Hero third

Hero third City of Bad Rodach Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ′ 30 ″ N , 10 ° 48 ′ 30 ″ E
Height :	340 m
Residents :	764 (2005)
Incorporation :	July 1, 1971
Incorporated into:	Langenbergen
Postal code :	96476
Area code :	09564

Upper castle, church and rectory

Coat of arms of those of Heldritt

Village square

Heldritt is a district of Bad Rodach in the Coburg district , Upper Franconia .

geography

Heldritt is located about 16 kilometers northwest of Coburg and three kilometers northeast of Bad Rodach in a hollow in front of the Long Mountains . The Mühlbach, a source brook of the Rodach , flows through the place.

history

Old traces of settlement have been found in the area of Heldritt; A man's grave from the Younger Bronze Age (around 1300 to 750 BC) was found in the corridor.

The first documented mention of Heldritt goes back to the year 1234, when a "Karolus de Helderit" sold a property in Zilgendorf (today a part of Bad Staffelstein ) against a property in "Mouder" ( Meeder ) and in "Guberstatt" ( Gauerstadt ) exchanged.

The von Heldritt were vassals of the Counts of Henneberg . In addition to two residences (upper and lower castle ) in Heldritt, they also had residences in Bockstadt , Brattendorf , Einöd , Gompertshausen , Goßmannsrod , Harras , Schwarzbach , Tannhausen , Waldsachsen , Weimarschmieden and Weißenbrunn. Over the centuries they made extensive donations to surrounding monasteries.

The Auxiliary Bishop Johann von Heldritt, who died in 1416 and whose grave slab has been preserved in the church of the Dominican monastery in Bamberg , probably also came from the von Heldritt family .

In 1474 the first church was built in Heldritt, a branch church of the Rodach parish. In 1511 the Nikolauskirche became independent under the patronage of Veit von Heldritt. From 1528 Heldritt had a Protestant pastor.

In 1626 and 1630 the plague claimed deaths in Heldritt. Soon after, in 1632, Heldritt was largely destroyed by Bavarian and imperial soldiers . In 1642 Heldritt was almost extinct, a third of the residents had survived and two thirds of the fields were desolate .

After all the residents of the upper castle had died, Adam Koelbel von Geissing bought it in 1662. The von Butler family has owned the upper castle since 1831 .

A new church was built between 1703 and 1705.

In 1790, Erdmann von Heldritt, the last male owner of the lower castle, died. From his six daughters, the community of Heldritt acquired the lower castle and the property belonging to it for 17,000 guilders.

The church was rebuilt from 1847 to 1848 and was essentially given its current appearance. In 1867 it received a new organ.

The gymnastics club (today TSV Heldritt) was founded in 1861, and the Heldritt choral club in 1877. Electric light has been available in Heldritt since February 26, 1923.

The Schubert brewery started production in 1875. It belonged to the inn Zum Braunen Roß and ceased operations in 1902.

The Waldbühne Heldritt has been used since 1930; the Heimatverein founded by Ferdinand Morgenroth in 1950 has been organizing the stage production ever since.

On July 1, 1971, Heldritt merged with Grattstadt to form the municipality of Langenbergen . This was incorporated into Rodach near Coburg on May 1, 1978.

As the largest district of Bad Rodach, Heldritt has around 800 inhabitants.

Sons and daughters of the church

Johann von Heldritt, auxiliary bishop in Bamberg († 1416)
Peter von Butler , Lieutenant General ret. D.
Peter von Butler , diplomat and ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Ruprecht von Butler , major general ret. D.
Carl-Hubertus von Butler , Lieutenant General ret. D.
Ruprecht Horst von Butler , Brigadier General

Web links

Commons : Heldritt - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Hero third on the Internet

Individual evidence

↑ Irmhild Tschischka: Scrolled through the chronicle of the Bad Rodach districts; A piece of Bad Rodach's city history . Writings of the Rückertkreis Bad Rodach eV, issue 29, Bad Rodach 2005, ISBN 978-3-943009-29-3 , p. 47
^ Richard Teufel : Architectural and art monuments in the district of Coburg . E. Riemann'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Coburg 1956, p. 80
^ Wolfgang Vatke: Coburg breweries city and country . Veste-Verlag Roßteutscher, Coburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-925431-03-6 , p. 161
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 442 .
^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 679 .

[Tsch-1] Irmhild Tschischka: Scrolled through the chronicle of the Bad Rodach districts; A piece of Bad Rodach's city history . Writings of the Rückertkreis Bad Rodach eV, issue 29, Bad Rodach 2005, ISBN 978-3-943009-29-3 , p. 47

[Teufel-2] Richard Teufel : Architectural and art monuments in the district of Coburg . E. Riemann'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Coburg 1956, p. 80

[3] Wolfgang Vatke: Coburg breweries city and country . Veste-Verlag Roßteutscher, Coburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-925431-03-6 , p. 161

[4] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 442 .

[5] 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 679 .