Enzgau
The Enzgau was an East Franconian county in Baden-Württemberg , which was named after the river Enz and was north of the Frankish-Alemannic " demarcation line " established in 496 . In the Middle Ages, Vaihingen an der Enz was the main town in this area.
Enzgau locations and demarcation
Sources mentioned as places in Enzgau:
- "Feinga" ( Vaihingen an der Enz , 779)
- "Glatebach" (Groß- or Kleinglattbach near Vaihingen an der Enz , 783); “Budincheim” ( Bietigheim , 789); “Saraesheim” ( Sersheim , 792); “Alaolfingen” (Eilfinger Hof, 793); Lotmarheim ( Lomersheim , 800); "Hochtorph, Horoheim et Hasalahe" ( Hochdorf , Horrheim and Hohenhaslach , 801); "Lengenfeld" ( Leinfelder Hof , 801); “Reoth” ( Riet , 813); Tardingen ( Ober- or Unterderdingen , 836); "Mulnhusa" ( Mühlhausen an der Enz 892); " Nussdorf "
- "Audinesheim et Rutgesingon" ( Ötisheim and Ober- or Unterriexingen , 902)
- "Zeizolfeswilre, Lenzingon, Durminzi, Cussilbrunnin in pago Enzgowi" ( Zaisersweiher , Lienzingen , Dürrmenz and Kieselbronn , 1100)
- "Horeheim sitam in pago Enzgouwe" ( Horrheim , 1200)
The Enzgau bordered the Zabergau in the north, the Neckargau in the east, the Glemsgau , the Würmgau and the Nagoldgau in the south and the Kraichgau in the west . The border to the Kraichgau seems to have been quite variable or to have left plenty of room for interpretation, since several places like Illingen or Schützingen are sometimes assigned to the Kraichgau, sometimes to the Enzgau.
From a natural perspective, the west of the Enzgau is now counted as the Kraichgau, the north as the Stromberg , the east as the Strohgäu and the southern foothills as the Heckengäu .
Counts
Counts in Enzgau were:
- Count Cuniberct (779)
- Count Walaha (902)
- Otto von Worms , † November 4, 1004, 956 Graf im Nahegau , Graf im Speyergau , Wormsgau , Elsenzgau , Kraichgau , Enzgau, Pfinzgau and Ufgau , 978–983 and 995–1002 Duke of Carinthia , candidate for the throne in the 1002 royal election
- Count Bruno (1100)
- Count Egeno de Veingen (Vaihingen, 1139)
The Enzgau lost its importance as a county in the High Middle Ages and became part of the County of Vaihingen , which was largely sold to the House of Württemberg in 1358 .
swell
- Codex Laureshamensis from Lorsch Abbey , edited by Gustav Bossert a. a.
- Codex Hirsaugiensis from Hirsau Monastery , edited by Eugen Schneider , in: Württembergische Vierteljahreshefte für Landesgeschichte 10, 1887 (Appendix). Stuttgart 1887.
- Württemberg Document Book (WUB online)
literature
- Gustav Bossert: Württemberg from the Codex Laureshamensis , the Traditiones Fuldenses and from Weissenburg sources . In: Dietrich Schäfer (Ed.): Württembergische Geschichtsquellen, Vol. 2. Stuttgart 1895, pp. 1–354.
- Günther Imm: From Baden districts and their names . In: Badische Heimat 49, 1969, 1, ISSN 0930-7001 , pp. 34-46.
- Albert Krieger: Pfinzgau and Enzgau from the 8th to the 12th century . In: Badische Heimat 12, 1925, ISSN 0930-7001 , pp. 322-339.
- Meinrad Schaab: Noble rule as the basis of territorial formation in the area of Uf, Pfinz and Enzgau. Lecture . Karlsruhe 1977, ( Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Geschichtliche Landeskunde am Oberrhein eV Protocol on the working session 171, ZDB -ID 244675-3 ).
- Eduard Schuster: The Enzgau . In: Eduard Schuster: The castles and palaces of Baden . Gutsch, Karlsruhe 1908, pp. 285-294.
- Christoph Friedrich von Stälin : Wirtembergische history, volume 1: Swabia and southern Franconia from primeval times to 1080. Stuttgart and Tübingen 1841 digitized .
Remarks
- ↑ WUB Volume II., No. NA, pp. 437-438
- ↑ Listed by Christoph Friedrich von Stälin : Wirtembergische Geschichte, Volume 1: Swabia and Southern Franconia from prehistoric times to 1080. Stuttgart and Tübingen 1841, p. 313 digitized .
- ↑ WUB Volume IV., No. N22, pp. 330-331
- ↑ WUB Volume I., No. 255, pp. 318-320
- ↑ WUB Volume II., No. 514, p. 334
- ↑ WUB Volume I., No. 216, pp. 255-256
- ↑ WUB Volume II., No. NA, pp. 437-438
- ↑ WUB Volume IV., No. N22, pp. 330-331
- ↑ WUB Volume I., No. 255, pp. 318-320
- ↑ WUB Volume II., No. 312, pp. 13-14
