Elchingen on the Härtsfeld

Elchingen on the Härtsfeld City of Neresheim
Coordinates: 48 ° 47 ′ 28 "  N , 10 ° 15 ′ 54"  E
Height :	612 m
Area :	22.56 km²
Residents :	1592  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	71 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	May 1, 1972
Postal code :	73450
Area code :	07367
Location of Elchingen on the Härtsfeld in Baden-Württemberg

Elchingen on the Härtsfeld (Swabian "Elchig") is a district of Neresheim in Baden-Württemberg Ostalbkreis . The once independent place was incorporated into Neresheim in 1972.

Location and transport links

Elchingen auf dem Härtsfeld is located northwest of the city center of Neresheim on the L 1084 state road and on the district roads K 3296 and 3297. The B 466 runs to the south and east and the A 7 to the west . Aalen-Heidenheim airfield is located south of the village .

The place is on the Härtsfeld , a plateau in the east of the Swabian Alb .

Population development

year	1813	1821	1834	1846	1852	1858	1867	1880	1900	1910	1925	1939	1950	1961	1970
Residents	919	756	768	809	711	843	815	753	791	694	713	612	984	1.007	1,072

history

Earliest settlement

The oldest signs of settlement in the Elchingen area are the Hallstatt-era burial mounds in the northern Heiligenwald. One of the 20 hills was opened and urns and other vessels were found.

Roman times

The Roman road, which connected the Roman settlements in Heidenheim ( Aquileia ) and Bopfingen ( Opie ), ran through the area of ​​today's Elchingen . A Roman guard hill was located near the present church.

In the historical atlas of Baden-Württemberg , a Roman cemetery and four villae rusticae are named for the Elchingen area , three of them in today's settlement area and one to the east of the village. In the description of the Oberamt Neresheim it is reported that remains of Roman buildings were found in Fuchsgasse and in Gewann Birk to the east.

From the Middle Ages

Elchingen was mentioned in 1144 as "Alchingen", half of which belonged to the tenth district of the Ohmenheim church. Later that were lords of Hürnheim the main owner, Conrad by the High home sold Elchingen to the counts of Oettingen , which in 1311 their property along with the church set the monastery Neresheim leaving around 1200 pounds Heller. In 1343 the widow of Vogt von Diepertsbuch was the owner. Elchingen came completely back to the Neresheim monastery in 1764, with which it came to Thurn and Taxis in 1803 and Württemberg in 1810.

Elchingen was connected to the rail network from 1901 to 1972 with the Härtsfeldbahn . On May 1, 1972, the community of Elchingen was incorporated into Neresheim.

Thirty Years' War

In the Thirty Years War Elchingen was destroyed except for five built-up properties.

Local fires

• 1654: completely burned down
• May 13, 1756: 123 buildings with the church burned down
• June 13, 1845: 25 buildings burned down
• June 14, 1870: 44 buildings burned down

Cultural monuments

• Catholic parish church St. Ottmar
• Catholic rectory

coat of arms

Blazon : "A golden elk trotting to the right on a red background".

societies

• Sports club Elchingen e. V. 1966
• Musikverein Elchingen e. V.
• Bowling Club Elchingen e. V.
• Liedertafel Elchingen e. V.

literature

Wikisource: Formerly independent municipality Elchingen on the Härtsfeld in the description of the Oberamt Neresheim from 1872  - sources and full texts

Web links

• Elchingen on the website of the city of Neresheim
• Elchingen on LEO-BW

Individual evidence

1. ^ Annual report 2019 of the city of Neresheim
2. ^ 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. 445 .
3. ↑ Website of the sports club Elchingen eV 1966
4. ↑ Homepage of the Musikverein Elchingen e. V. Accessed on April 11, 2018 (German). 
5. ^ Website of the bowling club Elchingen e. V.
6. ↑ Website of the Eugen-Jaekle Chorverband e. V.