Krautheim (Jagst)

Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Stuttgart
County :	Hohenlohe district
Local government association:	Krautheim
Height :	298 m above sea level NHN
Area :	52.92 km 2
Residents:	4613 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	87 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	74238
Area code :	06294
License plate :	KÜN, EAR
Community key :	08 1 26 045
LOCODE :	DE KRM
City structure:	9 districts
; City administration address :	Burgweg 5 ; 74238 Krautheim
Website :	www.krautheim.de
Mayor :	Andreas Koehler
Location of the city of Krautheim in the Hohenlohe district

Krautheim is a town in the Hohenlohe district on the Jagst in the Franconian north-east of Baden-Württemberg . It belongs to the Heilbronn-Franconia region (until May 20, 2003 Franconia region ).

geography

Geographical location

Krautheim is located at the northernmost point of the Jagst at an altitude of 210 to 420 meters. The Jagst has dug its way 130 to 150 meters deep into the limestone landscape of the Hohenlohe plain . Characteristic for Krautheim is the view of the castle of the same name , visible from afar , which offers an imposing sight with a shield wall up to 17 meters high and up to 2.70 meters thick . The mighty keep with its height of about 30 meters offers a view of the Jagst valley and the surrounding landscape.

City structure

Today's city of Krautheim is the result of the administrative reform of 1972/73. At that time, the formerly independent Baden communities of Krautheim, Gommersdorf , Horrenbach, Klepsau, Neunstetten , Oberndorf and the Württemberg communities of Altkrautheim , Ober- and Unterginsbach merged and gave themselves the name Stadt Krautheim. The localities have between around 60 and 700 inhabitants; In Krautheim itself as a central place live about 2000 inhabitants.

The former communities Altkrautheim, Gommersdorf, Horrenbach, Klepsau, Krautheim, Oberginsbach and Unterginsbach only include the localities of the same name. The village of Neunstetten, the Ölmühle and the Untere Mühle belong to the former municipality of Neunstetten, the village of Oberndorf and the houses Knock (Kapellenberg) and Stockbrunnenwiesen belong to the former municipality of Oberndorf. In the urban area of Krautheim the abandoned villages Stein, Windberg and Zimmerbach are in the area of the former community Gommersdorf, Dacht in the area of the former community Horrenbach, Nydelingen, Pichintal and Wellendorf in the area of Krautheim before the community reform, Obererlenbach in the area of the former community Neunstetten, Remenweiler in the area the former municipality of Oberginsbach and Mutzenbrunn in the area of the former municipality of Oberndorf.

Neighboring communities

Krautheim borders the small town of Boxberg in the north and the municipality of Assamstadt in the northeast , both in the Main-Tauber district ; in the east the community Dörzbach , in the south the small town Ingelfingen , in the southwest the community Schöntal , all in the Hohenlohe district; and finally in the northwest the small town of Ravenstein in the Neckar-Odenwald district .

Division of space

According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2014.

history

middle Ages

View from Krautheim Castle - here is the Jagst border between Baden and Württemberg .

Krautheim (what is meant is today's Altkrautheim) was first mentioned in 1096 as Crutheim; the foundation went back to the Franks . The castle (in today's capital Krautheim) was built in 1213 by Wolfrad I von Krautheim on the mountain spur. From 1240 to 1242 the Staufer imperial regalia ( imperial crown , scepter and imperial sword ) were presumably kept in Krautheim Castle. In 1306 Krautheim received city rights together with Ballenberg. Krautheim was first mentioned as a town in 1329. From 1399 Krautheim was under Kurmainz rule or rule.

Modern times

According to tradition, called Götz of Berlichingen in 1516 that in the castle Krautheim seated Mainz bailiff Max stump the Swabian greeting ( "he Soldt me hinden leak hen") to.

As compensation for territorial losses on the left bank of the Rhine , the noble house Salm- Reifferscheidt-Bedburg received the Principality of Krautheim with the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803 , which was newly formed from formerly Electorate Mainz and Würzburg possessions and included the Schöntal monastery , the Gerlachsheim priory and the Grünsfeld office in addition to the town and the upper office of Krautheim . After only three years of existence, the Principality of Krautheim was mediatized by the Rhine Federation Act in 1806. The office of Krautheim was divided along the Jagst into a north-western part of Baden and a south-eastern part of Württemberg; Krautheim as well as Gommersdorf , Horrenbach, Klepsau , Neunstetten and Oberndorf came to the Grand Duchy of Baden , Altkrautheim and Ober- and Unterginsbach to the Kingdom of Württemberg . From 1811 to 1938 the three Württemberg towns were subordinate to the Oberamt Künzelsau (since 1934 Künzelsau district), from 1938 to 1972 to the Künzelsau district . The Baden towns were part of the Buchen district until 1972 . Since both districts had become part of the American zone of occupation after the Second World War , all the places that are today Krautheim's districts have been located in the newly founded state of Württemberg-Baden since 1945 , which became part of the current state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952.

Incorporations

September 1, 1971: Gommersdorf, Horrenbach, Klepsau and Oberndorf
December 1, 1972: Neunstetten
January 1, 1973: Altkrautheim, Oberginsbach and Unterginsbach

religion

The city's Catholic churches belong to the Krautheim-Ravenstein-Assamstadt pastoral care unit in the Tauberbischofsheim deanery of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.

In Krautheim, the municipal council is elected using the spurious selection of a part of town. The number of local councils can change due to overhang mandates . After the local elections on May 25, 2014, the Krautheim municipal council consists of 22 members (2009: 19). The turnout was 55.3% (2009: 56.6%). The choice led to the following result:

Free voters Krautheim	69.6%	15 seats	(2009: 62.1%, 12 seats)
CDU / citizen list	30.4%	7 seats	(2009: 37.9%, 07 seats)

badges and flags

The blazon of the Krautheim coat of arms reads: "In a shield divided eleven times by black and silver, a red crossing at the top right, inside a six-spoke silver wheel." The city flag is black and white.

The oldest known seal of Krautheim from 1473 only shows the Mainz wheel . After Krautheim became Baden in 1806, the city seal initially showed a cloverleaf , but again from 1898 on the Mainz wheel. In 1950 the city had the Mainz wheel in a shield split by red and green. The current shield, divided eleven times by black and silver, goes back to the coat of arms of the former local nobility; the flag colors are also derived from him. The current coat of arms, which connects the Mainz wheel with the coat of arms of the local aristocracy, was awarded to the city on November 5, 1955 by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior, the flag on October 14, 1971.

Parish partnership

The partner community of Krautheim is the Saxon community Ebersbach in the former district of Großenhain , today the district of Meißen .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Krautheim was connected to the rail network until 1988 by the Jagst Valley Railway from Möckmühl to Dörzbach . Today the next larger train stations are in Osterburken (22 km, Frankenbahn and Badische Odenwaldbahn ), Bad Mergentheim (19 km, railway line Crailsheim – Königshofen ) and Waldenburg (29 km, Hohenlohebahn ). The next motorway is the A 81 (exit Osterburken). The next federal road is the B 19 , which leads through the neighboring village of Dörzbach.

Established businesses

The Würth Group , based in nearby Künzelsau , is also of great importance for Krautheim. In Krautheim itself, the companies Wöhrle (metal goods factory) and Dometic Seitz (supplier to caravan and mobile home manufacturers) as well as the institutions of the Federal Association of Self-Help for the Physically Disabled are the largest employers.

Sports

In the Krautheim district there is a soccer club (TSV Krautheim), a tennis club (TSC Krautheim) and a volleyball club (ASC Krautheim). The soccer club VfR Gommersdorf (Verbandsliga Nordbaden) is based in Gommersdorf .

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

Museums

Krautheim Castle

Johanniter Museum

The Johanniter Museum, located on the Burgberg next to the town hall, offers an insight into the history of the Order of St. John .

Castle Museum

In the castle museum you can find out about the history of Krautheim Castle.

Castle and Johanniter Museum are open from May to September on weekends and public holidays. Outside the opening times, interested parties should contact the city administration.

Natural monuments

Krautheimer cow ass

The Krautheimer Kuharsch is a stone channel . It was created by a spring whose very calcareous water has formed a channel through sintering , the bizarre shape of which the name of this natural phenomenon clearly reflects. The cow's ass is a station on the paths of silence in and around Dörzbach and is under nature protection. It is located about 600 m after leaving Krautheim in the direction of Klepsau on the L 1025.

sons and daughters of the town

Leonhard Frank (abbot) (* in “Klebsheim an der Jagst”, probably Klepsau, today part of Krautheim; † September 21, 1648), from 1614 to 1648 abbot of the Premonstratensian monastery in Oberzell in Zell am Main
Franz Konrad Macké (1756–1844), Mayor of Mainz
Franz Anton Keller (1772–1838), senior bailiff in Baden
Ludwig von Krutheim (1819–1885), German administrative officer and judge
Otto Beck (1846–1908), Lord Mayor of Mannheim
Adolf Brehm (1878–1937), lawyer and associate professor
Ralph Weber (* 1960), legal scholar

literature

Krautheim. In: The Hohenlohekreis ( Baden-Württemberg - The state in its districts. Volume 1). Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7995-1367-1 , pp. 418-453.

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).

^ Hohenlohekreis: Krautheim: In the middle Jagsttal. Online at www.hohenlohekreis.de, accessed on October 26, 2014

↑ LEO-BW, discover regional studies online , Krautheim

^ Basis of the list: The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume IV: Stuttgart district, Franconian and East Württemberg regional associations. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-17-005708-1 , pp. 179-184.

↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Krautheim.

^ Foreword to inventory 121 (Salm-Krautheim) at the General State Archives Karlsruhe, accessed on July 26, 2008

^ 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 .

↑ ^a ^b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 475 .

↑ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg, Final results of the 2014 municipal elections, City of Krautheim ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2
^ Heinz Bardua: The district and community coats of arms in the Stuttgart administrative region ( district and community coat of arms in Baden-Württemberg. Volume 1). Theiss, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-8062-0801-8 , p. 88.