Nordhausen (Nordheim)
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Nordhausen
Municipality Nordheim
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| Height : | 199 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 2.03 km² |
| Residents : | 1569 (2009) |
| Population density : | 773 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1975 |
| Postal code : | 74226 |
| Area code : | 07135 |
Nordhausen is a village in Baden-Württemberg that has belonged to Nordheim since 1975 .
geography
Nordhausen is about 199 m above sea level on the southern edge of the Heuchelberg at the entrance to the Zabergäus .
history
Nordhausen was re-established in 1700 for expelled Waldensians from Piedmont (mainly from Mentoulles and Usseaux in the Chisone Valley ). The Waldensians first came to Waldensberg in the Hanau area in 1699 , but from there around 200 people moved to the Brackenheim area in May and June 1700 because of the harsh living conditions. The colonists of Nordhausen found relatively good conditions here, as the circumstances in Waldensberg were not sufficient to secure the water supply for the colonists. With the permission of Duke Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg, the refugees settled in an area ceded by the neighboring communities of Nordheim and Hausen an der Zaber (now the Brackenheim district). This area was partly barren, overgrown and swampy from the devastation of the Thirty Years War and the French raids, but the soil was good. The village was founded in June 1700. The colony did not have a name for a long time, as the settlers from different places in the Chisone Valley could not agree on a common place name that was reminiscent of their homeland. The name Nordhausen was set as a place name by decree in 1704, the name is probably an artificial word from the names of the mother communities Nordheim and Hausen. The Waldensians received from Duke Eberhard Ludwig the right to celebrate Reformed worship in their language, to choose their pastors and schoolmasters themselves and to administer their church affairs at their synods under the supervision of a special deputation. The Duke of Württemberg tried to make it as pleasant as possible for the refugees. They were exempt from any serfdom and did not have to pay any taxes for the first 15 years; the tax burden had to be borne by the citizens of the mother communities during this time. Until 1823, the official, school and church language in Nordhausen was French.
Nordhausen is considered to be the youngest new settlement in the district of Heilbronn . In 1939 there were 309 inhabitants, at the end of 1945 there were 334. On January 1, 1975, the place was incorporated into Nordheim . Nordhausen has the character of a street village, which goes back to the fact that Nordhausen is a planned settlement. The main street is dominated by small farms from the 18th and 19th centuries. The houses on the other side of the thoroughfare are more recent and testify to the great expansion of the town after the Second World War. In addition, many refugees and displaced persons came to Nordhausen after the war. Above all families from Fachria, a village in Romania, settled here and lived and still live mostly in the street of the same name at the east end of the village.
The Waldensian Church and the Old Town Hall protrude from the historical building stock. The Waldensian Church, renewed in 1821, was the church of the Waldensians who were admitted to Nordhausen from 1700 and who celebrated services there in French until they joined the Protestant regional church in 1823. The church has the typical Waldensian arrangement of the pulpit in the middle of the nave. The Waldensian symbol designed by Hermann Koziol has been a reminder of the town's foundation in 1700 since 2002 .
coat of arms
The coat of arms of Nordhausen shows a plow saw and two stars in yellow on a blue background. The plow saw is reminiscent of the reclamation of the barren area when the settlement was founded in 1700. The two stars symbolize the mother communities of Nordheim and Hausen an der Zaber . The color scheme is based on the Waldensian coat of arms .
Attractions
- The Waldensian church in the center of the village was consecrated in 1821 and replaces a previous building from 1721. The simple interior with the dominating pulpit, which, in the Reformed tradition, symbolizes the sermon as a central part of the worship service, is worth seeing. In June, the parish celebrates Waldensian Sunday, which commemorates the foundation of the village. The large French-language altar bible can also be seen on this occasion. The war memorial near the Waldensian Church, inaugurated in 1921, was created by Albert Volk from Weinsberg, and in 1955 the names of the local soldiers who died in the Second World War were added.
- Council, parish and school house from 1836
- Since 2002, the sculpture Waldensian Sign by Hermann Koziol has been a reminder of the establishment of the village on the Kelterplatz .
- The Nordhausen Village Museum documents the history of Nordhausen and the Waldensian movement.
Waldensian Church in Nordhausen
Nordhausen council, parish and school building
politics
An independent municipality since its foundation, Nordhausen was incorporated into the municipality of Nordheim in 1975 as part of the municipality reform. The last mayor of Nordhausen was Willy Weidenmann. Since the merging existed in the village Nordhausen from 1975 until its dissolution in 2009 a Ortschaftsrat and an honorary mayor . The last head of the village was Gisela Fischer.
education
In Nordhausen there is its own single-class primary school with around 90 pupils. In addition to the municipal kindergarten Rappelkiste, there is also the natural kindergarten Wurzelzwerge run by a private sponsoring association .
Religions
There is an evangelical parish of its own in Nordhausen. This was originally a Waldensian parish, which was incorporated into the Württemberg regional church in 1823 against the resistance of the northern houses. The pastor of the parish has been Hans Georg Schmid since 2004.
Friendly relationships
Nordhausen maintains unofficial friendly relations with the villages of Nordhausen (AA) in Germany (since the 1960s) and Usseaux in Italy (since the 1970s).
Sons and daughters of the place
- Jean Henri Perrot (1798–1853), the last Waldensian schoolmaster in Württemberg
literature
- Heimatbuch Nordheim and Nordhausen . Nordheim community, Nordheim 1999.
- 300 years of the Waldensian village in Nordhausen . Waldenserort Association Nordhausen, Nordhausen 2000.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Communications from the Württ. And Bad. State Statistical Office No. 1: Results of the population census on December 31, 1945 in Northern Württemberg
- ^ 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 .
- ^ Norbert Jung: 1914 - Albert Volk - War Memorials - 2014 , Heilbronn 2014, ISBN 978-3-934096-39-4 , pp. 20-23.
- ↑ Website of the Waldenserort Nordhausen Association with information on the museum and the Waldensian mark
- ↑ Elke Khattab: Both villages have merged well . In: Heilbronn voice . May 25, 2009 ( from Stimme.de [accessed on September 20, 2009]).
