Weikersheim
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Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ' N , 9 ° 54' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Stuttgart | |
| County : | Main-Tauber district | |
| Height : | 230 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 80.92 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 7333 (Dec. 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 91 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 97990 | |
| Area code : | 07934 | |
| License plate : | TBB, MGH | |
| Community key : | 08 1 28 126 | |
| LOCODE : | DE WKK | |
City administration address : |
Marktplatz 7 97990 Weikersheim |
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| Mayor : | Klaus Kornberger | |
| Location of the city of Weikersheim in the Main-Tauber district | ||
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The city of Weikersheim belongs to the Main-Tauber district in the Franconian north - east of Baden-Württemberg . Weikersheim is a sub-center in the Heilbronn-Franconia region .
geography
Geographical location
The state-approved resort of Weikersheim is located at the confluence of the Vorbach and the Tauber , about ten kilometers east of Bad Mergentheim .
Neighboring communities
The city borders in the east on the Bavarian towns of Röttingen and Tauberrettersheim , in the southeast on the city of Creglingen , in the south on Niederstetten , in the west on Bad Mergentheim and in the north-west and north on Igersheim .
City structure
The formerly independent communities of Elpersheim , Haagen , Honsbronn , Laudenbach , Nassau , Neubronn , Queckbronn and Schäftersheim belong to Weikersheim .
Map with all coordinates of the places in the city of Weikersheim: OSM
- The former municipality of Elpersheim includes the village of Elpersheim ( ⊙ ), the Tauberhöhe industrial park (also Kreuzstrasse residential area ) ( ⊙ ) and the abandoned villages of Bolzhausen, Mutzenbronn, Reicheltzheim and Taubersberg.
- The village of Haagen ( ⊙ ) and the abandoned village of Wessenberg belong to the former municipality of Haagen .
- The village of Honsbronn ( ⊙ ) and the hamlet of Bronn ( ⊙ ) belong to the former municipality of Honsbronn .
- The village of Laudenbach ( ⊙ ) and the residential area Bergkirche ( ⊙ ) belong to the former municipality of Laudenbach .
- The former municipality of Nassau includes the village of Nassau ( ⊙ ), the hamlet of Lichtenhöfe ( ⊙ ) and the homestead Louisgarde ( ⊙ ) as well as the abandoned villages of Niederhausen, Poppenbronner Hof, Scheinhof, Schüleinshof (Schülleshof) and Spechtshof.
- The village of Neubronn ( ⊙ ) and the hamlet of Oberndorf ( ⊙ ) as well as the abandoned village of Degelbronn belong to the former community of Neubronn .
- The village Queckbronn ( ⊙ ) belongs to the former community Queckbronn .
- The former community of Schäftersheim includes the village of Schäftersheim ( ⊙ ) and the Scheinhardtsmühle farm that burned down in July 1992 ( ⊙ ), as well as the lost village of Hohenloch (allegedly).
- To town Weikersheim in fron front of the local government reform of the 1970s, the city Weikersheim (included ⊙ ), the hamlet Aischland ( ⊙ ) and the living space Karlberg ( ⊙ ).
Protected areas
There are two landscape and one nature reserve in Weikersheim :
- Weikersheim landscape protection area : 2718.0 ha; Bad Mergentheim, Creglingen, Niederstetten and Weikersheim districts; Since 1993.
- Landscape protection area Creglingen : 2027.9 ha; Districts Creglingen, Niederstetten and Weikersheim; since 1997.
- The Steinriegellandschaft between Weikersheim and Elpersheim is a 77.3 hectare nature reserve . This is on the districts of Weikersheim and Elpersheim .
In addition, there are a total of 20 objects protected as natural monuments in the area of the city of Weikersheim .
The FFH area Taubergrund Weikersheim-Niederstetten and Westlicher Taubergrund are partly in the area of the city of Weikersheim. There are also six water protection areas on the Weikersheim district.
Division of space
According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2014.
history
middle Ages
The Lords of Hohenlohe first appeared as Lords of Wighartesheim in 1153. The place itself is an old imperial property and was first mentioned in a document from the Fulda monastery in 837 as the property of the Würzburg servant Wipert von Wichhartesheim and was donated to the Comburg monastery in the 12th century , which Weikersheim sold to the Lords of Hohenlohe in 1244.
Weikersheim is one of the headquarters of the Hohenlohe family, whose progenitor Konrad called himself "von Weikersheim" in the 12th century. Of the Hohenlohe, Weikersheim and Brauneck lines that were split up in the 13th century, only the Weikersheim line remained in the 15th century.
The settlement in front of the castle received town charter and wall in 1313 , was initially an allodial property of the Lords of Hohenlohe, but then from 1345 fiefdom of the Fulda monastery, from 1392 fiefdom of the diocese of Würzburg . In the 14th and 15th centuries, the city was the object of numerous pledges and was only in permanent possession of the rulership from 1468.
Modern times
Weikersheim fell in the division of inheritance in 1585 by lot to Count Wolfgang II von Hohenlohe , who then had the medieval moated castle expanded into a representative residence in the Renaissance style.
In 1610 the count canceled serfdom in Weikersheim for a transfer fee of 1,400 guilders.
In the Thirty Years War, Count Georg Friedrich von Hohenlohe allied himself with King Gustav Adolf of Sweden. Therefore, Weikersheim came to the Teutonic Order by decree of the emperor in 1637 and only after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 returned to the possession of the House of Hohenlohe.
The area in front of the castle was already included in the plans for a future redesign at the end of the 17th century, and was fundamentally changed from 1710 to 1712 by the construction of a representative market square facing the city church opposite. In 1729 the arcades were built as a city-side entrance to the castle.
With the death of the last Count of Weikersheim, Karl Ludwig von Hohenlohe, in 1756, the city lost its function as a residence and came to the Kingdom of Württemberg via the Principality of Hohenlohe-Öhringen in 1806 as part of the mediatization due to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss . The rural town of Weikersheim was subordinated to the Mergentheim Oberamt . During the administrative reform during the Nazi era in Württemberg , Weikersheim came to the Mergentheim district in 1938 . Since Weikersheim had become part of the American zone of occupation after the Second World War , the city had belonged to the newly founded state of Württemberg-Baden since 1945 , which was incorporated into the current state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. Weikersheim Castle was acquired by the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1967, restored in the following years and is now open to the public.
After the Mergentheim district was dissolved as part of the district reform , Weikersheim was added to the newly formed Main-Tauber district in 1973 .
In the course of the municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg, eight previously independent municipalities were incorporated into Weikersheim from 1972 to 1975. On January 1, 1972, the communities Queckbronn and Schäftersheim and on March 1, 1972 Elpersheim were incorporated. Honsbronn was incorporated on May 1, 1972, Neubronn on July 15, 1972, Nassau on September 1, 1972 and Laudenbach on January 1, 1974. The most recent incorporation took place with that of Haagen on January 1, 1975.
Population development
The total population of the city of Weikersheim developed as follows:
| year | population |
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| 1961 | 6953 |
| 1970 | 7309 |
| 1991 | 7054 |
| 1995 | 7260 |
| 2005 | 7577 |
| 2010 | 7431 |
| 2015 | 7324 |
Sources: Directory of municipalities and information from the State Statistical Office
Religions
Christianity
Since the introduction of the Reformation in 1541 by Count Wolfgang I von Hohenlohe, Weikersheim has been predominantly evangelical. It is the seat of the church district Weikersheim of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . In addition to the four Protestant parishes, there are also two Roman Catholic parishes and the popular mission of determined Christians with two pastorships in the city.
Weikersheim Jewish Community
A Jewish community already existed in Weikersheim in the Middle Ages, but it was destroyed several times in connection with the persecution of Jews (1298, 1336/37 and 1349). In 1455 the settlement of Jews in Weikersheim was banned. The modern Jewish community emerged around 1637 and existed until the Shoah .
From 1832 (after a new division of the Württemberg rabbinate) to 1914, Weikersheim was the seat of a district rabbinate.
politics
mayor
Mayor of Weikersheim has been Klaus Kornberger since 1998.
Municipal council
The parish council normally has 19 honorary members who are elected for five years. The municipal councils use the designation city council. The number of members can be increased by compensating seats (total 2019: 21 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: Weikersheim has at least nine, from Elpersheim (with Honsbronn / Bronn), Laudenbach (with Haagen) and Schäftersheim (with Nassau) at least three councilors each, from Neubronn / Oberndorf (with Queckbronn) comes at least one council.
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 | 47.0% (+1.2) | 10 (+1) | ||
| FWV | 29.5% (+4.4) | 6 (+1) | ||
| SPD / Independent Citizens (UB) | 23.5% (−2.6) | 5 (± 0) | ||
| Turnout: 65.1% (+7.4) | ||||
coat of arms
The blazon of the coat of arms reads: "In red under a golden crown the silver capital letter W."
Partnerships
The city of Weikersheim maintains a partnership with Dunaföldvár in Hungary .
Culture and sights
tourism
Biking and hiking trails
Weikersheim is on the Württemberger Weinstrasse , the Romantic Road and the Taubertal Cycle Path , which each lead past many sights. The Main-Tauber-Fränkische Rad-Achter , the Panoramaweg Taubertal and the approximately 180 km long Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal also lead through the village.
Historic city center
The historic city center of Weikersheim is listed as a historical complex and is recorded in a monument preservation value plan for the “complete complex Weikersheim” .
Museums
The city museum has been located in the Gänsturm since 2004. The Tauberland Village Museum is also located in the city.
Buildings
Weikersheim Castle
The weikersheim castle as the headquarters of the Lords of Hohenlohe is considered the most beautiful of the Hohenlohe chateaus. At its core a moated castle , it was expanded in the Renaissance style , which is its specialty, on the plan of an equilateral triangle. The park in front of the splendid south wing was set up in the 18th century based on the model of Versailles and is one of the earliest baroque gardens in Franconia .
Count Wolfgang II von Hohenlohe resided here from 1587 to 1610 .
Karlsberg
The zoo, already mentioned in the 17th century, was expanded into a summer residence from 1727 by Count Carl Ludwig . Originally it consisted of a central castle and four pavilions , two of which have survived. The hunting lodge of the builder Johann Christian Lüttich , which was inaugurated in 1736 and who also created the orangery in the palace, was demolished in 1865 due to its dilapidation. The facility is accessed through an alley star. At the end of Südallee there is still the Yellow House , built in 1746, which temporarily housed a restaurant. The Yellow House is now privately owned and is therefore no longer accessible. The hunting park, which is accessible to visitors, is still enclosed with a wall and houses wild boar. In the southwest pavilion, the former kitchen building, a forest museum was housed until 2009, which was closed after the park changed from city to private ownership.
On the Karlsberg there is a planet path on a scale of 1: 1 billion. The path was laid out in 1980 by the Astronomical Association Weikersheim eV and fundamentally revised in 2007. It leads past the Weikersheim observatory , which is also operated by the Astronomical Association.
City Church of St. George
The Evangelical Church of St. Georg , built in 1419 on the historic market square , with its semicircular entrance to the castle and the adjacent houses, still offers the idyllic image of a count's court and a small residential town in Hohenlohe. The Georgskirche with its location on the Taubertal cycle path is designated as a cycle path church.
Church of the Precious Blood
The Church of the Precious Blood was built in 1962 after the Catholic community had grown so much that the previous building was no longer sufficient. It was torn down.
The goose tower
The so-called Gänsturm , built around 1320, was so badly destroyed in the last days of World War II that it was to be demolished as a traffic obstacle according to a resolution by the local council at the time. But already in the summer of 1945 a citizens' initiative was formed that collected the considerable amount of 3396 Reichsmark for the maintenance of the lower gate tower with bell. The view of the local council was: " Tourism plays no role at all in Weikersheim and will not do it in the future either!" However, after the monument office had intervened , the Gänsturm could be preserved, albeit without its characteristic roof.
In 2003 the goose tower was almost restored to its original state. An exhibition illuminates the most important stages in Weikersheim's history in words, images and objects.
Tauberphilharmonie Weikersheim
On the western outskirts of the village, the Tauberphilharmonie Weikersheim concert and event hall was built on the Tauberwiesen , a new replacement for the old town hall Weikersheim, which was supposed to be demolished in January 2018.
Jewish Cemetery
There are 607 tombstones in the Jewish cemetery , the oldest dating from 1730.
In the districts
The Laudenbach mountain church is located near Laudenbach .
Regular events
- The Carwe
The Kärwe , a parish fair, takes place around the first Sunday in September . It dates back to 1419 and the history of the city is presented during a procession.
The cultural offer includes open-air opera performances by Jeunesses Musicales Germany in summer and free jazz and avant-garde concerts in Club W71 , one of the oldest independent socio-cultural centers in Baden-Württemberg.
Weikersheim Palace and Park
The yellow house above the vineyards
City Church of St. George
Market square in Weikersheim with the town church St-Georg and the market square fountain 2016
The goose tower in Weikersheim
Kärwe parade
Children represent the dwarf gallery of Weikersheim Castle during the Kärwe parade
- Sculptures LOOK!
Weikersheim has had a sculpture exhibition for nine years. In 2016 the sculptor Rainer Kurka presented his bronze and terracotta sculptures in Weikersheim. The mostly life-size figures show young women in a realistic representation. These represent, unmistakable in their clothes and attitudes, people of the present, who appear surprisingly alive. Only at second glance does the viewer realize that they are not real people. Rainer Kurka finds inspiration in everyday life and the people he meets every day. However, his works are not representations of real people, but products of his imagination.
Economy and Infrastructure
Viticulture
Weikersheim and Schäftersheim are well-known wine-growing locations whose locations belong to the Tauberberg area in the Kocher-Jagst-Tauber area of the Württemberg wine-growing region .
traffic
Road traffic
railroad
The Weikersheim station is located on the 1869 opened railway Crailsheim-Königshofen , it is from the 1 January 2006 Westfrankenbahn operated every hour. The remaining local public transport is served by several bus routes on behalf of the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Main-Tauber (VGMT) in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN). Until 1974 there was also a railway connection with the Gaubahn via Röttingen to Ochsenfurt and, until 1967, branching from this to Creglingen .
education
Weikersheim has a special needs school , a grammar school , a primary and a community school in the city center, as well as a primary school in the Elpersheim district, which is named after Astrid Lindgren . There are also two Protestant, Roman Catholic and municipal kindergartens.
The Weikersheim Castle Music Academy of Jeunesses Musicales Germany is located in the village .
The Weikersheim observatory is operated by the Weikersheim Astronomical Association .
The National Conservative Study Center Weikersheim , founded in 1979 in Weikersheim Castle, is no longer based in Weikersheim, but still organizes its annual congresses lasting several days in the castle (status: 2009) .
Established businesses
- Aug. Laukhuff GmbH & Co. KG has been based in Weikersheim since 1878 . The company, founded in Pfedelbach in 1823, is today the world's largest manufacturer of organ parts and assemblies. In addition to organ building, Laukhuff is a partner of regional and national industry with its subsidiary Laukhuff Industries with small series and custom-made products.
- On April 1, 1956, Herbert Brause and Erich Mainhardt founded the Elektron OHG in Weikersheim. In 1969, the American Conrac Corporation made a takeover offer for Elektron OHG. In 1998, Data Modul took over CONRAC Elektron GmbH and changed the company name to CONRAC GmbH. In 2013, Conrac GmbH was renamed DATA MODUL Weikersheim GmbH.
- K + T Kühl und Tiefkühlzellen GmbH has been based in Weikersheim since 1976. In 2015 the name was changed to K + T world of cooling systems GmbH. K + T sells cooling technology for gastronomy and for large kitchens.
Personalities
literature
- Klaus Merten: Weikersheim Castle . Edited by the State. Castles and gardens of Baden-Württemberg in connection with the State Gazette for Baden-Württemberg GmbH. (Gray row of castle guides). Heidelberg: Brausdruck, undated ISBN 3-932489-05-5
- Rosemarie Münzenmayer, Alfons Elfgang: The palace garden in Weikersheim . Edited by the State. Castles and gardens of Baden-Württemberg in connection with the State Gazette for Baden-Württemberg GmbH. (Gray row of castle guides). Heidelberg: Brausdruck, 1999. ISBN 3-932489-10-1
- Martin Hahn: Complete Weikersheim plant. In: Denkmalpflege in Baden-Württemberg , 30th year 2001, issue 3, pp. 126-131. ( PDF; 8.3 MB )
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. 3 volumes. Gütersloher Verlagshaus , Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08035-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ^ Main-Tauber-Kreis: Main-Tauber-Kreis: Cities and municipalities. Online at www.main-tauber-kreis.de, accessed on October 25, 2014
- ^ 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. 357-364
- ↑ Reinhard Wolf , Ulrike Kreh (ed.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2007.
- ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Weikersheim.
- ↑ Max Miller , Gerhard Taddey (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 276). 2nd, improved and enlarged edition. A. Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-520-27602-X , p. 860
- ^ A b Max Miller, Gerhard Taddey (Ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany. Volume 6: Baden-Württemberg , A. Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-520-27602-X , p. 861
- ^ 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. 453 f. and 469 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ Website of the People's Mission (accessed on May 2, 2013)
- ^ A b Alemannia Judaica: Weikersheim (Main-Tauber-Kreis) Jewish history / prayer hall / synagogue . Online at www.alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ City of Weikersheim: Main Statute, §3 ; accessed July 5, 2019.
- ^ City of Weikersheim: Main Statute, §15 ; accessed July 2, 2019.
- ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office: Municipal elections 2019, City of Weikersheim ; City of Weikersheim: municipal council election 2019 ; FN-Web , May 26, 2019: Result of the 2019 municipal council election in Weikersheim ; accessed July 5, 2019.
- ↑ "The Classic" - Tourist Association of Liebliches Taubertal. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ 1st day stage - Rothenburg odT to Weikersheim - Tourist Association Liebliches Taubertal. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Panoramaweg Taubertal - Tourist Association Liebliches Taubertal. In: liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Taubertal panorama hiking trail (long-distance hiking trail) - wanderkompass.de. In: wanderkompass.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal (pilgrimage route) - wanderkompass.de. In: wanderkompass.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ The city's website with an extract from the map of values as a PDF document ( memento from September 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Monument conservation value plans for the entire facilities in Kirchberg / Jagst, Langenburg, Schrozberg-Bartenstein (Schwäbisch Hall district) and Weikersheim (Main-Tauber district): Official handover of the value plans on January 28 and 29, 2009 in the town halls ( Memento from August 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). Press release from the regional council of Stuttgart from January 26, 2009 (accessed on February 1, 2009)
- ^ Jost Weyer : Count Wolfgang II of Hohenlohen and alchemy. A permanent exhibition in Weikersheim Castle. In: Würzburger medical history reports 22, 2003, pp. 529-531.
- ^ Report of the Fränkische Nachrichten of May 22, 2009
- ↑ The Planet Path on the website of the Weikersheim Astronomical Association
- ↑ Tourism Association Liebliches Taubertal (Ed.): Cycle Path Churches . Brochure. 12 pages. District Office Main-Tauber-Kreis, Tauberbischofsheim, p. 7.
- ↑ Source: ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) - for details see Tauberphilharmonie Weikersheim
- ↑ History - DataModul Germany. In: www.data-modul.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Erich Schenk: Production site in Weikersheim turns 60. In: elektroniknet.de. Retrieved August 17, 2016 .
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