Degmarn
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Degmarn
municipality Oedheim
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| Height : | 193 (153.6-217) m |
| Area : | 3.65 km² |
| Residents : | 800 (2009) |
| Population density : | 219 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | July 1, 1971 |
| Postal code : | 74229 |
| Area code : | 07139 |
Degmarn is a place in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg . It has been part of the Oedheim community since 1971 .
geography
Degmarn is about three kilometers northeast of Oedheim , the old town development is on the steep bank of the Kocher . The approximately 361 hectare marking is at an altitude between 153.6 meters and 217 meters above sea level. The place itself lies at a height of about 190 meters. 80 percent of the floor area is covered by fields, meadows and gardens. Forest covers about 50 hectares of the marking area.
history
The oldest settlement finds in the area of Degmarn date back to the Neolithic Age (4000 to 2000 BC). Finds have also been found from the Bronze Age and the Celts . The place name suggests the founding of today's place in the time of the Alemanni after 260 AD. The place, first mentioned in 1319 as Degmaringen , could have been the seat of a clan leader Degmar when it was founded.
In the 12th century, the place was an imperial estate of the Staufer and came from them via the lords of Neideck and the Kelner von Brettach to the lords of Weinsberg , who gave individual goods as fiefs to numerous lower aristocrats, including the lords of Berlichingen and the lords of Gemmingen . The Schöntal Monastery and the Lords of Gemmingen were also able to acquire individual farms. In the 15th century Degmarn came to the Teutonic Order and in it to the Kommende Heilbronn . Due to the religious affiliation Degmarn remained Catholic during the Reformation . The Teutonic Order erected the distinctive buildings in the center of the village in the 18th century: the schoolhouse and church. In 1806 the place became part of Württemberg through the mediatization of the order areas .
In 1904 a major fire destroyed several historic properties in the center of the village, and in 1910 several barns burned down again. In 1933 there were 416 inhabitants, in 1939 there were 409 and at the end of 1945 there were 421. On April 5, 1945, the place was badly destroyed in combat operations during the end of the Second World War (town hall, 39 of 72 residential buildings and 69 of 71 farm buildings were destroyed, Church, school and bakery badly damaged). In 1952 and 1957 a new school and town hall were built. In 1961 around 520 inhabitants were counted. On July 1, 1971 Degmarn was incorporated into Oedheim. The population today (as of July 2004) is approx. 800 people.
Degmarn is a predominantly agricultural place of residence for commuters from the surrounding cities and municipalities without any notable infrastructure. Between 1907 and 1993 the Untere Kochertalbahn operated Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld– Ohrnberg as a private railway of the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG) via Degmarn. The tracks were dismantled in early 2006. A bicycle path will run along the route from spring 2009 . In the last few decades three new residential areas ( Hofäcker I to III) have been developed. The air sports club Bad Friedrichshall-Oedheim has its airfield in Degmarner district.
coat of arms
Degmarn's coat of arms shows two silver fish swimming in opposite directions on a black shield. This 1914 draft by the State Archives Directorate goes back to historical municipal seals.
Attractions
- The parish church of St. Pankratius was built in the early 18th century by the Teutonic Order and consecrated in 1725.
- The rectory next to the church was also built as a schoolhouse by the Teutonic Order in 1764. The portal of the building is adorned with the coats of arms of the Counts Karl von Eyb and Karl Friedrich von Eltz . The building has served as a rectory since 1792. In 1877 the building was extensively renovated.
- The town hall was built in 1958 to replace the previous building that was destroyed in World War II.
- In the center of the village there is an old bakery from around 1900, which was renovated in 1992.
- Two historic chapels and many religious monuments such as crosses and wayside shrines can also be found in the district of Degmarn . The sandstone cross at the town hall dates from 1766, at the intersection of Schulstrasse and Oedheimer Strasse there is a wayside shrine from 1732.
St. Pankratius from the west, the rectory on the right
Portal of the parish church
Schoolhouse portal
Old bakery
Honorary citizen
- 1966: August Horch (born August 30, 1895 in Degmarn; † June 1, 1982 ibid), mayor of Degmarn from 1945 to 1966
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
- ^ Results of the population census and determination of residence on December 4, 1945 in northern Württemberg
- ^ 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. 450 .
- ↑ Wolfgang Müller: Old bridge in ruins . In: Heilbronner Voice of August 21, 2008 . ( Stimme.de ).
- ↑ The Oedheim honorary citizens . In: Thomas Seitz (Ed.): Oedheimer Hefte . 2nd Edition. No. 3 . Self-published by Thomas Seitz, Oedheim 2007, p. 24-25 .
literature
- Anton Henkel: Oedheim. Contributions to local history . Oedheim community, Oedheim 1975.
