Maienfels

Maienfels Wüstenrot municipality Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′ 12 ″ N , 9 ° 30 ′ 46 ″ E
Height :	454 m above sea level NN
Area :	6.46 km²
Residents :	1082 (2009)
Population density :	167 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974

Maienfels seen from the Brettachtal

Ev. Parish church

Maienfels is the third largest district in the municipality of Wüstenrot in the Heilbronn district .

geography

The place is on the northern edge of the Mainhardt Forest at approx. 450 m above sea level on a mountain ledge above the Brettachtal . The approximately 1080 inhabitants are spread over the residential areas Maienfels, Oberheimbach, Kreuzle, Busch, Happbühl, Schweizerhof, Berg, Ochsenhof, Walklensweiler and Blindenmannshäusle. Due to the mild climate in Oberheimbach - the lowest part of Wüstenrot - even viticulture is possible.

history

Unofficial coat of arms of Maienfels

Maienfels developed as Burgweiler the 1302 first mentioned Maienfels Castle , which from the 15th century Ganerbenbesitz various dominions was before in the 18th century in the sole possession of the von Gemmingen Barons came. The castle church , former castle chapel from 1433/1613 below the castle, was renovated in 1914/15 and is now the parish church of the Protestant parish of Maienfels.

On February 6, 1961, a rock slide occurred in which parts of the Burgberg massif slid onto the village of Maienfels below and caused some damage.

On January 1, 1974, Maienfels formed the new municipality of Wüstenrot together with Wüstenrot, Neuhütten and Finsterrot . On December 8, 1975, the citizens of the Maienfels district of Brettach , which had belonged to Maienfels for centuries, decided to separate from Wüstenrot and incorporate it into Bretzfeld in the neighboring Hohenlohe district , which took effect on January 1, 1977.

Individual evidence

↑ Maienfels must live with the rock , in: Heilbronner Voice of November 21, 1961.
^ 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. 465 .
^ 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. 466 .

Web links

Commons : Maienfels - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Maienfels in the description of the Oberamt Weinsberg from 1861

[1] Maienfels must live with the rock , in: Heilbronner Voice of November 21, 1961.

[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. 465 .

[3] 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. 466 .