Schönenberg (Ötisheim)

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Schönenberg
municipality Ötisheim
Coordinates: 48 ° 57 ′ 50 ″  N , 8 ° 49 ′ 24 ″  E
Residents : 346  (Jul 15, 2020)
Postal code : 75443
Area code : 07041
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Schönenberg , initially called "Des Muriers" , is a district of the Baden-Württemberg community of Ötisheim in the Enzkreis .

geography

The hamlet of Schönenberg is located on a west-facing slope below the Keuperstufe of the Stromberg . The closest places are Ötisheim after about 250 meters in the west and the Haldenhof residential area and the hamlet of Erlenbach after about one kilometer in the south.

history

Founded in modern times by Henri Arnaud

Henri Arnaud

Schönenberg was founded by the Waldensian leader and pastor Henri Arnaud in 1699. Before Schönenberg was founded, the Waldensians lived in Dürrmenz . Due to a lack of space, some settlers have been relocated to other villages. In August 1699 they were looking for a place to plant mulberry trees around the Sauberg , so the place was first given the name Des Mûriers . Before that, Arnaud bought several acres of land on the Sauberg from the Ötisheimers and built his home there, which is now the Waldensian Museum. The people of Ötisheim only sold the land because they thought that they wanted to plant mulberry plantations there, but not that they would be built there. The community could not do anything, however, because Duke Eberhard Ludwig supported the Waldensians, as he was interested in a silk culture. The Waldensians in Schönenberg were granted their own area of ​​approx. 47 hectares by him. In 1710 there were 15 families with 55 people. Most of the founders came from the Vars , Queyras and Pragatal. Until 1727 they tried to cultivate the mulberry tree without success. Over time a small colony with 55 people emerged. They got their own mark , which was then called Schönenberg.

Henri Arnaud's house, now a Waldensian museum

The Waldensian Museum, which previously served as Arnaud's residence, is located in Schönenberg. In 1823 Schöneberg had 228 inhabitants. In 1849 a school was built and the children were educated by a school authority . The school also served as the town hall. In 1931 the school was given up for financial reasons. In 1899 a 200-year commemoration of the Waldensian colonies was celebrated in Schönenberg. The Deutsche Waldenservereinigung eV was founded in Schönenberg in 1936 and one year later acquired the former residence of Arnaud, which is still the seat of the German Waldensivereinigung. In 1993 a statue of Henri Arnaud was erected in front of the church on the occasion of his 350th birthday.

Construction of the Henri Arnaud Church

Henri Arnaud Church

In 1719 Arnaud built a church in which he was finally buried. In 1883 the church was torn down to make way for today's Henri Arnaud Church. It was built by the church builder Christian Friedrich von Leins in the neo-Romanesque style from red sandstone . Arnaud's grave slab is in the church. To this day, the Henri Arnaud Church is the only Protestant church in Württemberg with a French name.

religion

The Waldensian Henri Arnaud was the first pastor of the Schönenberg Waldensian line after it was founded. The Protestant parish of Schönenberg was initially also responsible for the hamlet of Corres . The Protestant parish of Schönenberg has belonged to Ötisheim since 1824.

politics

In 1924 Schönenberg was incorporated into Ötisheim.

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

  • Henri Arnaud's house (1702), today the German Waldensian Museum.
  • Henri Arnaud Church (1883) by Christian Friedrich von Leins.
  • Grenzstein (1728), on the Schönenberger side is the patch mark, Waldensian candlestick with seven stars, only fragments and the coat of arms of Ötisheim is no longer recognizable.

German Waldensian Museum

The Waldensian Museum was opened in 1939 as a center for the German Waldensians and as a memorial. The permanent exhibition traces the eventful history of the Waldensian movement using documents, images and texts. The exhibition ranges from the departure of the Waldensians in the High Middle Ages, through persecution by the Inquisition, the conversion to the Reformation in 1532, the expulsion of the French Waldensians from Piedmont in 1698 to their settlement in Germany under the leadership of Henri Arnaud. The exhibits include memorabilia, furniture, everyday objects and traditional costumes from the newly founded German Waldensian villages. In addition, the potato cultivation introduced by Arnaud in Württemberg is discussed. An independent museum section displays sacred objects, Bible prints, a collection of hymns and testimonies to the Waldensian hymns.

Economy and Infrastructure

wine growing

About 400 meters northeast of Schönenberg are vineyards on the Sauberg.

Housing and working life

The place consists of about 80 houses, six barns and an inn. The residents earn their living outside the village, mainly in industrial plants in the area. There is no longer an independent farmer.

traffic

The district of Schönenberg can be reached from Ötisheim via Ötisheimer Straße and from the direction of Erlenbach via Haldenstraße .

About 600 meters west-northwest of Schönenberg is the Ötisheim stop of the Württemberg Western Railway .

From Monday to Friday there is a bus route from Mühlacker via Ötisheim to Dürrn , which also serves the Schönenberg suburb.

literature

  • Alfred Sauberschwarz: Schönenberg in Württemberg Magdeburg 1899.
  • Mathias Köhler: Evangelical Churches in Ötisheim, Munich and Zurich 1992.

Web links

Commons : Schönenberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Schönenberg  - in the description of the Maulbronn Oberamt from 1870

Remarks

  1. ↑ The place or place was initially called "Des Muriers" (French), after mulberry trees, as the first settlers of the colony planted them from 1699 around the Säuberg in the Ötisheim area. Since the mulberry trees did not thrive (although new plantings had been tried again and again until 1727), the land was subsequently also used for house squares, yards, gardens and fields. A small colony was created that was given its own mark and was given the name Schönenberg .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Schönenberg - German Waldensian Association. In: waldenser.org. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Schönenberg - living space - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Konrad Dussel (2007): Ötisheim - through history to the present regional culture , 2007 ISBN 978-3-89735-503-3 p. 131
  4. ↑ The Waldensians on their way from Val Cluson through Switzerland to Germany 1532-1755: Definitely to Germany, 1698-1820
  5. ↑ Konrad Dussel (2007): Ötisheim - through history to the present regional culture , 2007 ISBN 978-3-89735-503-3 p. 131
  6. ^ Pragelatal, home of the Waldensians , in waldenserweg.de.
  7. ↑ Our recommendations in July: The Waldensian Museum Henri-Arnaud-Haus in Ötisheim-Schönenberg. In: hugenotten-waldenserpfad.eu. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Konrad Dussel (2007): Ötisheim - through history to the present regional culture , 2007 ISBN 978-3-89735-503-3 p. 320
  9. ↑ Evangelical Churches in Ötisheim, Schnell Art Guide No. 1988, 1992 p. 18
  10. ↑ a b c HENRI ARNAUD: Evangelical parish of Ötisheim. In: oetisheim-evangelisch.de. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
  11. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume V: Karlsruhe District Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 . P. 565
  12. ↑ a b Waldensian Museum - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Konrad Dussel (2007): Ötisheim - through history to the present regional culture, 2007 ISBN 978-3-89735-503-3 p. 18