Großrinderfeld is a municipality in southwestern

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, in the state of

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. It is located between Tauberbischofsheim and

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. Großrinderfeld consists of the four villages of Großrinderfeld, Gerchsheim, Schönfeld and Ilmspan.

History

* Until 1803, Großrinderfeld belonged to the " Kurfürstentum Mainz", then it became part of the

Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden (german: Großherzogtum Baden) was a state in the southwest German Empire on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918. It came into existence in the 12th century as the Margraviate of Baden and subs ...

* On 25 July 1866 the area of Großrinderfeld and the village Gerchsheim were the place of one of the last combats of the

Austro-Prussian War The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), (; "German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 186 ...

. The Prussians there defeated troops of the South-German allies of

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during the

Campaign of the Main The Campaign of the Main (in German: ''Mainfeldzug'') was a campaign of the Prussian army in the area of the river Main against the allies of Austria in Southern Germany during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. Preliminary campaign While the grea ...

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: ''Der deutsche Krieg von 1866. Der Feldzug in West- und Mitteldeutschland''. Berlin 1871. p. 222-22
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/ref> * In 1975 the three villages of Gerchsheim, Schönfeld und Ilmspan have been merged with Großrinderfeld to form greater Großrinderfeld

References

External links

official homepage (German only)

private site, some English content
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