Epfendorf ( Swabian: ''Äpfedorf'') is a municipality in the district of Rottweil, in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

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. Epfendorf is located in the Upper Neckar valley between Oberndorf am Neckar and Rottweil.

Neighboring communities

The municipality borders to the north to the town of Oberndorf, to the east to the city of Rosenfeld in Zollernalbkreis, on the south to

Dietingen Dietingen is a municipality in the Rottweil (district), district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Geography Dietingen is located in the Upper Neckar valley between the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura in 544–623 meters altitude, a ...

and Villingendorf and on the west to Bösingen.

Outline

The community consists of the main town Epfendorf and the three districts Harthausen, Talhausen and Trichtingen.

History

The exact age of Epfendorf is not known, but the place was first documented in 994. Findings indicate a Roman settlement, a Roman road led to the Roman settlement in Waldmössingen. On January 1, 1974, the municipality Harthausen was incorporated to Epfendorf. The incorporation of Trichtingen was on January 1, 1975.

Religions

Mariä Heimsuchung ( Visitation of Mary) is a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

parish of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Freiburg in Baden-Württemberg, '' B ...

in Talhausen. The evangelical church Trichtingen (which also includes the main town Epfendorf ) belongs to the church district

Sulz am Neckar Sulz am Neckar is a town in the Rottweil (district), district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Neckar, 22 km north of Rottweil, and 19 km southeast of Freudenstadt. Sulz am Neckar came in the poss ...

and this belongs to the

Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg () is a Lutheran member church of the Protestant Church in Germany in the German former state of Württemberg, now part of the state of Baden-Württemberg. The seat of the church is in Stuttgart. It ...

Politics

The community belongs to the agreed management community with the city Oberndorf am Neckar.

Council

The local elections on 25 May 2014 led to the following conclusions: *CDU / FW 47.2% (-4.7) 9 seats (-1) *Free citizens 52.8% (+4.7) 10 seats (+/- 0)

Crest

Blazon : In red, a blue-lined golden ducal crown with Hermelinstulp.

Things

Epfendorf is located on the Neckar cycle path, which passes many sights.

Hiking and biking trails

Epfendorf has an extensive network of hiking trails. The

Schlichem Schlichem is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It passes through Schömberg and flows, away, into the Neckar in Epfendorf. Geography Course Its source is located north of Tieringen (district of Meßstetten) at an elevation of 880 m ...

hiking trail ends in Epfendorf. Less experienced hikers can walk in summer with the Cyclo-shuttle from starting-point Tieringen in stages.
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Schwarzwälder Bote ''Schwarzwälder Bote'', is a German regional daily newspaper for the Black Forest and Upper Neckar region. ''Schwarzwälder Bote'' operates a network of 9 branches and 11 local editorial offices. The main circulation area, including the pa ...

.'' 28. April 2015. Schlichemklamm MichaD 1

Buildings

Not far from Harthausen is located in the woods the Lichtenegg Castle. It can not be visited because it is privately owned. Schloss Lichtenegg

Transportation

Epfendorf is located on the

Bundesstraße 14 {{Infobox road , country = DEU , type = B , route = 14 , map = B014 Verlauf.svg , map_notes = , length_km = 464 , direction_a = West , terminus_a = , direction_b = East , terminus_b = , states = ...

and on the

Plochingen–Immendingen railway The Plochingen–Immendingen railway is a main-line railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It runs from Plochingen via Horb am Neckar to Immendingen, following the upper reaches of the Neckar from Plochingen to Neckartailfingen ...

, but it is currently not served by passenger trains.

Education

The municipality has two primary schools and a secondary school with

Werkrealschule Werkrealschule is a relatively young branch of German secondary education (e.g. in Baden-Württemberg), which offers pupils additional lessons in grades 8 and 9 and allows them to qualify after ten years with a final exam which is equal to graduatio ...

. All secondary schools are available in the nearby towns of Oberndorf and Rottweil.

Sport

The town's

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club is

FC Epfendorf 1929 FC Epfendorf 1929 e.V. is a German sports club based in Epfendorf, Baden-Württemberg. The team currently plays in the Kreisliga, Kreisliga A, the ninth tier of the German football league system. History FC Epfendorf 1929 was officially founded ...

References

{{Authority control Rottweil (district) Populated places on the Neckar basin Populated riverside places in Germany