Dörzbach

Dörzbach is a municipality in the district of Hohenlohe in Baden- Württemberg.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms and Flag

• 4.1 St. Wendel zum Stein
• 4.2 Memorial
• 4.3 Regular events

• 5.1 Jagsttal web
• 5.2 traffic
• 5.3 Viticulture

Geography

Dörzbach located in Jagsttal in 230-430 meters altitude.

Community structure

The community Dörzbach consists of Dörzbach ( 1465 inhabitants) itself ( with houses birch courtyards and St. Wendel zum Stein ) and from the eingemeindeten former municipalities Hohebach ( with the hamlets Eisenhutsrot, Heßlachshof and Wendischenhof together 646 inhabitants), Ljubljana (183 inhabitants) and Meßbach (170 inhabitants). In the field of community Dörzbach within the limits from 31 December 1971 There are the disposed villages Albertshof, Dürrenhof and Rortal. In the territory of the former municipality Hohebach are the disposed villages Lieboldsbronn, Esch Bronnen and Ripperg. In the territory of the former municipality of Ljubljana are the disposed villages Büchelich and roof, in the territory of the former municipality Meßbach is the Outbound village Niedermeßbach.

History

Dörzbach was first documented in the Jagst in 1230 under the name Torzebach. Settlement history, the place of Dörzbach and its sub- sites is much older finds from the Neolithic Age ( 3500 BC ) indicate early settlements. It is proven that Dörzbach was inhabited around 500 BC by the Celts. They put on a rock and source sanctuary. Emperor Rudolf II had the community Dörzbach awarded three market rights in 1583. This is the historical origin of the still held in spring and autumn horse markets.

The oldest still existing components from Eyb castle date from the 12th century. Until the 15th century the castle had a very checkered history with many owners or shareholders. From the late 14th century to 1601 were the masters of Berlichingen owner of the castle - palace complex. Since the year 1601, the now -developed system to the castle is owned by the family of Eyb. Dörzbach was in the Franconian knights circle.

In 1831 Dörzbach tried to become an official city. Since the corresponding letter but was directed to the Württemberg King Wilhelm I and was not submitted via the competent Oberamt Künzelsau, the request was denied.

Policy

Parish council

The council has 12 members in Dörzbach. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following result:

The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the local council. The mayor of Hohebach is an advisory member.

Coat of arms and flag

The blazon of the coat of arms Dörzbacher is: About a silver and red four times gestückten bar in silver three ( 2-1 ) red shells, including a black wheel silver fünfspeichiges The municipal flag is red and white.

Emperor Rudolph II conferred Dörzbach on June 27, 1583 simultaneously with the market right a coat of arms that connected the wheel out of the Lords of Berlichingen with the beam from the arms of an extinct local noble family. Following the sale of Dörzbach to the Lords of Eyb in 1601 the Eybschen shells replaced ( with the hinge upward swept scallops shown) the wheel in the upper half of the shield. In 1931, the municipality berlichingensche the wheel in addition to the lower (blue ) half of the shield on. Incorrect Tingierungen the ground shield of the coat of arms figures wheel and shells were later corrected. The flag was the municipality awarded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior on February 2, 1970, the coat of arms confirmed.

Culture and sights

In the district Dörzbachs In total there are three locks, including a former moated castle of the lords of Berlichingen who entered in 1371 in the village Dörzbachs and replaced the original Lords of Torcebach as a local rule. 1601 the castle was bought by the Lords of Eyb that hold it still. At the palace complex includes both the inner courtyard framed by four sides as well as the larger, surrounded by farm buildings outer courtyard. The tower of the Protestant Church of the Trinity from the 13th century, was originally built as a fortified tower and was part of the area.

Inscription for renovation by members of the family of Eyb

Access to the courtyard of the castle Eyb

Castle Eyb

Castle Meßbach

Ljubljana Castle

Above the district of Ljubljana Ljubljana Castle is the barons of Racknitz. Once, a fixed ( robber barons ) castle, it was rebuilt in 1621 by Erhard of Muggenthal to a stately manor in the Renaissance style.

In the district Messbach located next to the built in 1776, equipped with beautiful ceiling paintings rococo church in the castle of the Barons of Palm. It is an oblong square building with three floors and four round towers at the corners of buildings coupled. The castle was probably built before 1750, but completed only in later years by the Lords of Eyb.

As the only Teilort Hohebach has no baron castle, still a real King Bridge: The huge vierbogige stone bridge was built in 1808-1810 by Karl August Friedrich of Duttenhofer at the behest of King Friedrich I of Württemberg, by his Napoleonic newly acquired northern part of the country Hohenlohe strategically and traffic- better would bind to the Swabian heartland. A high sandstone pillar in the middle of the bridge carrying the Roman year MDCCCX and the Royal Monogram FR with coat of arms. According to Carl Julius Weber is " the most beautiful bridge in the whole Kingdom of Württemberg ". Towards the end of the Second World War, the two northern arches were demolished and rebuilt in 1947. 1996-1998 was the bridge over which the highway passes today 19 set repaired and widened while maintaining its construction.

At the state competition, our village is beautiful Dörzbach 2001 won the gold medal.

St. Wendel zum Stein

Between Dörzbach and Hohebach located on a Kalkfelswand the chapel of St. Wendel zum Stein with Mesnerhaus, in the same nature reserve. In the rock wall references from previous bands and glacially inhabited caves are available.

In the chapel services and devotions are celebrated recently increased. In summer 2006, the paths of silence were inaugurated in the middle Jagsttal. The St. Wendel Chapel is in Dörzbacher track section along with the Kocher-Jagst cycle path that runs directly above the chapel over the May Square, integrated.

Memorial

Since 1986, a commemorative plaque in the district Hohebach remembers the building of the former synagogue to a church of the Jewish citizens, which was demolished in the 1938 November pogrom of SA men. In the Jewish cemetery is a memorial stone for the last eight Jewish residents who were deported and killed in the 1940s.

Regular events

• Horses for sale (spring and autumn)
• May Day
• Wine Festival
• Christmas Market
• Bridge Festival ( in Hohebach )

Economy and infrastructure

Jagsttal web

In Dörzbach is the starting station of the Jagsttal web, a former regionally important railway. The Jagsttal track ( track width 750 mm) was always operated as a private company. The design of the 1888 planned steam tram route from Züttlingen about Dörzbach to Bad Mergentheim was modified to a narrow gauge railway. The opposite point of departure of the train was moved from Züttlingen into larger Moeckmuehl, where a connection was to the main line Heilbronn- Lauda. The opening of the branch line in December 1900. Until 1951 there were freight and passenger traffic. Passenger transport ( school transport ) was founded in 1967 temporarily resumed. 1971 addressed the German Society for Railway History ( DGEG ) in cooperation with the SWEG here in the summer months one of the first heritage railway operations (steam locomotives) in Germany. On 23 December 1988 the total was stopped because superstructure defects. Efforts to restart between Dörzbach and herb home resulted in 2002 in the establishment of the municipal Jagsttal Bahn AG.

Traffic

The traffic operation Dörzbach, a subsidiary of Southwest German Transport Co., ensured by means of some bus routes to public transport. It is the rate of transport of Hohenlohe.

On the Hag on Wendischenhof southwest of the local part Hohebach the Ultralight Club eV Dörzbach operates an ultralight airfield.

Viniculture

Dörzbach is a wine-growing commune, whose locations are Großlage cooker mountain in the area Kocher-Jagst Tauber. The village lies on the Württemberg wine road. The location Altenberg was cross- terraced recently to improve the management of steep vineyards. The wines are marketed through the Kochertalkellerei cooperative.