Abtsteinach

Abtsteinach is a municipality in the district of mountain road in Hesse ( Germany ). The community calls itself " the gateway to the About Forest ".

• 2.1 religions
• 2.2 Amalgamations
• 2.3 spin-offs

• 3.1 Municipal Council
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Leisure and sports facilities
• 4.2 Regular events
• 4.3 Hardenberg

• 5.1 transport links
• 5.2 Established businesses
• 5.3 educational institutions

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geographical location

Abtsteinach is situated high in the Middle Odenwald in southern Hesse on the border of Baden- Württemberg. The community is surrounded by some well-known mountains of over forests, such as the idol stone, the wood head and the Hohberg in the west and the Hardenberg and the boot height in the east. In Abtsteinach the south of the Neckar striving towards Steinach springs.

Top Abtsteinach located 480 meters high on the plateau formed as a small watershed of Steinach and Weschnitz. To the south lies on the Steinach sub - Abtsteinach (409 meters ) and north of the steep drop begins in the valley system of Moerlen creek, which tends towards the Upper Rhine on the Weschitz. Herein lies on an altitude of 400 meters of the district Mack home.

Neighboring communities

Abtsteinach borders in the north on the community Morlenbach, in the east on the About Forest district of Wald- Michel Bach, in the south on the community Heiligkreuzsteinach (Rhein- Neckar-Kreis in Baden- Württemberg ), and to the west by the municipalities Gorxheimertal and Birkenau.

Community structure

Abtsteinach consists of the three districts Mack home, top Abtsteinach ( seat of the municipal administration) and sub ​​- Abtsteinach.

History

The community can look back on a thousand years of history since the earliest surviving documentary evidence in the Lorsch Codex the existence of the place possesa Steinah first documented in the year 1012.

On the colonization of the area by Celts in pre-Roman times indicate appropriate findings. During the Middle Ages, the area belonged to Abtsteinach to the monastery Lorsch. As part of the land development ( second settlement advance ) the villages of Upper Absteinach and sub ​​- Abtsteinach emerged. After the Lorsch codex, a work of history and directory ownership of the abbey, the spots Steinach came in 1012 under Abbot Poppo (V.) ( 1006-1018 ) as a gift of the holy Emperor Henry II from the family of the Ottos in the possession of the monastery. Later the settlement was called because of their membership in the Abbey Lorsch in contrast to other Steinach " Abtsteinach ". Therefore, the silver Abtsstab stirred in the municipal coat of arms. After the dissolution of the Benedictine imperial abbey of Lorsch ( 1232) by Emperor Frederick II dropped their possession and thus Abtsteinach to the Archbishopric of Mainz. 1267, a Viscount, first mentioned on the strong castle ( about Heppenheim ), which is also the official Stark castle, was one of the Abtsteinach managed. During the fateful Mainz pin feud this Kurmainzer Office Stark castle was pledged with Abtsteinach 1461 the Palatinate. More than 150 years, the place was now kurpfälzisch. From 1590 there is a documented reference, after Abtsteinach long "Center " was, therefore had jurisdiction over several places and had to make Fron and military services. Although it was in 1623 the pledge be triggered again, but only after the Thirty Years War ( 1618-1648) succeeded to the Elector of Mainz Archbishop Johann Philipp von Schönborn ( 1647-1673 ) finally retrieve the Office Starkenburgring and thus Abtsteinach to Mainz territory. Belonged Abtsteinach state again for Kurmainz, the place was still in church since the Middle Ages to the secularization always the bishopric of Worms belonging. 1803 Abtsteinach by the resolution of the Electorate of Hesse- Darmstadt, the which was the Grand Duchy of Hesse and 1919 People's State of Hesse in 1806.

Religions

In Upper and lower Abtsteinach each is a Catholic church, also exists in sub - Abtsteinach a chapel.

Middle of the 17th century was the Elector of Mainz, Johann Philipp von Schönborn build the impoverished by the Thirty Years' War, a population in Upper Abtsteinach first church, dedicated ( probably only benediziert ) was 1658. Around the same time also a parish was established. She received the patronage of St. Boniface of Mainz typical. This includes the Benedictine Holy Lorsch and the Mainz history of the place Abtsteinach together. Under Elector - Archbishop Friedrich Karl Josef von Erthal (1774-1802; also Prince-Bishop of Worms), the church was replaced about 1782 by a neo-classical building. The still usable building materials of the old church was used again. In the new sacristy still exists the crest of the first founder Johann Philipp von Schönborn in relief. In cases of constructing the church received a classical interior ( high altar ). The parish of St. Boniface (Upper ) Abtsteinach was in the 20th century to the mother parish of plan Pfarrkuratien of sub - Flockenbach and Löhrbach. Ecclesiastical heard the parish to the diocese of Mainz, Office of the Dean Mountain Road East, parish group Abtsteinach.

St. Mary's, the sub - Abtsteinacher Church ( patronal feast of the Assumption ), dates from the second half of the 20th century. In the chapel of St. Louis IX. , In the center of sub - Abtsteinach, stands a statue of Mary, which should come after a legend from the church ruins light blades and is annually brought ( Sunday closest to August 15 ) there in the light Klinger pilgrimage. Many homes in the greater community Abtsteinach also contribute Muttergotteshäusel still, small niches in the exterior walls of houses with Mary or Christ figures.

Incorporations

At 31 December 1971 was built for municipal reform in Hesse Abtsteinach the community through the voluntary merger of the previously independent municipalities upper Abtsteinach, sub - Abtsteinach and Mack home. Local districts were formed.

Spin-offs

On 1 August 1972 the exclave Schnorr Bach, a former district of Mack home, then transferred with about 20 residents to the community Birkenau.

Policy

The Town Hall is located in Upper Abtsteinach.

Municipal council

The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:

Mayor

The last mayor elections gave the following results:

( 1) runoff

Coat of arms

Blazon: In a red shield a growing silver rocks from silver, with leaves of vine tendrils shaped ornamented Abtsstab over blue cross flow in the sign.

The coat of arms of Abtsteinach is a so-called canting arms: The Abtsstab documented the connection of Abtsteinach as a possession of the monastery of Lorsch ( in Abtsteinach there was no abbey ). The rock or mountain symbolizes the highest mountain in the area, the Hardenberg, which is decisive for Abtsteinach. The water surface symbolizes the stream of Steinach, whose source originates in Abtsteinach and the Neckar flows. The coat of arms was granted on 21 December 1929, the village of Upper Abtsteinach and since 1 January 1972, the greater community Abtsteinach serves as the official coat of arms. A seal from 1736 shows in the top half of a lion, in the lower half of the Abtsstab and two stars and the letters A and S.

Culture and sights

There is an art walk with eleven works of art that leads from the FCO sports grounds on the barbecue area to the idol Stone Street.

Leisure and sports facilities

Sub - Abtsteinach and upper Abtsteinach each have a sports field, the latter also has a tennis court. A barbecue hut with a forest trail is located in Upper Abtsteinach between a meadow, a grove of trees and the cemetery of the village.

Regular events

• Abtsteinach pervades many years on Shrove Sunday, the nationally known carnival parade " Boa Narhalla ". This, as well as the ceremonial sessions are organized by Okaclu, the upper Absteinacher Carnival Club.
• Every year in August there is an event organized by the parish pilgrimage to St. Mary held in light blades.

Hardenberg

With the Hardenberg the third highest mountain of the Odenwald (593 m) lies on the boundary of the municipality Abtsteinach. On its summit is a transmission tower of the Frankfurt Radio Funke with 135 m height.

Economy and infrastructure

The closest

Abtsteinach located away from major highways, but it is easy to reach via the connecting roads from Weinheim to forest -Michel Bach. Daily shuttle bus service provided to Weinheim and Grasellenbach.

Established businesses

• Porphyry works Weinheim Schriesheim AG
• REIMOTEC mechanical and plant engineering GmbH

Educational institutions

The primary school is located in sub - Abtsteinach and bears the name " Steinachtal Primary School ". In Upper Abtsteinach there is the Catholic kindergarten " St. Josef ".

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Franz Jöst (1851-1921), born in the district of Mack home, Hessian politician ( SPD)
• Heinrich tube, (1902-1997), church musician and composer ( praise of God )
• Ralf Kohl (born 1965 ), former football player