Münzesheim is a part of the town

Kraichtal Kraichtal is a town in the north-eastern part of the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1971 by a merger of nine smaller municipalities. Geography Kraichtal is a town embedded in western Kraichgau, a hilly land ...

in the district of

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( ; ; ; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, third-largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart a ...

in northwestern of

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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Geography

Münzesheim lies in the hills of the

Kraichgau The Kraichgau () is a hilly region in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Odenwald and the Neckar to the North, the Black Forest to the South, and the Upper Rhine Plain to the West. To the east, its boundary is c ...

on the flat end of left slope of the

Kraichbach The Kraichbach is a right tributary of the Rhine running through the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Its source is in the Kraichgau region near the municipality of Sternenfels. The brook then flows to the northwest through Kürnbach, O ...

valley. The district area is 11.80 km².

History

828 was first mentioned as ''Muncinesheim'', the place was ruled from 1109 to 1282 by a local aristocracy. In 1326 it became part of

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Ba ...

, as a

fief A fief (; ) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of feudal alle ...

to the Hofwart family of Kirchheim. The suzerainty probably comes from the

Counts of Eberstein The County of Eberstein was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire, situated in the southwest of modern Germany. From 1085 up into the 13th century, the Counts of Eberstein lived in the castle known today as Alt Eberstein which lies on a moun ...

and thus of the Kraichgau knights. The fiefdom converted to

protestantism Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

in 1530. After reversion of the feud in 1675 Margrave Frederick of Baden gave Münzesheim to his two illegitimate sons, which styled themselves Barons of Münzesheim. Friedrich August of Münzesheim sold the community in 1761 back to the feudal lord, but Baden had to recognize the tax sovereignty of the Kraichgauer knighthood until 1805. From 1805 to 1807 Münzesheim belonged to the

District Office Bretten A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

, then to the Town Office Gochsheim. Finally in 1813 temporarily to the city office and the first land office Bruchsal and from December 1813 to the district office Bretten again. 1936 Münzesheim came to the

district office Bruchsal A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

. On 1 September 1971

Gochsheim (Baden) Gochsheim () is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. Historically, along with its neighboring village of Sennfeld Sennfeld is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany Germany, offi ...

was united with Unteröwisheim and the communities Bahnbrücken, Landshausen, Menzingen (Baden), Münzesheim, Neuenbürg (Baden), Oberacker und Oberöwisheim to the new city of

. In 2020 Münzesheim had 2,967 inhabitants.

Crest

The former Crest of Münzesheim shows a red heart in gold topped with a silver ring.

Sights

The Protestant Church of St. Martin's subordinate in the 13th century the patronage of the Counts of Eberstein; the present church was built new in 1856. The Catholic Church of St. Andrew was built in 1963/65. Among the historic buildings of the town include the ''Old Forge''. Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Rathaus der Stadt Kraichtal 1.JPG, City Hall Kraichtal Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Torwächterhaus.JPG, "Torwächterhaus" Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Alte Schmiede.JPG, Old Forge in Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Altes Fachwerkhaus.JPG, Old half-timbered house in Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Alte Fachwerkhäuser.JPG, Half-timbered houses in Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Am Kraichbach.JPG, The river "Kraichbach" in Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Kath. Andreaskirche 1.JPG, Catholic Church of St. Andrew Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Polizeiposten.JPG, Police station in Kraichtal Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Sparkasse.JPG, "Sparkasse Kraichgau" - Branch Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Volksbank.JPG, "Volksbank Bretten" - Branch Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Margrafenschule 1.JPG, School "Markgrafenschule Münzesheim" Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Mönchswegschule.JPG, School "Mönchswegschule Münzesheim" Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Turnhalle und Schwimmbad.JPG, Gymnasium and swimming pool Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Kreisverkehr mit Blick zum alten Friedhof.JPG, Roundabout with a view to the old cemetery Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Aussegungshalle auf dem Friedhof.JPG, Funeral parlor to the new cemetery Münzesheim Image:Kraichtal-Münzesheim - Kriegerdenkmal auf dem Friedhof.JPG, War memorial at the new cemetery Münzesheim File:Kraichtal - Münzesheim - Asiatischer Garten - Teich mit Teehaus von SO.jpg, Asiatic garden

References

External links

* http://www.kraichtal.de/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Munzesheim Former municipalities in Baden-Württemberg