Jagstheim

This article deals with the Crailsheim suburb, the hamlet of the same name in the Ostalb district can be found under Kirchheim am Ries .

Jagstheim City of Crailsheim
Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '35 "  N , 10 ° 3' 48"  E
Height :	409 m
Area :	15.15 km²
Residents :	1649  (December 31, 2014)
Population density :	109 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1972
Postal code :	74564
Area code :	07951

Jagstheim is a district of Crailsheim that was a separate municipality until March 1, 1972.

geography

Geographical location

The village of Jagstheim is located about 5 kilometers south of the city of Crailsheim on the Jagst that gives it its name . This flows through the area of ​​the former municipality from south to north, flowing into it one after the other in the district from the east the Degenbach , which shortly before runs through the approximately 6 hectare reservoir Degenbachsee, from the west the Speltach and from the northwest the Maulach . The Hohenlohe-Franconian language area ends in the south of Jagstheim.

In addition to the eponymous village on the left of the Jagst and south of the Speltach, the district of Jagstheim also includes the Burgberg residential area near the east bank of the Jagst, the hamlet of Alexandersreut just under 3 km east-northeast of the village center in the lower Degenbachtal and Eichelberg a good 1.5 km in the Southeast on the left spur of the mouth of the Degenbach, furthermore the farms Stöckenhof just under 2 km to the north to the left of Jagst and the mouth of the Maulach and Kaihof on a ridge less than 1.5 km in the east-northeast near Burgberg, plus the Wiesmühle settlement areas just under 1 km on without district status left and Jakobsburg a little over 1 km away on the right bank of the Jagst.

Neighboring districts and municipalities

The Jagstheim district is bordered by the other Crailsheim districts of Onolzheim with the village of the same name in the north-west and north, Crailsheim in the north and north-east with the next larger town of Ingersheim and Westgartshausen with the next hamlet of Wittau in the north-east. In the east, the neighborhood borders the neighboring community of Stimpfach around its village Weipertshofen , in the south and west the neighboring community of Frankenhardt with the nearby hamlets of Steinbach an der Jagst, Bechhof and finally Unterspeltach.

history

Nikolauskirche Jagstheim

Jagstheim is probably an early Franconian settlement from the 6th or 7th century. The place arose from the two settlements Jagstheim and Ganshofen, which have grown together over time. Ganshofen was first mentioned in 1183, Jagstheim a little later in 1212 as Iagesheim .

The first mention of the local nobility "Helpf Jagstheim" takes place in 1383. On March 1, 1972 it was incorporated into Crailsheim.

Religions

There are three churches in Jagstheim: The Protestant Nikolauskirche of the parish of Jagstheim , which rises on a hill within the village and contains a tomb and memorial plaques. In addition to the Protestant St. Nicholas Church, there is also the Church of Peter and Paul in the Burgbergsiedlung , which belongs to the Catholic parish of St. Bonifatius Crailsheim, and the New Apostolic Church.

politics

The Jagstheim district forms a village with its own mayor and local council. The latter consists of ten local councils and has decision-making powers in some matters affecting Jagstheim. In addition, the local council advises the city administration and can be heard on all other decisions of the local council concerning Jagstheim.

Jagstheim is entitled to two seats in the Crailsheim municipal council, which are elected by all Crailsheim citizens after a fake suburb .

coat of arms

A Helpf Jagstheim is mentioned as early as 1383, whose coat of arms contained the two keys with the beard turned outwards. The community took over the coat of arms of the local nobility without any changes.

Culture and sights

The Nikolauskirche and the former Pfannenburg are in Jagstheim .

leisure

• Degenbachsee

societies

There are 13 registered associations in Jagstheim.

• The Liederkranz Jagstheim 1828 e. V. is the local choral society

The Liederkranz has around 200 members (active and passive) and consists of three departments

• The regular choir with 31 active singers (classical choral music, musicals and hits)
• The somewhat different choir with around 30 young singers. The repertoire includes rock, pop, musical, gospel.
• The Jagstheimer HitKids is a group of around 20 children between the ages of 6 and 14 who mainly sing pop pieces.

• The VfB Jagstheim 1946 e. V. is the local sports club

Economy and Infrastructure

The economy is mainly agricultural.

traffic

Jagstheim is connected to the federal highway 290 . The station on the Upper Jagstbahn has been closed.

Public facilities

In Jagstheim there is a branch of the Crailsheim town hall, a sports hall and a youth room.

education

There was a primary school (branch of the Geschwister-Scholl-Schule Ingersheim; closed in 2014) and a church kindergarten.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Hugo Herrmann (1879–1943), politician, member of the Reichstag
• Paul Sturm (1865 – presumably 1927), head of the gymnasium at the University of Tübingen from 1895 to 1927

Individual evidence

1. ^ The district of Schwäbisch Hall . Edited by the Baden-Württemberg State Archive in conjunction with the Schwäbisch Hall district. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2005, ISBN 3-7995-1366-3 , p. 402 ( Baden-Württemberg - The country in its circles )
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. 448 .
3. ↑ Main statutes of Crailsheim, § 12  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 78 kB)  
4. ^ Website Liederkranz Jagstheim , accessed on January 27, 2011.

Web links

Wikisource: Jagstheim  - in the description of the Oberamt Crailsheim from 1884

• Map of the village of Jagstheim and its area on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
• Map of the village of Jagstheim and its residential area Burgberg on: Geoportal Baden-Württemberg ( information )