Fahrbach

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Fahrenbach (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 26 '  N , 9 ° 9'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Karlsruhe
County :	Neckar-Odenwald district
Height :	315 m above sea level NHN
Area :	16.42 km 2
Residents:	2766 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	168 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	74864
Area code :	06267
License plate :	MOS, BCH
Community key :	08 2 25 024
Community structure:	3 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Adolf-Weber-Strasse 23 74864 Fahrenbach
Website :	www.fahrenbach.de
Mayor :	Jens Stefan Wittmann ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Fahrenbach in the Neckar-Odenwald district

Fahrbach is a municipality on the southeastern edge of the Odenwald . The community is located in Baden-Württemberg in the Neckar-Odenwald district about nine kilometers north of Mosbach . It belongs to the European metropolitan region of Rhine-Neckar (until May 20, 2003 the Lower Neckar region and until December 31, 2005 the Rhine-Neckar-Odenwald region ).

geography

location

The district area belonging to the Buntsandstein-Odenwald lies at 249–520 m above sea level. NN. The municipality is located in the Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park . The municipality of Fahrenbach is a member of the UNESCO Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald .

Community structure

The municipality of Fahrenbach consists of the former municipalities of Fahrenbach, Robern and Trienz. The village of Fahrenbach and the houses in Trienzgrund belong to the former municipality of Fahrenbach. The village of Robern and the houses in the Mühlengrund (Robernmühle) belong to the former municipality of Robern. The village of Trienz belongs to the former municipality of Trienz.

In the two former municipalities of Robern and Trienz, localities are set up in the sense of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code, each with its own local council and mayor as its chairman.

history

Fahrbach was first mentioned in a document in 1306. It initially belonged to the Lords of Hirschhorn and eventually came to the Electoral Palatinate through various stations . There the place belonged to the Oberamt Mosbach , with which it fell to the Principality of Leiningen in 1803 as part of mediatization due to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss . When this was dissolved by the Napoleonic Rhine Federation Act, Fahrenbach came to the Grand Duchy of Baden . In 1939 there were 636 inhabitants, at the end of 1945 there were 724.

On January 1, 1975 Robern was incorporated into Fahrenbach. On July 19, 1975, the current community of Fahrenbach was formed by the union of the communities of Fahrenbach and Trienz.

Districts

Robers

Robern was first mentioned in a document in 813. It initially belonged to the Lords of Zwingenberg and later came to the Lords of Hirschhorn and has shared the fate of Fahrenbach ever since. In 1939 there were 379 inhabitants, at the end of 1945 there were 409.

Trienz

Trienz was first mentioned in 1395 in the Amorbacher Klosterurbar . In 1939 there were 501 inhabitants, at the end of 1945 there were 615.

Religions

After the Lords of Hirschhorn introduced the Reformation in the 16th century , the denominations of the residents changed several times through changes in sovereignty. Today there is both a Protestant and a Roman Catholic parish in town.

politics

Administrative community

The Limbach-Fahrenbach administrative association with the Limbach municipality has existed since 1976 .

Municipal council

The parish council normally has 14 honorary members who are elected for five years. Often the number of members increases through compensatory seats (total 2019: 16 seats; 2014: 14). In addition, the mayor acts as the municipal council chairman with voting rights.

The Unechte Teilorteschahl guarantees the districts a fixed number of seats: there are at least six from Fahrenbach, and at least four from Robern and Trienz.

The 2019 local elections led to the following result (in brackets: difference to 2014):

Municipal Council 2019
Party / list	Share of votes	Seats
Civil voter community (BWG)	50.6% (−3.6)	8 (± 0)
CDU	38.5% (−7.3)	6 (± 0)
Together For All (GFA)	10.7% (+10.7)	2 (+2)
Turnout: 68.4% (+9.9)

mayor

On September 14, 2008, Jens Stefan Wittmann (CDU) was confirmed in office with 93.8% of the valid votes cast. On September 18, 2016, Wittmann was re-elected for a third term with 94.83% of the vote.

coat of arms

In gold (yellow) on a green three-mountain, a red tower with a flat pyramid roof, projecting gallery and four black windows (2: 2). - The coat of arms shows a Limes watchtower. The Roman border wall of the Neckar-Odenwald-Limes ran right through Robern and close to Trienz.

Community partnerships

The official community partnership with the community of Heiligengrabe in Brandenburg has existed since 1992 . Before that, contacts at the church level between the two parishes had already been established in the 1970s.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The former narrow-gauge railway from Mosbach to Mudau was shut down in 1973. On June 8, 1980, a cycle and hiking track was inaugurated on the route .

Educational institutions

There is a primary school in Fahrenbach . In addition, there is a municipal, Protestant and Roman Catholic kindergarten .

Culture and sights

Buildings

St. Jakobus in Fahrenbach

Evangelical Church in Fahrenbach

• The small Roman castles Robern and Trienz on the Odenwald Limes along with other relics of the Roman past in the Limes area
• The Catholic Church of St. Jakobus in Fahrenbach is the oldest church in the community. In its place there was probably a church as early as 1200. The base of the tower of the church goes back to a very early construction phase. The nave was enlarged several times, completely renewed in 1790 and expanded again in 1898/99. The church was reformed in the 16th century, but came to the Catholics with the Palatinate church division in 1707. It was a branch church of Lohrbach for a long time before a separate parish was established for Fahrenbach, Robern and Trienz in 1903.
• The Evangelical Church in Fahrenbach was built in the Weinbrenner style in 1830 , a classical form of classicism especially represented in Baden . The design in red sandstone and a small portico are attractive . Instead of a church tower, a roof turret enlivens the front of the nave .
• The Catholic Church of St. Pius X in the district of Robern was built in 1956/58.
• The Catholic Church of St. Maria in the Trienz district was built in 1960.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Heinz Kappes (1893–1988), pastor, Quaker and religious socialist
• Pascal Eisele (* 1992), wrestler

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume V: Karlsruhe District. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 , pp. 288-289.
3. ↑ Communications from the Württ. And Bad. State Statistical Office No. 2: Results of the population census on December 31, 1945 in North Baden
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. 485 .
5. ↑ Communications from the Württ. And Bad. State Statistical Office No. 2: Results of the population census on December 31, 1945 in North Baden
6. ↑ Communications from the Württ. And Bad. State Statistical Office No. 2: Results of the population census on December 31, 1945 in North Baden
7. ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: Municipal council elections 2019, Fahrenbach ; Fahrbach municipality : municipal council election 2019 ; Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , May 27, 2019: This is what the new municipal council in Fahrenbach looks like ; accessed June 30, 2019.
8. ↑ https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/fahrenbach/

Web links

Commons : Fahrenbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Fahrenbach  - travel guide

• Fahrbach website
• LEO-BW, discover regional studies online in Fahrenbach
• Roberner See nature reserve