Church district Ludwigsburg
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| Regional Church : | Evangelical Church in Württemberg |
| Prelature : | Stuttgart |
| Area : | km² |
| Structure: | 23 parishes |
| Parishioners: | approx. 65,507 (2014) |
| Address of the Dean's Office : |
Marktplatz 8 71634 Ludwigsburg |
| Dean : | Winfried Bacon |
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The Evangelical Church District Ludwigsburg is one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the dean's office in Ludwigsburg.
geography
The Ludwigsburg church district is located in the northern center of the Württemberg regional church. Its area comprises the south and southeast of the Ludwigsburg district , i.e. the area of the political cities and communities Asperg , Freiberg am Neckar , Kornwestheim , Ludwigsburg , Möglingen , Remseck am Neckar and Tamm .
Neighboring church districts
The Ludwigsburg church district borders on the following church districts (starting clockwise in the northwest): Vaihingen an der Enz , Besigheim and Marbach (all Stuttgart prelature), Waiblingen (Heilbronn prelature) as well as Stuttgart church district (former Zuffenhausen church district ) and Ditzingen (all again Stuttgart prelature ).
history
The dean's office in Ludwigsburg (then called Spezialsuperintendentur) was founded in 1720 from the previous dean's office in Markgröningen and some communities from the neighboring dean's offices in Cannstatt, Marbach and Waiblingen. The Ludwigsburg population belonged to the neighboring communities of Oßweil and Eglosheim until 1711, when a separate pastoral office was established in Ludwigsburg. The Protestant city church in Ludwigsburg was not completed until 1726. It then became the seat of the dean and is still today. In 1736 a dean's office in Markgröningen was temporarily set up again, but it was dissolved again in 1812. It has belonged to the Maulbronn Generalate since the foundation of the Ludwigsburg dean's office. In 1823 Ludwigsburg became the seat of its own generalate, from which the Prelature Ludwigsburg emerged . In 1955 the Ludwigsburg Prelature was abolished, but rebuilt in 1992, before it was finally abolished in 2003 as part of austerity measures. Since then, the Ludwigsburg church district has been part of the Stuttgart Prelature.
As a result of the dissolution of some districts or higher offices in Württemberg in 1939, the church administrative districts were also partially restructured. With effect from April 1, 1939, the parish of Zuffenhausen was reclassified to the church district of Bad Cannstatt. In return, the Ludwigsburg church district received the parishes of Hochberg, Hochdorf and Neckarrems from the church district of Waiblingen.
Head of the church district
The church district is managed by the district synod , the church district committee (KBA) and the dean. On April 28, 2007 Winfried Speck was elected as the new dean.
Deans of the church district Ludwigsburg and the dean's office in Markgröningen
- 1798–1812 Friedrich August Heyd, dean in Markgröningen (then the dean's office in Markgröningen was abolished)
- 1799–1804 Immanuel Pfleiderer, dean in Ludwigsburg
- 1804–1823 Christian Friedrich Rieger
- 1824–1844 August Christian Gottlieb Binder
- 1845–1871 Heinrich Christlieb
- 1871–1880 Karl Emmerich Ludwig von Raiffeisen (1820–1888)
- 1880–1886 Karl Albert Friedrich Mezger (1818–1886)
- 1887–1890 Adolf Friedrich Walcker (1830–1896)
- 1891–1901 Gottfried Albert Herrlinger (1841–1901)
- 1901–1903 Dr. Christoph Friedrich Adolf von Kolb (1847–1928)
- 1904–1917 Dr. Karl Albert Wilhelm Bacmeister (1845–1920)
- 1917–1931 Samuel Gauger (1859–1941)
- 1931 / 32–1948 Dr. Adolf Dörrfuß (1875–1948)
- 1948–1959 Ernst Schieber (1889–1972)
- 1959–1969 Theodor Dipper (1903–1969)
- 1970–1987 Dr. Friedrich Grau (1921–1997)
- 1987–1997 Günter Eiding (* 1932)
- 1997-2006 Hans-Frieder Rabus (* 1947)
- since 2007 Winfried Speck (* 1956)
Parishes
There are 18 parishes in the Ludwigsburg church district. Of these, seven parishes from the city of Ludwigsburg have merged to form a single parish, but remain legally independent corporations under public law. Between 1965 and 2007 there was a second general parish with the Kornwestheim general parish, which was dissolved with effect from November 11, 2007. A third overall parish was formed by the parishes of Aldingen and Neckargröningen, which have belonged to the Remseck parish since December 1, 2019. The parish numbers given in brackets after the name of the parish relate to the year 2005 and have been rounded.
The area of the church district Ludwigsburg belongs to the old heartland of Württemberg, where the Reformation was introduced from 1534. Therefore, the entire area is predominantly evangelical. As a result, there is also a Protestant parish in every village and usually an old church. In the cities of Kornwestheim and Ludwigsburg, the original single parishes were divided as a result of the large increase, so that new parishes emerged. Catholics moved to all places (except Ludwigsburg) mainly after the Second World War.
Until 1989 the parishes of Benningen and Bissingen / Enz also belonged to the parish of Ludwigsburg. By announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 20, 1989 the parish of Benningen was reclassified into the parish of Marbach and the parish of Bissingen / Enz into the parish of Besigheim.
Parish of Asperg
The parish of Asperg (approx. 4,520) includes the city of Asperg, with the exception of some residential areas near Tamm. Since 819 there were two churches on the Hohenasperg, the Martins and Michaelskirche. In 1181 only one church is mentioned. In 1558 the construction of a small choir tower church at the foot of the Hohenasperg in the middle of the newly built town was started. In 1591, today's Michael ’s Church was expanded to include a high Gothic choir placed south of the tower, a correspondingly wide nave with a hanging truss roof and in 1614 the installation of galleries and a stair tower to the south to form a transverse church . After the Second World War, the community grew rapidly. In 1963 a second church, the Johanneskirche, was built in the form of an assembly hall. The 50th anniversary was celebrated there in 2013, but the church was demolished in 2014 due to dilapidation. The parish now has a church again, which is located in the city center with the Michaelskirche. The managing rectory in Uhlandstrasse is located near Michaelskirche, the rectory in Grafenbühlstrasse in the area of the former Johanneskirche.
Parish Eglosheim
The parish Eglosheim (approx. 3,190) comprises the Eglosheim district of the city of Ludwigsburg. The church, originally consecrated to Our Lady, was a medieval pilgrimage church, first mentioned in 1357. Today's Katharinenkirche is a late Gothic church with a nave from 1487, although the choir is a bit older. Until 1989, the Eglosheim parish was part of the Ludwigsburg parish as a whole. With effect from January 1, 1990, it was spun off from the entire Ludwigsburg parish.
Parish Freiberg
The parish of Beihingen was created on January 1, 2018 from the merger of the three previously independent parishes in the city of Freiberg am Neckar.
Former parish of Beihingen
The former parish of Beihingen (approx. 1,910) comprised the Beihingen district of the city of Freiberg am Neckar. The church consecrated to St. Amandus was donated to Lorsch Abbey in 884. In 1551 Württemberg acquired the right of patronage. The local rulers introduced the Reformation in 1550 and 1558 respectively. The current church probably dates from the 12th century. The Gothic church still has a Romanesque tower. It owns grave monuments of Messrs. Nothaft von Hohenberg from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Former parish of Geisingen
The former parish of Geisingen (approx. 2,120) comprised the Geisingen district of the city of Freiberg am Neckar. Geisingen belonged to Großingersheim until 1505, then to Heutingsheim, but formed its own branch parish. As early as 1336 there was a chapel in Geisingen, which according to information from 1505 was consecrated to St. Nicholas. Today's church was built in 1474 as a late Gothic west tower with a cross-rib vaulted choir. In 1550, the Margraves of Baden introduced the Reformation. The church has grave monuments of the Lords von Stammheim and Schertel von Bartenbach from the 16th to 18th centuries. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 12, 1962, the Geisingen branch parish was separated from the mother parish of Heutingsheim and made an independent parish.
Heutingsheim parish
The former parish of Heutingsheim (approx. 2,190) comprised the Heutingsheim district of the city of Freiberg am Neckar. A church was only mentioned here in 1468 when it was acquired by the lords of Stammheim. They introduced the Reformation in 1550. As early as 1487, today's church was built as a late Gothic west tower complex. On the outer wall there are grave monuments of the Lords of Kniestedt , Hoheneck parish
The parish of Hoheneck (approx. 1,860) includes the district of Hoheneck, which was incorporated into the city of Ludwigsburg in 1926. The place only got its own parish after the Reformation, but it already had a late Gothic church that was dedicated to St. Wolfgang. It was originally outside the closed place.
Parish Hoheneck
The parish of Hoheneck (approx. 1,860) includes the district of Hoheneck, which was incorporated into the city of Ludwigsburg in 1926. The place only got its own parish after the Reformation, but it already had a late Gothic church that was dedicated to St. Wolfgang. It was originally outside the closed place.
Kornwestheim parish
The parish Kornwestheim (approx. 9,660 members) includes the town of Kornwestheim.
The oldest church in the city is the Martinskirche in the historic old town. It is located in the center of the old village of Kornwestheim. The origins go back to the year 630 AD. That was the result of excavations in 1967 and 1968. From 1276 the church belonged to the Bebenhausen monastery. It has been rebuilt and enlarged several times. The Gothic choir of today's Martinskirche was completed around 1516. From the previous church there are still Romanesque elements in the north wall. In 1967 the ship was torn down and the south wall moved 2 meters to the south, which probably corresponds to the original plans at the beginning of the 16th century.
The community grew strongly due to the influx of workers into the industrial town of Kornwestheim. So it became necessary to build more churches. First, in 1921, an emergency church was built as a second Protestant church. It was named Johanneskirche . Today's Johanneskirche dates back to 1955. With effect from April 1, 1934, there was a new delimitation between the parishes of Aldingen, Hoheneck, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg and Oßweil. Later, in the 20th century, other churches and parishes emerged, so that the general parish of Kornwestheim was formed through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on December 17, 1965. The until then the only parish Kornwestheim was divided into the three parishes Martinskirchengemeinde Kornwestheim, Johanneskirchengemeinde Kornwestheim and Pauluskirchengemeinde Kornwestheim. These particular parishes were united in the overall parish of Kornwestheim. In a letter dated March 29, 1965, the Ministry of Education recognized the entire Kornwestheim parish and its particular parishes as corporations under public law.
The Paulusgemeindehaus was built in 1968 as the third Protestant building in the south of the city. Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on September 17, 1973, there was an area correction between the Martins and Paulus churches and between the Martins and Johannes churches.
In 1975, in the east of Kornwestheim, east of Bundesstrasse 27, the Thomasgemeindenau, used ecumenically together with the Roman Catholic Church, was built . With effect from December 4, 1977, the Thomaskirchengemeinde Kornwestheim was established from areas of the Pauluskirchengemeinde Kornwestheim and the Martinskirchengemeinde Kornwestheim as the fourth parish within the overall parish of Kornwestheim. The Ministry of Culture recognized the new parish by decree of June 7, 1977 as a corporation under public law.
In the early 1990s, the Pattonville housing estate was built on the former site of the American armed forces . Since this area belonged to three communities Aldingen (today the city of Remseck am Neckar), Kornwestheim and Ludwigsburg, it was necessary to assign the Protestant and Catholic residents to one or more parishes. The decision was made in favor of the parishes of Kornwestheim. In 1995 the former American military church was bought by the Kornwestheim parish together with the St. Martin's Catholic parish and has been operated as an ecumenical church ever since. The Heiliggeistkirche is a place of lively ecumenism. Today this part, which was initially assigned to the Martinsgemeinde, together with a smaller part of the former Martinsgemeinde (west of Ludwigsburgerstraße) is a separate pastoral care district called Heiliggeistkirche. A rectory was built next to the Heiliggeistkirche.
By resolution of the general parish council, the four sub-parishes were merged into one parish with effect from November 11, 2013. It bears the name of the Evangelical Church Community of Kornwestheim. Since then, all Protestant parishioners in the city of Kornwestheim and all Protestant residents of Pattonville belong to one parish again. There are also three churches (St. John's, Martins and the Ecumenical Church of the Holy Spirit Pattonville) as well as two meetinghouses, namely the ecumenical Thomas Congregation House and the Pauline Congregation House. According to a resolution of the parish council of September 17, 2013, the latter is being sold as part of a house design. The large Johanneskirche is to be rebuilt in such a way that there is also space for community rooms ( house-in-house solution ).
Overall parish of Ludwigsburg
The Evangelical Church Community of Ludwigsburg was formed from the two parishes of Ludwigsburg and Eglosheim on May 31, 1902, when the Upper Church Council announced it. The consistory announced on January 4, 1907 that the two hamlets Salon and Karlshöhe were reclassified from the parish of Kornwestheim to the parish of Ludwigsburg. In 1916, the parish of Pflugfelden was assigned to the overall parish of Ludwigsburg as a further parish. With effect from April 1, 1934, there was a new demarcation between the parishes of Aldingen, Hoheneck, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg and Oßweil.
Due to the steady growth of Ludwigsburg, especially in the city center, new churches have been built and new parishes established since the 1930s. In 1947 (formation of the town, peace, redemption and resurrection parishes by splitting up the previous parish in Ludwigsburg), 1958 (formation of the Martins and Paul Gerhardt parish), 1964 (formation of the Kreuzkirche parish), 1990 ( Outsourcing of the Eglosheim parish with effect from January 1st) and 2007 (merging of the Erlöserkirchengemeinde and the Paul-Gerhardt-Kirchengemeinde to form the parish of Ludwigsburg-West) Restructuring necessary, from which today's parish sections and the entire parish in its current form arose. Since 2007, the following seven parishes have belonged to the overall parish of Ludwigsburg.
City parish of Ludwigsburg
The city parish of Ludwigsburg (approx. 2,340) comprises the inner core city of Ludwigsburg. The town church was built from 1718 to 1726. It is the oldest church in the city center. Through the announcement of the upper church council on May 31, 1902, the parish of Ludwigsburg at that time was combined with the parish of Eglosheim to form the entire parish of Ludwigsburg. In the following decades, the population grew steadily, so that more churches were built and other parishes were formed by dividing the parish of Ludwigsburg accordingly. The current town parish was thus formed through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on August 6, 1947, when the former parish of Ludwigsburg was divided into four parishes. In a letter dated November 29, 1947, the Ministry of Education recognized the four parishes as corporations under public law.
Resurrection Parish Ludwigsburg
The resurrection parish Ludwigsburg (approx. 1,880) covers the east of the core city of Ludwigsburg. The Church of the Resurrection was built in 1934 as a provisional wooden church and was initially a further preaching point for the (city) parish of Ludwigsburg. By the announcement of the upper church council on August 6, 1947, the independent resurrection parish of Ludwigsburg was formed when the parish of Ludwigsburg at that time was divided into four parishes. In a letter dated November 29, 1947, the Ministry of Education recognized the four parishes as corporations under public law.
Due to the influx of refugees, the Church of the Resurrection had to be expanded in 1952 and thus received its present form. With effect from January 1, 2006, parts of the district of the parishes Ludwigsburg Auferstehungskirche were separated and assigned to the neighboring peace parishes Ludwigsburg and Kreuzkirchengemeinde Ludwigsburg. By order of March 12, 2007, it was established that the evangelicals who live in Porzellanallee and east of Alt-Württemberg-Allee in Ludwigsburg belong to the Ludwigsburg Resurrection Church.
Friedenskirchengemeinde Ludwigsburg
The Friedenskirchengemeinde Ludwigsburg (approx. 3,540) covers the south of the core city of Ludwigsburg. The Friedenskirche was built in 1903 as a garrison church by the State of Württemberg. It is the second oldest Protestant church in the core city of Ludwigsburg after the city church. When the garrison congregation was dissolved in 1920, the church served both members of the military and the city of Ludwigsburg as a church venue. After the Second World War, the population of Ludwigsburg grew significantly and the (city) parish became very large. Therefore, the independent peace parish of Ludwigsburg was formed for the south of the parish through the announcement of the upper church council on August 6, 1947, when the parish of Ludwigsburg at that time was divided into four parishes. In a letter dated November 29, 1947, the Ministry of Education recognized the four parishes as corporations under public law. The parish church was given the former garrison church, which was also named "Friedenskirche". This was also used by the Catholic Church until 1978 and by the Greek Orthodox community from 1975 to 1978. In 1966 the entire parish of Ludwigsburg bought the church from the state. Between 1987 and 1993 the church was completely renovated. After that it served partly as the regional church museum of the Evangelical regional church in Württemberg. It is still a popular church for concerts by well-known performers. The Friedenskirche is also known nationwide for its "night owl services", which have been taking place regularly since 1996. With effect from January 1, 2006, the district of the Ludwigsburg peace parish was enlarged by assigning parts of the district to the Ludwigsburg resurrection parish.
Kreuzkirchengemeinde Ludwigsburg
The Kreuzkirchengemeinde Ludwigsburg (approx. 1,990) comprises the northeast of the core city of Ludwigsburg. It was established on March 15, 1965 as a further particular parish within the overall parish of Ludwigsburg through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat. In a letter dated January 12, 1965, the Ministry of Culture recognized the Kreuzkirchen Community of Ludwigsburg as a corporation under public law. The associated cruciform church was built in 1964. With effect from January 1, 2006 the district of the Kreuzkirchengemeinde Ludwigsburg was enlarged by assigning parts of the district to the resurrection church community Ludwigsburg.
Martin's parish in Ludwigsburg
The Martinskirchengemeinde Ludwigsburg (approx. 780) includes the Grünbühl district, which arose as a new housing estate after the Second World War. In 1954, the district received its own Protestant church, the Martinskirche, and through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on October 11, 1958, the independent Martinskirche community in Ludwigsburg was formed as a further parish of the overall parish of Ludwigsburg, after the Ministry of Culture established the new parish as a corporation of July 23, 1958 had recognized public law.
Parish of Pflugfelden
The parish (approx. 1,650) includes the district of Pflugfelden, which was incorporated into the city of Ludwigsburg in 1903. Originally, Pflugfelden belonged to the Gröningen (Markgröningen) office and only from 1770 to the Ludwigsburg upper office. A church in Pflugfelden was first mentioned in 1275. The church consecrated to St. Ulrich was a branch of Kornwestheim. From 1306 there was a separate parish. The Gothic church was demolished in 1903 and replaced by a new building in neo-Romanesque style.
Parish of Ludwigsburg West
The parish of Ludwigsburg West (approx. 3,260) was created on January 1, 2007 through the merger of the previously independent Erlöserkirchengemeinde Ludwigsburg and Paul-Gerhardt parish of Ludwigsburg. It covers the west and south-west of the core city of Ludwigsburg.
The Erlöserkirche was built in 1936 and the Paul Gerhardt Church in 1958 for the rapidly growing population of Ludwigsburg. On August 6, 1947, the independent Church of the Redeemer in Ludwigsburg was formed at the Erlöserkirche. The independent Paul Gerhardt parish was formed on October 11, 1958, when the Oberkirchenrat was announced.
Parish Möglingen
The parish of Möglingen (approx. 3,880) includes the community of Möglingen. The church consecrated to St. Pancras passed to Württemberg in the 15th century. It used to be a fortified church. The tower and parts of the nave date from the 13th century, the choir is late Gothic.
Parish of Neckarweihingen
The parish of Neckarweihingen (approx. 2,480) comprises the Neckarweihingen district of the city of Ludwigsburg. The church, originally consecrated to St. Laurentius, was handed over to Backnang Abbey by Württemberg in 1366. Today's church is a late Gothic fortified tower.
Parish of Oßweil
The parish of Oßweil (approx. 4,170) includes the district of Oßweil, which was incorporated into the city of Ludwigsburg in 1922 and has since grown together with the city center. The current church was built at the end of the 15th century, but there was probably a church earlier. The grave monuments show members of the von Kaltental and von Baldeck families . from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Poppenweiler parish
The Poppenweiler parish (approx. 2,020) comprises the Poppenweiler district of the city of Ludwigsburg. The church consecrated to St. George was originally a fortified defense system from 1428 and a late Gothic nave. After 1600 the church was rebuilt.
Parish Remseck
The Remseck parish was created on December 1, 2019 from the merger of the previously independent parishes of Aldingen, Neckarrems and Neckargröningen and the Christ parish Hochberg-Hochdorf. It includes all districts of Remseck am Neckar with the exception of Pattonville, which belongs to the parish of Kornwestheim.
The Remseck parish has several parishes that essentially correspond to the former parishes. A parish was only set up for the Christ Congregation in both Hochberg and Hochdorf.
Former Christ Church Hochberg-Hochdorf
The former Christ parish (approx. 2,210) was created on December 1, 2013 from the merger of the previously independent parishes of Hochdorf and Hochberg in the city of Remseck am Neckar. The village church of Hochberg was first mentioned in 1275. The Reformation was introduced by Messrs Nothaft von Hohenberg . The church was replaced in 1854 by a new building, the castle church. The grave monuments of the emergency were taken over by Hohenberg. A church in Hochdorf is also mentioned in 1275. The church consecrated to St. Wendelin belonged to the Lorch monastery. The church was probably included in a former castle fortification system.
Former parish of Aldingen / Neckar
The former parish Aldingen / Neckar (approx. 2810) comprised the Aldingen district of the city of Remseck am Neckar. The Margaretenkirche came into the possession of the Hirsau monastery around 1100. The Reformation was not able to prevail until 1568, as the local rulers initially resisted. Today's church dates back to 1500 based on much older predecessor buildings. The tower may have been built in 1398. The church has numerous grave monuments of the Lords of Kaltental from the 16th century.
Former parish of Neckargröningen
The former parish Neckargröningen (approx. 910) comprised the Neckargröningen district of the city of Remseck am Neckar. The church dedicated to St. Martin was first mentioned in 1275. The Gothic church was incorporated by the Lords of Lichtenstein, later by Dürrn, before it came to the Stuttgart monastery in 1438. It received its current form in 1515. The Württemberg pastor and songwriter Philipp Friedrich Hiller (1699–1769) worked in the community between 1732 and 1736, and many of his songs can still be found in the hymn books today.
Former parish of Neckarrems
The former parish of Neckarrems (approx. 1,590) comprised the Neckarrems district of the city of Remseck am Neckar. The church was originally dedicated to St. Michael and is now called Michael-Sebastianskirche. In 1454 it came to the Stuttgart monastery through Count Ulrich von Württemberg. A new tower was added to the Gothic building from the 15th century in 1787.
Parish of Tamm
The parish of Tamm (approx. 4,570) comprises the parish of Tamm and the areas of Lehenfeld and Silberhälden in the city of Asperg. The town of Tamm originally only had a chapel and was an ecclesiastical branch of Markgröningen. In 1456 the place got its own parish. Today's parish church is a late Gothic choir tower from the 15th century. The ship was rebuilt after a fire in 1634 and expanded in 1910.
literature
- The Evangelical Württemberg - Its church offices and clergy from the Reformation to the present, collected and edited by Christian Sigel, pastor in Gebersheim, 1910
- The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg - official description according to districts and municipalities (in eight volumes); Edited by the Baden-Württemberg State Archives Department; Volume III: Stuttgart District - Middle Neckar Regional Association, Stuttgart, 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2 .
Sources and further information
- ↑ Meinekirche.de - Evangelical Church in and around Ludwigsburg. (No longer available online.) In: Evangelical Church District Ludwigsburg. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved March 3, 2016 . 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.
- ^ Parishes in the Ludwigsburg church district. In: Meinekirche.de. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Evangelical Church Community Kornwestheim. (No longer available online.) In: www.ev-kirche-kornwestheim.de. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved March 3, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ a b Review: The Path to Fusion. In: www.remseck-evangelisch.de. Remseck parish, accessed on May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Jochen Tolk: The Margaret Church in Aldingen . In: Eduard Theiner (Hrsg.): Local history series of publications of the community of Remseck am Neckar . tape 15 , 1996.
