Red (Bad Mergentheim)

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Coat of arms of red
Coordinates: 49 ° 23 ′ 55 ″  N , 9 ° 48 ′ 55 ″  E
Height : approx. 402 m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.18 km²
Residents : 261  (Jan. 1, 2018)
Population density : 32 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : September 1, 1973
Postal code : 97980
Area code : 07938
Aerial view from the east
Aerial view from the east

Rot is a district of Bad Mergentheim in the Main-Tauber district in northeast Baden-Württemberg . Together with the small settlements Dörtel and Schönbühl , which are located in its area, the Rot district has around 260 inhabitants.

geography

The village is located as the crow flies over 10 kilometers south-southeast of the city center of Bad Mergentheim on the ascent to the Hohenloher level in the upper valley basin of the Wachbach , which rises in the local area and flows into the Tauber in Bad Mergentheim . With the exception of a nameless single courtyard further up on the slope, the houses are at an altitude of between 380 and 410  m above sea level. NHN .

The hamlets of Dörtel are also just under two kilometers down the Wachbach stream and Schönbühl about three kilometers to the northeast, in a smaller exclave on the other side of the Herbsthausen district in between .

history

middle Ages

In 1276 the place was first mentioned as Ruit .

Modern times

On September 1, 1973, Rot was incorporated into the city of Bad Mergentheim together with Herbsthausen . As in the context of on 1 January 1973 Württemberg Baden-district reform the district Mergentheim was dissolved, red part in the sequel to the newly formed Tauber district , which its present name on 1 January 1974 Main-Tauber-Kreis received.

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

In the village is the Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul from 1653. The attributes key for Peter and sword for Paul are also shown on the local coat of arms.

Biking and hiking trails

Rot is on the Liebliches Taubertal cycle path - the sporty one .

traffic

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b City of Bad Mergentheim: Bad Mergentheim district Rot . Online at www.bad-mergentheim.de. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Height according to the contour line image on the background layer Topographic map on: on: Landesanstalt für Umwelt Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
  3. ↑ LEO-BW.de: Red on the website www.leo-bw.de. Accessed March 31, 2018.
  4. ^ 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. 469 .
  5. ^ 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. 453 f .
  6. ↑ LEO-BW.de: cath. Parish church, St. Peter and Paul (Zehntstrasse 7, Bad Mergentheim) . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Sportive" - ​​Tourist Association Liebliches Taubertal. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  8. ↑ 4th stage of the day - Boxberg to Niederstetten - Liebliches Taubertal tourist office. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .

literature

  • Topographic map 1: 25,000 Baden-Württemberg, as a single sheet No. 6524 Bad Mergentheim, No. 6525 Weikersheim and No. 6624 Mulfingen

Web links

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