Gerabronn

Gerabronn is a town in the Hohenlohe region, in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in northeastern Baden -Württemberg.

• 2.1 Amalgamations

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 partnerships
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 traffic

• 6.1 Regular events

• 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical Location

Gerabronn is 422-460 meters above sea level on a hill in the Hohenlohe plain.

Neighboring communities

The city is bordered to the north by Blaufelden, to the east by Rot am See, in the south to the cities of Kirchberg an der Jagst and Ilshofen and the community Wolpertshausen and to the west by the town of Langenburg.

Boroughs

To town Gerabronn, consisting of the previously independent municipalities Amlishagen, Dünsbach, Gerabronn and Michel Bach on the heath, include not only the urban core Gerabronn 16 more villages, hamlets, farms and houses. For the former municipality Amlishagen include the village Amlishagen, the courtyards forge, Horschhof and Ziegelhofstraße and the House Mill and the dialed villages Horschhof and sheep farm. For the former municipality Dünsbach include the village Dünsbach, the hamlet Elpershofen, Great Forest, Kleinforst and Morstein and the homestead Hubertushof and dialed villages Höflein and Reichenhofen. To town Gerabronn within the frontiers of December 31, 1971 include the city Gerabronn, the hamlet Bügenstegen, Upper Hamlet (1972 Witten hamlet umgemeindet ), Rücker Hagen and Unterweiler (1972 Witten hamlet umgemeindet ) and the homestead sky Reichshof and dialed villages Dennweiler, Ecker Hagen and Fuchshof. For the former municipality Michel Bach on the heath include the village Michel Bach on the heath, the hamlet Binselberg, Liebesdorf, computing Hausen and Seibotenberg and the homestead Kupferhof and dialed villages Hezelhof and Rüddern.

History

Gerabronn evolved from a village which was probably founded in the 10th century. Originally called Gerhiltebrunnen, it was also referred to as Gerolzbrunn, Gerold Brunn, Gerltbrunn or Gerhart Brunn, came up in the 17th century to the present name in use. The village was first mentioned in 1226, when the area came under the rule of the Bishop of Würzburg. It belonged 1500-1806 the Frankish kingdom circle.

Gerabronn 1712-1714 was affected by witch hunts. Two people were caught in a witch trial, but were pardoned.

Until the 19th century Gerabronn was just a village, but after it became the seat of a 1811 Oberamts, it was responsible for managing the environment. Industrialization and rail accessibility promoted the growth additionally and 1886 were Gerabronn granted town rights. 1938, the office was closed, and the city became a part of the district Crailsheim, which rose in 1973 in the district of Schwäbisch Hall.

Incorporations

Between 1972 and 1975 the three previously independent municipalities were Amlishagen (1 January 1972), Dünsbach ( 1 January 1973) and Michel Bach incorporated on the Heath (1 January 1975) and the hamlets of Upper and Lower hamlet of the town of Witten Weiler Gerabronn umgemeindet (1972).

Policy

Gerabronn is the seat of the Agreed administrative community of the cities Gerabronn and Langenburg.

Parish council

The municipal election in 2009 was as follows:

Partnerships

The city Gerabronn maintains partnership relations with Nouan le Fuzelier in the department of Loir -et -Cher in France.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " In silver and black geviertem plate in the first and fourth field depending an increasing black horse. "

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Between 1900 and 1996 Gerabronn and upper hamlets were connected to the railway line Blaufelden -Langenburg on the railway network. The Royal Württemberg State Railways built the Gera Bronner station building as a unit train station of type IIIa. The passenger traffic on the route has already been set in 1963.

Pictures

Town hall

City ​​gate

The Protestant church Gerabronns

The disused railway station

Culture and sights

• In the suburb of Morstein the castle Morstein, one of the castles of the Barons von Crailsheim is located ( no visit).
• In the suburb of Amlishagen the castle can Amlishagen be visited an old castle and palace complex.

Regular events

• Horses for sale Gerabronn, every year on Shrove Tuesday
• Home Dünsbach days, every 5 years at Pentecost in Dünsbach district, most recently in 2010

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Gottlob Egelhaaf (1848-1934) politician and Member of Parliament ( DVP )
• Gustav Regelmann (1880-1947), bailiff and district of Rottweil
• Fritz Frank (* 1923 in Great Forest ), writer, founder of the castle spectacles Leofels
• Manfred Wankmüller (1924-1988), writer
• Rezzonico hose ( * 1947 ), politician ( Alliance 90/The Greens )
• Joschka Fischer ( * 1948 ), politician ( Alliance 90/The Greens ), Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor from 1998 to 2005