Oftersheim
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Coordinates: 49 ° 22 ' N , 8 ° 35' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Karlsruhe | |
| County : | Rhein-Neckar district | |
| Height : | 101 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 12.78 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 12,140 (Dec. 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 950 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 68723 | |
| Area code : | 06202 | |
| License plate : | HD | |
| Community key : | 08 2 26 062 | |
| LOCODE : | DE OFM | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Mannheimer Strasse 49 68723 Oftersheim |
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| Mayor : | Jens Geiß ( CDU ) | |
| Location of the community of Oftersheim in the Rhein-Neckar district | ||
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Oftersheim ( Electoral Palatinate : Ofdasche [ ˈɔfdaʃə ]) is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district in Baden-Württemberg near Heidelberg with around 12,000 inhabitants. Oftersheim forms a contiguous urban area with the neighboring town of Schwetzingen and is part of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region , a metropolitan area with 2.4 million inhabitants. Oftersheim, first mentioned in writing in the Lorsch Codex in 766 , belonged to the Electoral Palatinate for centuries .
geography
Geographical location
The community of Oftersheim is located in the middle of the Rhine-Neckar area around 15 km south of Mannheim and a good 10 km west of Heidelberg city center.
The community area has grown together completely with the large district town of Schwetzingen , which is adjacent to the west and north , so that the citizens of Oftersheim can also reach the city center on foot and take advantage of the cultural offers. Furthermore, in the northeast Plankstadt , in the east Heidelberg , in the southeast Sandhausen and an uninhabited exclave of Leimen and in the south Hockenheim border the municipality.
Coming from Kraichgau , the Leimbach flows through the local area in an east-west direction. Immediately before reaching the closed development, the moat flows into it . In the extreme south, the district also borders the Hardtbach .
Community structure
The community of Oftersheim includes the village of Oftersheim, the place Hardtwaldsiedlung, the name has been official since 1963, the Bachmayer-Hof homestead and the houses for the guide dog school, golf course and shooting range (former tank shooting range).
The Hardtwaldsiedlung was built by displaced immigrants after the Second World War . The sports fields and clubhouses of the TSV and SG Oftersheim are also located there.
Geology and climate
Oftersheim lies in the middle of the Upper Rhine Plain . Favored by the Palatinate Forest in the west, the Odenwald in the east and the Taunus in the further north, there is a balanced, mild climate. Warm summers and mild, almost snow-free winters are the rule here.
The district area also includes the largest contiguous inland dune area in Germany, through which the Oftersheim dune circular path leads. The extensive forest areas of the Schwetzinger Hardt and the proximity to the Odenwald and Palatinate Forest also offer good opportunities for relaxation.
The district extends over 1278 hectares. Of this, 19.6 percent are settlement and traffic areas, 30.4 percent are used for agriculture and 49.4 percent are forested.
history
Early history
Oftersheim was first mentioned in the Lorsch Codex as Offtreshem in 767 on the occasion of a donation in favor of the Lorsch Monastery . It is assumed that it was founded earlier by a Franconian Ofteri, which is also indicated by the place name formation with the ending -heim. In the 11th century, the king gave rule over the Schwetzingen Hardt to the bishop of Speyer , who appointed a ministerial family to manage it. The Wersau taverns sold the fiefdom to the Count Palatine near Rhine , which was confirmed by the Speyer bishop in 1286. Oftersheim was detached from the Wersau ruling district and since then has been directly under the Palatinate land and state rule. Within the Electoral Palatinate, Oftersheim belonged to Kirchheimer Zent .
In the 17th century Oftersheim was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War and the War of the Palatinate Succession .
19th and 20th centuries
In 1803 the Electoral Palatinate was dissolved and Oftersheim came to Baden . There the community belonged to the Schwetzingen office and from 1924 to the Mannheim district office, which later became the Mannheim district .
Politically, after the founding of the empire in 1871, the National Liberals were the strongest before they were overtaken by the Social Democrats in 1903 . In the final phase of the Weimar Republic there was a radicalization of the electorate. In 1930 the KPD was the strongest party and from 1932 the NSDAP had the majority and received 50 percent of the vote in the 1933 Reichstag election .
After the Second World War , Oftersheim took in more than 600 refugees and became part of the newly formed state of Baden-Württemberg. In 1966 the 1200 year anniversary of the congregation could be celebrated. In 1972 Oftersheim had more than 10,000 inhabitants for the first time. With the dissolution of the Mannheim district in 1973, the place became part of the new Rhein-Neckar district . In 1984 the federal highway 291 was opened as a southern bypass.
In 2016, several anniversary celebrations and an anniversary parade with a city festival and medieval market took place to mark the 1250th anniversary.
Population development
| year | 1439 | 1577 | 1777 | 1834 | 1875 | 1905 | 1925 | 1950 | 1961 | 1967 | 1970 | 1991 | 1995 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
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| Residents | 95 | 190 | 489 | 963 | 1,710 | 2,674 | 3,629 | 5,384 | 6,860 | 8,277 | 8,398 | 10,494 | 10,485 | 10,086 | 11,192 | 12,010 |
Incorporations
The Schwetzinger Hardt and the clearing districts separated from it were directly subordinate to the Baden state from 1803. In 1810 he handed over the police sovereignty and the management of the land registers to the community of Oftersheim via Karl-Ludwig-See , Seeäcker, Talfeld, Brühler Hardt, Zentmaiers Hardt, Blessenhardt and Kurz Hardt, because most of the tenants in these areas were from Oftersheim. In 1891 Oftersheim wanted to finally incorporate the markings, but was unable to assert itself. Due to the greater proximity, the areas were divided into Schwetzingen, Ketsch and Hockenheim in 1896.
In 1920 Oftersheim wanted to be incorporated into Schwetzingen, which the municipal council and the citizens' committee had already decided. However, the merger failed because of the negative attitude of the Schwetzingen Citizens' Committee.
When the old Bruchhausen district was divided, Oftersheim was able to incorporate 58 hectares in 1928. The municipality received a further 18 hectares from the city of Heidelberg in the former Kirchheim district.
In 1931, the district of Schwetzinger Hardt was divided among the neighboring communities. Oftersheim was able to enlarge its municipal area by an impressive 536 hectares.
When Baden-Württemberg was reformed in the 1970s, there were initially plans to form a large administrative unit with Schwetzingen, Brühl, Ketsch, Oftersheim and Plankstadt. After this was rejected, Oftersheim and Plankstadt were to be incorporated into Schwetzingen. Ultimately, however, Oftersheim was able to maintain its independence.
Religions
In the Middle Ages, Oftersheim belonged to the parish of Schwetzingen. In the 16th century, the Electoral Palatinate introduced the Reformation and subsequently changed religion frequently. When the Palatinate church was divided in 1707, the Oftersheim branch church fell to the Reformed . From 1727 to 1925, the distribution of religious affiliation in the population was almost stable with two thirds Reformed or Evangelicals and one third Catholics. After the Second World War, the proportion of Catholics rose to more than 40 percent in 1967.
The Protestant parish, which was given its own parish in Oftersheim in 1900, is now part of the southern Electoral Palatinate district of the Evangelical Regional Church in Baden, and the Catholic parish that became independent in 1945 is part of the Wiesloch dean's office of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .
politics
Neighborhood association
Oftersheim belongs to the Heidelberg-Mannheim neighborhood association , whose task it is to draw up the regional land use plan.
Municipal council
The municipal council has 22 seats and is directly elected for a five-year term. In addition, the mayor acts as the municipal council chairman with voting rights.
The 2019 local elections led to the following result (in brackets: difference to 2014):
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| Political party | be right | Seats | |||
| FWV | 34.3% (+1.1) | 7 (−1) | |||
| CDU | 20.7% (−8.1) | 5 (−1) | |||
| Green | 20.1% (+10.9) | 4 (+2) | |||
| SPD | 16.3% (−6.5) | 4 (−1) | |||
| FDP | 8.5% (+2.5) | 2 (+1) | |||
| Turnout: 63.3% (+12.3) | |||||
mayor
Jens Geiß (CDU) took up the post of mayor in Oftersheim on November 1, 2014, replacing Helmut Baust after 16 years of service.
The mayor is directly elected for a term of eight years. The official title of mayor has existed since 1832 (previously mayor , governor or lawyer ).
The incumbents since then have been:
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coat of arms
The blazon of the coat of arms reads: in the divided shield above horizontally roughened in blue and silver, below in silver a crawling green snake.
It goes back to a seal from 1670 and was approved by the Baden General State Archives in 1900. The diamonds come from the coat of arms of the Wittelsbach family , the ruling family of the Electoral Palatinate . The snake is the symbol of Oftersheim, which can also be found on old boundary stones. The flag is green and white and was awarded in 1959 by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior.
Community partnerships
The community of Oftersheim maintains partnership relationships with the community of Weinböhla in Saxony .
Culture and sights
The Herzogskreuz is a historic stone cross that was converted into a boundary stone in the 18th century.
Cultural institutions
- Kurpfalzhalle
With the Electoral Palatinate Hall built between 1961 and 1963 and expanded or modernized in 1980 and 2004 , the community has given its residents facilities and rooms for cultural community work. The earthworks began on May 10, 1961. On February 24, 1962 the foundation stone was laid and the name was given. The hall was inaugurated on May 10, 1963. For a long time it was the center of the sporting and cultural life of the community. Since it also served as a sports hall for the local schools, it soon no longer met the requirements. Because of this, the renovation and general renovation was decided in 1978.
- Rose Hall
The Rose Hall has been available for smaller events since 1983 .
- Karl Frei Sports Hall
The community was able to meet the sporting and educational needs by building the Karl-Frei-Sporthalle in 1970, which was named after the former, long-time mayor and honorary citizen Karl Frei.
- "Mannheimerstr. 59"
The Mannheimer Straße 59 property, with a meeting place for the elderly, an expanded inner courtyard with a barn for large events and a vaulted cellar for smaller club events, was created as a further focus of public activity. A Christmas market has been held there since 2013 with stands by amateur artists.
- Bellamar
Oftersheim was and is involved in the construction and operation of the pool complex, which is located not far from the boundary in Schwetzingen , the outdoor pool and the Bellamar leisure and adventure pool, which considerably complements and enriches the community infrastructure. The inauguration took place on October 22, 1982
dialect
In Oftersheim, as in the entire Electoral Palatinate , a very strong Electoral Palatinate dialect is spoken. There is still a so-called Ofdascha dialect today . However, due to the high level of immigration , the use of this language is declining from generation to generation.
Natural monuments
The landscape of the Oftersheim and Sandhausen dunes is one of the most scenic and most valuable inland dunes in southern Germany. Here is not only the highest inland dune in southern Germany, but the area is also one of the last retreats for rare and endangered animal and plant species in Baden-Württemberg. Most of the dune landscape between Oftersheim and Sandhausen has been designated as a so-called FFH area (Fauna-Flora-Habitat) within the framework of the European network of protected areas NATURA 2000 since November 2007 . Local Agenda 21 Oftersheim has set up a nature experience path through the dune landscape, the Oftersheim Dune Loop .
Sports
TSV 1895 Oftersheim eV
Athletics: Malaika Mihambo became European long jump champion in 2018 with a width of 6.75 m, in 2019 she became world champion in long jump and athlete of the year .
Handball: The men's team of the HG Oftersheim / Schwetzingen , a syndicate of the handball departments of TSV Oftersheim and TV Schwetzingen 1864 , played in the 2nd handball Bundesliga from 2004 to 2009 . After a few years in the Regionalliga Süd, HG has been back in the 3rd Bundesliga since the 2016/17 season.
SG Oftersheim
The SG Oftersheim achieved their greatest successes in football when they played in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1996/97 .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Transport Technically, the community is regionally and the Rhine railway and highway terminals A 5 and A 6 attached. There are local transport connections in the direction of Mannheim , Heidelberg , Speyer , Hockenheim , Walldorf and Karlsruhe . Oftersheim belongs to the tariff area of the Rhein-Neckar transport association .
The community has excellent access to the economic centers in Mannheim / Ludwigshafen (especially BASF ) and Heidelberg, as well as to jobs mainly in Schwetzingen and Walldorf ( SAP ). The universities in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Karlsruhe can also be reached quickly from here.
education
- Theodor-Heuss-Grund-, Haupt- und Werkrealschule. Built 1969–1970.
- Friedrich Ebert Elementary School
Of the old school houses, only the late Classicist clinker brick building, built in 1888, is still standing, in which the Friedrich-Ebert-Grund-Schule still holds lessons, but also clubs organize training sessions and lectures by the adult education center. The main building of the Friedrich-Ebert-Schule was built in 1911 and comprises six halls; the school was expanded by eight rooms in 1952/53 and completely modernized in 1997/98 and adapted to today's standards.
Personalities
Honorary citizen
The year numbers indicate the time when the honorary citizenship was conferred .
- 1960: Franz Volk, local history researcher
- 1960: Wilhelm Hesch, Dean
- 1974: Karl Frei, long-time mayor
- 1990: Hans Stohner, long-term councilor
- 1990: Otto Heger, long-time local councilor
- 1998: Siegwald Kehder, long-time mayor
- 2009: Rudolf Uebelhör, long-term councilor
- 2014: Kurt Siegel, long-term councilor
- 2014: Walter Pfister, long-term councilor
- 2014: Helmut Baust, long-time mayor
- 2018: Roland Seidel, long-term councilor
- 2019: Janfried Patzschke, longtime councilor
Sons and daughters of the church
- Holger Löhr (* 1970), national handball player
literature
Books and publications on Oftersheim
- Seyfried, Eugen: Local history of the Schwetzingen district , Ketsch 1925
- Volk, Franz: Oftersheim. A village and its history , Mannheim 1968
- Liébray, Gilbert: The phonological system of the Oftersheim dialect (dissertation), Marburg 1969
- Frei, Karl: Ofdascha Schbroch and Gschischde , Oftersheim 1979
- Frei, Karl: Alt Oftersheim in the picture , Oftersheim 1983
- Frei, Karl: Oftersheim Schbroch and Schbrisch , Oftersheim 1984
- Frei, Karl: Oftersheim - Forays through the history of a village , Oftersheim 1989
- Frei, Kurt / Frei, Karl: Families in Oftersheim 1694–1900. Oftersheim 1992 (= Badische Ortssippenbücher 67)
- Oestergaard, Jessen: Oftersheim. Portrait of a community , Heidelberg 1993
- Sparkasse Heidelberg (Hg): Oftersheim. Past and present (city / community portraits No. 23) , Heidelberg 2005
Others
- Hans Huth: The art monuments of the Mannheim district: Without the city of Schwetzingen . Munich 1967
- Schaab, Meinrad: State. Archive administration Baden-Württemberg in connection with d. Cities and districts Heidelberg u. Mannheim (Hrsg.): The city and districts Heidelberg and Mannheim: Official district description .
- Vol. 1: General part . Karlsruhe 1966
- Vol. 2: 1968
- Vol. 3: The city of Mannheim and the municipalities of the Mannheim district . Karlsruhe 1970
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Tour “Around Ofdasche”. Oftersheim community, accessed on July 30, 2013 .
- ↑ Timeline with the most important and distinctive dates and events up to 1959. Oftersheim parish, accessed on July 30, 2013 .
- ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume V: Karlsruhe District Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 . Pp. 388-389
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg, status: December 31, 2004 ( 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.
- ↑ Minst, Karl Josef [transl.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 2), Certificate 812, June 29, 767 - Reg. 187. In: Heidelberger historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 301 , accessed on January 3, 2018 .
- ↑ https://www.morgenweb.de/schwetzinger-zeitung_artikel,-oftersheim-historischer-umzug-wird-hoehepunkt-_arid,743281.html
- ↑ https://www.morgenweb.de/schwetzinger-zeitung_fotostrecke,-fotostrecke-oftersheim-historischer-festzug-teil-1-_mediagalid,18818.html
- ↑ https://issuu.com/oftersheim/docs/programmheft_oftersheim.20070728
- ^ Population figures up to 1950 and 1967, district description, vol. 3 , p. 744, and State Statistical Office
- ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: Municipal council elections 2019, Oftersheim ; Municipality of Oftersheim: municipal council election 2019 ; accessed June 2, 2019.
- ^ Herwig John, Gabriele Wüst: Wappenbuch Rhein-Neckar-Kreis . Ubstadt-Weiher 1996, ISBN 3-929366-27-4 , p. 93
- ↑ https://www.oftersheim.de/mitteilung/4915
- ^ Sand areas between Mannheim and Sandhausen. In: rp.baden-wuerttemberg.de. Karlsruhe Regional Council, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Municipality of Oftersheim, accessed on June 16, 2015 ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Website of the community of Oftersheim
- LEO-BW, discover regional studies online , Oftersheim
- Oftersheimer Dunes nature reserve
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