Edingen-Neckarhausen
Encyclopedia
Edingen-Neckarhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
, in Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
. It is situated on the left bank of the Neckar
.
and somewhat closer (about 8 km) northwest of Heidelberg
. Directly on the opposite bank of the Neckar is the city of Ladenburg
.
The borough of Neu-Edingen combined with Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld create a big village. The border between the two can only be identified by the town demarkation signs in the middle of the village.
s, because of the mild climate and fertile soil.
on 17 November 765 in a grant document of the Lorsch Abbey
, in which the village was granted to Lopodonum (today Ladenburg). The manor of Edingen belonged to the Imperial Abbey of Lorsch and the Bishopric of Worms
. At the end of the 12th century, the count palatine
took over lordship of the town until 1802.
Shortly after Edingen, Neckarhausen was mentioned in the Lorsch codex for the first time on 26 June 773. Between the end of the 14th century and 1705, the Bishopric of Worms and the counts Palatine shared lordship over the town. Afterwards, lordship fell to the Palatinate alone.
After court of the Electors Palantine moved away from Mannheim to Munich
in the year 1778, the secret state and conference minister, Franz Albert Freiherr von Oberndorff (1720–1799) became governor for the prince-elector Karl Theodor
in Mannheim. As part of his reward, he was raised to a count (Graf) in 1790. Neckarhausen became the family seat of the young dynasty. Before the village are the clan holdings.
The last heir of the von Oberndorff line, count Alfred von Oberndorff (1870–1963), was ambassador in Sofia
and Warsaw
and as representative of the foreign office
in armistice
negotiations in November 1918 in Compiègne
. They are both buried in the local graveyard.
In 1803 both villages became part of Baden
. On the 3rd of May 1975 the villages were united in the municipal reform as Edingen-Neckarhausen.
The flag is red and white and together with the coat of arms was awarded by the Rhein-Neckar district administration office in 1977.
, connecting Mannheim and Heidelberg, as well as the state road (Landesstraße
), the L637 (formerly the B37), running parallel. Across the A656, just a few minutes away, are the A5
and A6
.
Edingen-Neckarhausen is connected to Ladenburg on the other side of the Neckar, by a regular ferry and a railway bridge, that can be used by bicyclists as well as pedestrians.
Public transit is handled by the Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) GmbH. The downtown areas of Mannheim and Heidelberg can be reached in 20 and 15 minutes, respectively. The municipality belongs to the transit authority Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN). In the borough of Edingen, you can find a train station of the MVV OEG AG next to a siding and an engine house. The Deutsche Bahn
train station, Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld is in the borough Neu-Edingen and part of Edingen-Neckarhausen.
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bergstraße, Odenwaldkreis, Neckar-Odenwald, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, district-free Speyer, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, and district-free Mannheim and Heidelberg.-History:The district was created in...
, 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...
. It is situated on the left bank of the Neckar
Neckar
The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...
.
Geography
Edingen-Neckarhausen lies about 12 km south-east of MannheimMannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
and somewhat closer (about 8 km) northwest of Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
. Directly on the opposite bank of the Neckar is the city of Ladenburg
Ladenburg
Ladenburg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Neckar, 10 km east of Mannheim, and 10 km northwest of Heidelberg.It has an old town from the Late Middle Ages...
.
Boroughs
The municipality consists of two boroughs:- Edingen (with Neu-Edingen)
- Neckarhausen
The borough of Neu-Edingen combined with Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld create a big village. The border between the two can only be identified by the town demarkation signs in the middle of the village.
History
Edingen and Neckarhausen have been settled since the time of the CeltCelt
The Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....
s, because of the mild climate and fertile soil.
Edingen
Edingen was first mentioned in the Lorsch codexLorsch codex
The Lorsch Codex is an important historical document created between about 1175 to 1195 AD in the Monastery of Saint Nazarius in Lorsch, Germany. It consists of 460 pages in large format containing more than 3800 entries...
on 17 November 765 in a grant document of the Lorsch Abbey
Lorsch Abbey
The Abbey of Lorsch is a former Imperial Abbey in Lorsch, Germany, about 10 km east of Worms, one of the most renowned monasteries of the Carolingian Empire. Even in its ruined state, its remains are among the most important pre-Romanesque–Carolingian style buildings in Germany...
, in which the village was granted to Lopodonum (today Ladenburg). The manor of Edingen belonged to the Imperial Abbey of Lorsch and the Bishopric of Worms
Bishopric of Worms
The Bishopric of Worms was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Located on both banks of the Rhine around Worms just north of the union of that river with the Neckar, it was largely surrounded by the Palatinate. Worms had been the seat of a bishop from Roman times...
. At the end of the 12th century, the count palatine
Count palatine
Count palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
took over lordship of the town until 1802.
Neckarhausen
After court of the Electors Palantine moved away from Mannheim to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in the year 1778, the secret state and conference minister, Franz Albert Freiherr von Oberndorff (1720–1799) became governor for the prince-elector Karl Theodor
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
Charles Theodore, Prince-Elector, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria reigned as Prince-Elector and Count palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777, until his death...
in Mannheim. As part of his reward, he was raised to a count (Graf) in 1790. Neckarhausen became the family seat of the young dynasty. Before the village are the clan holdings.
The last heir of the von Oberndorff line, count Alfred von Oberndorff (1870–1963), was ambassador in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
and Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
and as representative of the foreign office
Foreign Office (Germany)
The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany...
in armistice
Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)
The armistice between the Allies and Germany was an agreement that ended the fighting in the First World War. It was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on 11 November 1918 and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not technically a surrender...
negotiations in November 1918 in Compiègne
Compiègne
Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
. They are both buried in the local graveyard.
Edingen-Neckarhausen
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....
. On the 3rd of May 1975 the villages were united in the municipal reform as Edingen-Neckarhausen.
Municipal council
The municipal council is made up of 22 members.| Municipal Council 2004 | |||||
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
| CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
% | 9 | |||
| SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
% | 6 | |||
| Independent Citizens List Unabhängige Bürgerliste (UBL a union between the Freie Wähler Verein and the FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... ) |
% | 4 | |||
| Green Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
% | 3 | |||
| Voter Participation: % | |||||
Coat of arms
With the union of Edingen and Neckarhausen the coat of arms was remade. The cross of Lorsch refers to the historic relationship with the Lorsch Abbey. The lion of the Palatinate was already present on the coat of arms of Neckarhausen.The flag is red and white and together with the coat of arms was awarded by the Rhein-Neckar district administration office in 1977.
Transportation
The municipality lies on the Bundesautobahn 656Bundesautobahn 656
is an autobahn in Germany. It leads from Mannheim-Neckarau to Autobahnkreuz Heidelberg.- History :The planning for an Autobahn between Mannheim and Heidelberg began as early as 1926. It was taken into account in the planning for the HaFraBa . The motorway was opened in 1935 as an Imperial Motorway...
, connecting Mannheim and Heidelberg, as well as the state road (Landesstraße
Landesstraße
Landesstraßen are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads that cross the boundary of a rural or urban district...
), the L637 (formerly the B37), running parallel. Across the A656, just a few minutes away, are the A5
Bundesautobahn 5
is a 445 km long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the Hattenbach triangle intersection is a 445 km (277 mi) long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the Hattenbach triangle intersection is a 445 km (277 mi) long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the...
and A6
Bundesautobahn 6
, also known as Via Carolina is a 477 km long German autobahn. It starts at the French border near Saarbrücken in the west and end at the Czech border near Waidhaus in the east....
.
Edingen-Neckarhausen is connected to Ladenburg on the other side of the Neckar, by a regular ferry and a railway bridge, that can be used by bicyclists as well as pedestrians.
Public transit is handled by the Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) GmbH. The downtown areas of Mannheim and Heidelberg can be reached in 20 and 15 minutes, respectively. The municipality belongs to the transit authority Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN). In the borough of Edingen, you can find a train station of the MVV OEG AG next to a siding and an engine house. The Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
train station, Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld is in the borough Neu-Edingen and part of Edingen-Neckarhausen.
Schools
- Pestalozzi-Schule in Edingen (primary school. Classes 1 - 4.)
- Graf-von-Oberndorff-Schule in Neckarhausen (primary and secondary school with applied trade school)
- Volkshochschule Edingen-Neckarhausen (adult school)
- Satellite school of the Mannheim music school
Government offices
The government of the municipality is coordinated in the newly refurbished city hall in Edingen. In Schloss Neckarhausen is a satellite office with mit public services and registry office.Recreational and sport facilities
- Public swimming pool in Neckarhausen
- Indoor swimming pool in the Pestalozzi-Schule in Edingen
- Sport and cultural center (in Plouguerneau-Allee)
- Sporthalle Edingen (gymnasium with bowling alley)
- School sport field in Edingen
- Tennis courts in Edingen and Neckarhausen
- Sport facilities of the Sportvereine (sport club) Victoria and DJK (Catholic sports club) in Neckarhausen
- Dog clubs in Edingen und Neckarhausen
- BouleBouleThe term Boule may refer to:* Boule , plural boulai, an assembly forming part of city governments in Ancient Greece* Boule , a block of synthetically produced crystal material...
facilities in Neckarhausen
Regular events
- The festival Rund ums Schloss (All round the palace) in Neckarhausen annually on the second weekend of July
- The Neckarhausen KermesseKermesseKermesse or kermis, is a Dutch language term derived from 'kerk' and 'mis' that became borrowed in English and French, originally denoting the mass said on the anniversary of the foundation of a church and in honour of the patron...
annually on the first weekend in September - The Edingen Kermesse annually on the first weekend in October
- Gockelfest (Rooster Festival)
- Fischerfest (Fishing Festival) annually on the third weekend in August
Honorary citizens
- Werner Herold, former mayor
- Georg Kohler, former municipal council chairman, recipient of the BundesverdienstkreuzBundesverdienstkreuzThe Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
(Federal Cross of Merit) and Bundesverdienstkreuz first class http://spdnet.sozi.info/bawue/rhn/edneck/index.php?nr=1049&menu=0
External links
- (German) Official Homepage
- (German) List of all clubs for Edingen-Neckarhausen (with links to the individual club websites)
- (German) Edingen-Neckarhausen in the Internet travel guide for the Burgenstraße
- (German) Schloss Neckarhausen entry in badischewanderungen.de (Website for hiking trips in Baden)