Heiligkreuzsteinach is a town in the district of

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. It is located about 25 km North-East of

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. In 1293 the community was officially mentioned for the first time. Until 1525 the administration of the town changed several times. Starting with 1525 it became part of the

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(German: Kurpfalz). With the end of the Electoral Palatinate in 1803 Heiligkreuzsteinach became part of

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and after the union of Baden and Wurttemberg in 1952 it became part of the new established German State

. Currently there are the following urban districts which form the mother community: Heiligkreuzsteinach, Lampenhain, Bärsbach,

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, Hinterheubach and Eiterbach. The town council has twelve members and is presided by the mayor. The mayor is elected for eight years without term limitations. However, there is a retirement limit which was recently increased to 71 years. The current mayor of Heiligkreuzsteinach is Ms. Sieglinde Pfahl, who was first elected in 2013. There are two

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s and one

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in the village. In addition there are also various cultural and athletic organisations. The town has a normal German Infrastructure which includes an Elementary School (Higher Schools can be attended in the neighborhood), small shops, two doctors, one dentist and several restaurants. Two regional buslines connect Heiligkreuzsteinach with Heidelberg. Among the prominent sons of the village is

Herman Lehlbach Herman Lehlbach (July 3, 1845January 11, 1904) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1885 to 1891. He was the un ...

(1845-1904) who represented

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in the

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from 1885 to 1889. The grandfather of American baseball legend

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(1903-1992) emigrated from Heiligkreuzsteinach in the 1850s.

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