Wenkheim (Werbach)

Wenkheim municipality Werbach
Coordinates: 49 ° 42 ′ 2 "  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 18"  E
Area :	11.93 km²
Residents :	645  (Dec. 31, 2013)
Population density :	54 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1973
Postal code :	97956
Area code :	09349
Image wanted

Wenkheim is a district of the municipality Werbach in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Geographical location

Wenkheim is about seven kilometers northeast of Werbach in the Welzbachtal . Wenkheim is, with a distance of only two kilometers from the Bavarian border, the most easterly place in the municipality. The place has 645 inhabitants (December 31, 2013) and with 1193 hectares is the largest district in the municipality of Werbach.

Village structure

The former municipality of Wenkheim includes the village of Wenkheim, the Neumühle , Öl- und Sägmühle , Seemühle farms and the Mehlen settlement .

Protected areas

In Wenkheim there are parts of the Welzbachtal water protection area (WSG no. 128131), which was established by ordinance of February 3, 2004 and covers 2,442.43 hectares.

history

middle Ages

In the year 800 Wenkheim was first mentioned as Wencheim . In 1149 the place was called Wegengheim . It is believed that the gentlemen from Wenkheim, who later sat in Thuringia , originally came from here.

Modern times

From 1625 the place was part of the Grafschaft Löwenstein-Wertheim . In 1673 the French burned down Wenkheim Castle. In 1750 a large part of Wenkheim burned down and in 1776 the place was badly devastated in a storm. In 1806 Wenkheim came under the sovereignty of the Grand Duchy of Baden .

On December 31, 1973 Wenkheim came to the community of Werbach.

religion

Christianity

There is a Roman Catholic parish of St. Maria in Wenkheim . This belongs to the pastoral care unit Großrinderfeld-Werbach in the deanery Tauberbischofsheim .

The Evangelical Church Community Wenkheim belongs to the church district Wertheim .

Jewish community of Wenkheim

The synagogue of the former Jewish community of Wenkheim (2013)

The Jewish community of Wenkheim was founded in the 16th century. The place is known for its Jewish history; Jews are mentioned for the first time in 1576 and 1591. In addition to the former synagogue in Wenkheim , the Jewish community of Wenkheim owned a Jewish school , a ritual bath and the Wenkheim Jewish cemetery . The synagogue was demolished during the November pogroms in 1938 . By 1940 more than half of the Jewish population had emigrated (22 to the USA , 8 to Palestine ). On 22 October 1940, the last 11 Jewish residents were Wenkheims while the Wagner-Bürckel action in the Camp de Gurs deported .

→ Main article : Wenkheim Jewish community

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

At the Wenkheimer Neumühle there is an agricultural branch of the ZG Raiffeisen , in which all types of grain as well as rape are collected and stored. There is spelled peeling at the site .

traffic

→ Main article : List of street names from Werbach

Welzbachbad

Sign for the Welzbachbad

In the village there is a solar-heated outdoor pool, the Welzbachbad .

Welzbachtal cycle path

The Welzbachtalradweg connects the place after about eight kilometers in a southwestern direction in Werbach with the Taubertalradweg . The Welzbachtalradweg leads in a north-easterly direction to Oberaltertheim . From there there is a connection via other cycle paths to the Main cycle path near Würzburg.

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

→ Main article : List of cultural monuments in Wenkheim

The Marienkirche in Wenkheim (2017)

Parish Church of St. Mary

The church of St. Maria, built in the 1850s, is located in the village.

→ Main article : St. Maria (Wenkheim)

Wenkheim synagogue

The synagogue of the town's former Jewish community was built in 1841.

→ Main article : Synagogue (Wenkheim)

Recreation

The Wenkheimer Kneipp facility on the Denkmalplatz was inaugurated at the end of June 2019.

See also : List of public Kneipp facilities in the Main-Tauber district

Personalities

→ Main article : List of personalities from the Werbach community

Web links

Commons : Wenkheim (Werbach)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Wenkheim on leo-bw.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Municipality of Werbach: Wenkheim . Online at www.werbach.de, accessed on March 21, 2017
2. ↑ ^{a b c} LEO-BW.de: Wenkheim on the leo-bw.de website. Retrieved February 15, 2017
3. ^ 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. 469 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} Pastoral care unit Großrinderfeld-Werbach: Wenkheim, St. Maria. Catholic parish Wenkheim . Online at www.kath-grossrinderfeld.de, accessed on March 21, 2017
5. ↑ Alemannia Judaica: Wenkheim (Werbach community, Main-Tauber district) Jewish history / synagogue . Online at www.alemannia-judaica.de, accessed on May 26, 2015
6. ^ ZG Raiffeisen: ZG Raiffeisen agricultural branch Werbach-Wenkheim . Online at www.zg-raiffeisen.de. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
7. ^ Wenkheim swimming pool development association: The Welzbachbad introduces itself . Online at www.schwimmbadförderverein-wenkheim.de, accessed on March 21, 2017
8. ↑ Inlinemap.net: Welzbachtalradweg . Online at www.inlinemap.net, accessed March 21, 2017
9. ↑ Fränkische Nachrichten: Official handover The citizens of Wenkheim can now cool down on hot days. Kneipp facility put into operation . June 29, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.