Waldbrunn (Odenwald)
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Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ' N , 9 ° 5' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Karlsruhe | |
| County : | Neckar-Odenwald district | |
| Height : | 514 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 44.32 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 4805 (December 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 108 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 69429 | |
| Area code : | 06274 | |
| License plate : | MOS, BCH | |
| Community key : | 08 2 25 118 | |
| Community structure: | 6 districts | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Alte Marktstrasse 4 69429 Waldbrunn |
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| Mayor : | Markus Haas ( CDU ) | |
| Location of the community Waldbrunn in the Neckar-Odenwald district | ||
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Waldbrunn is to Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis in Baden-Wuerttemberg belonging municipality . 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 ). The community is about 10 km from Eberbach and 15 km from Mosbach . The municipal administration is located in the Strümpfelbrunn district .
geography
location
Waldbrunn lies at the foot of the Katzenbuckels , the highest elevation in the Odenwald. The landscape is characterized by small plateaus and valleys. More than 55 percent of the municipal area is forested.
Community structure
The community of Waldbrunn consists of the former communities of Mülben , Oberdielbach , Schollbrunn , Strümpfelbrunn , Waldkatzenbach and Weisbach . The Max-Wilhelmshöhe hunting lodge , now a forester's house, belongs to Mülben . Oberdielbach includes the place “Maisental, Siedlung” and the Post farm (upper and lower). The Jagdhütte and Talmühle houses belong to Schollbrunn. The Höllgrund homestead (Oberhöllgrund) belongs to Strümpfelbrunn. The Unterhöllgrund homestead belongs to Waldkatzenbach. House Weisbacher Mühle belongs to Weisbach.
In the area of the former municipality of Mülben are the desert areas of Ober- and Unterferdinandsdorf.
climate
Waldbrunn is a state-approved climatic health resort in the Neckartal-Odenwald nature park . Climatically, Waldbrunn can be assigned to the mountain climates. The frequent light wind is noticeable, which is why the region around the Katzenbuckel is also called a breath of winter.
history
The places on the plateau east of the Neckar Valley that are united in the municipality of Waldbrunn are cleared settlements from the late settlement period in the high Middle Ages. Most, if not all of the places were founded by the Lords of Zwingenberg, who sat at Zwingenberg Castle . Your coat of arms with the three swan necks can be found in the coats of arms of five of the six Waldbrunn districts. Monks of the Mosbach monastery may also be considered as founders of Schollbrunn ; after all, Weisbach could also be an older Franconian foundation. The place Mülben probably goes back to an abandoned mill east of today's village.
With the exception of Schollbrunn, which came to the Count Palatine as early as the 14th century, the places share the history of the Zwingenberg rule and came into the possession of the Lords of Hirschhorn in 1404 , after their extinction in the 18th century to the Göler von Ravensburg and from them through sale to the Electoral Palatinate . In legal terms, the places all belonged to the Zent Eberbach . To the east of Mülben ran the border to Zent Mudau and thus to Kurmainz , there with the Heerhag still a border fortification made of wall and ditch has been preserved.
The largest and most important of the places was Strümpfelbrunn, where there was a chapel early on, which became the mother church for the branches in some of the other parts of Waldbrunn today, and where from 1521 a fair , privileged by Emperor Charles V, took place. There was also an important old church in Schollbrunn, which was removed from the rule of Zwingenberg at an early stage; as a destination for a pilgrimage, it could even have given rise to the foundation of the surrounding town.
The unfortified places suffered particularly badly during the Thirty Years' War . After the war, the depopulated country was repopulated mainly by Swiss Protestants who had been recruited by Elector Karl Friedrich. The Swiss made a special contribution to the repopulation of Mülben, which is popularly known as Little Switzerland .
In Strümpfelbrunn there was once a Jewish community, which had its highest membership in 1860 with 27 families, but had already degenerated into insignificance due to the emigration to the industrialized cities in the late 19th century up to the time of National Socialism with five families.
In 1939 there were 550 inhabitants in Oberdielbach, at the end of 1945 there were 664. During the same period, the population in Schollbrunn fell from 706 to 543, in Strümpfelbrunn it rose from 538 to 654, in Waldkatzenbach from 483 to 688, in Weisbach from 355 to 409 and in Mülben from 265 to 294.
On January 1, 1973, Oberdielbach, Schollbrunn, Strümpfelbrunn, Waldkatzenbach and Weisbach were combined to form the new municipality of Waldbrunn. On January 1, 1975, Mülben was incorporated.
Coats of arms of the districts
Mülben
Oberdielbach
Schollbrunn
Strümpfelbrunn
Waldkatzenbach
Weisbach
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Religions
Waldbrunn has been evangelical since the Reformation . Even today there are Protestant parishes of their own in the districts of Strümpfelbrunn, Waldkatzenbach, Oberdielbach and Schollbrunn. The evangelical parish in Weisbach with its village church in Weisbach has always been a branch parish of Strümpfelbrunn. The Catholics of the parish of St. Maria are cared for by the Catholic pastoral care unit "Neckartal-Hoher Odenwald Edith Stein" (St. Afra - Neckargerach , St. Maria - Waldbrunn, St. Josef and St. Johannes Nepomuk - Eberbach ).
politics
Administrative association
There is a community administration association of the communities Binau , Neckargerach , Waldbrunn and Zwingenberg (Baden) .
Municipal council
The parish council typically has 18 honorary members who are elected for five years. The number of members is often increased by compensating seats (total 2019: 20 seats; 2014: 20). In addition, the mayor acts as the municipal council chairman with voting rights.
The Unechte Teilorteschahl guarantees the districts a fixed number of seats: from Strümpfelbrunn, Oberdielbach and Waldkatzenbach there are at least four each, from Schollbrunn, Weisbach and Mülben at least two councilors each.
The 2019 local elections led to the following result (in brackets: difference to 2014):
| Municipal Council 2019 | ||||
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| Party / list | Share of votes | Seats | ||
| CDU | 39.0% (−2.8) | 8 (−1) | ||
| SPD | 33.8% (+2.7) | 7 (+1) | ||
| Independent citizens of Waldbrunn (UBW) | 27.2% (+0.1) | 5 (± 0) | ||
| Turnout: 65.9% (+5.9) | ||||
In addition, localities have been set up in the six former municipalities in the sense of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code with local councils and local administrators .
mayor
The mayor is directly elected every eight years . Markus Haas has been in office since 2013.
- 1973–1997 Gerhard Hauck
- 1997–2013 Klaus Schölch
- 2013– Markus Haas
In the mayoral elections on February 17, 2013, Markus Haas was elected with 75.55% in the first ballot.
coat of arms
The blazon of the coat of arms reads: In silver (white) a green tip in the shape of a fir tree top, serrated three times, topped with an adjoining silver (white) fountain bowl with three rising silver (white) fountains one above the other.
The fir and the well refer talking on the place name. The six tips of the fir tree are reminiscent of the six districts.
Town twinning
Waldbrunn has been in partnership with Kobersdorf in Burgenland , Austria, since 1989 . There is also a very close relationship with Freyming-Merlebach in Lorraine , France.
Culture and sights
- The Neckar-Odenwald-Limes , a World Heritage Site since 2005, runs along the eastern edge of the district.
- The Catholic Church in Strümpfelbrunn is the original church of the place and was the mother church of other churches in the community. It goes back to an old chapel. In the immediate vicinity was also the old Protestant church of the village, which was used for various purposes until 1975 after the construction of the current Protestant church and was then demolished.
- The Protestant church in Strümpfelbrunn was built from 1914 to 1916 according to plans by Emil Döring and was consecrated on March 25, 1917. Together with the neighboring rectory, which was built at the same time, the ensemble forms a rare example of a group building from that time. The ensemble is a cultural monument , the church was extensively renovated from 1978 to 1995.
- The Evangelical Church of Oberdielbach was built in 1902/03.
- The Protestant church in Schollbrunn goes back to the Middle Ages. The inside of the massive choir tower is dated to 1367 and contains medieval frescoes. The nave was rebuilt in its present form in 1736/39.
- The Catholic chapel in Schollbrunn was built in 1982/84 through the renovation of the old Catholic schoolhouse, which was now used as a residential building, to which a chapel room had been added as early as 1778.
- The Protestant church in Waldkatzenbach was built in 1747/48 with the support of the Göler von Ravensburg family , whose coat of arms is in the pulpit.
- The village linden of Waldkatzenbach, surrounded by a well system, dates from the time after the Thirty Years War and is therefore around 350 years old. It is a natural monument .
- The Evangelical Church of Weisbach was built in 1955.
- There are five historical stone crosses in the district of Weisbach .
- There is a spa park in Mülben, and Germany's only mare's milk farm is also located there with the Hoher Odenwald spa stud . A private museum on site displays historical agricultural implements.
- The Hindenburg column near the Katzenbuckel thermal baths between Strümpfelbrunn and Oberdielbach commemorates the participation of General Field Marshal and later Reich President Paul von Hindenburg in an autumn maneuver on the Winter Hauch in 1901. The 9 m high sandstone column with a fire bowl was built in 1927 by surrounding communities and military associations .
- The observation tower on the Katzenbuckel offers a panoramic view of the community and the wooded peaks and ridges of the Odenwald from its observation platform at a height of 18 m.
- The rock house of the Hölzerlips ( 49 ° 29 ′ 8 ″ N, 9 ° 5 ′ 47 ″ E ), a rock formation made of larger boulders ( outcrop ) at an altitude of 530 meters above sea level. NN and consisting of the weathering remains of a particularly hard, silicified red sandstone layer (main scree horizon) can be seen in the Margrave Forest. It got its name from the band of robbers Winter Hauchbande around the robber Georg Philipp Lang, who is known as Holzlips and who is said to have used the area as a shelter . The stone table is located on a spider road a few dozen meters south. To the north of it in the direction of Reisenbacher Grund is the abandoned village of Unterferdinandsdorf , of which ruins can still be seen.
- In the north in the district of Mülben (to the west, connected to Mülben by the 3.6 km long forest road Markgrafenstraße ), the hunting lodge Max-Wilhelmshöhe, protected as a cultural monument, is located on the site of the also abandoned village of Oberferdinandsdorf .
Economy and Infrastructure
A large number of small businesses characterize the economic structure of Waldbrunn. The location of the districts on the heights of the Odenwald and away from the federal trunk road network inhibits the development of larger companies. Many agricultural part-time businesses have survived for this. The largest employer is the Gerd Mosca machine factory , one of the largest strapping machine manufacturers in the world.
Another important source of income is tourism. Waldbrunn is a state-approved climatic health resort with numerous private holiday apartments and apartments as well as a holiday complex (holiday village). In addition to those looking for recreation, many guests from European countries also come to the community. A prominent excursion destination is the Katzenbuckel (626 m above sea level), the highest elevation in the Odenwald, with its hiking trails and winter sports facilities (trails, toboggan slope).
The on-site Katzenbuckel-Therme is a bath with several swimming pools (also outdoor pools), sauna, steam bath and a restaurant.
education
In Waldbrunn there is a primary school, the Winterhauch School , which also cooperates with the Schwarzbach School, the special needs education and counseling center . There are three kindergartens in the village in the districts of Oberdielbach, Strümpfelbrunn and Waldkatzenbach.
media
- Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , Mosbach and Eberbach edition
- Eberbacher Newspaper
- Katzenpfad online magazine
- Official Journal
Personalities
Honorary citizen
Waldbrunn has awarded the following honorary citizenship:
- Fritz Schmidt
- Franz Vester, pastor
- 1997: Gerhard Hauck, mayor
- 2003: Gerd Mosca, entrepreneur
- 2007: Manfred Fuchs, former mayor of the partner municipality Kobersdorf
Sons and daughters of the church
- Andreas Hintenach (1844–1927), Benedictine, Archabbot of St. Vincent in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA
- Theodor Leutwein (1849–1921), commander of the Imperial Protection Force and governor of German South West Africa
- Harald B. Schäfer (1938–2013), politician (SPD), Minister for the Environment of Baden-Württemberg
- Paul Steiner (* 1957), soccer player, soccer world champion 1990
- Timo Bracht (* 1975), triathlete
Other personalities who worked in Waldbrunn or the districts
- Karl Drais (1785–1851), forester and inventor , lived and worked between 1839 and 1845 as a forester in the Waldbrunn district of Waldkatzenbach, where he developed his railroad trolley . In the street named after him there is still his former house. The Karl Drais cycle path, which leads through all Waldbrunn districts and is supplemented with information boards in Waldkatzenbach, has been a reminder of him since 2017.
- Erna-Maria Geier (1923–1994), CDU politician.
literature
- VHS working group "Local History" at the mayor's office in Waldbrunn (ed.): Waldbrunn with its districts , Geiger Verlag, Horb am Neckar 1996. ISBN 3-89570-220-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume V: Karlsruhe District Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 . Pp. 307-309
- ↑ Communications from the Württ. And Bad. State Statistical Office No. 2: Results of the population census on December 31, 1945 in North Baden
- ^ 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. 478 and 485 .
- ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: Municipal council elections 2019, Waldbrunn ; Waldbrunn municipality: municipal council election 2019 (PDF) ; accessed June 29, 2019.
- ↑ Former Mayor Gerhard Hauck has passed away , www.katzenpfad.de March 10, 2011
- ↑ Waldbrunn website , coat of arms
- ^ A b Community Waldbrunn: Partnerships , website of the community Waldbrunn; accessed on June 5, 2019
- ↑ Ute Fahrbach-Dreher: Evangelical Church and Rectory in Strümpfelbrunn - a group building from the time of World War I, in: Monument Protection in Baden-Württemberg, Issue 1/1997, pp. 29–34.
- ↑ In honor of President Hindenburg built in eberbach-channel.de of 4 October 2002, accessed on 27 December 2014
- ↑ Waldbrunn now has four honorary citizens , www.olmano.de September 20, 2003
- ↑ Former Mayor Gerhard Hauck has passed away , www.katzenpfad.de March 10, 2011
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