Mudau

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Mudau
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Coordinates: 49 ° 32 '  N , 9 ° 12'  E

Basic data
State : Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region : Karlsruhe
County : Neckar-Odenwald district
Height : 456 m above sea level NHN
Area : 107.55 km 2
Residents: 4929 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 46 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 69427
Area code : 06284
License plate : MOS, BCH
Community key : 08 2 25 060
LOCODE : DE MUU
Community structure: 9 districts
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Schloßauer Str. 2
69427 Mudau
Website : www.mudau.de
Mayor : Norbert Rippberger ( CDU )
Location of the community of Mudau in the Neckar-Odenwald district
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Mudau is to Neckar-Odenwald belonging municipality in Baden-Württemberg . It belongs to the European metropolitan region of Rhine-Neckar (until May 20, 2003 the Lower Neckar region and until December 31, 2005 the Rhine-Neckar-Odenwald region ).

geography

location

The community is located in the southeastern Odenwald between Neckar and Main in the northern corner of the Neckar-Odenwald district on the border with Hesse and Bavaria ( triangle ). The district, which is covered by extensive forests, is located on the colorful sandstone plateau between 251 (Reisenbacher Grund) and 581 ( telecommunication tower Reisenbach ) m above sea level, which slopes gently towards the southeast towards the building land . NN height.

Many streams arise here on the watershed between Neckar and Main, including the Mud , which gave the market town its name. In their lower reaches they have dug themselves up to 200 m deep into the red sandstone. The Gabelbach, the Mud and the Steinbächlein flow to the Main, the Reisenbach , the Trienzbach and the Elz to the Neckar.

In terms of area, Mudau is the second largest municipality in the Neckar-Odenwald district and one of the most sparsely populated municipalities in Baden-Württemberg. The community has its own water supply system. The fresh water is pumped from four deep wells, mechanically deacidified and passed on directly to the consumer without any other treatment. The district of Mudau has been a state-approved resort in the Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park since 1996 . In the Regional Plan Mudau is a small center reported.

The closest major cities are: Frankfurt am Main , Würzburg , Heilbronn and Heidelberg . Mosbach , the district town of the Neckar-Odenwald district, is located about 20 km south, Buchen about 10 km east and Amorbach about 13 km north.

Community structure

The municipality of Mudau consists of the nine districts Donebach , Langenelz , Mörschenhardt , Mudau, Reisenbach , Rumpfen , Scheidental , Schloßau and Steinbach .

The village of Ünglert and the Hofreite Ünglert belong to the district of Donebach, some of which is also located in the district of Steinbach. Only the villages of the same name belong to the districts of Langenelz and Rumpfen.

The Mörschenhardt district includes the village of Mörschenhardt, the hamlet of Ernsttal and Waldleiningen Castle . The Mudau district includes the village of Mudau, the hamlet of Untermudau, the settlement "Neue Heimat" and the deserted area of Unterferdinandsdorf (Reisenbachergrund). The Reisenbach district includes the village of Reisenbach and the hamlet of Reisenbacher Grund. The villages of Oberscheidental and Unterscheidental belong to the Scheidental district. The villages of Schloßau and Waldauerbach (historically also Auerbach ) belong to the district of Schloßau . The village of Steinbach and part of the hamlet of Ünglert belong to the district of Steinbach.

In the district of Mörschenhardt, the town of Neuhof, which was dissolved in Mörschenhardt, was located.

history

Until the 18th century

At the time of Roman rule (around 98 to 260) the municipality was in the province of Upper Germany . Remains of the Neckar-Odenwald-Limes can be seen today at Schloßau and Scheidental.

By the Benedictines - amorbach abbey in the Middle Ages clearing settlements were created in the forest area south of Amorbach. This is how the villages found their origin. From the 12th century, the places were under the Bailiwick of the Lords of Dürn and were assigned to the nearby Wildenberg Castle .

The rulership rights were acquired in 1271 by the Archbishopric of Mainz . Mudau was the main town of the Mudauer Zent . They comprised 28 villages. In 1426 Mudau was separated from the mother parish Hollerbach and became an independent church center with 13 branches. During the Peasants' War of 1525, the nearby Amorbach Monastery was looted and Wildenberg Castle destroyed. Götz von Berlichingen led the Hellen Haufen . In the Thirty Years War , different warring parties marched through Mudau and took up quarters here. In the 17th century Mudau became an important market town with several annual and cattle markets. In 1780 there were three annual markets and six cattle markets, around 1790 the number of cattle markets increased to 16.

19th century

Due to the secularization , Mudau briefly came to the Principality of Leiningen in 1803 . After its dissolution by the Rhine Federation Act , Mudau became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden only three years later . In the March Revolution of 1848, the Marienhöhe estate near Buchen and the Rentamt in Ernsttal were set on fire. The town halls were stormed. In 1849 two thirds of Mudau were destroyed by a major fire.

In 1817 Mudau had 16 cattle markets, three grocer's markets (19 March Josef, 10 August Laurentius, 19 September Michaeli) and a canvas market on 22 July.

20th and 21st centuries

In 1989 the Federation of Self-Employed People (BdS) revived the tradition of the Laurentius Market (3rd weekend in September). There has also been a farmers' market since 2006.

Incorporations

On September 1, 1971 Mörschenhardt was incorporated. Rumpfen followed on January 1, 1973, Scheidental and Langenelz on January 1, 1974 and Donebach on March 1, 1974. On January 1, 1975, the community reform was completed with the merger of Mudau, Reisenbach, Schlossau and Waldauerbach and the newly formed community of Mudau. Steinbach joined them on the same day.

Coats of arms of the districts

  • Donebach

  • Langenelz

  • Moerschenhardt

  • Reisenbach

  • Hulls

  • Scheidental

  • Schlossau

  • Steinbach

Religions

By belonging to Kurmainz , the population used to be exclusively Catholic. Today around 90% are Catholic and 6% Protestant. There are two Roman Catholic and one Protestant congregations in Mudau. There is also a free church with the Christian Community International Mudau .

politics

The new town hall in Mudau
The Odenwaldhalle Mudau

mayor

The mayors of Mudau since the transition to Baden:

  1. 1806–1812: Joh. Jos. Pfaff
  2. 1812–1833: Johann Hauck
  3. 1833-1840: Pankraz Link
  4. 1841–1856: Franz Grimm
  5. 1856: Andreas Knapp
  6. 1857–1869: Karl Oeden
  7. 1870–1884: Wilhelm Schäfer
  8. 1884–1905: Isidor Linz
  9. 1905–1919: August Burkhardt
  10. 1919–1933: Otto Link
  11. 1933–1945: Melchior Kinzig
  12. 1945–1948: Karl Breunig
  13. 1948–1979: Erich Bucher
  14. 1980-2004: Wilhelm Schwender
  15. since 2004: Norbert Rippberger

Municipal council

The parish council normally has 17 honorary members who are elected for five years. The number of members can increase through compensating seats (total 2019: 17 seats; 2014: 18). In addition, the mayor acts as the municipal council chairman with voting rights.

The Unechte Teilorteschahl guarantees the districts a fixed number of seats: at least six from Mudau, at least three from Schloßau / Waldauerbach, at least two from Scheidenthal, and at least two from Donebach / Ünglert, Langenelz, Mörschenhardt / Ernsttal, Reisenbach, Rumpfen and Steinbach a local council.

The 2019 local elections led to the following result (in brackets: difference to 2014):

Municipal Council 2019
Party / list Share of votes Seats
CDU / BL 53.5% (−13.4) 9 (−3)
Free Independent Citizens (FUB) 46.5% (+13.4) 8 (+2)
Turnout: 67.5% (+10)

coat of arms

In red a silver (white) sloping wave bar, each accompanied by a six-spoke silver (white) wheel. The wave bar symbolizes the location of the community in the source area of ​​the Mudbach. The wheels and the tinging indicate the coat of arms of the Archbishopric Mainz.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Old station with steam locomotive 99 7202
Elementary and secondary school in Mudau
Elementary school in Schloßau

From 1905 to 1973, Mudau was the end point of a narrow-gauge railway , the Odenwald Express , which has now been dismantled , and which started from Mosbach . On June 8, 1980, a bicycle touring track was inaugurated on the former railway line . Today the place is connected to the RheinNeckar S-Bahn station in Eberbach via a bus line.

Established businesses

In the Donebach district , Media Broadcast GmbH operated the Donebach long-wave transmitter for German radio . With a height of 360 meters, these were the tallest transmission towers in Western Europe. They were blown up on March 2, 2018. In Reisenbach, Deutsche Telekom AG operates a radio relay system at 9 ° 15'48 "east longitude and 49 ° 33'5" north latitude. A 149.65 meter high reinforced concrete tower ( type tower ) is used as the antenna carrier .

Educational institutions

There is a primary and secondary school in the center of town . The district of Schloßau has its own elementary school. There are also two kindergartens (in Mudau and Schloßau).

Recreational facilities

Golf course

The golf course in Mudau with 92 hectares was built in 1993, embedded in forest and meadows. In addition to an 18-hole course , it offers a short course , a covered driving range , putting green, practice bunker and a clubhouse with catering.

Tennis court

In Mudau there is a small tennis facility and a tennis club, the TC Rot-Weiß Mudau eV

High ropes course

The high ropes course in the forest area in Steinbach (Eventure Park) is a combination of a natural rope course, in which the exercises are carried out between living trees and a freely constructed facility.

Bike trails

The following cycle paths lead through the district of Langenelz :

  • The 225 km long 3-country cycle route leads as a circular route through the triangle of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. The route explores the Odenwald along the Mümling, Neckar and Main rivers.
  • The Castle Road Cycle Path runs for approx. 1,200 kilometers parallel to the Castle Road tourist route between Mannheim and Prague .
  • The Odenwald-Madonnen-Radweg leads over 135-160 kilometers through the Odenwald, the Neckar valley and the Rhine plain.

Culture and sights

Natural monuments

Buildings

Marian column Mudau

In 2009, a “cultural and historical circular route Mudau” with 19 stations in the center of the town was created in cooperation with the community and the local authority and tourist office. Text panels provide brief information about the sights. An information brochure is also available from the municipal administration. There are guided tours as part of the Mudau Active Program. Dates on the municipality's website.

Gallows Mudau

Former buildings

Long wave transmitter Donebach , from 1967 to 2018

theatre

The Badische Landesbühne performs several times a year in the Odenwaldhalle.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

  • Philipp Rottermann , Mudau, (emigrated to America)
  • 1927: Karl Pfeiffenberger , Mudau, senior teacher, * May 4, 1847; † October 27, 1928
  • 1932/33: Peter Paul Albert , Mudau, historian, born January 29, 1862; † November 27, 1956
  • 1933: Herrmann Passmann , Langenelz, * 1873
  • 1934: Arthur Grimm , Mudau, painter, * February 11, 1883; † February 23, 1948
  • 1947: Franz Bingler , Mudau, inventor of surgical and orthopedic mechanics, born December 2, 1862; † January 10, 1951
  • 1959: Theodor Humpert , Mudau, high school professor, local researcher, born June 29, 1889; † March 17, 1968
  • 1976: Ernst Becksmann , Mudau, geologist and water researcher, * February 28, 1906; † May 11, 1986
  • 1979: Erich Bucher , Mudau, former mayor, born August 9, 1915; † February 24, 1994
  • 1990: Joachim Schulz , Mudau and Amorbach, former managing director, born June 26, 1920; † January 24, 2010
  • 2011: Susanne Everth Schulz , Amorbach, wife of the honorary citizen Joachim Schulz, who died in 2010

Sons and daughters of the church

  • 1722, September 10: Nikolaus Hooff ; † May 8, 1785, painter and sculptor
  • 1880, January 23, Wilhelm Langer ; † February 15, 1970, football player
  • 1883, February 11: Arthur Grimm ; † February 23, 1948, German painter
  • 1892, January 20: Theodor Schöllig ; † July 1980, Odenwald painter
  • 1930, July 18: Heinrich Reichold ; † October 2, 1979, trade unionist and politician (CSU), Member of the Bundestag

literature

  • Theodor Humpert: Mudau in the Odenwald, essence and becoming of an Odenwald community . 1954.
  • Hans Slama: 900 years of Mudauer Odenwald, from the Fronhofsverband to the Mudau community . 2002, ISBN 3-929295-88-1 .
  • Axel Priebs: From the Odenwaldexpress to the hiking railway . 1980, ISBN 3-88260-017-9 .

Web links

Commons : Mudau  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Mudau  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
  2. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume V: Karlsruhe District Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 . Pp. 301-304
  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. 474 f. and 485 .
  4. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg: Municipal elections 2019, Mudau ; Mudau Municipality, Official Gazette KW22 2019, pp. 2–4: Municipal Council Election 2019 (PDF) ; Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , May 27, 2019: This is the new municipal council in Mudau ; accessed June 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ Report at amorbach.de