Rot am See

Red ( formerly written Roth at the lake) the lake is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden- Württemberg.

• 2.1 religions
• 2.2 Amalgamations
• 2.3 districts 2.3.1 Beimbach
• 2.3.2 Brettheim
• 2.3.3 Hausen am Bach
• 2.3.4 Reubach

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms
• 3.3 partner communities

• 4.1 Museums
• 4.2 Structures
• 4.3 Regular events

• 5.1 Established businesses
• 5.2 traffic
• 5.3 Formation

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 6.2 People who have worked on site

Geography

Geographical location

Rot am See is located north of Crailsheim in the eastern part of the Hohenlohe plain and flows through a portion of the Jagst inflow Brettach.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north by Blaufelden, on the east by the Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber and the communities Insingen, betting rings and Quick village (all Ansbach district ), to the south Wallenhausen and the town of Kirchberg an der Jagst and to the west by the city Gerabronn.

Community structure

The community of Red Lake consists of the formerly independent and eingemeindeten to Rot am See communities Beimbach, Brettheim, Hausen am Bach and Reubach. The municipality of Rot am See include 34 villages, hamlets, farms and houses. For the former municipality Beimbach part of the village Beimbach, the hamlet of Herold Hausen, Kleinbretteneben Home, Lenkerstetten and Oberndorf, the homestead Werdeck and the houses Laura mill and Rotmühle and dialed towns salt fountain and castle Werdeck. For the former community board include the home village Brettheim, the hamlet Hegenau, Herbertshausen and Hilgartshausen and the courts Brettachmühle and tubular tower. For the former municipality of Hausen am Bach include the village of Hausen am Bach, the hamlet book and Hertershofen and the homestead cloister. For the former municipality Reubach the village Reubach, the hamlet Kleinansbach, Kühn Hard, Reinsbürg and Weikersholz and the homestead Thomas mill and the dialed villages Bügelhof and " include Hamlet " at Reinsbürg. The municipality of Red Lake area as of January 31, 1972 include the village of Rot am See, the hamlet Bemberg, Musdorf, low winds and high winds, the community part Brettfeld, the homestead Seemühle and the houses Aumuehle, Bart mill and black mill and the dialed villages Birkach, Eulenhof, Krettenbach and Rufach.

In the hamlet Bemberg is the rest of the castle Bebenburg.

History

In 1139 Red was first mentioned. In the period 1333-1345 was dammed with the construction of a dam near the Seemühle Seebach to a lake. This reservoir owed ​​the town its distinctive name. The lake was drained in 1757 but again, the name stuck.

Rot am See 1596 was affected by witch hunts. Magdalena Ludwig was caught in a witch trial, but did not confess despite torture and was released.

1645 Red was the capital of Brandenburg- Ansbach Office Lobenhausen and was in the Frankish Empire circle. After a brief interlude of Bavaria from 1806 to 1810 Red came to Württemberg. In the Kingdom of Württemberg, the village belonged to the upper office Gerabronn. After its dissolution in 1938 she came to the district Crailsheim and finally in 1972 to the present district of Schwäbisch Hall.

Religions

Since the Reformation, red and its sub- sites are dominated mainly Protestant, there are five Protestant churches and a Roman Catholic church in the village.

Incorporations

In the course of municipal reform in Baden- Württemberg four previously independent municipalities were amalgamated to Rot am See: on February 1, 1972 Reubach, on April 1, 1972 Hausen am Bach, on 1 January 1973 Brettheim and on 1 January 1974 Beimbach.

Districts

Beimbach

When Bach was first mentioned in documents in 1383. It was a long time hohenlohisch, but then came across Bavaria in 1810 to the Kingdom of Württemberg. After the place was like in 1823 to the community Lenkerstetten and five years later to Gerabronn, Beimbach was in 1850 again an independent municipality in the Upper Office Gerabronn.

Brettheim

Already in 1251 Brettheim was first mentioned in a document. It was awarded as fief to the lords of Staufen Brettheim. In the 15th century the sovereignty went over ob der Tauber on the place of Rothenburg. After a brief membership of Bavaria, the place in 1810 fell to the Kingdom of Württemberg, which is then assigned to the upper office Gerabronn. see also Castle Brettheim

Through the decades- long musical work of the pastor -married couple Hans -Gerhard and Elisabeth Hammer with the Brettheim children's choir of the village name was nationwide prevalence and awareness.

Hausen am Bach

With its first mention in 1212 Hausen is the well-known after the provincial capital longest Teilort Rots. In the 14th century came squatting at Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where it was attached to the Office Insingen. Like the other part places also came Hausen early 19th century through Bavaria to Württemberg and there to the upper office Gerabronn.

Reubach

Reubach was first documented in 1329. How Brettheim and Stockhausen was the place in the meantime to Rothenburg ob der Tauber and then came over to the Württemberg Bayern Oberamt Gerabronn.

Policy

The church is the seat of the local government association Brettach / Jagst.

Parish council

The council is composed of 21 members next to the mayor. In the 2009 election, there were the following result:

Coat of arms

Blazon: About a silver ( white ) Wellenschildfuß on green ground in silver ( white) three green poplars.

Partner communities

Rot am See maintains partnership relations with Weyer home in Alsace and Chat in southern France.

Culture and sights

Museums

In the old village school Reubach the local museum Reubach is housed. The memorial 's men Brettheim at City Hall Brettheim was established in memory of three Brettheim citizens who were hanged in the final stages of World War II SS and Wehrmacht because they had disarmed four of the Hitler Youth to avoid the destruction of the village by the Americans.

Structures

When building a meetinghouse of Erdstall of red was discovered in 1990 near the lake.

Regular events

Brettheim is twice a year, in March and December, the scene of a cattle market. In Beimbach there annually during the second half of August, the Bartholomew market, and takes place in Musdorf year in October the Muswiese instead, the oldest and largest fair in Hohenlohe since the 12th century. Since 1995, every year in July on the streets Reubachs amateur theater performances, the Reubacher summer theater, which is supported by the association of the same since 1998.

On the last weekend (Friday- Sunday) in July organized by the Riding and Driving Club Rot am See on the Muswiese - area around the equestrian center in the suburb of Musdorf Hohenloh riding event with dressage and show jumping and a Jump & Drive- test in is to deal with an automotive course on a VW Touareg next to a jumping course. The tournament is classified as a horse show for the category BAC. As accompanying find live concerts and parties, brunch with music and equestrian show evenings.

Economy and infrastructure

Established businesses

• Velisco, producers of poultry meat products

Traffic

Rot am See is served by a railway station of the Tauber Valley Railway ( Crailsheim -Wertheim ) to the national rail network. Federal highway 290 ( Tauberbischofsheim - West Hausen ) linked Rot am See with the national road network.

Education

In the capital there is a primary school with Werkrealschule, the district board home has its own primary school. In Rot am See, there are also two municipal kindergartens.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Magdalena Ludwig became 1596 in a witch trial, but did not confess despite torture and was released.
• Wilhelm Friedrich Maier (1859-1931), Württemberg Rollmaus
• Leonhard Heißwolf (1880-1957), politician ( SPD)
• Georg Trump (1896-1985), graphic designer and typographer
• Karl Austrians (1931-1998), politician ( CDU)
• Ernst Keitel ( born 1939 in Brettheim ), politician ( CDU)

Those who worked on site

• Friedrich Bullinger (* 1953), politician (FDP / DVP )