Oberneudorf (Buchen)
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Oberneudorf
City of Buchen (Odenwald)
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| Height : | 413 m |
| Area : | 5.72 km² |
| Residents : | 174 (Nov. 30, 2003) |
| Population density : | 30 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | December 31, 1973 |
| Postal code : | 74722 |
| Area code : | 06281 |
Oberneudorf is a former municipality and now a district of Buchen (Odenwald) in the Neckar-Odenwald district in Baden-Württemberg .
Geographical location
Oberneudorf is a loosely built, irregular village settlement about five kilometers southwest of the core town of Buchen on a flat hillside in the source area of the Hollerbach in the Odenwald .
history
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1251 as Nova villa superior . The place was owned by the Dürn family until around 1290 . That year the family sold their rights to the Amorbach monastery . Since the 14th century, the Amorbach monastery was the sole lord of the land and court. Until the place came to the Principality of Leiningen in 1803 , Kurmainz was sovereign. After only three years with the Principality of Leiningen, the place came to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1806 . On December 31, 1973 it was incorporated into Buchen.
In 1906 a small chapel was built, which was expanded in 1963.
From 1935 to 1945 Oberneudorf was incorporated into Hollerbach .
coat of arms
The coat of arms represents a quartered shield. Inside this shield there is a golden crown, two black ibex horns and a lily. The crown and lily stand for the Amorbach monastery, the ibex horns for the Dürn family.
Culture and sights
Cultural monuments
Odenwaldring
In the first half of the 1950s, the Odenwaldring motorcycle race track ran close to the town and was set up annually for the racing days on the 3.9 kilometers of the triangle between the federal road 27 and the 523 and 523a roads.
Personalities
Web links
- Oberneudorf on the homepage of the city of Buchen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oberneudorf, Book website
- ↑ Discover regional studies online, Oberneudorf. LEO-BW, accessed December 18, 2014 .
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