ObersÃ¼lzen

Obersülzen is a municipality in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Bad Durkheim. It is located in the northwest of the European Metropolitan Region Rhine -Neckar and belongs to the municipality of green urban-rural.

2.1 Chronicle
2.2 religions

3.1 municipal
3.2 Coat of Arms

4.1 Structures
4.2 Regular events
4.3 Customs
4.4 Nature

5.1 Economics
5.2 traffic
5.3 Social Life

Geography

Geographical location

Obersülzen lies at an altitude of 150 meters in the north- east of the Palatinate, just south of the border with Rheinhessen. West to the Haardt, the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest, is 5 km air line, to the east by the Upper Rhine Valley to the Rhine about 15 km. The hill country to which the community is embedded, is one of the north-eastern foothills of the Palatinate wine region.

Geology

On the northern edge of the residential development flows from west to east in 2008 renatured Landgraben, referred by inflow of ringing Heimer trench in the course as a raft stream and flows into the Corner Brook in the neighboring Dirmstein.

The soils are moderately difficult and very fertile. Especially in the eastern part of the municipality area are interspersed with loess deposits.

Neighboring communities

West of Obersülzen lies the small town of Green Town, clockwise, the local churches Obrigheim in the north, Dirmstein follow in the east, in the southeast Laumersheim, Großkarlbach and Bissersheim in the south and in the southwest of Kirchheim.

History

Chronicle

Obersülzen was mentioned as Sulzheim already 767 in the Lorsch Codex. Until 1477 it was owned by the Earl Leininger. Then it was four years managed by the House of Leiningen - Westerburg and the Electoral Palatinate together. In 1481 it came under the sole authority of the electors and the upper office Alzey was assumed Unteramt jurisdiction was Freinsheim.

The further fate of the village coincides with that of the other left-bank Palatinate: it was annexed by the French Revolution of France and came in 1816, after Napoleon's final overthrow, in Bavaria, where it remained until the end of World War II.

The village belonged to the district of Frankenthal, until it was dissolved in 1969 and he transferred to the newly created district of Bad Durkheim. In 1972 the site of the newly formed community association green town and country has been assigned.

Religions

In 2007, 41.7 percent of the population Protestant and 25 percent Catholic. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Obersülzen consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " Azure, the full-length figure of a miter carrier - bishop or abbot - with goldbordierter silver Mitra, silver alb and black Cappa, in his right hand a golden book with silver closing, a golden crosier holding in his left hand ."

It was approved in 1983 by the district government Neustadt and goes back to a seal of 1602.

Sights and culture

Structures

Today's Protestant church of St. John the Baptist on the eastern edge of the village was first mentioned as a Romanesque fortified church of St. Mauritius in 1141. From this still is the squat tower, which has three floors and is covered by a gable roof between gables plate. 1760 the church received its present ship, including interior design. Be found on the west wall Gothic spoils of the previous church, a vault keystone, an overhead console, and the upper end of a sacrament niche, as well as a baroque grave stone. The organ was built in 1896 by Wilhelm Sauer, 1984, she was restored.

In the 16th century Mennonites found from Switzerland as religious refugees sought refuge in Obersülzen, where she has since formed a community. 1866 they built in the village center, a small classical church without a tower, which was restored in the early 21st century.

The Mehrgenerationenhof and at the village hall remodeled former schoolhouse dating from the time of classicism. In the garden area of the Mehrgenerationenhofs a fountain was moved from the 16th century.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Obersülzen

Regular events

Asparagus Festival ( Corpus Christi )
Blaschderstroßefeschd ( pavement street party until about 2001, when the main road paved and the feast was set on the last weekend in June )
Kerwe ( the first weekend in September )
White - Blue Oktoberfest ( the first weekend in October)

Customs

A guild tree whose figures of the artist Udo marker has created, stands between the fortified church and the village hall.

Nature

In the gatehouse and a wooden tower of the estate organized Heinze 263 nest boxes are mounted, which have made possible the establishment of the largest martin colony in Germany.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

Obersülzen is characterized traditionally agricultural. Almost the entire agricultural area can be used for wine making. The village has the largest nursery of Germany; it is concerned with the propagation of existing varieties and the development of new varieties. In addition to the wine still fruit and asparagus are worth mentioning.

Traffic

The community is connected through the provincial road 453 (Green City Frankenthal) at 1 km away federal highway 271 ( Bad Durkheim Monsheim ), which in turn at Green Town (2 miles) has a connection to the motorway 6 (Mannheim -Saarbrücken ).

Social Life

The football field of the SV Obersülzen, located in front of the western entrance of the community between L 453 and the raft Bach, has the first licensed by FIFA artificial turf in Rhineland- Palatinate.

In addition to the sports field, a corn maze is created every year, can test their sense of orientation in the visitor.

A large, previously seed -producing Hofgut serves today, preserved in its substance, renovated and converted into a " Mehrgenerationenhof " as a dormitory and workshop for mentally disabled people. The sponsorship includes the Foundation for the care and rehabilitation of the mentally ill in Frankenthal.

Sons and daughters of the town

Heinrich Stauffer (1863-1931), politician ( BDL )

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