Jagstberg
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Jagstberg
Mulfingen municipality
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| Height : | 359 (350-400) m |
| Area : | 11.21 km² |
| Residents : | 485 (Dec. 31, 2007) |
| Population density : | 43 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | July 1, 1971 |
| Postal code : | 74673 |
| Area code : | 07938 |
Jagstberg is a suburb of the municipality of Mulfingen in Hohenlohekreis in northwest Baden-Württemberg with (as of 2007) 485 inhabitants. The place is on the eponymous river Jagst , a right tributary of the Neckar . The population is mostly Roman Catholic; As of 2008 there were around 320 Catholics in Jagstberg.
Historic and local buildings
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A building worth seeing in Jagstberg is the church, completed in 1602, which was consecrated to Saint Burchard on July 29, 1625 . The church was renovated in 1999, with the choir room being redesigned.
Also worth seeing are the parsonage , built by Bishop Julius Echter in 1614 , which previously served as an office building and was left to the parish in 1781, and the town hall , a simple gabled house with a stone plinth, which dates from around the 16th / 17th centuries. Century. The cemetery, inaugurated on June 27, 1625, and the mortuary with a war memorial, which was inaugurated on July 30, 1972, are also worth seeing.
history
middle Ages
Jagstberg was first mentioned in a document in 1228. In 1634 Jagstberg suffered from a plague epidemic with several victims. Jagstberg Castle was destroyed in 1781 .
Modern times
There has been electricity in Jagstberg since 1907 and the water pipeline was built four years later. In 1962 the school was rebuilt and between 1964 and 1966 there were seven resettlements. On July 1, 1971, the voluntary integration into the community of Mulfingen and in 1973 the integration of a kindergarten into the school house. In 2000, Jagstberg won the competition Our village should be more beautiful - our village has the first place in the district decision and in 2004 the Jagstberg Choir and Home Days were held on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the local men's choir.
The name of the place through the ages
The name Jagstberg can be traced back to the geographical location of the village. Since Jagstberg is closely connected with the name of the river Jagst, the name of the village has also changed over time due to the name changes of the Jagst. Around 1228 the place was called Jagesperch , whereby perch could possibly come from the English word for settle down . In 1817 the place was then called Jaxtberg , in the meantime the names Jaghesperch , Jaghesberg and Jagesberg were also used. It is possible that when the castle was still standing, Jagstberg could also have been called Jagstburg .
Cultural monuments
societies
In addition to the Jagstberg men's choir, whose 125th anniversary was the occasion for the Jagstberg Choir and Home Days 2004, there is also a local fishing club and an association that runs the Jagstberg youth home. The local volunteer fire brigade provides fire protection and general help in Jagstberg .
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 451 .
literature
- Jürgen Hermann Rauser: Mulfinger Heimatbuch . Grossgemeinde Mulfingen, Mulfingen 1980 ( Hohenlohekreis local library . Volume 1). Pp. 305-347
- Bernhard H. Lott: The Jagst - from the source to the mouth . Swiridoff Verlag, Künzelsau 2000, ISBN 3-934350-25-9 . Pp. 113-114
- Georg Hassel: Geographical-statistical hand dictionary . Institute of Geography, Weimar 1817/1818
