Heiligenbronn (Schramberg)

Heiligenbronn City of Schramberg Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′ 19 ″ N , 8 ° 26 ′ 53 ″ E
Height :	680 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	586 (Jun. 30, 2016)
Postal code :	78713
Area code :	07422

Heiligenbronn is a district of the city of Schramberg in the Rottweil district in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Heiligenbronn is 9 km northeast of Schramberg on the upper reaches of the Eschach .

history

It was originally called "Lichtenau" after a nearby castle. In the Middle Ages it was renamed after a healing spring ("holy well"). The place was first mentioned under the new name in 1385. The Heiligenbronn Monastery developed around the spring and now houses the St. Franziskus Foundation for the disabled .

St. Gallus Monastery Church

Culture and sights

In the Catholic Church of Heiligenbronn there are wall paintings by the Dutch painter Jan Verkade .

Web links

Heiligenbronn on the homepage of the city of Schramberg

swell

↑ Heiligenbronn. In: www.schramberg.de. Retrieved October 15, 2016 .

[1] Heiligenbronn. In: www.schramberg.de. Retrieved October 15, 2016 .