Prinz-Eugen barracks (Külsheim)
 Prince Eugene Barracks
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Military training area |
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| country | Germany | ||
| today | Business park II | ||
| local community | Külsheim | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 40 ' N , 9 ° 31' E | ||
| Opened | 1964 | ||
| owner | City of Külsheim | ||
| Formerly stationed units | |||
 Panzer Battalion 361 Panzer Battalion 363 Panzer Battalion 364 Panzerjägerkompanie 360 Panzer Pioneer Company 300 3rd / Logistics Battalion 12 7th / Logistics Battalion 12 Driver training company, driving simulator Medical center Külsheim other offices
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Location of the Prinz-Eugen-Kaserne in Baden-Württemberg |
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The Prinz-Eugen-Kaserne in Külsheim was a Bundeswehr location in the Main-Tauber-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg from 1964 to 2006 . After the purchase of the area by the city of Külsheim, the commercial park II with commercial and residential areas is being built as part of a conversion .
location
The former barracks is located in the southwest of Külsheim. The barracks area is bounded from north-west to north by state road 509 , from north to north-east by state road 504 , to the south-east (behind the training area) by Haigergrund and to the south by Rüdental. The Külsheim suburb of Steinfurt and the state road 508 follow about one kilometer west of the on-site training area .
history
Prince Eugene Barracks
In 1964 Kuelsheim was location of the army of the Bundeswehr. Up to three tank battalions were temporarily stationed in the Prinz-Eugen-Kaserne. The 42-year history of Külsheim as a garrison town ended in September 2006 when the last units based here, namely the 363 tank battalion, the tank pioneer company 300 and the Külsheim medical center, were dissolved and the Prinz Eugen barracks closed with them.
Conversion: Development of the industrial park II
After negotiating land with the Federal Agency for Real Estate Affairs, the city of Külsheim took over the former barracks with all the buildings. Since then, the conversion of the former Bundeswehr site has been progressing, creating commercial and residential space. For this purpose, the city founded the Business Area Külsheim GmbH in 2008 , which takes care of the conversion of the Bundeswehr location into a business location.
Surname
It is one of several Bundeswehr barracks named after Prince Eugene of Savoy .
Others
On the former barracks and on the training area regular, annual events take place, such as a Long Pool Eight the 12-hour mountain bike race Külsheim .
There is a traditional association of former members of the Külsheim location as a registered association. Among other things, he takes care of the maintenance of the street chapel on the on-site practice area. Next to the chapel there is a memorial for the fallen of the former 14th Panzer Division .
The former Bundeswehr swimming pool is now operated as a public indoor pool.
Web links
- Külsheim. 42 years of the Bundeswehr location. A section of the story on the kuelsheim.de website of the city of Külsheim
- Business Area Külsheim on the website bak-kuelsheim.com
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c City of Külsheim: 42 years of the Bundeswehr location. A section of history . Online at www.kuelsheim.de. Retrieved May 25, 2017
- ↑ Tagblatt: First loss, then opportunity. Former Bundeswehr location Külsheim becomes a coveted industrial park . October 12, 2010. Online at www.tagblatt.de. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ Traditional Association Külsheim: Home . Online at www.traditionsverband-kuelsheim.de. Retrieved May 25, 2017
- ↑ City Külsheim: Indoor pool 12.25 . Online at www.kuelsheim.de. Retrieved May 25, 2017