Pfaffenhofen, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg

Oberpfaffenhofen is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn, Baden- Württemberg.

2.1 religions
2.2 Population development

3.1 municipal
3.2 Coat of Arms

4.1 region
4.2 Structures
4.3 Natural Monuments

5.1 traffic
5.2 Media
5.3 Formation

Born 6.1 Oberpfaffenhofen

Geography

Geographical Location

Oberpfaffenhofen is located on the Zaber in Zabergäu in the southwestern district of Heilbronn.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring cities and municipalities Pfaffenhofen are ( clockwise from the west): Zaberfeld, Epping, Güglingen (all district Heilbronn) and Saxony home ( district of Ludwigsburg ). Together with Güglingen and Zaberfeld forms Oberpfaffenhofen the Gemeindeverwaltungsverband "Upper Zabergäu " based in Güglingen.

Community structure

In addition to the main village belongs to the district of Oberpfaffenhofen hamlet on the Zaber. To Oberpfaffenhofen still belong to the hamlet Rodbachhof and the living space Boger mill. The Outbound, no longer existing site Rodenbach was on mountian Oberpfaffenhofen, in its place is the present hamlet Rodbachhof.

History

Oberpfaffenhofen was probably founded at the time of the Christianization of Germany. As Pfaff Hoven, it was first mentioned in a deed dated May 30, 1279. Even before 1380 sold Burkhard of Hohenberg half of the village in Wuerttemberg, 1380 then followed by the other half.

Hamlet on the Zaber probably existed as early as the year 1000. On June 15, 1279 it was first mentioned in a document. In the 14th century, the town was part of Württemberg. On 1 January 1972 the hamlet was incorporated on the Zaber after Oberpfaffenhofen.

Religions

Oberpfaffenhofen church belonged originally to the diocese of Speyer. With the introduction of the Reformation in Württemberg became Lutheran. Even today, the place is predominantly Protestant, so there is in Oberpfaffenhofen and hamlets each with its own evangelical church. For Catholics, the Catholic church Holy Trinity Güglingen is responsible.

Population Development

Policy

Parish council

The council Pfaffenhofen is chosen according to the principle of loggerhead part of site selection and consists of 12 seats, 8 for Oberpfaffenhofen and 4 for the hamlet. After the local elections of 13 June 2004, he has 13 seats because of an overhang mandate. Another member of the council and its chairman is the mayor.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms Pfaffenhofener is: Argent, a flesh-colored Priestertonsur with black hair wreath. The municipal flag is red and white.

The oldest known seal of Pfaffenhofen, which is detectable 1482-1611, shows a human figure behind a fence: a canting arms, a priest ( priest ) in a yard. Coloured illustrations of this coat of arms are handed down from 1535 onwards. A stain seal of 1678 showed two upright lions holding a disc.

Coat of arms showed drawings from 1583 to the Priestertonsur a new, also canting arms. Also, the 1684 traditional spot signs of Pfaffenhofen is a simplified tonsure, which is also the disc in the seal of 1678 is based on you.

Not later than the 20th century was caused by misunderstandings of the tonsure a sun with face. Finally, in 1956 the municipality took on a proposal from the Baden-Württemberg Archives Directorate again Priestertonsur as coats of arms. The coat of arms was confirmed by the Home Office on 13 November 1956, the flag was the municipality awarded by the District Office of the district Heilbronn on 31 January 1980.

Culture and sights

Region

Oberpfaffenhofen is due to the Württemberg wine road that leads past many sights.

Structures

The Lambertus Church is a Protestant parish church. It goes back to a Gothic building with choir tower in 1300, has been extended several times and received its present shape largely through a rebuilding 1610 /12.
The associated rectory was in 1610 as well as the church expansion of Heinrich Schickhardt built. The Walling of the parish garden goes back to parts of the village walls of the 15th century, which was demolished a few remnants in 1817.
The fountain on the Kelterplatz and a nearby wall fountains were designed by the sculptor Güglinger Gunther Stilling.
In the center of numerous half-timbered houses of the 16th and 17th centuries have been preserved along the main road.

Evang. parish Office

21 Main Street, built in 1508

25 Main Street, built in 1563

Natural Monuments

South of the town, on the ridge of the mountain stream, lies the White Quarry, an important archaeological site of fossils from the Keuper, with an upstream observation deck.

Economy and infrastructure

Larger companies located in Oberpfaffenhofen are Maschinbau thirst with more than 100 employees and long - packaging with approximately 70 employees.

Traffic

Connections to the national road network consist in Lauffen and Kirchheim am Neckar (B 27). The public transport system in the traffic group H3NV is guaranteed by buses. Connection to the rail network is also in Lauffen and Kirchheim am Neckar (Franconia train).

1901 reached the Zabergäubahn ( Lauffen - Leonbronn ) Oberpfaffenhofen and hamlets. The Royal Württemberg State Railways built the Pfaffenhofener station building as a unit train station of type IIa. The line was shut down in 1986 for passenger and freight transport in 1995. Designed plans to reactivate the route as part of the Heilbronn city rail network by 2011, have not been followed up since 2006 due to lack of funding.

Media

About the events in Oberpfaffenhofen reports the daily newspaper in its issue Heilbronner Stimme SW, South West.

Education

Oberpfaffenhofen has a primary school.

Personalities

Born in Oberpfaffenhofen

Fritz Klein (1908-1966), SA - Standartenführer

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