Rhodt under Rietburg

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 16 '  N , 8 ° 6'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Southern Wine Route
Association municipality :	Edenkoben
Height :	206 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10.06 km 2
Residents:	1186 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	118 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	76835
Area code :	06323
License plate :	SOUTH
Community key :	07 3 37 066
Association administration address:	Poststrasse 23 67480 Edenkoben
Website :	www.rhodt.de
Local Mayor :	Armin Pister (Active Citizen Rhodt)
Location of the local community Rhodt unter Rietburg in the district of Südliche Weinstrasse

Rhodt under Rietburg - general view

View of Rhodt from the Villa Ludwigshöhe

Rhodt unter Rietburg is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Edenkoben , within which it is the fourth largest local community in terms of both the number of inhabitants and the area.

geography

structure

The living areas Rebschule Kästenberg and Rosengartenhof also belong to Rhodt unter Rietburg . The community is in the Weinstrasse region ; to the west of it extends the Haardt , as the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest is called. An exclave further north-west in the middle of the Palatinate Forest also belongs to the community. The Kohlplatz mountain pass is located in the middle of the Palatinate Forest on the border with Edenkoben .

Surveys

Along the Haardt rises the 513.2 meter high Blättersberg with its eastern spur Spitzbergel and a few kilometers further west the south flank of the 661.8 meter high Kesselberg . The north-east flank of the 455.5  m high birch head is also located on the boundary of the forest dexclave.

Waters

The Leißelgraben runs through the community in a west-east direction . The Meisentalbach, flowing in a north-south direction, rises on the forest boundary . The Schenkenbrunnen is also not far from here . The exclave is bounded in the north by the Helmbach ; within this runs the Frechenbach , a right tributary of the Helmbach.

climate

The annual precipitation is 767 mm. The precipitation is in the middle third of the values ​​recorded in Germany. Lower values ​​are registered at 56 percent of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service . The driest month is April, with the most rainfall in December. In December there is 1.5 times more rainfall than in April. Precipitation varies only minimally and is extremely evenly distributed over the year. Lower seasonal fluctuations are recorded at only two percent of the measuring stations .

history

The Rietburg above Rhodt

Probably the first settlement of Rhodt took place during the Roman rule in the 1st to 4th centuries. A first documented historical date is associated with the construction of the Rietburg (Rippburg) from 1200 to 1204. The inhabitants of Rhodt (then Rode ) are also mentioned in the Eußerthal documents. Between about 1300 and 1603 Rhodt belonged to Württemberg and received the nickname under Rietburg , as it could be differentiated from the three Württemberg Rhodts. Even then, wine - predominantly Traminer - was grown in Rhodt .

In 1603 the Margrave Ernst Friedrich von Baden bought Rhodt by swap. The Baden rulers ruled the place until 1801. Wine sales were flourishing and the prices achieved were very good. The trade with Baden made Rhodt relatively rich and stately winegrowers' houses were built. From 1635 to 1752 the local rule was given to the Lords of Zyllnhardt as a fief of the margraves of Baden . After that, the community became part of the margraviate of Baden-Durlach or Baden until the end of the century .

From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire with subsequent recognition in the Luneviller Peace of 1801 , Roth was - as the spelling at the time - incorporated into the canton of Edenkoben and formed its own mairie . In 1815 the place had a total of 1398 inhabitants. In the same year it was added to Austria . Just one year later, the place, like the entire Palatinate, changed to the Kingdom of Bavaria . From 1818 to 1862 the community belonged to the Landau Landau commissioner ; from this the district office of Landau emerged.

From 1939 the place was part of the Landau district in the Palatinate . After the Second World War , Rhodt became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate within the French occupation zone . During the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform changed the place on 7 June 1969 in the newly created district Landau-Bad Bergzabern, in 1978 in South County Wine Trail is renamed . 1972 Rhodt was assigned to the also newly formed community of Edenkoben .

The place was also the winner of the competition Our village should be more beautiful several times .

religion

From the early modern period onwards, Rhodt was influenced by Lutherans. In 2012, 54.4 percent of the population were Protestant and 24.4 percent Catholic. The rest belonged to another religion or were non-denominational.

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Rhodt unter Rietburg consists of 16 council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	CDU	FWG	RAN	WGS	total
2019	-	6th	-	-	10	16 seats
2014	4th	5	7th	-	-	16 seats
2009	3	7th	4th	2	-	16 seats
2004	-	7th	6th	3	-	16 seats

• FWG = Free Voting Group Rhodt unter Rietburg e. V.
• RAN = Rhodter Alternative e. V.
• WGS = voter group Schilling / "Active Citizens Rhodt"

mayor

Armin Pister (active citizen of Rhodt) became local mayor of Rhodt on August 13, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was able to prevail against his predecessor Torsten Engel (CDU) with a share of the vote of 54.10%. The computer scientist Engel took over the office in 2014 as the successor to Irmgard Gromöller.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In red, Saint George in golden armor, standing on a green dragon lying on his back on the ground and piercing him with a golden lance."
	Foundation of the coat of arms: It was approved by the Bavarian king in 1844 and goes back to a seal from 1719. The colors red and gold are a reminder of the former affiliation to Baden.

Community partnerships

Rhodt has had a partnership with the Saarland city of St. Ingbert since October 17, 1959, as well as a partnership with the municipality of Vougeot in Burgundy since 1967 . In addition, there has been a partnership with Kronach in Franconia since 1951 , which was officially recorded in 2001.

Culture and sights

Buildings

Cultural monuments

Theresienstraße as part of the town center monument zone ; In the background the Blättersberg with the Rietburg

→ Main article : List of cultural monuments in Rhodt unter Rietburg

The former as well as the current cemetery, the town center and the Rietburg , which is 505 meters above sea level, are designated as monument zones.

There are also numerous individual monuments, including the Ludwigsturm located in the middle of the Palatinate Forest . 80 percent of the houses in Rhodt are under monument protection. The paved Theresienstrasse with numerous old houses is a magnet for tourists. The old archways and the so-called "house-courtyard construction" are generally typical of courtyards in the Vorderpfalz . The upper part of the street is laid out as an avenue with chestnut trees.

Other structures

The Rietburgbahn , a chairlift, runs mostly on the municipality marker.

nature

Rhodter rose garden

There are a total of five natural monuments in the municipality , including the Rosengarten vineyard . The latter contains the oldest vines in Germany with a Gewürztraminer . In addition, the municipality is the place of origin of the white wine variety Savagnin Rose . The mild climate in the village also made it possible to set up a southern fruit garden.

media

Rhodt was the first place that was portrayed in the 1998 series Hierzuland by SWR television .

Art and culinary

The place is also known for the fact that several artists have settled here and offer their works for sale. In addition to the usual Pfälzer Weinschoppen - half a liter - there is also the “Rhodter Piff” in Rhodt, a bottle that is drunk from a one-liter glass.

Events

The "Wine Festival & Art Festival" , which takes place every year on the fourth weekend in April, is one of the wine fairs ; the local wineries are open for wine tasting and art exhibitions. The coronation of the wine princess takes place every two years. The "Homeland and Blossom Festival" at Whitsun is one of the most famous festivals on the German Wine Route. The approximately 800-meter-long Theresienstraße will be transformed into a festival mile with open wineries, club tents and pavilions and a historic carousel.

The “New Wine Festival” takes place in September . There are open wineries along the Theresienstrasse and Weinstrasse, live music and dishes from the Palatinate cuisine . At the “Rhodter Kerwe” , which takes place in November , different stands including food and drink are set up on Eichplatz in the center of the village. A handicraft exhibition has been set up in the Durlacher Hof.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Typical wine bar on Theresienstraße in Rhodt

Rhodt is a wine-growing village and as such part of the Palatinate wine-growing region . The individual layers Klosterpfad , Rosengarten and Schloßberg are located on site . The Rietburg regional winegrowers' cooperative also exists .

The economy of the place is geared towards tourism, which is reflected in numerous wineries, restaurants, wine bars and ostrich taverns as well as hotels, pensions and private guest houses.

In the course of the Haingeraide , Rhodt was involved in the so-called third Heingeraide , which was dissolved in the early modern period and which was partially subordinated to the community. The Frechental forester's lodge is also located on the outskirts of the forest enclave .

traffic

The Palatinate Oberland Railway ran through Rhodt from 1913 to 1953 . Rhodt is connected to the local transport network via the Rhein-Neckar transport association bus line 500 , which leads to Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. The closest train station is Edenkoben on the Neustadt – Wissembourg railway line .

The state road 512 connects Rhodt with Neustadt and Landau and the state road 506 with Dernbach and Edesheim; they cross within the town center.

tourism

Rhodt is located on the German Wine Route and the German Wine Route Cycle Route . In the middle of the Palatinate Forest is the Nellohütte and on its eastern edge the Rietaniahütte . The Palatinate Almond Trail and a branch line of the Palatinate Keschdeweg also lead through the village . In addition, Rhodt is the southern end point of a hiking trail that is marked with a blue-yellow bar. This leads over the Kaisergarten to Deidesheim . There are several circular hiking trails starting from the Rietburg.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Karl Friedrich Nebenius (1784–1857), Baden official
• Friedrich Becker (1866–1938), politician and President of the Zweibrücken Higher Regional Court
• Hans Schäfer (1910–1980), President of the Federal Audit Office

People who worked on site

• Gottlob Amand von Dalberg (1739–1794), aristocrat, lived in Rhodt immediately before his arrest in 1789
• Karl Heinrich Schattenmann (1785–1869), Franco-German viticulture pioneer, acquired the "Schlössel" on site in 1812
• Clemens Grohe (1829–1900), businessman and politician, died on site
• Richard Runck (1868–1922), colonial ruler in Namibia, lived in Rhodt for the last 20 years of his life
• Mathilde Mayer (1889– after 1956), teacher, lived on site after the Second World War
• Berthold Roland (* 1928), art historian, grew up in Rhodt
• Heinz Brzoska (1942–2015), painter and graphic artist, lived and worked on site
• Hans-Heinrich Fußer (* 1942), painter and graphic artist, founded a studio for artistic design on site in 1993 and held seminars there until 2016
• Wolf Wrisch (1944–2009), art professor, owner of the Rhodt Academy
• Cilly Seitz, Palatinate Wine Queen 1932/33

Web links

Commons : Rhodt unter Rietburg  - Collection of images

• Website of the local community Rhodt unter Rietburg
• Literature about Rhodt under Rietburg in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 161 (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ↑ see Michael Frey: General overview of the history of the royal. bayer. Rhine district and geographical-historical-statistical description of the judicial district of Landau , Volume 1, Speyer 1836, p. 278 digitized
4. ↑ KommWis, as of December 31, 2012
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
6. ↑ Movement "Active Citizens Rhodt" draws up a list. Die Rheinpfalz, February 26, 2019, accessed on April 13, 2020 . 
7. ^ Caroline Lambert: Rhodt: Armin Pister new local mayor. Die Rheinpfalz, August 15, 2019, accessed on April 13, 2020 . 
8. ^ The Regional Returning Officer of Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Edenkoben, Verbandsgemeinde, 13th line of results. Retrieved April 13, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Dr. Torsten Engel is the new mayor of Rhodt unter Rietburg. City of Kronach, August 20, 2014, accessed on April 13, 2020 . 
10. ^ Karl Heinz Debus: The great book of arms of the Palatinate. Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3 .