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Bad Mergentheim (Mergentheim until 1926) is a town in the Main-Tauber district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Prime Minister Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 300... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Stuttgart is one of the four administrative districts (Regierungsbezirke) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the north-east of the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwestern part of Germany. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Main-Tauber is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen, abbreviated to PLZ), consist of five digits, which indicate the wider area (first two digits), and the postal district (last three digits). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Main-Tauber is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Prime Minister Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 300...

History

Mergentheim (Mariae domus) is mentioned in chronicles as early as 1058, as the residence of the family of the counts of Hohenlohe, who early in the 13th century assigned the greater part of their estates in and around Mergentheim to the Teutonic order. In 1340 Mergentheim got Town privileges. It rapidly increased in fame, and became the most important of the eleven commanderies of that society. On the secularization of the Teutonic Order in Prussia in 1525, Mergentheim became the residence of the grand master, and remained so until the final dissolution of the order in 1809 by Napoleon. Events March 17 - King Lulach I of Scotland is killed in battle against his cousin and rival Malcolm Canmore, who later becomes King of Scotland as Malcolm III of Scotland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Events Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. ... Town privileges was an important feature of European towns during most of the 2nd millenium. ... Secularization or secularisation is a process of transformation as a society slowly migrates from close identification with the local institutions of religion to a more clearly separated relationship. ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... Motto Suum cuique Latin: To each his own Prussia at its peak, as leading state of the German Empire Capital Königsberg, later Berlin Government Duke1  - 1525–68 Albert I (first)  - 1688–1701 Frederick III (last) King1  - 1701–13 Frederick I (first)  - 1888–1918 William II (last) Prime Minister1,2... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

Bad Mergentheim's fortunes were reversed in 1826, when a shepherd discovered rich mineral springs in the surrounding area, during the time when spas were expanding in Germany at a rapid pace. The water turned out to be the strongest sodium-sulfate water in all of Europe, especially good for the treatment of digestive disorders. World map showing the location of Europe. ...

In the 1970s several neighbouring villages were incorporated during the "Gemeindereform".

Villages

(inhabitants)
Althausen (600), Apfelbach (350), Dainbach (370), Edelfingen (1.400), Hachtel (360), Herbsthausen (200), Löffelstelzen (1.000), Markelsheim (2.000), Neunkirchen (1000), Rengershausen (480), Rot (260), Stuppach (680), Wachbach (1.300)

Main sights

Deutschordenschloss

Deutschordenschloss - Interior including Deutschordensmuseum and Schlosskirche Towers.

The most interesting sight in Bad Mergentheim is the Deutschordenschloss, the medieval castle where the Teutonic Knights once had their home base. It is a complex of buildings built over a period of eight hundred years. The first buildings of the castle were probably already erected in the 12th century. The castle was expanded in the late 16th century under Grand Master Walter von Cronberg. Over the course of time a representative Renaissance complex was built by connecting the individual buildings in the inner palace courtyard to a closed ring of buildings. In 1574, the main architect, Blasius Berwart, also constructed the spiral staircase between the west and north wing still famous today. Today the castle houses the Deutschordensmuseum (Museum of the Teutonic Order). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2726x4544, 1763 KB) Summary Photo of the Teutonic Orders former castle (now a museum) in Mergentheim, Germany. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2726x4544, 1763 KB) Summary Photo of the Teutonic Orders former castle (now a museum) in Mergentheim, Germany. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... For the historical novel, see The Teutonic Knights (novel). ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ... Year 1574 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ...

The castle complex is dominated by the Schlosskirche (Castle Church), built in 1730 in Baroque style. Its Rococo interior features elaborate ceiling frescos by the court painter Nikolaus Gottfried Stuber, depicting The Defense of Faith, the Glorification of the Cross in Heaven and on Earth and the Emperor Constantine's Vision of the Cross. Almost 200 years ago the Schlosskirche became an Evangelische Kirche or Protestant church. Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ... Fresco by Dionisius representing Saint Nicholas. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Head of Constantines colossal statue at Musei Capitolini Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus[1] (February 27, 272–May 22, 337), commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or (among Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic[2] Christians) Saint Constantine, was a Roman Emperor, proclaimed Augustus by his troops on...

Modern facilities

• Löffelstelzen Transmitter

Löffelstelzen Transmitter Löffelstelzen Transmitter is a broadcasting facility of SWR at Bad Mergentheim-Löffelstelzen in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...

Twin towns

• Digne-les-Bains, France
• Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche, France
• Isawa, Japan
• Borgomanero, Italy

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Notable residents and natives

Spiral staircase in the Deutschordensmuseum.

• 1854 Ottmar Mergenthaler, (1854-1899), inventor of the linotype^[1]
• 1944 Barbara Stamm, German politician and vice-chairwoman of the CSU
• 1955 Fritz Kuhn, German politician and former co-chairman of the German Green Party
• Eduard Mörike, German poet, lived in Bad Mergentheim from 1844-1851.

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Notes

References

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...

v • d • e Cities and towns in Main-Tauber (district)

Ahorn | Assamstadt | Bad Mergentheim | Boxberg | Creglingen | Freudenberg am Main | Großrinderfeld | Grünsfeld | Igersheim | Königheim | Külsheim | Lauda-Königshofen | Niederstetten | Tauberbischofsheim | Weikersheim | Werbach | Wertheim am Main | Wittighausen Main-Tauber is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Ahorn is a town in the district of Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Assamstadt is a town in the district of Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Boxberg is a town in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Creglingen was founded by the Celts between 200-100 B.C., who also farmed the surrounding plateaus and valleys. ... Freudenberg am Main is a town and a municipality in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Großrinderfeld is a village in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. ... Grünsfeld is a town and a municipality in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Igersheim is a town in the Main-Tauber district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. ... Königheim is a town in the district of Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Külsheim is a town in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Lauda-Königshofen is a town in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Cityhall with Schimmelturm Niederstetten is a little town in germany with 5. ... Tauberbischofsheim is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of c. ... Weikersheim is a town in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Werbach is a town in the district of Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... , Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann, 1822 Wertheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 24,764. ... Wittighausen is a litte village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...