Hambach on the Wine Route

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Hambach
Hambach coat of arms
Coordinates: 49 ° 20 ′ 11 ″  N , 8 ° 7 ′ 51 ″  E
Height : 183 m above sea level NHN
Area : 1.72 km²
Residents : 5288  (2012)
Population density : 3,069 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 7th June 1969
Postal code : 67434
Area code : 06321
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Hambach (red) within the district of Neustadt
View through Schlossgasse up to Hambach Castle
View through Schlossgasse up to Hambach Castle

Hambach an der Weinstrasse is the second largest district in terms of population in the independent city of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in Rhineland-Palatinate . Until 1969 it was an independent community. The wine-growing town is considered the cradle of German democracy because in 1832 a great freedom rally took place in the nearby Hambach Castle , the Hambach Festival ; thereby the place gained national fame.

geography

location

Hambach is located in the Vorderpfalz on the eastern slope of the Haardt and on the western edge of the Upper Rhine Graben (from east to west) about 150 to 300  m above sea level. NHN ; the old town hall has an altitude of 182  m . The core town of Neustadt borders the Weinstrasse directly to the northeast, and the further district of Diedesfeld immediately to the south .

The Hambach community forest extends west of the settlement area . Within the Hambach forest area there are also the Hohe-Loog-level , the Speierheld forest aisle , the Hellerplatz , the Hellertal , the Kaltenbrunner Tal and the Finstertal .

The three original local areas of Ober-, Mittel- and Unterhambach are named after their altitude and have grown together some time ago. Unterhambach is often equated with its most important street, the Andergasse (in Palatine the "anner Gass", ie the "other lane").

Surveys

View from the northeast of Hambach; In the background is the Schlossberg including Hambach Castle

The 379.2 meter high Schlossberg rises to the southwest of the development and the Rittersberg (531.8 meters) to the northwest . Further north, near the settlement, are the Heidelberg (313.4 meters) and the Häuselberg (319.8 meters). The 490.3 meter high Nollenkopf and the Nollensattel ( 320.4  m ) extend to the north of the village . They all belong to the Haardt, the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest. The Sommerberg (501.9 meters) and the Hohe Loog, which measures 618.7 meters, and its Bergstein (481.3 m) secondary peak , as well as the Sternberg (511.3 meters), the Platte ( 560.8 meters) and in the far west of the Hohberg district (512.1 m).

Waters

The Hambach rises at the northern foot of the castle hill, where, since the Roman times bright chestnut forests dominate, and flows through central Hambach east. The Kaltenbrunnertalbach flows through the forest in a south-north direction .

climate

The hillside location on the edge of the lowlands creates a mild climate . Cold air masses, which sometimes occur in spring nights and then lead to late frosts, slide from the slopes to the valley and flow off into the plains. The upstream elevations of Häuselberg, Heidelberg and Schlossberg hold off a large part of the precipitation.

history

The Römerweg , which in its lower part is now called Dammstraße , was mistaken for the old Roman connection between Strasbourg and Mainz ; However, this did not run between the hills on today's wine route, but a little further east in the plain. The name "Hantio" given to the Roman settlement centers was not included in later documents.

Hambach's name is derived from the Franconian name Haganbach . This was first mentioned in a document in 865 and indicates a stream that came from a sparse forest, a Hag . Because of its name, the Hambach comes into question . According to tax statistics from 1341, the town had to pay an annual tax of 70 pounds pfennigs to the Speyer Monastery to which the municipality belonged at that time.

The place remained with the Hochstift until the end of the 18th century. From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire , Hambach was incorporated into the canton of Neustadt (Donnersberg) and had its own Mairie . In 1815 the place Austria was added. Just one year later, the place, like the entire Palatinate, changed to the Kingdom of Bavaria . From 1817 to 1862 the community belonged to the Landkommissariat Neustadt ; from this the district office of Neustadt emerged.

Hambach Castle

In 1832 the most famous event in local history took place in the form of the freedom rally, which took place at Hambach Castle in 1832 and went down in history as the Hambach Festival .

In 1935 Hambach received the official addition “on the Weinstrasse”. From 1939, the municipality was part of the Neustadt an der Weinstrasse district . After the Second World War , the place within the French occupation zone became part of the administrative district of Palatinate in the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate . During the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform Hambach was on June 7, 1969 in the independent city of Neustadt an der Weinstraße incorporated .

Population development

In 1815 the place had a total of 1500 inhabitants. With more than 5000 inhabitants, Hambach is the second largest district of Neustadt. In June 2011 it had 5531 inhabitants and in January 2012 it had 5288 inhabitants. Due to its hillside location, it was of great importance as a residential suburb of Neustadt even before it was incorporated. The Römerweg in particular is a preferred residential area.

politics

Local advisory board

A local district was formed for the Hambach district . The local council consists of 15 members, the chair of the local council is chaired by the directly elected mayor.

For the composition of the local advisory board, see the results of the local elections in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse .

Mayor

The local head is Gerda Bolz (CDU). In a run-off election on June 16, 2019, she was re-elected with 50.77% of the vote, after none of the original three applicants had achieved a sufficient majority in the direct election on May 26, 2019.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Hambach an der Weinstrasse
 Blazon : "In green, a silver horseshoe with the studs down."

The horseshoe has a toe cap and seven rectangular nail holes

Sights and culture

Cultural monuments

Listed old town hall

With the Hambach Castle and the centers of Oberhambach and Mittelhambach , the district has three monument zones . The former rises on the Schlossberg above the village. It is alternatively known by its old name "Kästenburg" (from Palatine "Keschde" for the chestnut trees that grow on the Schlossberg) or as "Maxburg" (since 1842, after the later Bavarian King Maximilian ).

In addition, there are more than a hundred individual buildings that are under monument protection .

Like the castle, the church of St. Jakobus in Oberhambach also dates from the Middle Ages ; it is sometimes referred to as a fortified church . The old town hall was built in 1739 under Prince-Bishop Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim , Cardinal and Knight of the Teutonic Order . The Episcopal Forester's House is in Unterhambach . There are fountains everywhere in town, some of which are also listed.

nature

There are also two natural monuments in the settlement area: a yew tree and a wellington tree . The nature reserves Haardtrand - Am Häuselberg and Haardtrand - Am Heidelberg extend above the residential area .

Regular events

Hambach black-red-gold in 2014

Andergasser festival

The Andergasser Fest is one of the great wine festivals in the Palatinate and takes place every year in early May. The name of the festival is derived from the Andergasse , which functions as a "festival mile". At its west end it reveals the view of Hambach Castle.

The Ander Gasser festival begins with setting up the maypole in the Obergasse and the coopers dance of the local wineries . Taverns scattered throughout the suburb, to offer local wine regional specialties such as spit roast from vines fire, homemade smoked ham or "Flääschknepp", cooked in broth meatballs with horseradish .

Hambach black-red-gold

As a follow-up event to the Hambacher Brunnen- und Gässelkerwe , the wine festival Hambach black-red-gold has been celebrated on the 2nd weekend in June since 2012 . The name of the festival refers to the Hambach Festival of 1832, at which the current German flag was carried and which is considered the starting point of the German democracy movement. In 2013 the festival was named Wine Festival of the Year 2013 by the Pfalzweinwerbung .

Other Events

Other events are the Jakobus-Kerwe (last weekend in July), CuliVino (Whit Saturday and Whit Sunday) and the year-round events at Hambach Castle . The Hambach Music Festival , directed by the Mandelring Quartet , also takes place every year . On August 30, 2009, Hambach was the opening location of the German Wine Route Adventure Day ; the motto was "Pearls of the Palatinate".

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Vineyards near Hambach

The favorable climatic conditions enable the cultivation of high quality wines . The Hambach vineyards are Feuer, Kaiserstuhl, Kirchberg, Römerbrunnen and Schlossberg . The plants are not only marketed worldwide, but can also be tasted on site in wineries , wine bars and restaurants .

In the open air, chestnuts , almonds , figs and citrus fruits ripen . In the spring, the Schlossberg in particular catches the eye from afar with the light green leaves of the chestnuts, which make up 80% of the tree population there.

Hambach is a state-approved resort and has a large heated outdoor pool on the eastern edge of the village . In addition, the United Income Tax Aid was temporarily based in Hambach. The Hambacher Mühle is also located on the eastern edge of the settlement . In addition, a measuring station of the Central Telecommunications Office was temporarily located on site .

In the course of the Haingeraide , Hambach was involved in the so-called first Haardtgeraiden , which was dissolved in the early modern period and which was partially subordinated to the community. The Hague Forest became part of the community forest in 1822.

traffic

The Pfälzer Oberlandbahn , a tram-like narrow-gauge railway that connected Neustadt and Landau , ran through Hambach from 1912 to 1955 .

The traffic connection Hambach takes place over the A 65 (junction 13 / Neustadt-Süd) in the directions Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Karlsruhe as well as over the former B 38 - meanwhile state road 516 - and the German wine road leading through the place , which here additionally as local road the The name "Wine Route" leads north to Neustadt. In a southerly direction, the German Wine Route reaches Diedesfeld after 1 km.

tourism

Hohe Loog House

The German Wine Route and the German Wine Route Cycle Route run right through Hambach . The north route of the Palatinate Way of St. James , which was part of the historic pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela , led via Hambach .

A few kilometers further west of the settlement area in the middle of the Palatinate Forest are two huts belonging to the Palatinate Forest Association, the Hellerplatzhaus and the Hohe-Loog-Haus .

The Pfälzer Weinsteig runs through the forest and briefly touches the northern edge of the development. Also away from the settlement area there are hiking trails marked with a green and yellow cross , one marked with a red bar and one with a blue and red bar . Another, which is marked with a red bar , runs along the western and northern edge of the Hambach development from Neuleiningen to Siebeldingen .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

People who worked on site

  • Karolina Burger (1879–1949), Catholic teacher and founder of the monastery, worked in 1898 as an illness representative in Hambach.
  • Hans-Heinrich Fußer (* 1942), painter and graphic artist, owns a studio in Hambach
  • Johannes von Geissel (1796–1864), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Speyer, Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal, was chaplain in Hambach for a short time in 1818/19.
  • Georg Grohé (1846-1919), landowner and wine merchant in Hambach, was a member of the Reichstag and local mayor.
  • Laura Julier (born April 16, 1991), 2014/2015 Palatinate Wine Queen
  • Christiane Maether (* 1941), painter and former art professor, lives on site
  • Maritta Müller, 1975/1976 Palatinate Wine Queen
  • Maria Poh, 1938/1939 Palatinate Wine Queen
  • Renate Poh, 1958/1959 Palatinate Wine Queen
  • Franz Xaver Remling (1803–1873), Catholic clergyman, pastor of Hambach 1833–1852, Episcopal Spiritual Council, Cathedral Chapter of the Diocese of Speyer, wrote several historical works.
  • Eibe Riedel (* 1943), emeritus law professor, lives in Hambach.
  • Max Schmitt (1891–1963), civil engineer, died on site
  • Franz Schwarzwälder (* 1949), soccer goalkeeper at 1. FC Nürnberg and FSV Mainz 05, grew up in Hambach.
  • Aloys Weisenburger (1815–1887), Catholic clergyman, preacher, writer and publicist, lived in Hambach.
  • Benno Zech (* 1928), mayor from 1969 to 1996, was a teacher at the Dr.-Albert-Finck-Schule from 1957 to 1983 and rector there from 1977.

literature

  • Alexander Thon: Hambach . In: Jürgen Keddigkeit (Ed.): Palatinate Castle Lexicon . Contributions to the history of the Palatinate. tape 12.2 . Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore, Kaiserslautern 2002, ISBN 3-927754-48-X , p. 271 .
  • Paul Habermehl: Hambach on the Wine Route . Local history guide. Neustadt-Hambach 1977 (ceremony for the inauguration of the parish center St. Jakobus).
  • Philipp Otto Abel: Hambach on the Wine Route . A walk through the local history. Verlag Kraemer, Landau 1956.

Web links

Commons : Hambach an der Weinstrasse  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Hambach an der Weinstrasse  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hambach. City of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, accessed on November 17, 2011 .
  2. ↑ a b Location of Hambach on: Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes ).
  3. ^ German Wine Route . In: NSZ Rheinfront . Ludwigshafen October 21, 1935.
  4. ↑ General Data on the Neustadt an der Weinstrasse service district. (No longer available online.) Rhineland-Palatinate police, archived from the original on January 5, 2012 ; Retrieved April 16, 2012 .
  5. ↑ Information on the website of the city of Neustadt.
  6. ^ City of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse: main statute. (PDF, 134 kB) § 3 to August 5, 2019, accessed on October 19, 2019 .
  7. ↑ City of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse: run-off election for the local councilor in Hambach 2019. Accessed on October 19, 2019 .