Königshofen (Lauda-Königshofen)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Koenigshofen
Koenigshofen coat of arms
Coordinates: 49 ° 32 '50 "  N , 9 ° 43' 53"  E
Area : 13.81 km²
Residents : 2569  (Feb. 2014)
Population density : 186 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 97922
Area code : 09343
View of Königshofen during the 2016 trade fair
View of Königshofen during the 2016 trade fair

Königshofen is a district of Lauda-Königshofen .

The high house
The Obere Mauerstraße
South-east corner of Obere Mauerstraße

geography

Königshofen is located in the Main-Tauber district , the northernmost district of Baden-Württemberg , in the region historically known as Tauberfranken . Königshofen has 2,569 inhabitants (as of August 2012) and covers an area of ​​13.81 km².

history

prehistory

To the south of Königshofen lies the ceramics burial ground Wöllerspfad .

Middle Ages and early modern times

In 1415 the Königshöfer fair was first mentioned in a document as a one-day Matthäus market . In 1492 Königshofen was granted market privilege by Emperor Friedrich III .

During the Peasants' War on June 2, 1525, a battle between the united Neckartaler and Odenwalder clusters and the knighthood under Georg Truchsess von Waldburg-Zeil took place on the Turmberg near Königshofen , in which several thousand peasants were killed. Before the battle, Götz von Berlichen and Count von Wertheim left the peasantry. The Count of Wertheim switched to the federal government. When the Bundish cavalry stormed the flanks of the peasant positions, the meeting was already decided, as the few guns of the peasants were operated by ignorant people. About 8,000 farmers were killed in the slaughter. The princes themselves took part in the persecution of the fleeing peasants. It would seem funny to you, like a pig-chase, observed a contemporary observer. Only a few hundred farmers managed to escape. On the evening of the same day Truchseß von Waldburg-Zeil , the leader of the federal army, had four peasants executed in Königshofen. In the battle, all 300 citizens of Königshofen were killed except for 15. That was only the beginning of a terrible criminal court of the princes.

Modern times

As part of the secularization due to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , Königshofen came to the Principality of Leiningen , after its dissolution by the Rhine Confederation Act in 1806, to the Grand Duchy of Baden . Due to the attack in Baden in an initially unfavorable peripheral location, viticulture and wine trade came to an almost complete standstill. It only improved after the middle of the 19th century with the construction of the railway.

At the end of the Second World War , fierce fighting took place on the Turmberg at Easter 1945 when the US troops marched in, as a result of which Königshofen was destroyed to three quarters on April 1, 1945.

On January 1, 1972, the Württemberg was Deubach incorporated to Königshofen and so came from the district Mergentheim for district Tauberbischofsheim ; on the same day, Messelhausen and Sachsenflur were also incorporated into Königshofen. Just one year later, the Tauberbischofsheim district was dissolved as part of the district reform. Since then, the area of ​​today's city has belonged to the Main-Tauber district . On January 1, 1975, the city of Königshofen merged with the city of Lauda and the community of Unterbalbach as part of the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg to form the city of Lauda-Königshofen.

religion

Christianity

The Catholic churches in the Königshofen district belong to the Lauda-Königshofen pastoral care unit in the Tauberbischofsheim deanery of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .

Judaism

A Jewish community existed in Königshofen from the 17th century until its dissolution in 1906.

Culture and sights

Buildings and monuments

The Königshofener Warte on the Turmberg east of the village is an 8 m high former watch tower that was built in the 16th century and is now used as a lookout tower . The high house is the oldest building in Königshof and was built around 1420 to 1450. It served as an office building for the representatives of the Mainz rulership at that time.

Königshöfer fair

Biking and hiking trails

Königshofen is on the Taubertal cycle path . The Panoramaweg Taubertal and the approximately 180 kilometers long Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal also lead through Königshofen.

traffic

Personalities

societies

In the 1987/88 season, SV Königshofen was able to win the championship in the Odenwald regional football league .

Web links

Commons : Königshofen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Königshofen in the Topographia Franconiae (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Structural data of the city of Lauda-Königshofen ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lauda-koenigshofen.de
  2. ↑ Structural data from Lauda-Königshofen, status: August 2012 - accessed on October 27, 2013 ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lauda-koenigshofen.de
  3. ^ Südwestpresse: Fair in Lauda-Königshofen. 600 years of folk festival in Tauberfranken . September 18, 2015. Online at www.swp.de. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Südwestpresse: Lauda-Königshofen is celebrating 600 years of the Königshöfer Fair from September 18-27 . September 16, 2015. Online at www.swp.de. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Source: History of the City of Grünsfeld , p. 98.
  6. ^ 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. 480 .
  7. ^ 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. 469 .
  8. ^ Alemannia Judaica: Königshofen (town of Lauda-Königshofen, Main-Tauber district) / Jewish history / prayer hall / synagogue . Online at www.alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Königshofener Warte on warttuerme.de
  10. ↑ http://www.turnverein-koenigshofen.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=45
  11. ↑ "The Classic" - Tourist Association of Liebliches Taubertal. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  12. ↑ 2nd day stage - Weikersheim via Bad Mergentheim to Tauberbischofsheim - Liebliches Taubertal Tourist Association. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Panoramaweg Taubertal - Tourist Association Liebliches Taubertal. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Taubertal panorama hiking trail (long-distance hiking trail) - wanderkompass.de. In: wanderkompass.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal (pilgrimage route) - wanderkompass.de. In: wanderkompass.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  16. ^ Fandom: Landesliga Odenwald . Online at daffs.fandom.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.