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Kleiner Odenwald
The Kleiner Odenwald (“Little Odenwald”) is the southern part of the central German hill range, the Odenwald, and is up to .{{GeoQuelle, DE, BFN-Karten It is also part of the natural region of Odenwald#Sandstein-Odenwald, Sandstein-Odenwald in the north of the state of Baden-Württemberg. Lying east-southeast of Heidelberg and south of the River Neckar, which separates the Kleiner Odenwald from the rest of the Odenwald, its landscape is shaped by the underlying sandstone that also dominates the northern Odenwald. Geography Location The Kleiner Odenwald lies in the counties of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Rhein-Neckar and Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Neckar-Odenwald and on the territory of the city of Heidelberg. It is bounded in the north by the Neckar and the settlements of Neckargemünd and Eberbach (Baden), Eberbach, in the east by the Neckar and e.g. by Obrigheim (Baden), Obrigheim, in the south by Reichartshausen, Waibstadt and Eschelbronn and in the west by Wiesloch, Leimen (Baden) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
The Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The administrative headquarters are based in the city Heidelberg, which is a district-free city. As of 2019, the district is the most populous in Baden-Württemberg. History The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts of Heidelberg, Mannheim and Sinsheim. Geography The district is named after the two main rivers which flow through the district, the Rhine and Neckar. The highest elevation is 580 m near the 584 m tall peak of the Odenwald mountain Stiefelhöhe, located near Heiligkreuzsteinach. The lowest elevation with 92 m is in Ilvesheim, located in the Neckar valley. Sights Government The district is governed by a district assembly (''Kreistag'') and a district executive (''Landrat''). The eligible voters of the district elect the Kreistag every 5 years. This body in turn elects the Landrat every 8 years. The Landrat is the legal representative of the district as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschelbronn
Eschelbronn is a village with 2,597 inhabitants in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is adjacent to Sinsheim. History Eschelbronn was already mentioned in the year 788/789 in a deed of donation from the monastery of Lorsch. In the end of the 13th century it became property of the diocese of Speyer. In 1267 a castle of wood was built and later in 1375 was transformed to a moated castle of stone. In 1526 the population were converted to Lutheranism. In 1803 Eschelbronn became a part of Baden. 1807 the village joined the district of Waibstadt and was assigned 1813 to the district of Sinsheim, which in the year 1973 became the Rhine Neckar Area The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region (german: Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar, ), often referred to as Rhein-Neckar-Triangle, is a polycentric metropolitan region located in south western Germany, between the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region to the Nor .... Economy In former times the main income source from the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobbach (Elsenz)
Lobbach is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Elsenz in Meckesheim Meckesheim is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg. History In 772 and 822 Meckesheim was mentioned for the first times as ''Heim des Me .... See also * List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg References Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzbach (Elsenz)
Schwarzbach is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into the Elsenz in Meckesheim. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A * Aal * Aalbach *Aalenbach * Ablach * Ach * Acher *Adelbach * Aich * Aid * Aischbach, tributary of the Kinzig * Aischbach, tributary of the Körsch * Aitrach, tributary of the Danube * Aitrach, ... References Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsenz (river)
Elsenz is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It passes through Sinsheim and flows into the Neckar in Neckargemünd. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A * Aal * Aalbach *Aalenbach * Ablach * Ach * Acher *Adelbach * Aich * Aid * Aischbach, tributary of the Kinzig * Aischbach, tributary of the Körsch * Aitrach, tributary of the Danube * Aitrach, ... References Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schönbrunn (Baden)
Schönbrunn () is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It consists of the villages Allemühl, Haag, Moosbrunn, Schönbrunn and Schwanheim. It is situated in the southern part of the Odenwald hills, south of the river Neckar. Schönbrunn lies about 7 km southwest of Eberbach and 18 km east of Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 .... Transport The nearest train stations are in Hirschhorn and Eberbach, on the Neckar Valley Railway. Buses of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar connect Schönbrunn with Eberbach, Mosbach and Heidelberg. References External links * Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Populated places on the Neckar basin Populated riverside places in Germany {{RheinNeckar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neunkirchen (Baden)
Neunkirchen may refer to the following places: In Austria * Neunkirchen, Austria, the capital of the district Neunkirchen in Lower Austria * Neunkirchen District, Austria In Germany Baden-Württemberg *Neunkirchen, Baden-Württemberg, in Neckar-Odenwald district Bavaria *Neunkirchen am Brand, in Forchheim district * Neunkirchen am Sand, in Nürnberger Land district * Neunkirchen, Lower Franconia, in Miltenberg district *A part of Weiden in der Oberpfalz Hesse a district of the municipality Modautal in Hesse, see Modautal#Neunkirchen North Rhine-Westphalia *Neunkirchen (Siegerland), a locality in Siegen-Wittgenstein district * Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, in Rhein-Sieg district Rhineland-Palatinate *Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich, part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Thalfang am Erbeskopf in Bernkastel-Wittlich district * Neunkirchen am Potzberg, part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Altenglan in Kusel district *Neunkirchen, Westerwaldkreis, part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rennerod in We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzach (Odenwald)
Schwarzach may refer to: * Schwarzach im Pongau, a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau District in the Austrian state of Salzburg * Schwarzach, Vorarlberg, a municipality in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg * Schwarzach, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Schwarzach am Main, a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany * Schwarzach, Lower Bavaria, a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany * Schwarzach bei Nabburg, a municipality in the district of Schwandorf in Bavaria, Germany * Svratka (river) or ''Schwarzach'' in German, a river in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic * Schwarzach (Schussen), a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, tributary of the Schussen * Schwarzach (Danube), a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, tributary of the Danube * Schwarzach (Altmühl), a river of Bavaria, Germany, left tributary of the Altmühl * Schwarzach (Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglasterhausen
Aglasterhausen is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Aglasterhausen is first mentioned in the records of the Bishop of Worms in 1143. It had its own nobility as early as the middle of the 12th century. In 1416, the town was ceded to the Electorate of the Palatinate, but with the death of Friedrich von Hirschhorn in 1632, that line ended, and the ownership reverted to the bishopric of Worms. This continued until 1803, when Aglasterhausen was given to Baden. Mayors * 1981–2013: Erich Dambach * 2013–2021: Sabine Schweiger * since 2021: Stefan Josef Kron Personalities * Albert Schreiner (1892-1979), Communist politician and historian * Helmut Degen (1911-1995), composer * Hans Kissel Hans Kissel (19 February 1897 – 30 November 1975) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiesenbach (Baden)
Wiesenbach is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg. Geography The town sits on the L 532/ B 45, between the heights of the Odenwald and the hills of the Kraichgau about 127 to 327 meters above sea-level. It is 15 km east of Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 .... It is called the ''gateway from the little Odenwald to the Kraichgau''. The German painter Wolfgang Maria Ohlhäuser lived there for 23 years. References Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Baden {{RheinNeckar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaiberg
Gaiberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg. Geography The state certified climatic health resort (''Luftkurort'') sits on the border of the Odenwald and the Kraichgau within the Neckartal-Odenwald national park, about 10 km south of Heidelberg. To the south of Gaiberg lies Leimen. To the north and west lies Heidelberg. To the east lies Bammental. History The settlement which appeared in the late Middle Ages, was bought by the Electorate of the Palatinate in 1419. In 1803 Gaiberg became part of Baden. Government Gaiberg belongs to the Neckargemünd municipal association. The seat of the municipal association is in Neckargemünd. Municipal council In addition to the chairperson and mayor, there are 12 councilors. Coat of arms The coat of arms is based on a court seal from 1751. It depicts a column next to a tree. The meaning of the symbols is not explained. In 1900 the municipality adopted the coat of arms at the suggestion of the General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bammental
Bammental is a municipality in Rhein-Neckar Kreis of Baden-Württemberg. Geography Bammental is about 9 km southeast of Heidelberg and 13 km northwest of Sinsheim in the Elsenz valley, between Mauer and Neckargemünd. The borough of Reilsheim belongs to Bammental. Neighboring communities *Neckargemünd * Gauangelloch *Wiesenbach (Baden) *Mauer (Baden) * Gaiberg History Bammental has been settled since pre-history. Homo heidelbergensis found in neighboring Mauer, lived in the area around Bammental 500,000 to 600,000 years ago. The remains of a Roman road and Roman buildings bear witness to settlement by the Romans. At the end of the 8th century, there were multiple mentions of the Frankish settlement, Risolfesheim, in the Lorsch Codex. This settlement is the borough Reilsheim. Bammental started as an extension of Reilsheim at the turn of the millennium. From 1330 to 1803, Bammental belonged to the Electorate of the Palatinate of the Rhein. Bammental belonged to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
