Oberbalbach

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Oberbalbach
Coat of arms of Oberbalbach
Coordinates: 49 ° 32 ′ 22 "  N , 9 ° 47 ′ 34"  E
Height : 248  (245-270)  m
Area : 7.99 km²
Residents : 627  (Jan. 1, 2015)
Population density : 78 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 97922
Area code : 09343

Oberbalbach is a district of Lauda-Königshofen in the Main-Tauber district , the northernmost district of Baden-Württemberg .

geography

The village is about four and a half kilometers east of Königshofen on the middle course of the Balbach , a tributary of the Tauber . At the eastern edge leads from the right Leitetalgraben in which Talspinne in the center of the right from the dry Messel homes plateau of Brünnleinsgraben and left a stream from the valley of Igersheim Unterbalbach-Röttinger Riedel . The old center is mainly in the valley at about 245- 255  m above sea level. NHN . In the meantime, the village has grown through new development areas on the slopes up to about 270  m above sea level. NHN spread. Oberbalbach is crossed by the K 2847 district road, on and next to which there is also a cycle path along the Balbach. A second cycle path crosses it in the center of the village and runs in a north-south direction through the two side valleys.

A stone bar landscape still testifies to the viticulture that used to be practiced on the valley slopes on both sides of the village .

About 200 meters down the valley on the Balbach is the Georgsmühle belonging to Oberbalbach at about 230  m above sea level. NHN .

history

Early history

A prehistoric settlement of the northern ridge above Messelhausen and Vilchband by the Celts around 500 BC. BC is proven by barrows . Around 600 to 800 the clan of the Frankish leader Ballo settled in the valley.

middle Ages

In a document dated December 16, 1219 Oberbalbach was first mentioned as "Ballenbach", and in 1260 a "Hermanus de Superiori Balbach" was named. An earlier castle is suspected to be on the Sassenberg; however, it is not clear whether it really existed. For centuries the place belonged to several rulers at the same time, in 1539 the villagers belonged to seven different rulers. Since about 1568 the von Zobel were the main owners of Oberbalbach. Another owner was the German Knight Order , which repeatedly led to disputes. During the Thirty Years War the Swedes destroyed the village on their retreat in 1634. The surrounding farms of Laubertsbrunn, Riedershof, Täxenheim, Rödelsee and Hagenfeld probably went out at that time. However, their existence is not assured.

Modern times

In 1806 part of the Oberbalbach property went to Baden , another part to the Kingdom of Württemberg , which led to bloody unrest. In 1810 Oberbalbach finally became Baden. In 1813 the place belonged to the District Office Boxberg , 1833 District Office Gerlachsheim , 1864 District Office Tauberbischofsheim .

The school was rebuilt in 1850, the church was expanded in 1888 and a new rectory was built in 1894. In 1920 Oberbalbach received electricity and in 1928 it was connected to the water supply.

During the Second World War , 49 men from the village lost their lives. At Easter 1945 ten farms were badly damaged, and the village archives were also affected, causing many sources to be lost.

In the course of the municipality reform in Baden-Württemberg , the previously independent municipality of Oberbalbach became part of the newly formed municipality of Lauda-Königshofen on January 1, 1975.

Culture and sights

  • The Catholic parish church of St. George was built in 1738 in the baroque style. It was enlarged in 1888 and renovated in 1935. The previous building was the dilapidated old church, first mentioned in 1665. A document from 1348 shows that the village already had a church at that time.

Partnerships

  • AustriaAustria Austria : A partnership with the Lower Austrian town of Gschaidt has existed since 2016 , which was preceded by a long-standing friendship.

traffic

Personalities

societies

There are 16 clubs in the village (as of 2018), the largest of which is the 1948 Oberbalbach sports club .

literature

  • Topographic map 1: 25,000 Baden-Württemberg, as single sheet No. 6424 Lauda-Königshofen

Web links

Commons : Oberbalbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b City of Lauda-Königshofen: structural data. Lauda-Königshofen in numbers . Online at www.lauda-koenigshofen.de, accessed on January 13, 2018
  2. ↑ Height according to the contour image on the background layer Topographic map from the State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
  3. ↑ LEO-BW.de: Oberbalbach on the leo-bw.de website , accessed on March 13, 2018
  4. ^ History of Oberbalbach on a private homepage
  5. ^ City of Lauda-Königshofen: The history of Lauda-Königshofen . Online at www.lauda-koenigshofen.de, accessed on March 13, 2018
  6. ↑ [1]