Hambrücken
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Coordinates: 49 ° 11 ' N , 8 ° 33' E |
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Karlsruhe | |
| County : | Karlsruhe | |
| Height : | 107 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 10.97 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 5527 (December 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 504 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 76707 | |
| Area code : | 07255 | |
| License plate : | KA | |
| Community key : | 08 2 15 029 | |
| LOCODE : | DE BWV | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Hauptstrasse 108 76707 Hambrücken |
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| Mayor : | Marc Wagner | |
| Location of the municipality of Hambrücken in the district of Karlsruhe | ||
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Hambrücken is a municipality in the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg . Apart from the village of the same name, no other localities belong to the municipality of Hambrücken.
geography
location
Hambrücken is located in the Upper Rhine Plain west of the federal motorway 5 around 10 km north-northwest of Bruchsal .
Neighboring communities
Neighboring towns to Hambrücken are ( clockwise , starting in the west): the town of Waghäusel , the municipalities of Bad Schönborn , Ubstadt-Weiher and Forst and the town of Bruchsal . All belong to the district of Karlsruhe.
history
Until the 19th century
The place is mentioned for the first time in 1161 , at that time it belonged to the knight monastery Odenheim . The place name goes back to the Old High German "Hagan" (forest or bush) and "Brucca" (bridge or Knüppeldamm). "Brucca" also gave rise to the word "Bruch" (swamp), landscape forms that can still be found in the area around the village today, for example. B. in the nature reserve Saalbachauen.
In 1366 at the latest, the place came under the rule of the Prince Diocese of Speyer . Hambrücken lost most of its population as a result of the Thirty Years' War . Therefore the prince-bishop called settlers from all areas of Germany. The surnames Simianer and Soder, which are not typical for the region, come from the Alpine region. With the mediatization due to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , the place came in 1803 to the Grand Duchy of Baden .
Religions
Although the place was owned by the church, a parish church was first mentioned in 1510. This wooden church was replaced by Prince-Bishop Damian Hugo von Schönborn with a massive baroque church with an onion dome, which he inaugurated himself in 1742. This church was replaced by the current church at the turn of the century. Since the Reformation did not reach the place, most of the citizens are still Roman Catholic today . The community in Waghäusel is responsible for the small Protestant part of the population .
Parish Church of St. Remigius
The Catholic parish church of St. Remigius is the symbol of the small community and can be easily recognized from all directions.
Population development
- 1850: 1165 inhabitants
- 1939: 2500 inhabitants
- 1961: 3009 inhabitants
- 1970: 3595 inhabitants
- 1991: 4272 inhabitants
- 1995: 4824 inhabitants
- 2000: 5084 inhabitants
- 2005: 5390 inhabitants
- 2010: 5456 inhabitants
- 2015: 5504 inhabitants
tornado
On July 22, 2006, a tornado raged over Hambrücken , which destroyed large parts of the local recreation area including the mini golf course and the barbecue hut . Trees were uprooted and 100 houses were seriously damaged.
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council has 14 honorary members who are elected for five years. In addition, the mayor acts as the municipal council chairman with voting rights.
The 2019 local elections led to the following result (in brackets: difference to 2014):
| Municipal Council 2019 | ||||
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| Party / list | Share of votes | Seats | ||
| CDU | 31.1% (−10.1) | 5 (± 0) | ||
| Young List (JL) | 22.6% (+22.6) | 3 (+3) | ||
| Free voters | 21.8% (+4.2) | 3 (± 0) | ||
| SPD | 21.3% (+0.3) | 3 (± 0) | ||
| Turnout: 68.7% (+9.9) | ||||
mayor
Marc Wagner (CDU) has been the mayor of Hambrücken since July 2020.
coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a silver cross on a blue background. At the intersection of the cross lines there is a red shield with a golden hunting horn. The cross on blue reminds of the former affiliation to the Principality of Speyer , while the heart shield in the colors of Baden indicates that the Grand Duke also still used the local hunting lodge after taking over the rule of Hambrücken.
Partnerships
Hambrücken has had a partnership with the French community of La Bouëxière in Brittany since 1993 .
Economy and Infrastructure
Companies
The largest employer in Hambrücken is the Linhardt company , a manufacturer of plastic and aluminum tubes for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. The Pizza Lorenzo company in Hambrücken produces pizzas, tarte flambée, baguettes, burgers and snacks.
traffic
The federal highway 36 ( Mannheim - Karlsruhe - Lahr / Black Forest ) connects Hambrücken to the national road network. Connections to Wiesental and Forst exist via the state road 556. Orthogonally, the district road 3525 leads through the village from the federal road 36 to the district road 3524, which leads from Forst to Weiher. Next BAB connection 3 km, A 5, Bruchsal service area.
Public transport bus connections exist every half hour in the direction of Bruchsal and Waghäusel (bus line 125 in the Karlsruhe transport association ). Outside of business hours there is a shared taxi between Hambrücken and Bruchsal. It must be reserved at least half an hour in advance. The bus line to Graben-Neudorf , which was set up on a test basis in December 2009, was discontinued for the 2011 annual timetable.
education
Hambrücken has a primary and secondary school . There are also two Roman Catholic kindergartens in the village (Kindergarten St. Josef and St. Martin).
Culture and sights
Regular events
The Hambrück Street Festival, which is known in the region, takes place on the last weekend in August .
At the end of October, a large Guggenmusik meeting will be organized by the local Guggemusikzunft Forlebuzzel in the Lußhardt Hall .
There has also been an annual Christmas market for several years.
Tourist routes
Hambrücken is located on two major tourist roads:
- Baden Asparagus Road , which leads from Schwetzingen via Hambrücken to Lichtenau- Scherzheim .
- Bertha Benz Memorial Route , from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back to Mannheim via Hambrücken.
sports clubs
The 1st Taekwondo Club 1982 Hambrücken eV was founded in 1977 in Hambrücken. In 1982 the club was finally entered in the association register by the Bruchsal district court. The association was headed for 24 years until 2010 by Klaus-Dieter Raab as 1st chairman. Stephan Heck has been 1st Chairman since 2010.
The TKD-Club Hambrücken is a member of the Badischer Sportbund Nord (BSB-Nord), the German Sportbund (DSB), the Badischer Turnerbund (BTB), the federal association "Deutsche Taekwondo Union eV" (DTU) and the associated regional professional association "Taekwondo Union Baden-Württemberg eV “(TUBW). The DTU is one of 204 member countries (as of March 2013) in the Olympic-recognized and largest Taekwondo organization “World Taekwondo Federation” (WTF) with over 30 million members.
The primary sports offer is Taekwondo training according to the rules of the WTF with the disciplines full contact combat (Kyorugi) and form running (Poomsae) for children, adolescents and adults. Taekwondo is trained as a popular sport and as a competitive sport. The club was and is athletically successful in full contact Taekwondo and Taekwondo form. H. in the "shadow fight" against virtual attackers from the four cardinal points. Athletes of the club start in regional, national and international tournaments in full contact combat and in the form run.
The FV Concordia Hambrücken was founded in 1912 and since then plays in various regional lower leagues. The club achieved national fame in 2002 by organizing the "Largest Bambini game in Germany". For several years now, the club has also provided a women's team that is currently playing in the BFV regional league (status: 2015/16 season).
The gymnastics club , together with the gymnastics club of the neighboring municipality of Weiher, provides the handball teams of the "SG HaWei".
nature
The earlier advertising slogan on the Hambrück postmark was “In the midst of beautiful forests”, which today's visitors can also wander through. In addition to the meadows and forests that surround the village, the Saalbachauen nature reserve , an educational fruit path (starting at the former threshing hall in the Heuweg) and an educational forest path (starting in the bird park) invite walkers, hikers and cyclists to discover this nature.
literature
- Klaus Rössler: Hambrücken family book , Karlsruhe district, 1686–1900 . Hambrücken: Municipal administration Hambrücken (= Badische Ortssippenbücher 87)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ a b c Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: Municipal elections 2019, Hambrücken ; Hambrücken municipality : municipal council election 2019 ; accessed July 6, 2019.
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