the Musikverein performs for the first time.
1964–66: The Erpfel residential area is canalised.
1965: The carpenter's trade school is used as a secondary school until the Schloßwiesenschule is completed.

The morgue was built in 1966.

1965: A bell is made by the bell founder Bachert in Bad Friedrichshall for the new morgue.
1965: Eiscafe Reichert opens in Kandelstrasse 7.
1966: The Eschelbronn cemetery gets an ecumenical chapel with the construction of the morgue.
1966: Metal rubbish bins with a capacity of 50 liters are provided on loan and are removed on a weekly basis.
June 26, 1966: The local council decides to raise garbage fees.
1966: The Lange Äcker / Erpfel area is connected to the drinking water supply.
1967: The club house of FC Eschelbronn is expanded and expanded.
1967/ 68 : The grounds of the Schuhmann mill is sold in two land parts and replaced over time by new buildings.
1969: With the completion of Landesstrasse 549, Eschelbronn receives a new transport connection.
1970: With renovation work, the Sparkasse branch is expanded to meet increasing demand.
August 1, 1970: Dieter Janitza becomes mayor.
September 1, 1970: The company Altvater & Co. from Ellerstadt is responsible for the waste disposal.
1971: Beginning of the four-year archaeological excavations under the direction of Dietrich Lutz from Karlsruhe, during which traces of agricultural settlements and remains of pile dwellings are discovered that date back to the early Carolingian era.
November 11, 1971: The St. Martin's Parade, organized by the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein, takes place for the first time, in which around 450 children take part.
1972: The community sells the old rectory .
December 31, 1972: Eschelbronn becomes part of the Sinsheim district.
1972–75: The Durstbütten residential area is canalised.
1973: Under Mayor Dieter Janitza, the sports and culture hall is built and completed the following year.
1973: The volunteer fire brigade is expanded to include a youth fire brigade .
January 1, 1973: With the district reform of Baden-Württemberg , Eschelbronn becomes part of the Rhein-Neckar district .
1974: The first edition of the weekly Elsenztal gazette appears, which is published by the communities of Eschelbronn, Lobbach , Spechbach , Mauer , Mönchzell and Meckesheim .
1974: The new construction area Durstbütten is developed and another elevated water tank is built on the Wiesenberg for a better water supply.
1974: The karate club is founded.
1974: Four bells are cast for the St. Joseph Church .
September 1st 1974: The company Wilhelm Bormann GmbH & Co. KG from Rülzheim is responsible for the waste disposal.
1975: With the Land Waste Act, responsibility for waste disposal falls to the districts. However, waste transport is still organized by the municipality with an agreement in accordance with the law.
March 19, 1975: The volunteer fire brigade receives its own fire fighting vehicle 16 for the first time .
1976: The community of PS ranchers emerges, which among other things organized the regular Whitsun festival at the Ziegelhüttenwald.
1976: Industriestrasse is extended for the first time for other companies.
November 30, 1976: The tennis club is founded.
1976–78: The Oppenloch / Gührn residential area is canalised.
1977: The Oppenloch / Gührn area is created in the southeast of the municipality.
1977: The Karate Club hosted the Baden-Württemberg Championships in semi-contact and traditional karate for the first time with a total of 19 teams.
March 1977: The Heimat- und Verkehrsverein and the local association of the German Red Cross invite you to a senior afternoon for the first time
January 1, 1978: From now on, the garbage is transported to the district garbage dump on the B 292 between Daisbach and Sinsheim .
14./15. July 1979: Ceremonial event "100 years of the carpenter's village Eschelbronn"
1978: The lower part of the Durstbütten residential area is channeled.
1979: The sport fishing club is founded, animated by the castle lake created during the excavations.
November 12, 1979: The construction of two tennis clay courts begins.
1980: The well room of the Durstbüttenquelle is redesigned and a well pressure pumping system is installed.
1980: Goethe and Schillerstrasse are connected to the sewer network.
1980: Fans of FC Bayern Munich join forces to form a fan club with around 40 members.
November 16, 1980: Sparkasse Sinsheim opens a permanent branch in Kandelstrasse .

The trees of the Kastanienallee are placed under protection as a natural monument.

May 7, 1981: The trees in Kastanienallee are placed under protection as a natural monument.

August 28, 1981: The CDU community association is founded.

October 30, 1981: The citizens' initiative for environmental protection, cultural and homeland preservation Eschelbronn is founded.

November 29, 1981: 57.5 percent of those eligible to vote in Eschelbronn vote for the station building to be torn down.

1982: The sport fishing club offers an annual fishing test .

1982: The existing canal from 1921 in Schloßstraße and Bahnhofstraße up to Schulstraße is renewed and enlarged.

1982: The first waste glass container is set up in the parking lot of the castle hall.

1982: The citizens' initiative for environmental protection, culture and heritage preservation publishes the home paper Howwl for the first time .

March 1982: The community gets a third tennis court.

1983: The historic station building is demolished amid public protests.

1983: The Lyra Choral Society begins an exchange with the men's choir Hogia'r D Dwylan from Wales .

1984: The community buys the Kallenberg quarry for 500,000 DM.

1985: The property of the Ziegler'schen Mühle is bought by the municipality of Eschelbronn, the house on the bank is demolished and the water flow tripled to twelve meters in width to prevent further flooding.

April 1985: A 4.87 hectare area of the Kallenberg quarry is designated as an extensive natural monument .

1986: The first Grümpel tennis tournament takes place in summer with twelve teams .

8-11 May 1986: As part of the celebrations for the centenary of the Lyra choral society, the former District Administrator Jürgen Schütz awarded the club the Zelter badge .

1987: The table tennis club is founded.

March 1987: The building permit for the new elementary and secondary school with the Werkrealschule is granted.

April 1, 1987: The local council decides to separate waste disposal.

1988: The community initiates the children's holiday program.

August 25, 1988: After a poison gas alarm in the granary on Meckesheimer Strasse, the residents are evacuated and the volunteer fire brigade is employed on a four-day mission.

1988: The Industriestraße is expanded to the adjacent forest.

1988: The Lange Äcker / Schleifigrain settlement area is built.

Seerain development area

1988: The Seerain building area is developed.

1988: The karate club expands its range to include the disciplines of judo and jiu jitsu .

1988: The Da Tina pizzeria opens at Kandelstrasse 7.

August 12, 1988: The topping-out ceremony for the new building of the Schloßwiesenschule is held.

October 2, 1988: The then chaplain and later Bishop Emil Stehle holds a pontifical office in the St. Joseph Church .

1989: Eschelbronn celebrates its 1200th anniversary. The mayor's office in Eschelbronn publishes the local history 1200 years of Eschelbronn 789–1989 . As part of the 1200 year celebration, Marliese Echner-Klingmann founded the amateur theater group Sellemols Theaterleit .

March 1, 1989: After a contract has been signed, Eschelbronn is supplied with natural gas by Energie- und Wasserwerke Rhein-Neckar AG .

The Kallenberg becomes a nature reserve.

September 6, 1989: The Kallenberg quarry is designated as a nature reserve.

1990: The carpentry and local history museum run by the local history and tourist association moves from Brunnengasse to the old school .

November 1, 1991: Jürgen Gretel becomes mayor.

1993: The Paul Ernst Maschinenfabrik wins the innovation award of the state of Baden-Württemberg .

December 1993: After three days of rain showers, major floods occur.

1994: The Pizzeria Salento opens at Kandelstrasse 7 and lasts until 2000.

June 27, 1994: After heavy rain showers, the town center is under water after three hours with a maximum of 1.80 meters.

1996: Marliese Echner-Klingmann wins with the play From Lisbeth herm diary - E Dorf em Kraichgau from 1939 to 1945 the state price for popular theater pieces .

1996: The robinia row at the Eschelbronn cemetery is felled to allow a clear view of the community, which causes controversy within the town.

1997: A commemorative plaque for the missionary Georg Ziegler, who worked in China, is installed at the Eschelbronn cemetery .

June 17, 1999: Florian Baldauf becomes mayor.

21st century

A new fountain is being built on the market square.

2000s: Eschelbronn is expanded to include the new development area In den Kirchwiesen.
2002: A new chestnut tree is planted in front of the town hall, which defines the townscape.
March 2002: After rain showers, floods occur.
2004: A hexagonal sandstone fountain with four water jets and an embossed plane in the central column is built on the market square.
February 26, 2004: The Kastanienallee , the Alte Linde and the winter linden at the cemetery are placed under nature protection.
2006: The historical signpost on Bettweg with carved distances to the neighboring towns is restored.
2006-09: The war memorial is restored with donations on behalf of the Eschelbronner Heimat- und Verkehrsverein.
May 14, 2008: By order of the nature conservation authority of the Rhein-Neckar district , the last tree of the chestnut avenue designated as a natural monument is felled in the direction of the town exit because it endangers pedestrians and traffic.
October 23, 2010: The 5th German-Pennsylvania Day takes place in Eschelbronn . On the outer wall of the church, a new memorial plaque for the pastors Antonius Jacobus Henckel and Josua Harrsch will be unveiled.
February 24, 2014: Eschelbronn and the neighboring municipality of Epfenbach conclude new joint electricity concession agreements with Süwag Energie for a further 20 years.
March 2014: With the replacement of the 136 mercury vapor lamps, the street lighting is switched to LED.
April 2014: The demolition of the Streib furniture store on the market square begins.
August 2014: A 59-year-old resident kills his 58-year-old wife and 93-year-old mother with a hammer and then killed himself by jumping off a bridge near Sinsheim .

Logo of Paul Ernst Maschinenfabrik GmbH

December 2014: Paul Ernst Maschinenfabrik is sold to the Upper Austrian special machine manufacturer Wintersteiger .
April 19, 2015: Marco Siesing wins the mayoral election with an absolute majority and 68.73 percent.
October 19, 2015: Member of the Bundestag Stephan Harbarth visits Mayor Marco Siesing for an inaugural visit.
April 2019: For the first time, the municipal council adopts a budget according to the new municipal budget and accounting system. The community's debts are to be reduced to 1.7 million euros.
April 30, 2019: Around 6.30 p.m., an 18 square meter garden shed burned out completely. 13 firefighters are on duty. The police are investigating arson.
October 2019: The natural monument, the winter linden tree at the cemetery , is felled.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Tilman Mittelstrasse: Eschelbronn. Origin, development and end of a Niederadel seat in Kraichgau , Theiss Verlag, 1996, p. 168 ff.

↑ History of Eschelbronn at eschelbronn.de

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Albert Krieger, Baden Historical Commission: Topographical Dictionary of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Volume 1, Heidelberg, 1904, p. 541.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Gabriele Guggolz: The local lords of Eschelbronn. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 23 ff.

^ ^A ^b Letter of purchase about the castle and village of Eschelbronn from Albrecht von Venningen for Ludwig I of Bavaria, Count von Löwenstein and Scharfeneck (1485, copy) in the German Digital Library .

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Marius Golgath, Norbert Jung: Our faith is victory. A contribution to the history of bells in the town of Sinsheim. Heilbronn 2009, ISBN 978-3-934096-19-6 , p. 35.

↑ Wilfried Wolf: The Eschelbronner inns. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 247 ff.

↑ Source according to 200 years of the Evangelical Church Eschelbronn 2011 : Doris Ebert (Hrsg.): Lagerbuch des Klosters Lobenfeld from 1567 Edition, Eppingen 2005, f.133v.

↑ Helena von Seckendorff

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Evangelical Church Community (Hrsg.): 200 years of the Evangelical Church Eschelbronn. 2011, p. 22 ff.
Peter Beisel, Templum Salvartoris in Neckarbischofsheim The oldest Protestant town church in Kraichgau. In: Röcker, Bernd (Ed.): Reformation and Humanism in the Kraichgau. Eppingen 2003, p. 87 f.

↑ ^a ^b ^c The story of Eschelbronn at eschelbronn.de.

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↑ ^a ^b Eschelbronn mayor's office: 1200 years Eschelbronn 789–1989 , The cutting, sawing and grinding mill on the Schwarzbach (Zieglersche Mühle). P. 46 ff.
↑ Marius Golgath and Norbert Jung: Our faith is victory , A contribution to the bell history of the city of Sinsheim, p. 10, ISBN 978-3-934096-19-6 , Heilbronn 2009
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↑ Howwl , Heimatblatt Schreinerdorf Eschelbronn No. 28, 2006, p. 6 ff.
↑ From the linen weaver to the carpenter's village in Howwl , Heimatblatt des Schreinerdorf Eschelbronn, No. 5

↑ ^a ^b The way to the carpenter's village

↑ ^a ^b ^c Heimat- und Verkehrsverein: Eschelbronn - Deine Heimat , 1957, Spar- und Leihenskasse eG.bH Eschelbronn, p. 94

↑ Heimat- und Verkehrsverein: Eschelbronn - Deine Heimat , 1957, Vereine und Geselligkeit, p. 121 ff.

↑ Heimat- und Verkehrsverein: Eschelbronn - Deine Heimat , 1957, Fischerei, p. 94

↑ Source according to the Evangelical Church Community (Hrsg.): 200 years of the Evangelical Church Eschelbronn. 2011, p. 18.
Landbote (From City and Country), December 3, 1906, Sinsheim City Archives.

↑ Eschelbronn Local and Tourist Office: Eschelbronn - your home. 1957, p. 80.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Marius Golgath and Norbert Jung: Our faith is victory. A contribution to the history of bells in the town of Sinsheim. Heilbronn 2009, ISBN 978-3-934096-19-6 , p. 36.

^ Heinz Lemmer: The evangelical church community. In: 1200 years of Eschelbronn 789–1989. Mayor's office of the municipality of Eschelbronn, p. 62.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Helmut Schifferdecker: Supply and disposal facilities. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 327 ff.

↑ Gunthilde Stier: The first taxi vehicle in Eschelbronn in 1929. In: 1200 years Eschelbronn 789–1989. P. 198

↑ Gunthilde Stier: The first furniture car. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 195 f.

↑ ^a ^b History of the Eschelbronn Volunteer Fire Brigade ( Memento from July 22, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sparkasse Sinsheim, Eschelbronn branch. In: 1200 years of Eschelbronn 789–1989. P. 194.

↑ Howwl , Heimatblatt Schreinerdorf Eschelbronn No. 28, 2006, p. 6 ff.

↑ The commanded "people's anger" in Kraichgau, No Jewish place of worship was spared at the "Reichskristallnacht" 50 years ago - actions by the SA and NSDAP , Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung of November 9, 1988.

↑ Wilfried Wolf: The time of the Nazi rule. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 298 ff.

↑ Wilfried Wolf: The castle property at Eschelbronn. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 39 f.

↑ ^a ^b ^c Wilfried Wolf: Eschelbronn in post-war Germany. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 307 ff.

↑ Voluntary Fire Brigade Eschelbronn, 1932–2007 ( Memento from July 22, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )

↑ Marius Golgath, Norbert Jung: Our faith is victory. A contribution to the history of bells in the town of Sinsheim. Heilbronn 2009, ISBN 978-3-934096-19-6 , p. 34.

↑ ^a ^b Interview with Wilfried Wolf in Howwl - Heimatblatt des Schreinerdorf Eschelbronn. Number 1.

↑ Eschelbronn - German Digital Library. Accessed December 31, 2017 .

↑ Reports from communities on the war events in 1945 and the extent of the destruction in World War II (inventory) - German Digital Library. Accessed December 31, 2017 .

↑ ^a ^b ^c Eschelbronn: Austrians "take it seriously" ( memento of the original from December 22nd, 2014 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. , Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung from December 22, 2014.

↑ Helmut Stier: Memories of the ice cellar. In: Howwl No. 26, Heimatblatt des Schreinerdorf Eschelbronn, 2005, p. 38 ff.

↑ 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989, Musikverein Eschelbronn, p. 367 f.

↑ Official Gazette of the Elsenztal Local Administration Association. Local government association Elsenztal, October 30, 2015, accessed on June 6, 2020 .

↑ Eschelbronn / Kraichgau: The "greatest structural event of the century". Retrieved March 27, 2020 .

↑ Martinsumzug , Eschelbronn Local History and Tourist Office

^ Online editions of the Elsenztal Official Gazette

^ History of the Eschelbronn Volunteer Fire Brigade

↑ Senior Afternoon , Local and Tourist Association

↑ Eschelbronn carpentry trade

↑ Bayern fan club Eschelbronn

↑ ^a ^b Karin Mayer-Namnik and Joachim Friedel: My friend the tree….?. In: Howwl No. 12, Heimatblatt des Schreinerdorf Eschelbronn, 1996, p. 29 ff.

↑ ^a ^b Citizens' initiative for environmental protection, culture and heritage preservation Eschelbronn. In: 1200 years of Eschelbronn 789–1989. P. 392.

↑ ^a ^b Howwl, home page of the Schreinderdorf Eschelbronn. No. 2, July 1982.

↑ Eschelbronn: Many a fishing license test person has to fidget , Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung of November 26, 2015

^ Marliese Echner-Klingmann : The train station. In: 1200 years of Eschelbronn 789–1989. P. 256 ff.

↑ Joachim Friedel: The extensive natural monument Kallenberg. Howwl No. 11, Heimatblatt des Schreinerdorf Eschelbronn, May 1, 1987, p. 29

↑ 1200 years Eschelbronn, 789–1989, men's choir "Lyra" eV 1886 Eschelbronn. P. 366

↑ Holiday program , Eschelbronn Local History and Tourist Office

↑ Official Gazette of the Elsenztal Local Administration Association. Local government association Elsenztal, October 30, 2015, accessed on June 6, 2020 .

↑ Katharina Graupner: On the history of the Catholics of the branch church St. Josef zu Eschelbronn. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn 789–1989 , Mayor's Office of the Eschelbronn Municipality, p. 67 ff.

↑ Official Gazette of the Elsenztal Local Administration Association. Local government association Elsenztal, October 30, 2015, accessed on June 6, 2020 .

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^ Protected area directory of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg

↑ Official Journal Elsenztal, 23 2006, p. 10 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.

↑ Association news of the home and tourist association ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.7 MB) Official Gazette of Elsenztal Municipal Administration Association of January 12, 2007, p. 11.

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^ German-Pennsylvanian Day 2010. In: German-Pennsylvanian Association. June 28, 2010, accessed June 14, 2019 (German).

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↑ 59-year-old killed his wife and mother. In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten. August 6, 2014.

↑ Mayoral election Eschelbronn: Marco Siesing prevails. In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung. April 19, 2015.

↑ Eschelbronn: Today's inaugural visit from Dr. Stephan Harbarth Member of the Bundestag with Mayor Marco Siesing at stephan-harbarth.de.

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[Tilman_Mittelstraß,_Geschichte-1] Tilman Mittelstrasse: Eschelbronn. Origin, development and end of a Niederadel seat in Kraichgau , Theiss Verlag, 1996, p. 168 ff.

[2] History of Eschelbronn at eschelbronn.de

[Albert_Krieger-3] Albert Krieger, Baden Historical Commission: Topographical Dictionary of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Volume 1, Heidelberg, 1904, p. 541.

[Guggolz-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Gabriele Guggolz: The local lords of Eschelbronn. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 23 ff.

[UrkundenLBW-5] A ^b Letter of purchase about the castle and village of Eschelbronn from Albrecht von Venningen for Ludwig I of Bavaria, Count von Löwenstein and Scharfeneck (1485, copy) in the German Digital Library .

[Golgath35-6] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Marius Golgath, Norbert Jung: Our faith is victory. A contribution to the history of bells in the town of Sinsheim. Heilbronn 2009, ISBN 978-3-934096-19-6 , p. 35.

[Gastwirtschaften-7] Wilfried Wolf: The Eschelbronner inns. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 247 ff.

[8] Source according to 200 years of the Evangelical Church Eschelbronn 2011 : Doris Ebert (Hrsg.): Lagerbuch des Klosters Lobenfeld from 1567 Edition, Eppingen 2005, f.133v.

[9] Helena von Seckendorff

[200Jahre22-10] Evangelical Church Community (Hrsg.): 200 years of the Evangelical Church Eschelbronn. 2011, p. 22 ff.
Peter Beisel, Templum Salvartoris in Neckarbischofsheim The oldest Protestant town church in Kraichgau. In: Röcker, Bernd (Ed.): Reformation and Humanism in the Kraichgau. Eppingen 2003, p. 87 f.

[GeschichteEschelbronns-11] The story of Eschelbronn at eschelbronn.de.