Herrentierbach

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Herrentierbach
Municipality Blaufelden
Herrentierbach coat of arms
Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 39 ″  N , 9 ° 53 ′ 21 ″  E
Height : 448  (435-465)  m
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 74572
Area code : 07936

Herrentierbach is a village in the municipality of Blaufelden in the Schwäbisch Hall district , Baden-Württemberg.

geography

Herrentierbach is located on the Hohenlohe plain about in the middle of the square of the cities of Bad Mergentheim , Crailsheim , Künzelsau and Rothenburg ob der Tauber .

The village runs at a height of about 435- 465  m above sea level. NN from the valley over the slope up to the left edge of the Tierbach hill , which joins the Eselsbach to the Ette 2–3 km further downstream in the north .

The village has about 400 inhabitants.

history

The Lords of Tierbach , who built Herrentierbach Castle on the hill west of the valley, sat there . It was from the Rothenburgern in the 14./15. Destroyed in the 19th century, so that today only the moat can be seen.

In addition to the main town, Alkertshausen , Geroldshausen, Kottmannsweiler and Simmetshausen belonged to the former municipality of Herrentierbach .

On January 1, 1975, Herrentierbach was incorporated into Blaufelden.

Events and village life

  • Behind the town hall is a barn, which was converted into a community center in 1990, which is used not only by the residents, but also by the surrounding area for all kinds of festivities ( wedding , confirmation , communion, etc.).
  • Every year in spring there is a winter celebration .

Personalities

  • Otto Wilhelm Betz (born June 8, 1917 in Herrentierbach; † May 27, 2005 in Tübingen), theologian
  • Julius von Jan (born April 17, 1897 in Schweindorf near Neresheim, † September 21, 1964 in Korntal), member of the Confessing Church and persecuted by National Socialism, took up his first pastor's position in Herrentierbach in 1925
  • Gerda Zollmann (born February 15, 1956 in Bartenstein; † April 10, 2017 in Bad Mergentheim), first mayor in Herrentierbach

Individual evidence

  1. According to the contour lines of the TK25.
  2. ^ 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. 468 .

literature

  • "TK25": Topographic map 1: 25,000 Baden-Württemberg North

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