Neidlingen (Obersulm)

Neidlingen is a deserted area in the district of Obersulm in the Heilbronn district in northern Baden-Württemberg . The place was first mentioned in 1275 and the last time in 1405. Due to the form of the name, it is assumed that Neidlingen could have been the oldest place in the Schlierbachtal , a side valley of the Sulmtal . It was from there that the neighboring hamlet of Weiler , already mentioned in 1037, was founded, which soon overtook the older place because the castle of the Lords of Weiler stood there.

location

For a long time there was a lack of clarity about the situation of Neidlingen. In the middle of the 20th century, the place was still thought to be between Weiler and Eichelberg . In 1966, a farmer finally found traces of settlement in the form of cultured earth and shards on the southern outskirts of Weiler, which are now regarded as the remains of Neidlingen. The geological conditions also revealed boundary ditches in the north and east of the former place. Neidlingen and the hamlet, first mentioned in 1037, were in the immediate vicinity, part of the desert could be built over today with the residential area Ziegelfeld, which is part of the hamlet .

history

Due to the ending in -ingen , research assumes that Neidlingen was created during the course of the early Alemannic settlement and is therefore older than today's six Obersulm districts, which do not have any names characteristic of the early settlement period. The close connection between Neidlingen and Weiler also suggests that Weiler, despite its earlier mention, is probably an expansion settlement of Neidlingen. The local cemetery with its old chapel marks the original settlement core of Weiler. With the previous building of Weiler Castle, a castle was built in the high Middle Ages, which then made Weiler a more important place. When Neidlingen was first mentioned in a document in 1275, it was considered part of Weiler. Eichelberg was then probably founded from Weiler.

Count Gottfried of Lowenstein and his wife Utta bequeathed in 1275 to the monastery Lichtenstern goods in Weiler and nearby area, including a courtyard and a Hube with ten shillings Valid in Nydlingen that hereby was mentioned for the first time ever. The place was last mentioned in 1405, at that time Wilhelm von Weiler owned various goods in the place.

The traces of Neidlingen's settlement that were found indicate a fire around the year 1400 that could have destroyed the place. It is also conceivable that the place was given up in favor of the neighboring hamlet, which has grown in importance.

literature

• Obersulm. Six villages - one municipality. Obersulm community, Obersulm 1997, pp. 81–85.

Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′ 3 ″  N , 9 ° 23 ′ 46 ″  E