Billigheim
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Billigheim is a municipality
in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
, in Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
. The town of Billigheim has five local subdivisions: Sulzbach
(1803 Inhabitans), Billigheim, Allfeld, Waldmühlbach and Katzental.
in the year 1000. At that time, a convent was founded there. The convent owned the village until secularization in 1584. At that time, the convent was closed, and the village was given to Kurmainz.
In 1803, along with the entire area, the town was given to the dukes of Leiningen
in Baden
, who remodeled the convent into a palace. This palace burned to the ground in 1902. The remaining church was remodeled in 1878-79.
In 1806 Billigheim became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden
.
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is a district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Main-Tauber-Kreis, Hohenlohe, Heilbronn, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Odenwaldkreis Hesse and Landkreis Miltenberg Bavaria...
, in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The town of Billigheim has five local subdivisions: Sulzbach
Sulzbach (Billigheim)
Sulzbach is the most populous residential district of the city of Billigheim, Germany.It is located in Neckar-Odenwald-county, five kilometers west of Billigheim and 6 km east of Mosbach....
(1803 Inhabitans), Billigheim, Allfeld, Waldmühlbach and Katzental.
History
The first historic mention of Billigheim is in the archives of WürzburgWürzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
in the year 1000. At that time, a convent was founded there. The convent owned the village until secularization in 1584. At that time, the convent was closed, and the village was given to Kurmainz.
In 1803, along with the entire area, the town was given to the dukes of Leiningen
Leiningen
Leiningen is the name of an old German family whose lands lay principally in Alsace, Lorraine and the Palatinate. The first count of Leiningen about whom anything certain is known was a certain Emich II , whose family became extinct in the male line when Count Frederick, a Minnesinger, died about...
in Baden
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
, who remodeled the convent into a palace. This palace burned to the ground in 1902. The remaining church was remodeled in 1878-79.
In 1806 Billigheim became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918.-History:...
.