Östringen in Wikipedia Östringen is a town in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg . Nearly 12 680 inhabitants live here (September 2006) on a cadastral area of 5322 ha Östringen located in the north of the district on the western edge of the Kraichgau between the metropolitan areas Karlsruhe and Heidelberg / Mannheim . Until the first district reform January 1973 Östringen belonged to the district Bruchsal. Due to its central location functions for the surrounding area Östringen in 1981 by the state government granted the city rights.
geography and urban structure
districts
to Östringen addition to the core city Östringen the districts Odenheim, Tiefenbach and Eichelberg.
core city Östringen
In the central city Östringen leben ca. 7.200 Einwohner auf 1.624 ha.
Odenheim
Der Siegfriedsbrunnen vor Odenheim
Odenheim zählt ca. 3.700 Einwohner auf ca. 2100 ha Fläche und gehört seit dem 1. Januar 1974 zu Östringen.
Odenheim liegt im Katzbachtal mitten im beschaulichen Kraichgauer Hügelland. In Urkunden wird Odenheim erstmals im Jahre 769 erwähnt. Ab dem 12. Jahrhundert war die Geschichte Odenheims eng verknüpft mit dem in der Nähe gegründeten Benediktinerkloster Wigoldsberg, later Knights pin Odenheim . The murder of Siegfried could Nibelungensage to have taken place in the present in Odenheim Siegfriedbrunnen .
Odenheim was due to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss circuit and the breakup of diocese Speyer 1803 Baden 1803-1807 and was the seat of the Office Odenheim .
is the site of today's Odenheim marked by standing on the Kirchberg St. Michael Church and the old town hall in the middle of town.
Odenheim is the only part of the municipality Östringen a railway station. The S 31 of the KVV every hour on the track Odenheim-Karlsruhe. min to the peak hours every 20 minutes.
Tiefenbach the rise seen for Kreuzberg Chapel
Tiefenbach
The wine town of Tiefenbach is nestled in the rolling Kraichgau hills between mixed forest, vineyards and farmland. was mentioned in a document Tiefenbach first time in 1122 in connection with the monastery Wigoldesberg, the nearby Stifterhof today. Tiefenbach, with a total of about 917 ha and more than 1,300 inhabitants, the third largest share of the total city Östringen. The highest point is 290 m. Kreuzberg The site is dominated by the Catholic Church of St. John. Besides the wine and fruit growing, the place is mainly known by a wide range of restaurants, a golf and riding, and the ideal recreational opportunities. Shall invite the idyllic mountain lake for hiking and cross relaxation. Through an extensive network of cycle paths is Tiefenbach a popular destination for families and amateur athletes. Since 1990, over two years, the episode "Tiefenbacher Village Festival was held.
view from the chapel of Michael Eicher
Eichelberg
The community Eichelberg on 1 January 1972 to Östringen incorporated. Until the incorporation Eichelberg was part of the county Sinsheim. In Eichelberg about 700 people live to 673 hectares in the village was also traditionally vineyard, the wine of the place since the mid-16th Century proved.
geography
About a third of the district area, an extensive hardwood forests. By the core city Östringen flows the free stream, the neighborhoods and Tiefenbach Odenheim by the Katzbach traversed. The highest elevations are the tub and Kasperhäusel Östringen Tannenbaum at the Chapel Hill near Eichelberg, the shingle and the mountain at Odenheim Kreuzberg Tiefenbach. The total municipal area is 155-302 meters above sea level.
neighboring communities
following cities and municipalities bordering the city Östringen, they are called clockwise beginning in the East: Epping ( Heilbronn ) Kraichtal , Ubstadt -Weiher, Bad Schönborn (all district of Karlsruhe), Mühlhausen , Angelbachtal and Sinsheim (all Rhein-Neckar-Kreis ).
history
Settlements Östringen Odenheim and go to the 8th Century foundations of the Roman times. Is first mentioned in Östringen 764 the Code of Klosters Lorsch . 769 appears in these documents also Odenheim as Otemheim. To establish 1108 Benedictine monks from Hirsau at today's district Eichelberg Wigoldesberg the monastery, and later pin Odenheim. In this context, in 1122 the settlement Tiefenbach as Tiephenbach and in 1161 mentions the settlement Eichelberg was first documented.
The history of the settlements is closely connected with the monastery. For economic development is the wine that the monks introduce here an important role. In 1496 the monastery into a secular, freiadliges Knights pin is converted. In the 19th
Century and developed into Östringen Odenheim a thriving cigar industry. Eichelberg and Tiefenbach continue to live mainly on agriculture, especially of wine. On 11 July 1981 is Östringen collected by the then interior minister of Baden-Württemberg and later Federal President Roman Herzog in the state of a city. Since 1998, runs the light rail transport companies of the Karlsruhe Karlsruhe main station to Bruchsal to Odenheim.
In the course of municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg were on 1 January 1972 the two congregations and Eichelberg Tiefenbach incorporated. On 1 January 1974 was the incorporation of Odenheim.
confessions
Östringen is traditionally Roman Catholic marked. Thus, still part of each of the four places his own Catholic Church. In addition, there are also Odenheim Östringen and one each evangelical community.
policy
Mayor
- 1949-1959: Ferdinand Bender
- 1959-1979: Hermann Kimmling (CDU )
- 1979-2003: Eric Bamberger (CDU)
- since 2003: Walter Muth (CDU)
City Council
The City Council elections held on 13 June 2004 was as follows:
- CDU 45.3% (-1.3): 13 seats (-1)
- SPD 30.7% (-1.6): 9 seats (=)
- FWG 24.0% (+2.9): 6 seats (+1)
Twin Cities
- Abergavenny, Wales (since 1968)
- Rozenburg , Netherlands (since 1974)
- Thiviers , France (since 1989)
- also connects the district Odenheim a partnership with Itter in Tirol
economy and infrastructure
light rail cars of the S31 in the station Odenheim
traffic
By highway 292 ( Bad Schönborn - Lauda-Königshofen ) is Östringen to the national road network connected.
Disused railway line in Odenheim
The Katzbach train (after Ubstadt and from there to Bruchsal ) goes on the S 31 of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund connects the district Odenheim with the railway network. Led to the closure of the railway Tiefenbach (to 1975) and Eicher (to 1960) and on to Hilsbach .
Local businesses
are major employers:
- the largest built in 1963 nylon fiber Europe, the company Invista (formerly DuPont and ICI) and
- of composite materials manufacturer Cytec .
wine
still plays a major role and the wine. To about 230 hectares of vineyards known records, such as breaking Östringer Ullrich, Odenheim King cup, Tiefenbacher Stiftsberg or Eichelberger Chapel Hill are grown.
Education
In Östringen is a complete educational program of the three-membered education exist: upon the Leibniz Gymnasium the school will be stored. In the core city, there are also still Thomas-Morus - Real School, Silchester Primary and Middle Schools and a pure primary school. The district Odenheim has its own primary and secondary school and Tiefenbach a private elementary school.
media
Newspaper: The newspaper appear in the Östringen Badische Neueste Nachrichten (BNN). Furthermore, there are several free weekly newspapers.
city magazine: In addition to newspapers, there are several free city magazines.
Sports
Handball
In Östringen play handball a major role. Lange played the first team in the 2nd Östringen Handball league. After a merger with the team from Kronau in 2002, the SG Kronau / Östringen in the Handball Bundesliga.
since the 2005-06 season the club play their home games exclusively disputes in the newly established SAP Arena in Mannheim and wants to establish itself in the long run in the Bundesliga. Since 2005, calls the team " Rhein-Neckar Löwen . The squad includes the Vice World Champion 2007 Sławomir Szmal , Grzegorz Tkaczyk and Karol Bielecki and the World Champion 2007 Andrej Klimovets , Uwe Gensheimer , Oliver Roggisch and Henning Fritz .
greatest successes were the far reaching the Final Four of the DHB Cup in the years 2006 to 2009 and reaching the European Cup final in 2007 and the 2008/2009 season, the draw in the Champions League. There, they reached the semi-finals, where they had to give the THW Kiel defeated.
sights
museums
- museum Östringen in the Old Town Hall, built in 1786
- Gustav Wolf Art Gallery in Östringen
Kreuzberg Chapel Tiefenbach with Ostlandkreuz
Structures
- In Östringen: Neo-Romanesque church of St. Cecilia, Ullrich ruin of the chapel, and Zopfkapelle Forest Chapel
| | parish church of St. Cecilia Östringen | | |
- Siegfriedbrunnen in Odenheim: In the manuscript C of the Nibelungenlied , Sheet 38, verse 1013, 1-4, in the fountain Odenheim scene for the murder of Siegfried's mentioned. (Source: Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe)
- The parish church of St. Michael in Odenheim is completed in 1778 Baroque church, on a hill that overlooks the town. The Protestant Church in thanks Odenheim was built in 1967 to plans by the architects Brettener Baumgärtner.
- remains of the Benedictine monastery in the area of Wigoldesberg Stifterhof between Odenheim and Eichelberg, two towers and a memory of the 15th Century
- In Eichelberg is the local town hall on foundations of 1604, the adjacent wine established in 1556th The Catholic Church is from 1711. Striking is still the schoolhouse of the village dating from around 1900, stands in the vicinity of an existing since 1700 old wells . Opposite is a contemporary village well. In the town several crucifixes be seen, like a modern 1963 on the way to settle above the village lying Michael Chapel .
- In Tiefenbach there is the Catholic Church of 1852 and the Kreuzberg Chapel of 1872 with Ostlandkreuz . When is City Hall a village fountain and a sculpture.
| | | Catholic Church Eichelberg | |
| | Michael Chapel Eichelberg | Catholic Church Tiefenbach | |
natural monuments
- source of sulfur in 500 m north of Östringen
- recreation area cross-mountain lake: 1974 scale 200,000 m² large lake in Tiefenbach
- fruit, forest and Wine Trail: He begins Hall of Kreuzberg in Tiefenbach
regular events
- annually on 1 Weekend in July, taking place in fair Östringen
- year on 2 Weekend in October, taking place fair in Odenheim
- Carnival Saturday parade in Östringen
- Östringer Kerwe in November
- Several Open Sundays
- The Shrovetide held ceremonial meetings in Odenheim and Östringen
- carnival procession in Odenheim on the Monday
- At Carnival: Weekly carnival balls in the recreation hall in Odenheim
- Each biennial end street party in Odenheim alternating with Tiefenbach
- annually on the first weekend in August in Odenheim place-find Castle Festival Odenheim Karnevalsgesellschaft
- MaiNight in Östringen
- Oktoberfest at the forest hump in Östringen FC Östringen In mid-September
- Malle Night in Odenheim in April since 2007
personalities
sons and daughters of the city
itemization
- ↑ Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg: population as
literature
- Gehring, Franz: The history of church and monastery Odenheim. 870 years Odenheim pin. Festschrift for the 200th anniversary of the parish church Odenheim, 125 years Tiefenbach parish church, 265 years of church Eichelberg. Published by the Catholic parishes Odenheim, Tiefenbach and Eichelberg. Kruse pressure, Phillipsburg 1979
- custom Dr, Theodor: Östringen, history of a city. Overall history Östringen-1982
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