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City of Aries
Coat of arms of Unterkessach
Coordinates: 49 ° 20 ′ 45 ″  N , 9 ° 26 ′ 18 ″  E
Height : 227 m
Area : 8.58 km²
Residents : 365  (2009)
Population density : 43 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st September 1971

Unterkessach is a formerly independent place that has belonged to the town of Widdern in the Heilbronn district in northeastern Baden-Württemberg since 1971 . It was first mentioned in 976 and today has around 350 inhabitants.

geography

The Kessach in Unterkessach

Unterkessach is located in the valley at the confluence of a tributary into the Kessach , which flows into the Jagst in the Widdern to the south . The hamlet of Volkshausen still belongs to Unterkessach , once also the town of Erlach mentioned in 1145 and later abandoned .

history

The first mention of a Chessaha that Unterkessach or to the municipality Schoental belonging Oberkessach could be found in a document of King Otto II. Of 15 November 976, the Mosbach Abbey along with 23 villages in their possession the Wormser bishop's church gave. In 1289 Niderenkessach was mentioned. The place was under the rule of the Berlichingen-Rosseriet and -Rossach , who belonged to the knight canton of Odenwald . The feudal sovereignty lay half with Würzburg , half with the Lords of Weinsberg , but was forgotten before the end of the Middle Ages.

In 1806, Unterkessach came to the Kingdom of Württemberg and was assigned to the Upper Office of Neckarsulm . On May 1, 1846, the place was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Baden through a state treaty (concluded in 1843) that ended the condominium of Widdern and first came to the district office of Adelsheim , then in 1936 to the district office of Buchen , which later became the district of Buchen . On September 1, 1971, Unterkessach was incorporated into Widdern and changed from the (formerly Baden) district of Buchen to the (formerly Württemberg) district of Heilbronn .

politics

The mayor of Unterkessach is Ralf Bleickert.

Religions

Protestant church

In Unterkessach there is an own Protestant parish, originally a branch parish of Bieringen . Through the local rule, the parish was Lutheran and in 1652 united with the parish of Widdern. After the transition to Baden, Unterkessach came to the parish of Leibenstadt of the Baden regional church in 1847 . With effect from January 1, 2000, the parish changed to the Württemberg regional church . The Catholics of Lower Saxony are looked after from Adelsheim .

coat of arms

The blazon of the Unterkessach coat of arms reads: In a divided shield split at the top, a red crowned silver lion turned to the left, in front in blue, a sloping beam in black in black, and two golden fish on top of each other in blue.

It is not known whether Unterkessach had a coat of arms or a seal before 1806. After the transition to Württemberg, the community carried a seal with the Württemberg deer sticks . With the move to Baden after 1846, the seal also changed, it now showed two fish swimming to the right, which symbolized the Kessach, under the letters UK .

Around 1900 the General State Archives in Karlsruhe designed a new village coat of arms. The implemented proposal from March 1905 combined the previous seal image of the fish in the lower field with the Cistercian bar and the lion from the coat of arms of the Schöntal monastery , which was at times the largest landlord in Unterkessach.

Buildings

View over the inn to the golden ox to the Protestant church

The Protestant church, a baroque hall church , was built between 1738 and 1742 as a successor to a St. George's chapel mentioned in 1425.

The Gasthof Zum Goldenen Ochsen is a listed, former country inn from the 18th century.

Infrastructure

traffic

The district roads K 2020, K 2020 and K 2133 in the Kessachtal run through Unterkessach . The next motorway connection is junction 6 (Osterburken) of the federal motorway 81 , approx. 11 km away via the K 2133 and the L 1046.

The Public transport is by the Heilbronner Hohenloher Haller transport ensured.

The nearest train station is Adelsheim Nord, approx. 10 km away on the Neckarelz – Osterburken S-Bahn line.

Long-distance cycle routes

The German Limes Cycle Route runs through Unterkessach . This follows the Upper German-Raetian Limes over 818 km from Bad Hönningen on the Rhine to Regensburg on the Danube .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 450 .
  2. ^ Official Journal of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg. Volume 59.2000, No. 1, p. 4
  3. ↑ History of the coat of arms according to: Heimatbuch Unterkessach . [Stadt Widdern, Widdern 2011], p. 155
  4. ^ Julius Fekete: Art and cultural monuments in the city and district of Heilbronn . 2nd Edition. Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, p. 308

literature

  • 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. 113-114

Web links

Commons : Unterkessach  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files