Ufgau (Baden)
The Ufgau also Ufgowe is a medieval Gaugrafschaft in the field of today's state Baden-Württemberg , extending from the Oos on the lower reaches of the Murg up to the Albgau extends.
The west Franconian Ufgau, between Alb / Oos and the Rhine / Black Forest, borders in the south on the Ortenau (around Offenburg and Achern ), in the south-west on the Alsatian Nordgau , in the north-west on the Speyergau , in the north-east on Pfinzgau or Kraichgau and in the south-east Glemsgau and Würmgau . Ecclesiastically, the Ufgau belonged to the Diocese of Speyer , while the Ortenau belonged to the Diocese of Strasbourg .
Today's cities in the historic Ufgau are Baden-Baden , Rastatt and Karlsruhe .
As counts of the Ufgau are documented:
- Gebhard, † after January 15, 947, Konradiner , 940 Graf im Ufgau
- Konrad I. / Kuno von Öhningen, his grandson, † August 20, 997 , 983–997 Duke of Swabia , 987 Count in Ufgau, 994 Count in Ortenau
- Adalbert, mentioned in 1041, probably identical to Adalbert I. Graf von Calw , mentioned in 1046 (/ 49)
- Reginbodo I, grandson of Konrad I, † 1063 in the Goslarer Rangstreit , mentioned in 1057, namesake of the Franconian noble family of Reginbodones
- Reginbodo II, his grandson, mentioned 1110–1115
The residence of the Ufgaugrafen Reginbodo I and II was Waldenfels Castle near Malsch .
At the beginning of the 12th century the Murgtal fell to the Counts of Eberstein , the Oostal to the Margraves of Baden .
literature
- Urte Schulz: Between Alb and Oos - A legend guide. In search of traces of old legends and stories in the Ufgau. Regional culture publishing house, Ubstadt-Weiher 2006, ISBN 3-89735-484-5 .
- Hermann Eris Busse (Ed.): The Ufgau, Oos and Murgtal. (= Badische Heimat, magazine for folklore, heritage, nature and monument protection . 24th year). Annual journal. Verlag Haus Badische Heimat, Freiburg 1937, OCLC 69214477 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ probably related to Konrad I, since the name occurs in his maternal relatives, the Count of Vermandois