Würm (Pforzheim)

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Worm
City of Pforzheim
former municipal coat of arms of Würm
Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ 25 ″  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 8 ″  E
Area : 8.22 km²
Residents : 2864  (December 31, 2012)
Population density : 348 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st September 1971
Postal code : 75181
Area code : 07231

Würm is a district of Pforzheim with around 2800 inhabitants. It is located about five kilometers south of Pforzheim on the river of the same name . The village has been a district of Pforzheim since September 1, 1971. Rüdiger M. Nestler (SPD) has been honorary mayor since November 1st, 1994.

Local council election 2009
Turnout: 51.4% (+0.1 pp)
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40
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20th
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55.1%
33.4%
11.5%
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compared to 2004
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geography

The size of the district area is 822 ha, 76.4% of which is forest.

history

The high-altitude district of Würm can now look back on 900 years of history; the first management and settlement of the area took place in the 11th century, when large parts of the northern Black Forest were developed under the leadership of the Lords of Kräheneck-Weißenstein. Characteristic for the founding of Würm are forest hoof villages, which emerge from the clearing and reclamation of former forests. The neighboring Liebeneck Castle is also directly related to the development of Würm. Würm is first mentioned in a document from 1263, which documents the existence of the Hoheneck Fortress and the "Villa Würme". In the centuries that followed, Würm was the subject of many property conflicts. At the beginning of the 16th century, Würm now comprised 18 hooves. From the 18th century onwards, Wurm experienced an urban development and demographic change; the former Hufendorf was densified, contemporary houses increasingly displaced the historical Hufen. The reason for this was sometimes workers from the Pforzheim jewelry industry who moved to neighboring communities for lack of living space. Today, large new development areas in the southern part of the village characterize the townscape.

Facilities

  • primary school
  • Local administration
  • Sports area (Phönix Würm)
  • Sports and multipurpose hall
  • Tennis facility
  • Church, catholic
  • Church, Protestant
  • Church, New Apostolic
  • Nursing home

Football club

The football club FC Phönix Würm EV was founded in 1910.

bus connections

Würm is served by various bus routes of the Pforzheim-Enzkreis transport association:

  • Line 666 (Würmtalbus) only stops at one stop (Alte Post).
  • Line 4 stops at several points, e.g. B. on Ritterstrasse and the Alte Post
  • Line 41 ends in Würm on Ritterstraße
  • Line 241 has been added as a replacement for line 4.

Worth seeing

Würm also includes the Liebeneck castle ruins , located southeast above the Würmtal and only accessible via hiking trails , which were presumably intended to protect the raft customs office on the river.

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. 473 .

literature

  • Karl Ehmann and Herbert Ruff: Forest farming village - industrial workers community - district. Würm 1263-1980 , Pforzheim 1987
  • Ruth Schneider, Kurt Stöhr and Wolfgang Hamm: Ortsfamilienbuch Würm 1648 - 1903 . Ubstadt-Weiher: Verlag Regionalkultur 2013, ISBN 978-3-89735-778-5
  • Christoph Timm: Pforzheim - cultural monuments in the districts publishing house for regional culture, Pforzheim 2006, p. 215f

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