Mudau

Mudau is one of the Neckar - Odenwald-Kreis belonging municipality in Baden- Württemberg.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations 2.1.1 Coat of arms of districts
  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 municipal
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 traffic
  • 4.2 Established businesses
  • 4.3 educational institutions
  • 4.4 Recreational Facilities 4.4.1 Golf Course
  • 4.4.2 tennis court
  • 4.4.3 high ropes course
  • 4.4.4 cycle paths
  • 5.1 Natural Monuments
  • 5.2 Structures
  • 5.3 theater
  • 6.1 freeman
  • 6.2 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

The municipality is located in the southeastern Odenwald between the Neckar and Main in the north corner of the Neckar- Odenwald -Kreis on the border of Hesse and Bavaria ( triangle ). The area covered by vast forests district area is located on the gently to the land sloping gently towards the southeast red sandstone plateau between 251 ( travel Bacher reason) and 581 ( telecommunications tower travel Bach ) m above sea level. NN height.

Many streams rise here on the watershed between the Neckar and Main, including the Mud that has given the market town its name. In its lower reaches, they have partly buried up to 200 m deep in the red sandstone. The fork creek, the mud and the Steinbächlein flow to the Main, the travel stream that Trienzbach and the Elz to the Neckar.

Mudau is geographically the second largest town in the Neckar- Odenwald-Kreis and one of the most thinly populated municipalities of Baden- Württemberg. The community has its own water supply system. The fresh water is pumped from four deep wells, mechanically de-acidified and passed without any other treatment directly to the consumer. The district Mudau since 1996, a nationally recognized resort in the Neckar -Odenwald Nature Park. In the Regional Plan Mudau is shown as a small center.

The nearest big cities are: Frankfurt, Würzburg, Heilbronn and Heidelberg. Mosbach, the county seat of Neckar- Odenwald -Kreis located about 20 km south, Book 10 km east and Amorbach removed about 13 km north.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the nine districts Mudau Donebach, Langenelz, Mörschenhardt, Mudau, travel Bach, hulls, Scheidental, Schloßau and Steinbach.

The hamlet Donebach include the village Donebach / Ünglert and Hofreihe Ünglert that lies partly in the district of Steinbach. Among the districts Langenelz hulls and each includes only the villages of the same name.

The hamlet Mörschenhardt include the village Mörschenhardt, the hamlet and the castle Ernsttal Waldleiningen. For the district of the village Mudau Mudau, the hamlet Untermudau, the site development " Neue Heimat " and the deserted village include Under Ferdinand ( travel Bacher reason). For the district of the village travel travel Bach Bach and the hamlet of travel Bacher include basic. The hamlet Scheidental includes the villages of Upper and lower Scheidental Scheidental. For Schloßau district includes the villages Schloßau and Waldauerbach ( historically also Auerbach ). For the district of the village of Steinbach Steinbach belong, and part of the hamlet Ünglert.

In the district Mörschenhardt was leavened in the Mörschenhardt village of Neuhof.

History

At the time of Roman rule ( about 98 to 260), the municipality was in the province of Upper Germany. Remains of the Neckar- Odenwald Limes are seen today in Schloßau and Scheidental.

  • For Roman past Mudaus see also the separate article Schloßau fort, fort top Scheidental and fortlet zwing and fortlet Seitz beech.

By the Benedictine monastery Amorbach clearing settlements were built south of Amorbach in the forest area in the High Middle Ages. The villages were thus originated. The places were under the 12th century the bailiwick of the Lords of Dürn and the nearby Burg Wildenberg were assigned.

The right to rule came in 1271 through the purchase of the Archbishopric of Mainz. Mudau was the capital of the Mudauer center. They included 28 villages. In 1426 Mudau was separated from the mother parish Hollerbach and independent ecclesiastical center with 13 stores. During the Peasants' War of 1525, the nearby monastery Amorbach was looted and destroyed the castle Wildenberg. Götz von Berlichingen led the Bright clusters. In the Thirty Years' War, different factions marched through Mudau and took quarters here. In the 17th century Mudau was important market town with several years and livestock markets. In 1780 there were three fairs and six cattle markets, in 1790 the number of cattle markets three Krämer markets (March 19, Josef, August 10, Lawrence 19 September, Michaelmas ) and a canvas market grew to 16 in 1817 Mudau had 16 cattle markets, on 22 July. In 1989, the Federation of Self-employed ( Security Office ) had the tradition of Lawrence market revived ( 3rd weekend in September). Since 2006 there is also a farmers market.

Through the secularization Mudau came in 1803 briefly to the Principality of Leiningen. After its dissolution by the Act of Confederation Mudau was only three years later became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden. In the March Revolution of 1848, the leiningische Hofgut Marie height of beech and the bursary in Ernsttal were set on fire. The town halls were raided. 1849 were destroyed by fire two-thirds of Mudau.

Incorporations

On September 1, 1971 Mörschenhardt was incorporated. On 1 January 1973 was followed by busts, on 1 January 1974 Scheidental and Langenelz and on March 1, 1974 Donebach. On January 1, 1975, the municipal reform was completed with the merger of Mudau, travel Bach, Schloßau, Waldauerbach and Steinbach with the formation of the community Mudau.

Coat of arms of districts

Langenelz

Mörschenhardt

Travel Bach

Scheidental

Schloßau

Steinbach

Religions

By belonging to Kurmainz the population was formerly exclusively Catholic. Today, about 90 % Catholic and 6% are Protestant. There are two Roman Catholic and a Protestant church in Mudau. Additionally, with the Christian Community International Mudau a free church.

Policy

Mayor

The Mayor of Mudau since the transition to swimming:

Parish council

The municipal elections of 13 June 2004 was as follows:

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 was as follows:

The turnout was 59.3 %, which was 5.7 percentage points lower than in the local elections of 2004. The council consists of 16 men and a woman at.

Coat of arms

In red with a silver (white ) wave oblique beams, each accompanied by a sechsspeichigen silver ( white ) wheel The wave beams the situation of local symbolized in the source area of ​​Mudbaches. Wheels and Tincture point to the coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Mudau was 1905-1973 endpoint of a now degraded narrow gauge railway, the Odenwald Express, which emanated from Mosbach. On the former railway line a wheel Wanderbahn was inaugurated on June 8, 1980. Today, the site is connected via a bus to the train station of the S- Bahn Rhein Neckar in Eberbach.

Established businesses

In the district Donebach Media Broadcast GmbH operates the long-wave transmitter Donebach for the Germany radio. With a height of 360 meters, these are the highest transmitting towers in Western Europe. In Travel Bach the German Telekom AG operates a radio system at 9 ° 15'48 " east longitude and 49 ° 33'5 " North. As antenna support a 149.65 meter high concrete tower ( tower type ) is used.

Educational institutions

In the nucleus there is a primary and secondary school. The district Schloßau has its own primary school. In addition, there are two kindergartens ( in Mudau and Schloßau ).

Recreational facilities

Golf course

Nestled in the woods and meadows was 1993, the golf course in Mudau with 92 ha. It offers an 18 -hole course, a short course, covered driving range, putting green, practice bunker and a club house with entertainment.

Tennis court

In Mudau there is a small tennis court and a tennis club, the TC Rot-Weiß Mudau eV

High ropes course

The high ropes course in the forest area in Steinbach ( Eventure Park ) is a combination of natural ropes course in which the exercises are placed between living trees and free -built plant.

Cycle paths

Through the district Langenelz following cycle paths lead:

  • The 225 km long 3-country bike path as a trail through the tri-border region of Hesse, Baden- Württemberg and Bavaria. Along Mümling, Neckar and Main explores the Odenwald route.
  • The Castle Road Bike Trail is about 1,200 kilometers, parallel to Tourist Route Castle Road between Mannheim and Prague.
  • The Odenwald- Madonna - cycle path leads over 135-160 kilometers through the Odenwald, the Neckar and the Rhine valley.

Culture and sights

Natural Monuments

  • Limes hiking path in Schloßau with numerous remains of the Neckar- Odenwald- Limes. The Neckar - Odenwald Limes led from Bad Wimpfen on the Neckar north across Neckarburken, Scheidental, Schloßau to Wörth am Main.

Structures

  • Limes forts Schloßau and Scheidental
  • Chapel of St. Vitus and St. Martin ( Steinbach ) by 1494 Riemenschneider altar from the school
  • Now used Waldleiningen castle, built in 1828 in the Windsor style as a sanatorium
  • Old Town Hall ( 1434 )
  • Catholic parish church of St. Pancras (Tower of 1510)
  • Baroque Marian column Mudau ( 1736)
  • Neo-Gothic parish church Schloßau (1864 )
  • Telecommunications tower travel Bach
  • Long-wave transmitter Donebach
  • Wind turbines Steinbach, Sohläcker (3 wind turbines of the REpower MM92 with 92m rotor diameter 100m towers )
  • Odenwald Hall
  • Gallows Mudau

In 2009, a "Cultural Historical circuit Mudau " with 19 stations was created in the nucleus in association of community and home - and the tourist office. Text panels provide information in brief about the sights. In addition, an information brochure is available at your local council. As part of the Mudau active program tours take place. Dates on the homepage of the community.

Theater

The Baden State Theatre a guest several times a year in the Odenwald hall.

Personalities

Freeman

  • Philipp Rottermann, Mudau, ( emigrated to America )
  • 1927: Karl Pfeiffenberger, Mudau, Headteacher, * May 4, 1847; † October 27, 1928
  • 1932/33: Peter Paul Albert, Mudau, historians, * January 29, 1862; † November 27, 1956
  • 1933: Herrmann Passmann, Langenelz, 1873 *
  • 1934: Arthur Grimm, Mudau, painters, * February 11, 1883; † February 23, 1948
  • 1947: Franz Bingler, Mudau, inventor of surgery and orthopedic mechanics, * December 2, 1862; † January 10, 1951
  • 1959: Theodor Humpert, Mudau, a secondary school teacher, local historian, * June 29, 1889; † March 17, 1968
  • 1976: Ernst Beckmann, Mudau, geologist and water researcher, * February 28, 1906; † May 11, 1986
  • 1979: Erich Bucher, Mudau, former Mayor, * 9 August 1915; † February 24, 1994
  • 1990: Joachim Schulz, Mudau and Amorbach, former Managing Director, * June 26, 1920; † January 24, 2010
  • 2011: Susanne Everth Schulz, Amorbach, wife of Freeman died in 2010 Joachim Schulz

Sons and daughters of the town

Karlsruhe (region) Reisenbach Telecommunication Tower Mud (river) Elz (Neckar) Resort town Order of Saint Benedict Electorate of Mainz Christian Democratic Union (Germany) Wheel of Mainz Deutschlandfunk Typenturm Tilman Riemenschneider Adelsheim Aglasterhausen Billigheim Binau Fahrenbach Neckargerach Neckarzimmern Obrigheim Zwingenberg (Baden) Integrated Authority File
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