Adelmannsfelden is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
German
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state of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
, in
Ostalbkreis
The Ostalbkreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-Murr. ...
district.
Geography
Adelmannsfelden is located in the landscape
Ellwangen Hills
The Ellwangen Hills (german: Ellwanger Berge) are a hill ridge, up to , in the counties of Schwäbisch Hall and Ostalbkreis in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
The name of the range comes from the town of Ellwangen. The hills are known ...
in the
Natural region
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From the ecology, ecological point of view, the naturally occurring fl ...
Swabian-Franconian Forest
The Swabian-Franconian Forest (german: Schwäbisch-Fränkischen Waldberge, also ''Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald'') is a mainly forested, deeply incised upland region, 1,187 km² in area and up to , in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg. It fo ...
.
Municipality division
The municipality of Adelmannsfelden includes 18 villages, hamlets, yards and houses. There are four villages: Adelmannsfelden, Bühler, Haid and Stöcken. The three Hamlets are called Mittelwald, Ottenhof and Vorderwald. The yards include Dollishäusle, Eichhorn, Kuderberg, Mäder, Metzelgehren, Ölmühle, Papiermühle, Patrizenhaus and Wendenhof. The houses include Sägmühle and Schleifhäusle. Furthermore, the municipality includes the abandoned yards Altenwinden, Kunhof, Härzern, Limperg, Scheytenmühle, Breitengehren, Finkenhaus,
Vorhardsweiler, Herzert, Herrenmühle and Rot diu Mul.
Area division
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According to data of the
Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg, as of 2021.
Fläche seit 1988 nach tatsächlicher Nutzung für Adelmannsfelden.
Statistisches Landesamt.
Neighboring municipalities
The municipality borders Rosenberg in the Northeast, Neuler
Neuler is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis
The Ostalbkreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) ...
in the East, Abstgmünd in the South, Sulzbach-Laufen
Sulzbach-Laufen is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall (district), Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
References
Schwäbisch Hall (district)
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in the West and Bühlerzell
Bühlerzell is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Euro ...
in the North.
History
The municipality was first mentioned in the Ellwanger annals around 1118. At this time, a castle was built. The castle stood at the place where the Adelmannfelden Castle is located today. Descendants of the Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden family live in Adelmannsfelden Castle until today. The municipality was under changing clerical and secular rule until it became part of the Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg (german: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which exist ...
in 1806. Specifically, it was under the Oberamt of Aalen, which became the Landkreis
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia ...
Aalen (District of Aalen) during the district reforms in the NS era. Between 1945 and 1952, Adelmannsfelden belonged to the federal state of Württemberg-Baden
Württemberg-Baden was a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was created in 1945 by the United States occupation forces, after the previous states of Baden and Württemberg had been split up between the US and French occupation zones. I ...
, which was established in the US occupation zone. In 1952, it became part of the newly established federal state of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
. The Landkreis Aalen was dissolved during the district reforms in 1973 and Adelmannsfelden now belongs to the district Ostalbkreis
The Ostalbkreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-Murr. ...
.
Notable people
*Franziska von Hohenheim
Countess Franziska Theresia von Hohenheim (10 January 1748 in Adelmannsfelden – 1 January 1811 in Kirchheim unter Teck) was a German noblewoman. From birth she was a Baroness von Bernerdin and from 1765 onwards Baroness Leutrum von Ertingen. ...
(1748–1811), second wife of Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
Charles Eugene (German: ''Carl Eugen''; 11 February 1728 – 24 October 1793), Duke of Württemberg, was the eldest son, and successor, of Charles Alexander; his mother was Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis.
Life
Born in Brussels, he ...
Religion
In 1561, the Reformation was introduced in Adelmannsfelden. Since then, the village has been protestant
Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...
dominated. The protestant community of Adelmannsfelden is part of the Kirchenbezirk Aalen. After World War II, many Catholic refugees and displaced people came to Adelsmannsfelden. The Catholic inhabitants of the Municipality have access to a Catholic Church in Ottenhofen as well as Chapels in Bühler and Stöcken which are being spiritually cared for from Abtsgmünd.
References
External links
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Ostalbkreis
Württemberg
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