Wüstenrot
Wüstenrot is a municipality in Mainhardter forest with about 6,600 inhabitants, more than half of them in eingemeindeten smaller villages. The town is the birthplace of the building society of the same name.
- 2.1 religions
- 3.1 Municipal and Town Councils
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms and Flag
- 3.4 partnership
- 4.1 Museums
- 4.2 Structures
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Media
- 5.3 Formation
- 6.1 freeman
- 6.2 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical location
Wüstenrot is located in Mainhardter forest in the southeast of the district of Heilbronn in the natural area Swabian- Franconian Forest. In the municipality springs the red, which drains the central municipality. The north of the municipal territory to Maienfels drained to Brettach while Neulautern in Lauter is.
Neighboring communities
Neighboring cities and municipalities Wüstenrots are ( clockwise from the west): the towns of Beilstein and Lowenstein (both in Heilbronn), Bretz field ( Hohenlohe ), Main Hardt ( Schwäbisch Hall ), Großerlach and Spiegelberg (both Rems -Murr-Kreis ) and Supreme box ( Prevorst district, the district of Ludwigsburg ).
Community structure
Wüstenrot consists of the five villages ( and former municipalities ) Wüstenrot, Finsterrot, Maienfels, Neuhütten and Neulautern. To Wüstenrot even include the hamlet Bernbach, Greuthof, Hasenhof, Schmellenhof, Spatzenhof, Stangenbach, Stollenhof and Weihenbronn and residential places Chausseehaus, neck, Horkenbrück and Lohmühle to Finsterrot the living spaces mountain, Binsenhof and Dörfle to Maienfels the hamlet mountain, bush, Kreuzle, Upper Heimbach, Ochsenhof, Schweizerhof and Walk Lens hamlets and farms blind man Häusle and Happbühl to Neuhütten the hamlet Bärenbronn, Kühhof, Lauxenhof and Plapphof and the living space hunters house in Kreuzle to Neulautern the hamlet Altlautern and book Bach and the living space Lauter.
The part belonging to Wüstenrot former dwelling place Neuhütte in Joachimstal is a deserted village since 1999.
The municipality has Wüstenrot ( end 2006) 4,971 inhabitants, of whom 2,952 live in the district Wüstenrot, 1675 in Neuhütten, 1098 in Maienfels, 605 and 467 in Neulautern in Finsterrot.
History
Near the church today is the Upper Germanic Limes, but the area was not inhabited in Roman times. The first recorded mention of the village in the municipality is 779, the donation of property in Stangenbach to the monastery of Fulda. Wüstenrot was only first mentioned in 1325.
During the 11th and 12th century, the area belonged to the Counts of Löwenstein. 1277, after the end of the Hohenstaufen, acquired by the Counts of Hohenlohe, the lords of the vineyard and the taverns of Limpurg influence. The castle Maienfels over the Brettachtal fell to the Lords of the vineyard, which is also the nearby castle Böhringsweiler had ( at today's district of Großerlach ).
In the 14th century had a knightly family, which took its name from the castle, Maienfels. Even in the 14th century, the Knights of Maienfels died out, and the castle fell in 1390 to Wolf of Wunnenstein, called " Blazing Wolf". His son undertook raids against urban rich trade routes until it was captured by the city of Rothenburg.
Wüstenrot fell in 1504 to Württemberg, while the Finsterrot founded around 1511 Hohenlohe belonged. The village was in a clearing, the spiral Hipler, Chancellor Hohenlohe, let make. At this time won the glass manufacture, the rich timber resources of the surrounding forests made use of, in importance. Place names such as Neuhütten remind of this sector, which existed until the 19th century. In the Thirty Years' War the places in Mainhardter forest as in all of Württemberg were strongly affected. The population was attributed partly to half and reached until decades later the old status
1772/73 recorded a " silver rush " Wüstenrot and environment. The scientifically interested Oetinger prelates from the nearby Murrhardt had been brought from the Wüstenroter Pfaff blade ore samples. A self-proclaimed fraudulent " Bergrat Riedel " from Saxony, who was then staying at Oetinger, claiming this would have a high silver content, and could Oetinger convince them to commit themselves to the operation of a mine at this point. Through the use of Oetinger the mine called Unexpected happiness is approved, the sale of mining shares financed it. Riedel, officers and soldiers from Ludwigsburg, including Schiller's father, Johann Kaspar Schiller to win to finance a further tunnel next to the first, which was called the soldiers managed to luck. Also in the nearby towns Erlach and Neulautern put you in silver mines. Silver discoveries, however, remained anywhere, and despite a mine Oetinger sermon on July 25, 1773, the admonished to persevere, to doubt Riedel, who was eventually arrested in Lowenstein grew. The operation of the mines has been discontinued, sold the inventory. Since 1986, the Pfaff blade is supplied with the studs as areal nature monument.
During the rearrangement of the region to Napoleon's time the places Finsterrot, Maienfels, Neuhütten and Neulautern came to Württemberg. Over the March Revolution of 1848 took place in the knighthood Maienfels which, although had no sovereign rights more but could raise as landowner still taxes from the peasants revolts. Distress, misery and mismanagement of the local mayor drove the inhabitants to emigrate and resulted in 1855/56, all five communities were placed under state supervision, which lasted in Wüstenrot to 1864, were in Neulautern until 1876. Late 19th century, the first established industrial areas, which provided in addition to agriculture, the manufacture of glass and the timber industry for more acquisition opportunities in the region.
In 1921, George Kropp in Wüstenrot the building society community of friends, out of which developed later Wüstenrot building society. The company in 1930 moved to Ludwigsburg, but retained the name Wüstenrot at. The then by a former employee Kropp 1931 Founded in Wüstenrot building society German soil proved short-lived and was dissolved in 1933 again.
On January 1, 1973 has been incorporated as part of the municipal and administrative reform, the municipality Neulautern after Wüstenrot. On January 1, 1974, then the communities Neuhütten, Maienfels (both formerly County Öhringen ) Wüstenrot ( with Neulautern, both the district of Heilbronn ) and Finsterrot closed ( Schwäbisch Hall ) for new large municipality in the district of Heilbronn Wüstenrot together. So were the five places that had already been heard until 1926 at that Oberamt vineyard, no longer distributed to various counties. The name of the new community also Weihenbronn or Neurot were talking. Finally they agreed, after some initial resistance Neuhüttens but the name Wüstenrot what the reputation of the building society of the same name was the decisive factor. A joint town hall was built in the geographic center of the municipality near Weihenbronn.
On December 8, 1975, the citizens of Maienfelser hamlet Brettach opted for the separation of Wüstenrot and the incorporation to Bretz field in the neighboring district of Hohenlohe, which became effective on January 1, 1977.
Religions
Wüstenrot is majority Protestant. In Maienfels, Neuhütten, Neulautern Wüstenrot and there are Protestant churches, each with its own church building. The United Methodist Church congregation Wüstenrot Neuhütten has two church buildings in Neuhütten and Wüstenrot. For Catholics, the Catholic church is responsible in ( Obersulm ) Affaltrach, in Neuhütten there is a church building. New Apostolic Church congregations are in Wüstenrot and Neulautern, each with its own church building. Since 2001, the Evangelical Free Church Community International Community of Christ Wüstenrot. In Neuhütten the Evangelical Baptist church Neuhütten also has been present since the mid-19th century.
Policy
Municipal and local councils
The council has Wüstenrots after the local elections of 7 June 2009 17 seats ( previously 16). The choice was as follows:
- FWV 66.9 % ( 1.5 ) - 12 seats ( 1)
- SPD 33.1 % ( - 1.5 ) - 5 seats ( =)
Another member of the council and its chairman is the mayor.
In each of the five villages Finsterrot, Maienfels, Neuhütten, Neulautern Wüstenrot and there is also a Ortschaftsrat who has six members. At her suggestion, the council elects a mayor volunteer for each village. These committees shall be consulted on important matters affecting the village.
Mayor
In the mayoral election on March 26, 2006, from the neighboring town of Main Hardt ( district Ammertsweiler ) continued coming challenger Heinz Naegele through against the back antretenden incumbent and won the election with 66.01 % of the vote; the current incumbent was 32.27 %. The new mayor took office on May 3, 2006.
Coat of arms and flag
The blazon of the coat of arms Wüstenroter is: In red with a silver glass vessel lowered a silver wave beams, covered with a blue fish. The municipal flag is white and red.
Prior to the municipal reform Wüstenrot had a coat of arms out, whose blazon Gules, a goblet is. This coat of arms fell to a sheriff 's official stamp used in 1930, containing the goblet crest in the manner of a family coat of arms with helmet, crest and helmet covers and his hand fell to a product manufactured in colored glass coat of arms of 1720 in the town hall, a Johann Jakob Wenzel belonged. The Württemberg Archives Directorate rejected this coat first as unrelated from, then let it but ( without top coat of arms ) but to take when the community wanted the goblet understood as referring to the previously operated in Wüstenrot glass making. The colors have been defined by the Archives Directorate. The coat of arms and the flag colors, white and red were the municipality awarded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior on 22 February 1963.
Following local government reform in the new community Wüstenrot took on a proposal from the Central State Archive on a new coat of arms. The subscribed by a Fund at Neuhütten glass vessel reminiscent of the former glassworks in the municipality, while the fish in the waters wave beams red, Lauter and Brettach symbolizes. Coat of arms and flag were presented to the community on March 17, 1975 of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior.
Partnership
Wüstenrot since 1989 twinned with the town of Solymár in Hungary. The partnership goes back to hungary German refugees who arrived after the Second World War by Neuhütten, the relationships in the old home but kept up and maintained.
Culture and sights
Wüstenrot is located on the idyllic road that leads past many sights.
Museums
In Wüstenrot there is the building society museum and a glass and Folk Museum.
Structures
See also: List of monuments in Wüstenrot
In the center of Wüstenrot is the evangelical Kilian Church, which took its present shape by expansion in 1732 and which has a baroque interior in the interior, including the organ from 1784, the old town hall. (Now Mansion ) was built in 1780 and 1997 renovated until 1999, today it houses the original glass and museum. The old forester's house in the town center has also been built in the 18th century. The old school of 1909 /10 since 1980 kindergarten. The house Haller Straße 3, a half-timbered house from 1750 in which George Kropp founded his first building society now houses, the building society museum.
In the district Maienfels the 1302 is first mentioned Maienfels Castle, since 15-16. Century in the possession of various branches of the family of Gemmingen, they also inhabit again since 1930 after more than 100 years of vacancy and decay. Below the castle is the home built in 1433 and since then several times renewed Castle Church, which was constructed at a renovation 1914/15 in the interior in the style of Art Nouveau. In Maienfels also remains of the medieval city walls remain. The old town hall was built in 1825 as a school and as of 1912 used as the city hall; the building is located since 1989 in private ownership. The former New school house was built in 1912 and privatized in 1981.
In the districts Neuhütten and Neulautern are Protestant parish churches from the period of historicism, each built by Albert Barth in 1862 or 1865. In Neuhütten the former Hütthaus remembers from around 1600 to the former Glasverhüttung, the Lodge is the former Gemmingensche Forest Centre in 1761. the parsonage dates back from 1863, the school house from 1872, and there is also the bakery around 1850. In Neulautern the school and the town hall in 1838 was built the rectory, 1865. outside the town is the historic factory complex Lauter, the than 1850 was built earthenware factory and used according to bankruptcy in 1852, inter alia, as weaving, air spa and furniture warehouse.
In the district Finsterrot is the historic Gasthaus Waldhorn, which was built in the 17th century as hohenlohisches Customs House. The evangelical church from 1981 stands on the site of an earlier building, which was created in 1857 through the conversion of the former school and town hall to a church.
Economy and infrastructure
The district Maienfels is a wine-growing village, whose documents are Großlage Lindelberg in the field Württembergisch lowlands of the Württemberg wine region.
Traffic
Wüstenrot is located on the main road 39 of Frankenstein (Pfalz ) to Main Hardt. The public transportation is served by buses from Heilbronner Hohenlohe Haller transport and offer Wüstenroter company Omnibusverkehr reins. The nearest train stations are located on the railway line Heilbronn- Crailsheim in Obersulm - Willsbach in Bretz field and in Schwäbisch Hall. There are direct buses to all stations, according to Obersulm and Bretz field more often than to Schwäbisch Hall.
Media
About the events in Wüstenrot the daily reports Heilbronner Stimme in its issue for Weinberg Valley (WT ).
Education
There are two schools in Wüstenrot: Neuhütten in the primary school Neuhütten in Wüstenrot the Georg- Kropp - school ( until May 2012 primary and Werkrealschule Wüstenrot, GWRS ). The Georg Kropp School Wüstenrot is one of the 34 starters schools that will be starting in the school year 2012/ 2013, the first joint Baden-Württemberg schools. The library is Wüstenrot the inhabitants of the municipality and holiday guests.
Personalities
Freeman
- George Kropp (1865-1943), founder of the Wüstenrot ( awarded on December 1, 1930 on the occasion of his 65th birthday )
Sons and daughters of the town
- Georg Christian Friedrich Philipp Seefried (1814-1881), Member of Parliament, Member of the National Assembly in Frankfurt
- Ernst Kretschmer (1888-1964), German psychiatrist