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Brackenheim is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 15 km southwest of Heilbronn. With an area of 826 hectare of wine, it's the biggest wine-growing municipality of Württemberg. Heilbronn is a district (Kreis) in the north of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg is a federal state in southwestern Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart. ... WÃ¼rttemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. ...

Geography

Geographical position

Brackenheim is situated at the River Zaber in the Zabergäu in southwestern district of Heilbronn. The landscape is characterized by intensive wine-growing.

Neighbouring municipalities

Neighbouring towns and municipalities (clockwise): Cleebronn, Güglingen, Eppingen, Schwaigern, Nordheim, Lauffen (Neckar) (all district of Heilbronn), Kirchheim (Neckar) and Bönnigheim (both Ludwigsburg (district)). Eppingen is a small town in the northwest of the German state Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ... Northeim is a city in Lower Saxony, capital of the County of Northeim, with a population of 31,000 (2002). ... BÃ¶nnigheim is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Ludwigsburg is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ...

Town structure

Apart from Brackenheim itself, it consists of the districts Botenheim, Dürrenzimmern, Hausen an der Zaber, Meimsheim, Neipperg and Stockheim.

History

The communal land of Brackenheim is populated for 5000-6000 years. Botenheim and Meimsheim were mentioned in the twelfth century, Brackenheim was mentioned documentary in 1246. Brackenheim recieved its town rights by King Rudolf I. von Habsburg in 1280. After a big town fire in 1691 burning down 112 houses, the town had to be rebuilded in big parts.

Due to the communal reform from 1971 to 1974, the previous independent communities now representing districts were incorporated. The active construction of building areas has grown partly the districts together and led to a huge increase of the population in Brackenheim. During 1995-2004 the town increased about 2700 inhabitants.

Religions

Brackenheim is the seat of Church District Brackenheim of the Protestant Church of Württemberg. In Brackenheim, Botenheim, Dürrenzimmern, Hausen, Meimsheim and Neipperg there are separate parishs of each of these disricts. In Stockheim there is the Catholic Parish St. Ulrich, which also contains Haberschlacht and a district of Eppingen called Kleingartach. Neipperg belongs to the Parish St. Martinus in Schwaigern, the parish of Brackenheim contains the remaining districts. Both a free church and a methodistic church is represented. WÃ¼rttemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. ... Eppingen is a small town in the northwest of the German state Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ...

Politics

District council

By the municipal election of June 13th, 2004, the district council of Brackenheim got 30 seats. The election result is as follows:

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Arms

Blazon: In red a silver hound with a black collar. The municipality colours are white and red. This is an article about Heraldry. ...

Even the oldest preserved seal of the thirteenth century is showing a hound. In the course of the centuries the dog was employed in different positions - standing, striding, jumping and so on - and with different extras like a collar or a necklace. In 1953, the arms was laid down in its current form by the district council.

Town twinnings

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Culture and sights

By the chapel in the castle, the association Kulturforum Brackenheim e.V. has its own scene with 200 seats for its disposal since 1994. It's employed to show concert, cabaret and theatre games.

Museums

The 1968 created urban Theodor-Heuss-Museum shows the life of Theodor Heuss, the considerable son of this town. There are also native country museums in Brackenheim and its district Botenheim. Theodor Heuss (January 31, 1884 - December 12, 1963) was a German politician. ...

Buildings

At the graveyard of Brackenheim stands the first parish church, today's Protestant Johanniskirche, a Romance church with Gothic choir contenting wall drawings of the 13. and 14. century. During the reformation the onetime Gothic Jakobus Chapel was held up to the town church, founded about 1200. The Brackenheim Castle in the south of the old part of town was builded 1556-1559 instead of an old castle. After a fire, parts of the castle were rebuilded in 1677-1685. In Botenheim there are the Gothic Marienkirche builded 1350 and the Gülthaus of 1605. Dürrenzimmern shows its church of the 12. century and the onetime town hall of 1731. Apart from that there are many churches in the districts of Brackenheim, emphasizing the Stocksberg Castle of the 16. century near Stockheim.

Protection of nature

In Brackenheim there are the nature reserves Zaberauen (near Botenheim) and Haberschlachter Tal (near Dürrenzimmern and Haberschlacht).

Personalities

Sons of the town

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Economy and infrastructure

Wine-growing

Brackenheim is the biggest wine-growing municipality of Württemberg. Wine-growing was proved there for 700 years. Numerous sorts of wine on 826 hectare are growing. Apart from 3 wine-cellars having 1200 members there are more than 30 self-marketers taking care of their wine marketing for themselves. WÃ¼rttemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. ...

Traffic

There are connections to the long-distance traffic in Lauffen (Neckar) (B27) and Schwaigern (B293). Public transport is ensured by buses. There are connections to the rail network in Lauffen (Neckar) and Schwaigern, too.

Institutions and court

In the urban hospital builded in the 1960s there are 130 beds and 240 employees. The district court of Brackenheim with one judge is one of the smallest in Baden-Württemberg. Brackenheim also has a swim hall.

Education

The Theodor-Heuss-Schule is an elementary and secondary school. There are elementary schools in Botenheim, Dürrenzimmern, Hausen an der Zaber, Meimsheim, Neipperg and Stockheim as well. The Zabergäu-Gymnasium Brackenheim (high school) is visited by nearly 1000 students from all over the Zabergäu. The urban library having more than 13.000 media is open to the public.

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Cities and towns in Heilbronn (district)

Abstatt | Bad Friedrichshall | Bad Rappenau | Bad Wimpfen | Beilstein | Brackenheim | Cleebronn | Eberstadt | Ellhofen | Eppingen | Erlenbach (Württemberg) | Flein | Gemmingen | Güglingen | Gundelsheim | Hardthausen (Kocher) | Ilsfeld | Ittlingen | Jagsthausen | Kirchardt | Langengrettach | Lauffen (Neckar) | Lehrensteinsfeld | Leingarten | Löwenstein | Masssenbachhausen | Möckmühl | Neckarsulm | Neckarwestheim | Neudenau | Neuenstadt am Kocher | Nordheim (Württemberg) | Obersulm | Oedheim | Offenau | Pfaffenhofen (Württemberg) | Roigheim | Schwaigern | Siegelsbach | Talheim (Heilbronn) | Untereisesheim | Untergruppenbach | Weinsberg | Widdern | Wüstenrot | Zaberfeld Heilbronn is a district (Kreis) in the north of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Bad Friedrichshall is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Bad Rappenau is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Bad Wimpfen is a historic spa town in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Beilstein is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Eberstadt is a community in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Eppingen is a small town in the northwest of the German state Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ... LÃ¶wenstein is a town in the Administrative District of Stuttgart in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Neckarsulm is a city in northern Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart, and part of the district Heilbronn. ... This geography article needs to be wikified. ... Neuenstadt is a town in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg in south-western Germany with 9,600 inhabitants. ... Link titleOedheimBold textLink titlelink title Headline text Media:Example. ... Roigheim is a small municipality in Southwest Germany, in Heilbronn County, situated along the Seckach river. ... Untergruppenbach is a village and municipality located in the proximity of Heilbronn, a city in the northern half of the German state Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ... Weinsberg castle ruin Weinsberg is a small town in the north of the German state Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ... WÃ¼stenrot is a town in the Heilbronn district in the state of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, in southwestern Germany. ...

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