Flehingen (Oberderdingen)

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Oberderdingen municipality
Flehingen coat of arms
Coordinates: 49 ° 5 ′ 15 ″  N , 8 ° 46 ′ 55 ″  E
Height : 175 m
Area : 14.01 km²
Residents : 3610  (2011)
Population density : 258 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 75038
Area code : 07258
Flehingen (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
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Location of Flehingen in Baden-Württemberg

Flehingen is a part of the municipality of Oberderdingen in the district of Karlsruhe . Sickingen, which was incorporated in 1936, is part of the Flehingen district.

geography

Flehingen is located in the Kraichgau near the Stromberg Nature Park . The place is about 39 kilometers east of Karlsruhe and about 38 kilometers west of Heilbronn .

  • Flehingen seen from the Reichenberg

  • Flehingen north view

history

Flehingen was first mentioned in a document in 778/779 in the Lorsch Codex . Back then, Flehingen was called Flancheim or Flanicheim.

In 1158, Berthold the oldest of Sickingen founded the line of those of Flehingen. Sickingen and Flehingen initially belonged to the Strahlbergers . The Strahlbergers were a noble family that had its seat near Schriesheim on Bergstrasse. During the Speyer feud in 1353, the castles of Flehingen and Sickingen were cremated by Speyer's troops. In 1368 the castle and village of Sickingen became part of the Electoral Palatinate . In the same year, Ludwig Wolff von Flehingen initiated the construction of the Flehingen Palace .

Around 1520 Flehingen and Sickingen became Protestant. The Sickingen grave church of St. Magdalena, built in 1523, was therefore probably a Protestant church. A Catholic service was not held again until 1690.

In 1666 Flehingen and Sickingen suffered from the plague , which claimed many lives. In 1689, large parts of Flehingen were burned down by the troops of the French general Melac during the War of the Palatinate Succession .

In 1876 the community acquired the castle and lands from the von Metternich family. In 1936 Flehingen and Sickingen merged into one municipality. In the same year the Bretten district office was dissolved and Flehingen came to the Karlsruhe district. In the course of the district reform, Flehingen joined the municipality of Oberderdingen on January 1, 1973 .

Population development

year Residents
1852 1518
1875 1488
1895 1576
1910 1840
1933 1830
1939 1735
1946 2377
1956 2535
1961 2561
1968 2822
1970 2896
2003 3627
2011 3610
2013 3676

Sickingen

Sickingen was first mentioned as Sichenheim in 784 through donations to the Lorsch Monastery . In 1344 the place was called Syggingen, which came very close to the later Sickingen. The place was a fiefdom of the Electoral Palatinate to the noble family of the Lords of Sickingen . There were two castles called Upper and Lower Castle . The lower castle was below the Sickinger church. It was first mentioned in 1353 and destroyed in the Peasants' War in 1525 . Nothing is left of the former castle today. The Upper Castle was located above the Sickinger Church and was probably owned by Franz von Sickingen around 1500 . When Tilly's troops were set on fire and looted in 1622, the consequences in Sickingen were not as severe as in Flehingen. The plague in 1666 hit Sickingen just as hard. In 1936, Sickingen and Flehingen were merged into one community under pressure from the NSDAP. Neither the Sickinger nor the Flehinger wanted this. The locals still have a strong bond with the former Sickingen. This is reflected in behaviors such as that one often calls oneself a Sickinger and not a Flehinger.

Jewish community

Jewish cemetery in Flehingen

In a directory of Jewish families in the Palatinate, Jewish residents in Flehingen are mentioned for the first time in 1548. A Jewish resident named Isaak is said to have lived in Flehingen among the Lords of Flehingen. In large numbers there were settlements in Flehingen and the surrounding area immediately after the Thirty Years' War. Many Kraichgau communities experienced a dramatic decline in population after the war. This was partly offset by the settlement of Jewish residents.

As early as 1688, the Jewish community was so large that they asked Count Metternich about the use of land for a Jewish cemetery. The certificate of lease from 1688 is still kept in the state archive in Karlsruhe today. The place name for this first cemetery was "Under the Stone". A few years later, Count Metternich approved the use of today's cemetery.

In 1698, Count Metternich ordered a maximum of 10 families in Flehingen to curb the Jewish community's urge to expand. At this time, the reprisals against the Israelites began. The Jewish residents had to pay high taxes such as payments for a cover letter and the so-called New Year's allowance. Protection money was levied until 1815.

The Jewish community had its largest population in 1832 (167 people). After that, the number steadily decreased. There was a synagogue and a Jewish school.

When the National Socialists came to power in 1933, 72 Jews were still living in Flehingen. On October 22, 1940, the last ten Jews were deported to the Gurs internment camp in France.

politics

The local council consists of 8 members who form two parliamentary groups. The Independent Citizens of Flehingen (UBF) currently have 5 representatives and the CDU 3 representatives in the local council. Since July 2010 Helmut Schmidt has been the mayor of the CDU. The deputy is Christian Strohmenger from the UBF.

coat of arms

  • Sickingen coat of arms

  • Coat of arms of Flehingen

The so-called snowball legend is closely connected to the two coats of arms. According to this, on New Year's Eve 1158 the brothers Eberhard and Berthold (both from the von Sickingen family) fought a snowball fight over possession of the family castle. In order not to shed brotherly blood during the quarrel, the mother of the two brothers advised that this should be carried out with snowballs and not with weapons.

This competition should be done with five snowballs. The winner should be the heir to the family castle and the loser should move to Flehingen. For a long time the two place names were explained with “Fliehingen” and “Siegingen”. When the snowball fight ended in a draw, the mother advised that whoever saw an animal first the following day wins. Eberhard saw a wild swan in the moat and Berthold a little later a wolfhound. Both brothers now put five snowballs on their black shield. Berthold lifted the dog (or wolf) on the top of the helmet and Eberhard the swan. The five snowballs still adorn Flehingen's coat of arms today. In Sickingen's coat of arms there are four balls of snow and the swan.

The original coat of arms of the Lords of Sickingen with five balls of snow can still be seen on the town church in Wiesloch. The probably oldest depiction of the Flehingen coat of arms from 1388 can be found at the town hall of Flehingen.

What the two coats of arms ultimately mean can no longer be clarified today, as there are no authentic documents. The most likely interpretation is that the white "snowballs" are reinforcements of the shield, which have been worked out more and more clearly over the generations.

Culture and sights

Sickingen bell consecration 1956

Buildings

The St. Magdalena Church in Flehingen was built by Konrad von Sickingen . The late Gothic church was completed in 1523 and probably first served as a Protestant church. The church was the burial place of the knights, barons and counts of Sickingen. A special feature is a seven meter high double tomb with the family crypt. The church has a four-part bell. The four bronze bells date from 1956 (bells 2,3,4) and from 1967 (bell 1).

The Flehinger Catholics began building the Church of St. Martin in 1911 . The church is 40 meters long, 17 meters wide and 13.7 meters high. The church has been looked after by the Sickingen pastor since 1974.

The former Imperial Post Office is next to St. Martin's Church.

The moated castle Flehingen was built around 1565. The former moat no longer exists and is only partially recognizable. The ownership passed to Count Wolff-Metternich around 1636. In 1876 the castle was bought by the Baden state and served as an educational institution. In 1985 it was renovated and today there are several state technical schools.

The evangelical church on Senselberg was built between 1825 and 1911. It is considered a simultaneous church .

Both the gymnasium and the reception building of Flehingen train station are protected cultural monuments.

  • Sickingen St. Magdalena

  • Flehingen St. Martin

  • Imperial Post Office

  • Protestant church

  • former gym

  • Station building

Sports

FC Flehingen is the local football club and currently plays in the Bruchsal district league.

Motocross is very popular in Flehingen. The MTC Flehingen was founded in 1968 and has its own motorsport facility outside the town. There are currently over 40 active drivers registered in the club.

The TV Flehingen 1906 has a wide range of sports. The club offers volleyball, badminton, athletics and gymnastics.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Bridge of the ICE route Mannheim – Stuttgart, between Bauerbach and Flehingen

Flehingen is connected to the Kraichgaubahn (Karlsruhe – Heilbronn) in local public transport . The S4 line of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn runs on the route within the Karlsruhe Transport Association (KVV). Flehingen has two stops.

Flehingen is right next to the federal highway 293 , which leads from Karlsruhe to Heilbronn.

An ICE line runs between Flehingen and Bauerbach . It is the ICE route from Mannheim to Stuttgart .

Established businesses

In the west of the village there is a new industrial area with numerous small craft and industrial companies. The company Hirsch GmbH & Co.KG, founded in 1969 and existing until summer 2015, manufactured confectionery that was available in 56 countries.

media

The Brettener Nachrichten reports on what is happening in town. In addition, there is Oberderdingen's community newspaper s' Blättle , which reports on local issues.

Personalities

literature

  • Karl Banghard: Five Balls of Snow - Twelve Centuries. Self-published, Karlsruhe 1979, DNB 820329932 .

Web links

Commons : Flehingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flehingen district . Website of the municipality of Oberderdingen; accessed on December 1, 2014.
  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. 458 .
  3. ↑ Albert Krieger (ed.): Badische historical commission. Topographical Dictionary of the Grand Duchy of Baden , Volume 2. Heidelberg, 1904; Sp. 707-708. digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de
  4. ↑ Flehingen with Sickingen (Oberderdingen community, Karlsruhe district): Jewish history / prayer hall / synagogue . Alemannia Judaica , 2003; accessed on December 1, 2014.
    Karl Banghard: Five Snow Balls -     Twelve Centuries. 1979.
  5. ↑ Karl Banghard: Five Snow Balls - Twelve Centuries. 1979.
  6. ↑ Bell search: Catholic parish church St. Maria Magdalena in Oberderdingen-Sickingen . Archdiocese of Freiburg; accessed on December 1, 2014