Uiffingen

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Uiffingen
City of Boxberg
Coat of arms of Uiffingen
Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 9 ″  N , 9 ° 35 ′ 34 ″  E
Area : 14.58 km²
Residents : 385  (Dec. 31, 2014)
Population density : 26 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Incorporated into: Boxberg
Postal code : 97944
Area code : 07930
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Uiffingen is a district of Boxberg in the Main-Tauber district in the Franconian and Baden region of northeast Baden-Württemberg .

geography

f1Georeferencing Map with all the coordinates of the residential areas in the Uiffingen district: OSM

Uiffingen is located in the upper valley of the Umpfer , rich in springs, at the confluence of two source rivers of the Umpfer. To the west, the place borders on a large, contiguous maple forest, in which, in addition to the Umpfer, the Kirnau and Erf rises. The district of the former municipality of Uiffingen includes the village of Uiffingen ( ⊙ ), the hamlet of Gräffingen (Hof) ( ⊙ ) and the residential areas Aussiedlerhof Eubigheimerweg ( ⊙ ), Aussiedlerhof Götzenbrunnen ( ⊙ ), Hagenmühle ( ⊙ ), Mittelmühle ( ⊙ ) and Obermühle ( ⊙ ) as well as the abandoned villages Hachtel, Niederweiler and Rieden.

history

middle Ages

The place was first mentioned in 1245 as Uffingen . The name probably comes from a personal name. The place belonged to the Boxberg rule and in 1357 came into the possession of the Lords of Rosenberg . Later the rule went to the Schüpf (compare Oberschüpf ). From then on, the place shared their history.

Modern times

In 1565 Uiffingen belonged like the Schüpf to the tithe Königshofen. From 1803 the place belonged to the Principality of Leiningen before becoming Baden in 1806. The office membership is identical to that of Boxberg.

On January 1, 1973, Uiffingen was incorporated into the town of Boxberg together with Angeltürn , Bobstadt, Epplingen, Lengenrieden, Schwabhausen and Windischbuch .

Population development

The population of Uiffingen developed as follows:

year total
1961 507
1970 516
2014 385

religion

About two-thirds to three-quarters of the population are Protestant. Until 2001 the parish had its own pastor on site. Since 2002 the evangelical parish of Boxberg has been supplied.

politics

The coat of arms of Uiffingen shows: In the shield, divided from red to gold, a silver ram on top.

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

Immovable architectural and artistic monuments of the place are listed in the list of architectural and artistic monuments published by the Stuttgart Regional Council. Information is available on request from the Lower Monument Protection Authority of the City of Boxberg.

St. Burkhard

The Catholic Church of St. Burkhard in Uiffingen was built in 1803. It is a simple classical hall building with a roof turret and a decorative portal.

Protestant church

The Protestant church in Uiffingen was built in 1819. It is a classicist building of the Weinbrennerschule with an entrance loggia and inserted columns. A Steinmeyer organ from 1910 is well worth seeing. An organ case from 1612 by Konrad Schott was largely renovated and imitated.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Uiffingen can be reached from the south-east and west via the K 2837 , which is called Uiffinger Straße in the local area . In a north-easterly direction, the place can be reached via the K 2838 . In a south-westerly direction, a connecting path leads to the K 2839 .

The Uiffingen stop on the Stuttgart – Würzburg railway line , which was opened in 1920, is no longer served.

The cycle path between Uiffingen and Eubigheim was renovated in 2020.

Living and building

A new building area was built in the north (1960).

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Uiffingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Uiffingen on the website www.leo.bw.de
  • Uiffingen on the website of the City of Boxberg at boxberg.de

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e City of Boxberg: Uiffingen . Online at boxberg.de. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c d e LEO-BW.de: Uiffingen - Altgemeinde ~ Teilort . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume IV: Stuttgart district, Franconian and East Württemberg regional associations. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-17-005708-1 . Pp. 294-302
  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. 481 .
  5. ↑ Population, occupation and workplace censuses in West Germany from June 6, 1961 (municipality register)
  6. ↑ Population, occupation and workplace censuses in West Germany from May 27, 1970 (municipal register)
  7. ^ Church district Adelsheim-Boxberg: Evangelical church community Uiffingen . Online at www.adelsheim-boxberg.de. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ LEO-BW.de: Church (Uiffinger road) . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ LEO-BW.de Church (Uiffinger Straße 17, Boxberg) . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  10. ^ Church district Adelsheim-Boxberg: Church history Uiffingen . Online at www.adelsheim-boxberg.de. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Uwe Büttner: 150 years of the Frankenbahn . Mainpost of October 28, 2016, accessed July 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ Working on the retaining wall - Fränkische Nachrichten. In: fnweb.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .