Schrozberg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in

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. It is located west of

Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rothenburg ob der Tauber () is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the ...

, and northeast of

Schwäbisch Hall Schwäbisch Hall (; "Swabian Hall"; from 1802 until 1934 and colloquially: ''Hall'' ) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg located in the valley of the Kocher river, the longest tributary (together with its headwater Lein) of th ...

. Schrozburg Castle of the Lords of Schrozberg was built in the 12th century and destroyed in 1441 by the city of Rothenburg. Schrozberg was then possessed by the lords of Schrozberg, later jointly by the noble families Seldeneck, Adelsheim, the city of Rothenburg, the House of

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und the barons of Berlichingen. A new castle outside the town was built in the early 16th century. By 1455, Albrecht of Hohenlohe had acquired the castle and lordship of Bartenstein near Schrozberg. The castle is still today the residence of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. Schloss_Schrozberg_17.jpg, Schrozberg Castle Luftbild Bartenstein.jpg, Bartenstein 11.4.2019. Frühling an Schloss Bartenstein. 04.jpg, Bartenstein Castle Evangelische Kirche Ettenhausen.jpg, Protestant church Ettenhausen

Mayors

* 1835-1867: Georg Philipp Ernst Wolf (born 1798) * 1867-1900: Johann Paul Dallinger (1883-1900) * 1900-1917: Friedrich Scheuermann (born 1866) * 1917-1927: Friedrich Gottert (born 1882) * 1928-1945: Wilhelm Hirschburger (born 1901) * 1945-1946: Max Kunert (1905-1946) * 1946-1986: Rudolf Neu (1921-2011) * 1986-2016: Klemens Izsak (born 1954) * since 1 July 2016: Jacqueline Förderer (born 1988)

Sons and daughters of the town

* Paul Wolf (1879-1957), city planner in

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and

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* Fritz Hayn (1885-1968), choirmaster and organist from 1923 on

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References

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