Ernsbach (Forchtenberg)
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Ernsbach
City of Forchtenberg
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| Height : | 190 m above sea level NHN |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 1972 |
| Postal code : | 74670 |
| Area code : | 07947 |
Ernsbach is a district of Forchtenberg in Hohenlohekreis in northern Baden-Württemberg .
geography
The village center of Ernsbach lies in the Kocher Valley on the right bank of the river, where the Ernsbach reaches it from the north through a steep valley cut . Younger parts of the settlement are located on both sides of the estuary, on the southwestern Kocherhang, but especially on the east-northeastern Kirchberg . Opposite on the southeastern side of the Kocher, on the slope below the Heiligenwald, is the associated settlement area Waldberg, mainly a row of streets above Kochertalstrasse L 1045, which connects the Forchtenberg, three kilometers up the kocher, with Sindringen , which is about the same distance down the kocher .
history
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Like the surrounding villages of Sindringen and Wülfingen, Ernsbach is one of the oldest settlements in Kochertal. Traces of settlement have been found from the Celtic , Alemannic and Franconian times. In the 14th century there was a stately mill of the Counts of Hohenlohe in Ernsbach . After the mill burned down in the Thirty Years' War , it was rebuilt by Wolfgang Julius von Hohenlohe-Neuenstein. In addition to the previous grinding mill emerged from 1665 a paper mill , a hammer mill , a pan forge a Nagelschmiede and a soap factory . The place is therefore considered to be the first industrial location in Hohenlohe . For economic reasons, Count Wolfgang Julius also allowed the otherwise undesirable settlement of Jews in Hohenlohe, who until the middle of the 19th century formed a community of over 230 people. The mill operations had changing success and changing owners. In 1865 there was only an “art mill”. In 1889, the entire mill property came into the possession of Carl Arnold, who founded the L. & C. Arnold screw factory in 1898 , which after 1913 grew into the largest industrial company in the Kochertal. The population of Ernsbach fell - also due to the complete emigration of the Jewish community to cities by 1925 - to only around 500 people. After the Second World War, however, the place grew rapidly due to the reception of numerous refugees and displaced persons. A second larger factory was established, new building areas were designated, and a Catholic church was built. On January 1, 1972, Ernsbach became part of the new town of Forchtenberg. In 1998 Ernsbach had a population of over 1100 and there were more than 400 jobs locally.
Attractions
The former town hall was built in 1909 by a foundation of the Jew Samuel Kochertaler. In addition to the offices in the basement, the building also had an apartment for the mayor. The town's schoolhouse was inaugurated in 1914. It originally had two classrooms in the basement and two teacher's apartments above. The local Evangelical Church goes back to the original church of the village and was built at the beginning of the 18th century on the site of a previous building. The Catholic Church was built by immigrant Catholics after the Second World War. The former synagogue of the Jewish community has been preserved on the market square, the former Jewish school on the site of the screw factory .
Personalities
The following people were born in Ernsbach:
- Conrad Weitbrecht (1796–1836), sculptor
- August Wilhelm Eberhard Christoph Wibel (1775–1813), physician and botanist
- Christian August Blezinger (1811–1894), businessman, ironworks owner in Ernsbach and later cotton manufacturer in Urspring
Honorary citizen:
- 1938: Hermann Ruhnau
literature
- Eberhard Kugler: From a farming village to an industrial village. Shown in the development of Ernsbach am Kocher (= research from Württembergisch Franken 46), Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1998, ISBN 3-7995-0122-3 .
- 700 years of the city of Forchtenberg. 1298-1998; the romantic city in Hohenlohe. City of Forchtenberg, Forchtenberg 1998
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 454 .
