Heubach
Heubach is a city in Ostalb in Baden-Württemberg. It belongs to the marginal zone of the metropolitan region of Stuttgart.
- 2.1 religions
- 2.2 Amalgamations
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 3.3 Town twinning
- 4.1 Museums
- 4.2 Structures
- 4.3 Regular events
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Established businesses
- 5.3 Formation
- 7.1 Honorary Citizen of Heubach
- 7.2 honorary citizen of the community Kaiserslautern
- 7.3 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical location
Heubach is on the edge of the Rems valley and at the foot of Rosenstein ( Swabian Alb), between Schwäbisch Gmünd and eels. The Klotzbach crosses Heubach from south to north.
The city is bordered to the north by Böbingen an der Rems and Mögglingen, to the east by Essingen, to the south by Bartholomew and to the west by the town of Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Boroughs
The town of Heubach with the formerly independent municipality of Kaiserslautern include Heubach next six other villages, farms and houses. The town of Heubach in the borders of 1970 include the city Heubach, the districts Beuren and book and the houses kingdom of heaven and hunting lodge and the Mayrhofen Outbound village Eckel. For the former municipality of the district of Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern and the homestead include oil mill.
History
In 1234 Heubach was first mentioned in connection with a knight Hainricus de Hôbach. At the Rosenstein is the ruined castle Rosenstein, this was first mentioned in 1282. End of the 13th century came Heubach and Rosenstein in the possession of the Counts of Oettingen, the pledged possession 1358 to the Counts of Württemberg. The city has rights Heubach since 1334. After the victory of Emperor Charles IV against the Württemberg Count Eberhard the Greiner fell Heubach and Rosenstein 1360 to the Kingdom of Bohemia, went in 1377 but again as a pledge stem possession of Württemberg, which the possession by 1413 the gentlemen enfeoffed of Woellwarth. George of Woellwarth left Castle Rosenstein in 1524 and built a castle in Heubach. 1579 bought back Duke Ludwig of Württemberg Heubach and Heubach Rosenstein and rose to the Official City. 1581 a town hall was built. During the Thirty Years War, the population dropped to 10 people, the place, however, was built on efforts of the Württemberg government rapidly back and repopulated. From the 18th century was the chief official Heubach, which was merged on April 25, 1807 with the upper office Gmünd. With the municipal reform of 1938 from the chief official of the district of Schwäbisch Gmünd, which also belonged Heubach now. The district reform in 1973 struck the city to a new Ostalb.
Religions
In addition to a Protestant and a Roman Catholic church there is also a Baptist church community ( Baptist ) and a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and a mosque in the city.
Incorporations
As part of local government reform in 1971, Kaiserslautern was incorporated on January 1.
Policy
Heubach is the seat of the local government association Rosenstein, which includes the communities of Bartholomew, Böbingen an der Rems, Heuchlingen and Mögglingen.
Parish council
The council are after the local elections of 7 June 2009, in addition to the mayor as chairman, 22 members. The choice was as follows:
Coat of arms
The blazon of the arms is: "Under a golden head of the shield, is a black stag bar in blue two diagonally crossed golden Heuliecher ( Heuhaken ). "
Twinning
Heubach maintains partner relations with the following cities
- France Laxou in France, since 1964
- Austria Waidhofen an der Thaya in Austria, since 1982
- Germany Lauscha in Thuringia since 1990
- Mali Anderamboukane in Mali since 2008
Culture and sights
Heubach is located on the Swabian Alb - North Rand road, a long distance footpath, which passes many attractions.
Museums
In cooperation with the company Triumph International and Susa -Werke GmbH was founded in 1974, the home and corsetry Museum in Heubach castle, which is the only museum of its kind in Germany to this day.
The police station is the Police Museum, which has emerged from a private collection of a police officer. There, objects from the local police are being issued since 1853. The museum will open by appointment.
Structures
On the glass mountain is the 142 meter high telecommunications tower Heubach, which is equipped with antennas for the radiation of television and radio programs also an observation platform, but which is only intermittently open.
Noteworthy is also the Protestant parish hall with glass works by Albrecht Pfister.
Regular events
Since 1984, every year in July in the position below the Rosensteins the festival " vain and there" instead. It is organized by many volunteers and carried out. On a football field, it is possible to camp. In 2009, the festival was held for the last time after 25 years.
Every three years there in Heubach in June or July, the Children's Festival held recently on July 6, 2013. Heubach The students draw in a pageant of the so-called position on the Pionierweg up at the children's festival space between the glass mountain and the Heidenburren.
Every year the Heubach street festival with nightly fireworks display.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Although Heubach is a little off the main roads, but the neighboring towns Böbingen an der Rems and Mögglingen are accessible by both the Rems Railway ( hourly connection to Stuttgart and Aalen ) and via the federal highway 29. By Heubach, the direct road connection from Schwäbisch Gmünd to Heidenheim an der Brenz.
From 1920 to 1975 Heubach had by Heubach railway a rail connection to Böbingen an der Rems Rems Railway to. The passenger was discontinued on October 1, 1972, freight traffic in 1975.
Heubach is connected Schwäbisch Gmünd ( city bus Gmünd ) to public transportation on the city bus of the city.
In the north of the city lies the airfield Heubach.
Established businesses
Triumph International was founded in 1886 by Johann Gottfried Spießhofer and Michael Brown as Spießhofer & Brown in Heubach. The manufacturer of ladies' and men's underwear, leisure and home ware is now worldwide and still resident in Heubach, the headquarters of the still family-owned company is now, however, in Switzerland.
Closely related to the history of the city Heubach is also developing the Hirschbrauerei. Chroniclers lead their origin back to the period around 1600, shown in documents, however, is that the " oldest brewery instead " to 1725 already brewing and was allowed to pour beer, but only on 2 May of the same year, the concession to shield economy with the sign " Zum Hirsch "award received. At this time the family of Jacob Hornegger was the owner of the brewery to the deer. 1874 took over Johann Leonhard Mayer Heubach the brewery, which has since been owned by the family.
Education
In Heubach there with the Schillerschule a primary and secondary school with Werkrealschule, also a junior high school, the Rosenstein -Gymnasium and the Moerike school special education. Another elementary school is located in the district of Kaiserslautern. There is also the school of music Rosenstein, an institution of the Community management Rosenstein based in Heubach. Three Roman Catholic, two Protestant and a municipal kindergarten complete the training program.
Supra-regional significance of the records archive Ostwürttemberg in the Kaiserslautern area. It is considered the largest private Literature Archive in Germany.
Others
In Heubach the theater and comedy group was founded in 1981 The small animal show by school friends Michael Gaedt, Michael Schulig and Ernst coat.
The Ortsneckname for Heubach citizens is " Mondstupfler ". This goes back to an old legend of the city Heubach, after which the Heubach many years ago at night rose to the Rosenstein, to bring the moon with long poles from the sky.
Personalities
Honorary Citizen of Heubach
- Edward Hermann Ströle (1821-1896), honorary citizen in 1894 because of his merits during 26 years as a teacher and his office as director of the gymnastics club
- Theodor Victor Hunter (1840-1924), honorary citizen in 1900 in recognition of his service as a parish priest
- Julius Schneider (1862-1923), honorary citizen in 1920 for his achievements as an entrepreneur, a local councilor and his efforts to rail connection through the web Heubach
- Franz Keller (1852-1938), honorary citizen in 1927 for his services in over 50 years as a physician and promoter of tourism
- Michael Brown (1866-1954), honorary citizen in 1936 for his achievements as an entrepreneur and co-founder of the company Spießhofer & Brown
- Fritz Spießhofer (1886-1968), honorary citizen in 1954 for his achievements as an entrepreneur as well as a friend and patron of culture and Associations
- Dieter Braun, an honorary citizen in 2011
- Günther Spiesshofer (1936-2013), Partner and former Managing Director of Triumph International Spiesshofer & Braun KG, freeman 2011.
Honorary Citizen of the Municipality Kaiserslautern
- Alois Dangel Maier (1889-1978), honorary citizen in 1967 on the occasion of his services and his 50-year jubilee of priestly ordination
Sons and daughters of the town
- Johann Michael Braun (1866-1954), entrepreneur
- Walter Groner (* 1950), writer
- Max Schiefele, aka " Maxxess " (* 1962), German Electronic Rock Musicians