Pfinztal
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Coordinates: 48 ° 59 ' N , 8 ° 33' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Karlsruhe | |
| County : | Karlsruhe | |
| Height : | 151 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 31.05 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 18,407 (December 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 593 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 76327 | |
| Primaries : | 0721, 07240 | |
| License plate : | KA | |
| Community key : | 08 2 15 101 | |
| LOCODE : | DE PZA | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Hauptstrasse 70 76327 Pfinztal |
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| Mayoress : | Nicola Bodner | |
| Location of the community Pfinztal in the district of Karlsruhe | ||
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Pfinztal is the most populous municipality in Baden-Württemberg without municipal rights and is located in the Karlsruhe district in the north-west of the country.
It consists of the formerly independent communities Berghausen , Kleinsteinbach , Söllingen and Wöschbach , which merged on January 1, 1974 as part of the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg .
Geographical location
location
Pfinztal lies on the edge of the Kraichgau . Pfinztal borders the city of Karlsruhe in the west and the Enzkreis in the east . The location in the valley of the Pfinz , a tributary of the Rhine, gave the municipality its name. The region is also known as "Pfinz-Kraichgau".
Natural space
The community is surrounded by forests, meadows, orchards and vineyards. In terms of the natural structure of Germany, Pfinztal belongs to the main natural unit No. 125 ( Kraichgau ) and there to sub-unit 125.2 (Kraich-Saalbach-Hügelland) in the south-west German layer level country according to the systematics of the manual of the natural structure of Germany .
Community structure
The Pfinztal community consists of the formerly independent communities Berghausen , Kleinsteinbach , Söllingen and Wöschbach . Only the villages of the same name belong to the former municipalities of Berghausen, Kleinsteinbach and Wöschbach. The village of Söllingen and the houses of the Baden Wolframerzegesellschaft (formerly "Hammerwerk") belong to the former municipality of Söllingen.
In the four former municipalities, localities are set up within the meaning of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code, each with its own local council and mayor as its chairman.
The desert areas of Hefingen, Salchhofen and Sluchelingen are in the area of the former municipality of Berghausen . In the area of the former municipality of Söllingen, the field name Kalkofen indicates a settlement that no longer exists today.
Neighboring communities
The municipalities of Walzbachtal , Weingarten (Baden) , Karlsbad (Baden) , Remchingen , Königsbach-Stein and the city of Karlsruhe border on Pfinztal .
history
In October 1969, the Dichtel Commission submitted an expert opinion to the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior, according to which the municipalities had the choice between two models: 1. Merging several municipalities into a single municipality (grant = 30 DM / person) or 2. Forming an administrative community from several municipalities while maintaining independence (subsidy = 7 DM / person). At the end of 1972, the state government announced that the four municipalities of Berghausen, Kleinsteinbach, Söllingen and Wöschbach should agree to merge into a unified municipality by June 30, 1973 , since only then would the promised merger premiums (approx. 8 million DM) be paid . On June 7, 1973, the merger agreement was signed by the mayors of the Emil-Frommel-Haus in Söllingen.
Pfinztal was formed as part of the municipal reform on January 1, 1974 by uniting the four municipalities.
The merger made it necessary to rename some streets.
The merger premium received was used in accordance with the merger agreement. The largest part flowed into the education center. The catalogs of wishes for the four districts were processed with the rest.
Districts
Berghausen
With around 7,300 inhabitants, Berghausen is the largest district. Accordingly, there are also many important public institutions that serve the community as a whole, for example the Pfinztal educational center with grammar school , secondary school and elementary and technical secondary school directly on the Karlsruhe-Pforzheim light rail line.
Berghausen was first mentioned in AD 771 when a certain herald gave the Lorsch monastery a vineyard of barchûsen (houses near the hay barn). However, a skull roof and jaw parts of a person from the Paleolithic and stone tools and clay vessels from the Neolithic were found. After Bretten, Berghausen is the second oldest town in the Karlsruhe district.
As in the Thirty Years' War , Berghausen was also badly affected during the Palatinate Wars (1688 to 1697).
In 1859 the first railroad trains passed through Berghausen. At the beginning of the 19th century, industrial companies settled in Berghausen for the first time. This development was interrupted by the First World War. As a result of the Second World War, Berghausen recorded many war casualties from 1939 to 1945. On the night of April 24th to 25th, 1944, a heavy air raid destroyed a third of the village, killing four people.
Kleinsteinbach
With around 2300 inhabitants, Kleinsteinbach is the smallest district in Pfinztal.
Kleinsteinbach was first mentioned in a document as Niedern Steinbach in 1328. From the 14th to the 16th century, the lords of Remchingen held Kleinsteinbach as feudal people of the Baden margraves. In 1692 the place was almost completely devastated and plundered during a war with France.
Until the 19th century, Kleinsteinbach was a farming village, with the exception of a few handicrafts and quarries. This changed with the construction of the railway in 1859. Today there is a primary school, a Christian private school, two kindergartens and shops for daily needs in the village.
Söllingen
Söllingen (5500 inhabitants) is the seat of the municipal administration of Pfinztal. The administration is housed in three buildings in the center of the village. In terms of area, Söllingen is the largest town in the municipality. Just like Berghausen and Kleinsteinbach, Söllingen is connected to the Karlsruhe-Pforzheim light rail line (with 3 stops).
The first documentary mention comes from the year 1085. In 2010 Söllingen therefore celebrated its 925th anniversary. In the 12th century Söllingen was owned by the Gottesau, Herrenalb and Hirsau monasteries. In the 16th century the place went to the margraviate of Baden. In 1867 the rail connection between the cities of Karlsruhe and Pforzheim was established. In the same train Söllingen received a train station.
The trade and later the industry gained great importance for the community in the 19th century. At the boundary of Kleinsteinbach, an important industrial company for the time, the Wolframwerk, was established. The metal industry, which had settled in neighboring Durlach in particular , also gave the residents of Söllingen new opportunities to earn and work. Around 800 displaced persons found a new home in Söllingen after the Second World War.
Woeschbach
The district of Wöschbach (2800 inhabitants) can be reached via Berghausen and is located off the main roads in the Wöschbach Valley. Wöschbach was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century. Wöschbach remained unaffected by the German Peasants' War and the Reformation . In the course of the Thirty Years' War and in the war years 1691–1693 it lost almost the entire population.
In the two world wars, many residents died, public buildings and houses were destroyed. Around 400 displaced persons found a new home in Wöschbach after the end of the Second World War. At that time Wöschbach had about 1200 inhabitants. Construction activity increased sharply after the end of the war.
Population development
The data for the years 1961 and 1970 are census results. These are the sums of the population of the then still independent predecessor communities.
- 1961: 12,578 inhabitants
- 1970: 14,874 inhabitants
- 1975: 15,047 inhabitants
- 1980: 14,511 inhabitants
- 1985: 14,672 inhabitants
- 1990: 15,452 inhabitants
- 1995: 17,194 inhabitants
- 2000: 17,917 inhabitants
- 2005: 18,001 inhabitants
- 2010: 17,907 inhabitants
- 2015: 17,914 inhabitants
- 2016: 18,115 inhabitants
- 2017: 18,211 inhabitants
Religions
43.9% of the population in Pfinztal is Protestant. 26.8% Roman Catholic. In addition, the Evangelical Liebenzeller Community, the New Apostolic Church, the Evangelical Free Church Christ Congregation and the AB Community also have congregations in the individual districts.
Pfinztal is the seat of the Alb-Pfinz deanery (church district) of the Evangelical Church in Baden . The Catholic pastoral care unit Pfinztal, which is congruent with the political community of Pfinztal, belongs to the Pforzheim dean's office of the Archdiocese of Freiburg . The New Apostolic congregations in the four districts belong to the Söllingen church district of the New Apostolic Church in Southern Germany .
Attractions
Buildings
Churches
In the district of Kleinsteinbach there is a church of Weinbrenner Classicism in Baden. It was designed by Friedrich Weinbrenner himself from 1806 to 1817 .
The Martinskirche in Berghausen was originally a defense tower in the Romanesque style . The small, narrow window on the northeast side was added later in the late Gothic style, and the wall tabernacle (before 1356) inside the tower is from the same period . In 1754 the former pointed roof was given this shape. In 1862 the hollow bricks were replaced by black slate . When the church became too small in 1961 and also in need of renovation, the old nave was torn down. Some coins were found (the oldest from 1277) and many old foundations and graves. The cover plate of a grave was made from the fragment of a Roman door threshold. The new floor plan of the church, an elongated hexagon, was designed by architect G. Einwächter, offers 660 seats and was handed over to its intended use in 1962.
Local museum
The Pfinztal Local History Museum is located in the community center in Pfinztal-Söllingen. It documents the early history of Pfinztal and the development of the communities. From agriculture to handicrafts to industry, life in the 18th and 19th centuries is presented.
Fountain
There are various fountains in Pfinztal. One of them is z. B. the stork fountain in Berghausen, whose fountain trough was built around 1828 and is thus the oldest preserved fountain in Pfinztal. In Berghausen there is also an "Alter Friedhof" fountain, the Bahnhofsplatz fountain, the village fountain on Oberlinstrasse at the corner of Kelterstrasse and the lion fountain, which was built in 2000 and whose lion comes from a fountain column in the former Berghausen moated castle.
The newest fountain in Berghausen is the water wall on Europaplatz. It was built in 2002 by the architect Gekehler & Bäuerlein.
The old village fountain in Kleinsteinbach is a little younger. It is the only fountain in Kleinsteinbach. It was built a little before 1911. The artist is not known.
In 1986/87 the Krottenlachbrunnen was created in Söllingen. The town hall fountain, inaugurated in 1992, is located right next to the town hall. In Söllingen there is also the Hirschtalbrunnen, the old village well and the well at the community center.
The Maurerbrunnen and the Ölfunzelbrunnen in Wöschbach are among the newest wells in Pfinztal. They were built by Friedhelm Zilly in 2002/03 on behalf of the Pfinztal community. In Wöschbach there is also a fountain at the beginning of the cross-hiking trail.
Memorials
The grammar school has been called Ludwig Marums since 1985 . A memorial by the sculptor Mariella Hanstein also commemorates the social democratic city councilor and later Minister of Justice for Baden, who was murdered as an opponent of Hitler in 1934 in the Kislau concentration camp .
Tourist roads
Bertha Benz Memorial Route
The Bertha Benz Memorial Route ( Mannheim - Pforzheim -Mannheim) leads through Pfinztal . It is reminiscent of the first long-distance automobile journey in history in 1888, on which Bertha Benz and her two sons also passed Berghausen, Söllingen and Kleinsteinbach on the way there.
Pfinztal Nature Experience Path (NEPP)
The nature discovery trail in the Söllingen district aims to encourage encounters with nature. The path is a circular route with currently 16 stations through the forest.
Sculpture path
The Pfinztaler Sculpture Path has been open since 2001. 23 artists exhibit on the way. Organized tours take place at regular intervals.
Kreuzwanderweg
The cross hiking trail around Wöschbach leads its visitors past different types of road, devotional, path and field crosses. A similar number of stone crosses can be found in the neighboring municipality of Jöhlingen.
In the past, a considerable part of the self-sufficiency was generated through intensive cultivation of the fields near the village. Prayer was also held here at the times of day indicated by the ringing of church bells. The work rested in the field until the angel of the Lord or the evening prayer was said. The religious life of the parish was much more based on the course of the year than it is today. In Catholic countries in particular, many road and field crosses were erected in the course of the 19th century - mostly donated by influential families in the village.
The way to the next municipality or town used to be a day trip. God's blessing for a happy return was just as necessary as the request for protection from the dangers of the path. Crossroads are often on the border to the neighboring community on old connecting paths that were covered on foot or with cattle and wagons. Crossroads have two functions: they are a sign of farewell when leaving home and a sign of welcome when returning home. At this point, requests and thanks are expressed.
Stromberg-Murrtal cycle path
Pfinztal lies between the first and second stage of the 152-kilometer Stromberg-Murrtal cycle path , which leads from Karlsruhe to Gaildorf .
Kraichgau-Stromberg wine route
The Kraichgau – Stromberg wine route also leads through Pfinztal.
Pfinztalpforte circular hiking trail
Starting at Niddaplatz in Grötzingen , this hiking trail first leads under a bridge of the Fraunhofer Institute to the Gerhard Musgnug oak planted in 1996 and to the Berghausen seed school hats. It continues over the beech forest to Jöhlingen . After a visit to the Maria-Hilf chapel, the path leads to Wöschbach. A short detour to Söllingen follows. You return to Grötzingen via the Ritterhof located in the Karlsruhe district. The waymark is an orange line.
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council has 22 honorary members who are elected for five years. 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):
| Municipal Council 2019 | ||||
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| Party / list | Share of votes | Seats | ||
| CDU | 34.5% (−6.3) | 8 (−1) | ||
| Green | 22.4% (+4.3) | 5 (+1) | ||
| SPD | 20.7% (−5.2) | 5 (−1) | ||
| Independent List (ULiP) | 10.9% (+0.5) | 2 (± 0) | ||
| Citizen List | 6.3% (+1.4) | 1 (± 0) | ||
| left | 5.1% (+5.1) | 1 (+1) | ||
| Turnout: 62.0% (+10.6) | ||||
Local councils
In all districts there are local councils with 6 members each and a local councilor. The current mayors of the localities are:
| Berghausen: | Edelbert Rothweiler (ALLIANCE 90 / GREEN) |
| Kleinsteinbach: | Barbara Schaier (CDU) |
| Söllingen: | Tilo Reeb (SPD) |
| Wöschbach: | Gebhard Oberle (CDU) |
mayor
| 1974-1996: | Gerhard Mussgnug |
| 1996–2012: | Heinz E. Roser |
| since 2012: | Nicola Bodner (independent) |
Nicola Bodner was re-elected mayor in November 2019 with 74.5% of the vote.
Trademark of the community
coat of arms
When designing the Pfinztal municipal coat of arms, special emphasis was placed on ensuring that the focus was on “a symbol that connects the four districts”. This connection symbol is formed by the silver arch of the bridge. This is a reminder of the sandstone arch bridges over Pfinz and Bocksbach that still existed in Berghausen and Söllingen and were demolished in Kleinsteinbach in the 1950s.
The "blue" under the arch of the bridge is intended to symbolize the Pfinz, whose valley was the inspiration behind the name of the Pfinztal community. The upper front part shows the Baden state coat of arms, which is intended to illustrate the affiliation of the formerly independent communities Berghausen, Söllingen, Kleinsteinbach and Wöschbach to the state of Baden. The polished silver cross on a blue background shown in the upper rear half reminds us that the district of Wöschbach belonged to the Speyer cathedral chapter until 1803.
The heraldic description of the coat of arms of the municipality of Pfinztal reads: In a split shield at the top, a red sloping bar in gold in front, a polished silver cross in blue in the back, a silver bridge arch in blue below.
Pfinztaler logo
For over 15 years, the Pfinztal community has had the Pfinztal logo in addition to its coat of arms. The logo may only be used with the addition of the name of the Pfinztal community.
The four points symbolize the four localities Berghausen, Söllingen, Wöschbach and Kleinsteinbach. They are arranged in a "P", which stands for Pfinztal.
The green arch on the right stands for the Pfinztal, forest and landscape. The blue arch on the left stands for Pfinz, which gives the municipality its name.
The circular shape of the logo is intended to symbolize the community that arose from the four original communities.
The community mascot "Pfinzi"
The mascot of the town of Pfinztal is intended to help the people in the districts grow together even more and to put away old reservations. The name “Pfinzi” was selected by a jury in the context of a competition in which the municipality received over 80 suggestions.
A dragon because the area of the built-up areas in Pfinztal resembles the mythical creature. If you look at the map of Pfinztal, you can see that Berghausen, Söllingen and Kleinsteinbach are connected as the dragon's head, body and legs via the Pfinz, which virtually forms the backbone of the dragon. Wöschbach also has its meaning in this interpretation: as a wing that should not be missing on a kite.
To mark the anniversary of the Pfinztal community in 2014, the little dragon was graphically revised by Linda Kunzmann.
Partnerships
Pfinztal maintains partnership relationships with
- Leerdam in the Netherlands since 1988 and
- Rokycany in the Czech Republic since 1998.
As a sign of solidarity - in addition to numerous mutual visits - the festival area in the district of Söllingen was renamed "Leerdamplatz", in the district of Kleinsteinbach the "Rockycanyplatz" integrated into the sculpture path adorns the site of the former "Dreschhall".
A project partnership has existed since 2012 with the East Senegalese city of Kidira , which came about through the mediation of the Naturfreunde- Ortsgruppe Berghausen.
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
In Pfinztal, gastronomy (the “Villa Hammerschmiede” in Kleinsteinbach is particularly worthy of mention) and some industry (metal and chemistry) are among the branches of business. a. the forging company Edelstahl Rosswag . The community is known as the seat of the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) . There is also an industrial park for research and development companies.
Road traffic
Pfinztal is located on the federal highways B 10 Lebach (Saarland) - Augsburg and B 293 (Pfinztal / B10 - Heilbronn). The residents of the B 10 campaigned for Tempo 30 throughout Pfinztal - with initial successes. The speed limit of 30 km / h in the Berghausen district has now also been enforced on Bundesstraße 10. Tempo 30 has also recently been applied on the B 293.
An environmental zone has been set up in Pfinztal since January 1, 2010 , which covers the entire municipality - i.e. all four sub-locations. The federal highways are therefore also in the environmental zone.
Public transportation
To the rail the Pfinztal is parallel to the railway line Karlsruhe Muehlacker extending (-Stuttgart) Pfinztal web of Albtal traffic Society connected. The tram line S5 ( Wörth am Rhein - Karlsruhe - Bietigheim-Bissingen ) that runs on it has a total of seven stops in Berghausen, Söllingen and Kleinsteinbach, to Söllingen (in off-peak times to Berghausen) a 10-minute cycle to Karlsruhe is offered. In Berghausen there is also the "Hummelberg" stop on the Kraichgaubahn , which is served by the S4 (Karlsruhe - Heilbronn - Öhringen ).
The district of Wöschbach is connected from Berghausen with the bus route 151 (AVG) with five stops. Bus route 152 (AVG) goes from Kleinsteinbach to Karlsbad - Langensteinbach .
The tariff of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (Wabe 238) applies on all public transport lines in Pfinztal .
media
The official newsletter "Pfinztal Aktuell", which is subject to a fee, appears every Thursday. It focuses on communications and reports from the local government as well as the local associations, churches and parties.
Current information can also be found on the homepage of the Pfinztal community.
education
The entire breadth of the three - tier school system is available in Pfinztal: Berghausen has a wide range of educational opportunities with the Ludwig-Marum- Gymnasium, the Geschwister-Scholl- Realschule and the Schlossgarten School (elementary and technical secondary school). In Söllingen, Kleinsteinbach and Wöschbach there are pure elementary schools.
There is also the Aloys Henhöfer School in Kleinsteinbach, a free evangelical denomination school. This consists of a primary school and a special school as well as a secondary school, a secondary school and a grammar school and thus also offers all school-leaving qualifications.
In addition, there are six Protestant, three Roman Catholic and one municipal kindergarten, as well as a diverse range of after-school care and childcare facilities.
The adult education center in Pfinztal is a public institution for continuing education. As a branch office, it is under the legal sponsorship of the non-profit association adult education center in the Karlsruhe district . In accordance with its statutory mandate, it also devotes itself to youth education in addition to adult education.
Public facilities
Pfinztal has many community event rooms, such as B. the Bürgerhaus, the Pfinztalhalle and the Julius-Hirsch-Halle in Berghausen, the Hagwaldhalle in Kleinsteinbach, the Räuchle-Halle in Söllingen and the multi-purpose hall in Wöschbach.
In the Selnitzsaal on Europaplatz in Berghausen there are regular events of the Pfinztal committees.
sport and freetime
The table tennis club Wöschbach for short TTC Wöschbach plays in the 3rd table tennis Bundesliga.
The wrestlers of the Kraftsportverein (KSV) Berghausen are represented in the regional league and in the association league.
The gymnasts of the TG Söllingen became champions of the District League North in 2012 and thus rose to the state league.
In the music sector, Pfinztal has several music associations, choral societies and choirs. Many residents are also organized in nature and animal protection associations.
The Pfinztaler Barockkonzerte series is dedicated to the authentic performance of baroque works.
Honorary citizen
- Gerhard Mußgnug † (former mayor)
- Olga-Marie Baroness von Gemmingen-Guttenberg (1916–1990)
- Franz Schäfer
- Rolf Wagner †
- Karlheinz vinegar
Sons and daughters of the church
- Otto Seidenadel (1866–1918), born in Berghausen, lawyer, Baden governor
- Magdalena (Anna Maria) Becker (1659–1745), great-grandmother of Friedrich Hölderlin , came from the “Laub” inn in Berghausen
- Karl Langenstein (July 25, 1926 in Kleinsteinbach; † May 28, 2008), artist from Kleinsteinbach
literature
- Pfinztal municipality (ed.): Pfinztal. natural - adorable - modern. Ubstadt-Weiher: regional culture publishing house, 2007. ISBN 978-3-89735-258-2
Web links
- Website of the community.
- Image gallery of the community.
- zuzuku - modern sculptures - information on the Pfinztaler sculpture trail.
- Kleinsteinbach's Church ( Memento from May 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) on a private website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume V: Karlsruhe District Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 . Pp. 112-114.
- ^ 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. 481 .
- ↑ http://pfinztal.de/pfinztal/pfinztal_portrait_ortsteile_berghausen.php History of Berghausen
- ↑ Memorial sites for the victims of National Socialism. A documentation, Vol. I, Bonn 1995, p. 68, ISBN 3-89331-208-0 .
- ↑ http://www.stromberg-murrtal-radweg.de
- ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: Municipal elections 2019, Pfinztal ; Pfinztal municipality: municipal council elections 2019 and municipal council elections 2014 ; accessed July 13, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.pfinztal.de/pfinztal/pfinztal_partner.php
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