Heideck

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Heideck
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Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '  N , 11 ° 8'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Middle Franconia
County : Roth
Height : 407 m above sea level NHN
Area : 58.64 km 2
Residents: 4642 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 79 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 91180
Area code : 09177
License plate : RH, HIP
Community key : 09 5 76 126
LOCODE : DE HDC
City structure: 17 parts of the community

City administration address : 		Marktplatz 24
91180 Heideck
Website : www.heideck.de
Mayor : Ralf Beyer ( FW )
Location of the city of Heideck in the district of Roth
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Heideck is a town in the Middle Franconian district of Roth and thus in the planning region of Nuremberg . The place is in the metropolitan region of Nuremberg and in the Franconian Lake District .

geography

Geographical location

The city is located in southern Central Franconia between the Rothsee and the Brombachsee in the valley of the Kleine Roth at an altitude of 407  m above sea level. NN . South of the urban area, the terrain rises steeply towards the Franconian Jura and reaches a height of 607  m near Schloßberg . The European main watershed runs south of the Selingstadt district . To the north of it all waters flow into the North Sea , south of it into the Black Sea .

Neighboring communities

Adjacent municipalities are:

Georgensgmünd Roth Hilpoltstein
Röttenbach ,
Pleinfeld ( Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district ) 		Neighboring communities Thalmassing
Ettenstatt (Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district) Bergen (Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district)

Community structure

There are 17 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):

history

From a knight's castle to the city

The family crest of Heideck after Scheibler Wappenbuch

In 1192, the knight Hadebrand II settled in the area of ​​today's town of Heideck and built a first castle there, which was called Burg Altenheideck after the construction of the newly built castle . It lay above the present-day village of Altenheideck . In 1278 the Lords of Heideck , as this family called themselves from then on, built a new Heideck Castle on the Schloßberg . Today's town of Heideck, which was first mentioned in 1288 as “nova civitas”, was built in the valley. The following centuries were marked by changing rulers over Heideck. From 1471 the city was under the Wittelsbacher Duke Ludwig IX. of Bavaria-Landshut , later the Principality of Pfalz-Neuburg . Götz von Berlichingen briefly mentioned Heideck's resistance in 1504 during the Landshut War of Succession in his memoirs:

“So I moved with Herr Neidtharten vonn Thungen up to the marggraffenn, who was lying at Rott with his earpiece, and we name one because Hilberstein and others are more stubborn than those belonging to the Upper Palatinate. The same thing, because the people of Nuremberg didn’t freak out either, but Haideck said that this was not the case and didn’t surrender. (New High German: 'So I went up with Herr Neidhard von Thüngen to the margrave who was lying with his army in Roth; we took Hilpoltstein and other places that belong to the Upper Palatinate. Those of Nuremberg were not long in coming either. Heideck, however held out and did not surrender. ') "

In the 16th century, Heideck was temporarily administered by Nuremberg and from 1806 belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria .

With the changing rulers, the religious affiliation also changed. After Heideck came to the newly established Principality of Palatinate-Neuburg after the Landshut War of Succession in 1505 , it initially remained Catholic. The imperial city introduced the Reformation with the pledge of the Heideck nursing office in 1542 to Nuremberg . In 1585 the office of Heideck von Pfalz-Neuburg was redeemed; the reintroduction of the Catholic faith took place with the re-catholicization of Neuburg-Palatinate under the converted Count Palatine Wolfgang Wilhelm from 1627 by Jesuits and with the help of the ducal religious patent from 1628.

Since Heideck was granted a large number of special rights through its early town charter, it also had its own jurisdiction . There was a dedicated judge and sentences, including executions , were also carried out in Heideck. The dungeon was first in one of the towers of the city ​​wall , later the prison was in today's Brauhausgasse. The city's gallows were on a hill to the right of the connecting road from today's Bahnhofstrasse towards Selingstadt. The last execution took place there in 1837. As we know today, the hanged man who was accused of murder was innocent.

On August 4, 1898, there was a major fire in Hauptstraße, which probably broke out in the barn of a brewery . A hot summer wind from the south favored the rapid spread of the fire, which more than 500 firefighters and volunteers tried to put out from the surrounding villages. Six historic half-timbered houses fell victim to the flames. It is not known whether the fire cost human lives.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1971, the previously independent municipality of Liebenstadt and parts of the municipality of Aberzhausen were incorporated. On April 1, 1971 Laffenau, Schloßberg and Selingstadt were added. Laibstadt and Rudletzholz followed on May 1, 1978.

religion

Christianity

There is a Roman Catholic and an Evangelical Lutheran parish in Heideck . Unusually for Middle Franconia , which according to the Bavarian State Office for Statistics from 1987 is 54% Protestant, the majority of the population of Heideck is 68% Roman Catholic, while 18% are Protestant. Another 14% belong to other Christian or non-Christian religious communities or are non-denominational.

The parishes of Heideck, Laibstadt and Liebenstadt belong to the Catholic Parish Association of Heideck. The rectory is in Heideck. The Protestant parish includes the Protestant Christians from the Thalmässingen districts of Alfershausen, Tiefenbach and Rabenreuth as well as from the entire Heideck area (except Laffenau). The rectory is located in Alfershausen. In the 17th century, the Jesuit station Heideck carried out the re-catholicization of Heideck until 1627.

Judaism

In the Middle Ages there was a separate, documented, confirmed Jewish community in Heideck. However, like many other Jewish communities in the region, this was extinct during the Rintfleisch pogrom in Franconia in 1298. According to the Nuremberg memorandum , some Jews were still resident in Heideck in the 14th century. It is not known whether there was an independent community at that time. During excavations in the street behind the town hall, which for a long time was called "Judengasse", the remains of a mikveh were found. The next Jewish community today is the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde in Neumarkt . There is also a Jewish cemetery there.

politics

City council election 2020
Turnout : 68.4% (2014: 78.1%)
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40.0%
6.1%
43.8%
10.1%
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Gains and losses
compared to 2014
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CWG

City council

The last four local elections led to the following allocation of seats in the city ​​council (n.k. = not running):

Party / list 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020
CSU 8 seats 10 seats 8 seats 6 seats 6 seats
SPD 3 seats 3 seats 2 seats 1 seat0 1 seat0
Free voters (FW) 5 seats 3 seats 4 seats 7 seats 7 seats
Christian voter community (CWG) nk nk 2 seats 2 seats 2 seats
Heidecker Bürgerblock (HBB) nk nk 0 seats nk nk
total 16 seats 16 seats 16 seats 16 seats 16 seats

mayor

In the 2014 local elections , Ralf Beyer ( FW ) was elected mayor with 59.2% of the vote and was able to stand up against incumbent Ottmar Brunner ( CSU , 33.6%) and the other challenger Thomas Schubert (CWG, 7.2%) push through. His term of office began on May 1, 2014. In the 2020 election , Beyer was the only candidate and achieved 94.4%.

List of Mayors:

  • 1843-1853: Franz Michael Benz
  • ...
  • 1882–1899: Johann Barth
  • 1899–1911: Georg Schwarz
  • 1912–1919: Franz Xaver Bögl
  • 1919–1922: Anton Fischer
  • 1922–1933: Georg Stücklen
  • 1933–1935: Josef Wechsler ( NSDAP )
  • 1935–1945: Michael Mauderer (NSDAP)
  • 1945–1948: Georg Stücklen ( CSU ; second term)
  • 1948–1972: Johann "Hans" Stücklen (CSU)
  • 1972–1990: Benno Eckert (CSU)
  • 1990–2002: Hans Herger ( FW )
  • 2002–2014: Ottmar Brunner (CSU)
  • since 2014: Ralf Beyer ( FW )

coat of arms

Heideck coat of arms
 Blazon : “Split; in front a black flight turned towards it in gold; at the back divided by red, silver and blue "

Partnerships

Heideck and the Otto Lilienthal barracks in Roth had the first barracks sponsorship community in Germany from 1965. After the suspension of compulsory military service and the dissolution of the relevant units (most recently the 2nd Battalion of the Air Force Training Regiment ) on December 31, 2012, the sponsorship ended after 47 years. The annual pledge of the soldiers , carried out at the Heidecker Heimatfest , has been made since 2013 by officer candidates and temporary soldiers of the company (at the Roth location) of the Air Force Training Battalion (set up in 2012 in the Germersheim barracks in the south of the Palatinate ). The vows take place on the Heideck market square or on the sports field of TSV Heideck.

Since 1991 there has been a village partnership between the district of Laibstadt and the village of Leibstadt in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland , which is known for its nuclear power plant on the Upper Rhine .

Culture and sights

museum

  • Local history collection

In the local museum , historical exhibits from handicrafts , agriculture , pottery and household are shown. A classroom from the 19th century and an old dental practice are particularly worth seeing . The newest part of the museum shows the results of the excavations of the castles in Altenheideck and on Schloßberg as well as of the market square and the Frauenkirche (chapel) in Heideck in 2007 and earlier. The museum is open on Sundays and public holidays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the summer months. Other, mostly extended times are also possible on special occasions such as the Christmas market or when groups register.

Buildings and monuments

Market square with parish church and town hall (right)

The Catholic parish church is an interesting example of a mix of styles between the Middle Ages and modern times . The main wing is predominantly Romanesque , while the chancel and bell tower are Gothic . The church was consecrated in 1457. Structural extensions took place in the late 18th century, so the interior of the church is now in the Rococo style

  • Heidecker Frauenkirche

  • Altar of the Frauenkirche in Heideck

The oldest church in Heideck, which used to be mainly used by the Protestant community, but is now used again for Catholic services (the Protestant services are held in the parish hall, which was inaugurated in 1988 next to the "Kapell" and in the Martinskirche Alfershausen ), was founded in 1419 by Friedrich II. von Heideck and served as the mausoleum of the Heideck noble family until 1475 . The chapel consists of a Gothic sandstone building and an onion dome typical of Franconia , originally with half-timbered elements , which, however, were not preserved during the renovation work in 2007-2009. Inside the church there are wall frescoes from the 15th century that are unique in the region , which were only rediscovered and uncovered in the 20th century. Two Gothic epitaphs are reminiscent of the von Heideck gentlemen. One of the graves has the peculiarity that a member of the Heideck noble family was buried there together with his dog. The church has been completely renovated and has been available for services again since 2010.

  • town hall

The town hall was built from 1479 to 1481 under Ludwig IX. built by Bavaria-Landshut . The rare stepped gables are particularly remarkable about the dominant sandstone building . The original function of the building in the late Middle Ages was to store grain . It has been the town hall since 1851 . A special attraction is the 16th century candlestick in the Citizens' Hall, the so-called Lüsterweibchen . Despite the ambitions of the Bavarian National Museum in Munich , the city managed to keep this specialty in Heideck.

  • Kreuth Castle

The Kreuth palace complex was built on a hill north of the city in the 16th century . Most of the historic buildings have been preserved. The castle , which was renovated in 1979 , houses a hotel and a riding stables.

On the eastern outskirts of Seiboldsmühle there is an atonement cross , the stone cross at Seiboldsmühle .

particularities

  • Heidecker hiking trails
On the Heidecker Burgenweg , a hiking trail, visitors can follow the historical trail of the Lords of Heideck . The approximately 14 km long path leads from the castle ruins in Altenheideck to the newer castle ruins on the 607 m high Schloßberg (highest mountain in the Roth district). The ruins have been partially uncovered and are historically explained by signs. There are viewing platforms at both castle ruins.
On the Laibstädter Geschichtsweg the visitors get an insight into historically significant points of the area: Keltenschanze - position from the Second World War - rock cellar - earth drilling - "Scharwerk" - ramparts - geology - mine. In many places there are views of the Upper Palatinate or the nearby Schloßberg. About half of the route goes through agricultural crops, the other half on nature trails through deciduous and coniferous forests. A branch path (4 km long) leads the hiker to another ski jump as well as to the Stroh- or Struudbrunnen, another branch path (500 m long) to an old boundary stone that marks the border between the principalities of Pfalz-Neuburg and Brandenburg-Ansbach. The 10 km long path, equipped with updated information boards on April 26, 2015, leads from the mine tunnel (460 m above sea level) on the road between Laibstadt and Dannhausen over the Ruppertsberg (600 m above sea level) and also touches the Frankenweg .
  • Water fountain
Water fountain at the laundry pond
As part of a "Weiherfest" on May 25, 2011, the city of Heideck officially put the water fountain installed in the laundry pond into operation. The maximum height of the jet from the fountain is about six meters.
  • Roundabout
A work of art created by the artist Sabine Mädl in the form of an ostrich decorates the roundabout
On August 26, 2011, a newly built roundabout was officially opened in the town of Heideck. The costs, which were mainly borne by the district of Roth and the Free State of Bavaria, amounted to around 1.5 million euros. In May 2013 a work of art in the form of an ostrich was installed in the roundabout. Inspired by the head of a raptor with a horseshoe in its beak from the coat of arms of the Lords of Heideck (to be seen in the women's chapel, the chapel ), the bouquet stands at the entrance to the old town. The artist Sabine Mädl describes the bird and thus her work for Heideck with the attributes “ down-to-earth attitude , vigilance , speed , balance and fighting strength ”. In the figure he steps through circles and open arcs that can be found in the surrounding roundabout. The circles stand for the expansion of Heideck, which grew from a tightly walled city to a cosmopolitan, growing city.

freetime and sports

  • The bike routes of the Rothsee Triathlon , which takes place at the end of June, and the Challenge Roth , which takes place at the beginning of July, lead through Heideck.
  • There is a large heated outdoor pool with four pools and a total water surface of 1000 m². The pool has a diving platform and extensive lawns and is open daily from mid-May to mid-September.
  • Heideck is one of the few towns in the region to have a 300 m long ski slope with a lift . This is located in the Rudletzholz district. There are also various toboggan slopes and ice skating ponds .
View of the ski lift in the Rudletzholz district

Regular events

  • Honoring successful Heidecker
Heideckers who can prove special achievements in the fields of school, vocational training and work, art or sport for the past year will be honored with a figure of the "Heidecker Brunnenmännchen" at an honorary evening. The event usually takes place in March.
  • Heimatfest
On the third weekend in July, the five-day Heimatfest has been taking place on the fairground since the 1950s. Starting with a musical evening on Thursday (20 times as Rocknacht 1994-2013, since 2014 as a warm-up party ), the festival will last until Monday, when a brilliant fireworks will conclude the event. Two breweries in the Roth district deliver the palatable festival beer, which changes annually. On Sunday there is a parade (historical clothing) through the old town . As part of the festival, local artists exhibit in the town hall .
  • Market Square Festival
In mid-August, the market square festival takes place on the market square in front of the town hall, during which a farmers' market and live music are offered.
  • Christmas Market
The Heidecker Christmas market is held on the market square in the historic old town every first Saturday in Advent . As part of this, the festive activation of the annual Christmas lights takes place. The large nativity scene , which is designed as a real landscape on several square meters every year, is particularly worth seeing . The location of the crib is the barn of the KiD (culture in the depot) next to the Frauenkirche.

Economy and Infrastructure

Heidecker roundabout at night. An ostrich has been decorating the roundabout island since May 2013

economy

The city's economy today is largely shaped by its location in the Nuremberg metropolitan region . The city used to be very focused on agriculture - especially hop growing . In the meantime numerous industrial companies have settled here, such as metal and silicone processing as well as the food industry . Due to the location in the Franconian Lake District , tourism and thus the service sector play an increasingly important role.

traffic

media

In the area of print media , Heideck focuses primarily on the Nürnberger Nachrichten in the form of its regional edition, the Hilpoltsteiner Zeitung and the Donaukurier in its regional edition, Hilpoltsteiner Kurier .

The city publishes its newsletter every month. This is distributed free of charge to all households.

education

Heideck has a primary and secondary school , and since 2010 there has been a school association with the secondary schools in Hilpoltstein and Thalmässing . Since the end of July 2013, pupils from the 5th grade have been taught in Thalmässing or Hilpoltstein.

There is also a municipal kindergarten and a kindergarten run by the Roman Catholic Church. After-school care and student support are available. Furthermore, numerous lectures and courses take place at the adult education center every semester . A municipal library in the St. Benedict House is available to all citizens . Since February 2014 it has also been possible to “e-lend” books (ie lend them over the Internet ).

Personalities

In the town hall of the town hall, which serves as the meeting room of the town council, there are pictures of all 22 honorary citizens of Heideck, the date of the award of honorary citizenship is indicated. On the opposite wall of the Citizens' Hall are the photos of the former mayors of the city, if pictures are available.

Honorary citizen

  • Johann Evangelist , Dean and Pastor, awarded on May 20, 1900
  • Emil zu Öttingen , Öttingen and Öttingen-Spielberg at Kreuth Castle, awarded on March 22, 1903
  • Ludwig Baumann , privateer and trader, awarded on October 12, 1905
  • Kaspar Hiermer , Buckmayer beneficiary, awarded on May 2, 1912
  • Theodor Holzinger , postal expedition, awarded on May 2, 1912
  • Johann Anton Schermbacher , general practitioner, awarded on May 2, 1912
  • Alban Schneid , clergyman and Buckmayer beneficiary, awarded on July 1, 1919
  • Nikolaus Wechsler , clergyman, dean and pastor, awarded on February 11, 1920
  • Sebastian Hueber , city councilor and master baker, awarded on June 6, 1923
  • Georg Wohlmuth (1865–1952), Apostolic Protonotary, Provost and Member of the State Parliament, awarded on November 16, 1927
  • Otto zu Öttingen , Öttingen and Öttingen-Spielberg at Kreuth Castle, awarded on February 26, 1929
  • Aloys Bengel , parish priest and benefactor, awarded on January 10, 1931
  • Georg Stücklen , former mayor and master locksmith, awarded on July 23, 1950
  • Joseph Gloß , clergyman, dean and pastor, awarded on June 19, 1955
  • Max Ring , general practitioner, awarded on January 18, 1962
  • Richard Stücklen (1916–2002), politician (CSU), Federal Minister and President of the Bundestag, awarded on July 11, 1965
  • Ferdinand Heumann , ecclesiastical councilor and city pastor, awarded on March 7, 1970
  • Oscar Schneider (* 1927), Member of the Bundestag and Federal Minister, awarded on June 16, 1978
  • Johann "Hans" Stücklen , former mayor and master locksmith, awarded on August 10, 1985
  • Benno Eckert , former mayor and owner of the publishing house, awarded on April 26, 1990
  • Walter Tschöpe , pastor in Laibstadt, awarded on January 7, 1996
  • Erich Brüchle , Second Mayor and Stadtkapellmeister, awarded on April 15, 1996

sons and daughters of the town

People who work or have worked on site

Web links

Commons : Heideck  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ heideck.de: The Schloßberg
  3. ^ Heideck community in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on September 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Wolfgang Wiessner: Hilpoltstein . In: Commission for Bavarian State History at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): Historical Atlas of Bavaria . Part Franconia, Series I, Issue 24. Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7696-9908-4 , p. 177 ( digitized version ).
  5. ^ Wolfgang Wiessner: Hilpoltstein . In: Commission for Bavarian State History at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): Historical Atlas of Bavaria . Part Franconia, Series I, Issue 24. Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7696-9908-4 , p. 179 ( digitized version ).
  6. ^ Material collection of the local history collection of the city of Heideck
  7. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 483 .
  8. ^ 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. 733 .
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  10. ^ Israel Schwierz: Stone testimonies to Jewish life in Bavaria. Year unknown, p. 170.
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  13. ^ Result of city council election 2008 / City of Heideck. City of Heideck, March 2, 2008, accessed on March 23, 2014 .  ( Page no longer available )Template: dead link /! ... nourl
  14. ↑ Mayor. Heideck community, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
  15. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Heideck  in the database of the House of Bavarian History
  16. ↑ Last pledge in the sponsor town of Heideck. Luftwaffe , July 16, 2012, accessed July 6, 2014 .
  17. ↑ Back to the Future: Public Pledge / Swearing. Luftwaffe , October 17, 2013, accessed July 6, 2014 .
  18. ↑ End of an endless story. In: Hilpoltsteiner Kurier . August 28, 2011.
  19. ^ Art at the roundabout - stainless steel bird watches over the city entrance. City of Heideck, May 14, 2013, accessed on May 24, 2013 .
  20. ↑ Rocknacht celebrates its anniversary. In: Donaukurier . July 5, 2013, accessed May 1, 2014 .
  21. ↑ Start with a DJ, end with a pageant. In: Donaukurier. July 16, 2014, accessed August 17, 2014 .
  22. ↑ Carola Scherbel: Heidecker Middle School will be closed next year. In: Hilpoltsteiner Zeitung local section. June 20, 2012, p. 1.