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Schloßböckelheim (or Schlossböckelheim) is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the
Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in th ...
district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rüdesheim, whose seat is in the municipality of
Rüdesheim an der Nahe Rüdesheim an der Nahe, or simply Rüdesheim, is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to t ...
. Schloßböckelheim is a winegrowing village.


Geography


Location

In terms of geographical landscape regions, Schloßböckelheim and its surrounding countryside belong to the Lower
Naheland The Naheland is the landscape on either side of the river Nahe in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Geography The southern foothills of the Hunsrück and the northern North Palatine Uplands on either side of the Nahe are both described ...
, which is framed to the northwest by the Soonwald's southern foothills, to the south by the North Palatine Uplands and to the east by Rhenish Hesse and the Rhine itself. The area lies in the west of the Nahe-
Alsenz Alsenz () is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Alsenz has an area of 12.88 km2 and a population of 1,647 (as of December 31, 2020). Culture and sights In the centre of the village is the Re ...
''Felsenland'' ("rock country") at the transitional zone leading into the Sobernheim valley broadening. The village itself lies roughly 10 km southwest of the district seat of
Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in th ...
. Schloßböckelheim sits at elevations ranging from 125 to 303 m above sea level, and its municipal area measures 4.76 km2.


Neighbouring municipalities

Clockwise from the north, Schloßböckelheim's neighbours are the municipalities of Weinsheim, Hüffelsheim,
Niederhausen Niederhausen is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rü ...
,
Oberhausen an der Nahe Oberhausen an der Nahe is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde' ...
and
Waldböckelheim Waldböckelheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Geography Waldböckelheim is located north of the Nahe in the Rhenish Massif. Waldböckelheim is surrounded by three extinct volcano ...
, all of which likewise lie within the Bad Kreuznach district.


Constituent communities

Schloßböckelheim's '' Ortsteile'' are Tal, Kolonie and Schloss. Also belonging to Schloßböckelheim are the outlying homesteads of Hahnerhof, Niederthälerhof, Rotherhof and Schloßhof.


Climate

The Middle
Naheland The Naheland is the landscape on either side of the river Nahe in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Geography The southern foothills of the Hunsrück and the northern North Palatine Uplands on either side of the Nahe are both described ...
is part of a warm and dry area lying alee of the
Hunsrück The Hunsrück () is a long, triangular, pronounced upland in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the valleys of the Moselle-Saar (north-to-west), the Nahe (south), and the Rhine (east). It is continued by the Taunus mountains, past ...
in which many rare submediterranean and subcontinental plant species can be found. Yearly precipitation in Schloßböckelheim amounts to 566 mm, which is very low, falling into the lowest fourth of the precipitation chart for all Germany. Only at 14% of the German Weather Service's weather stations are even lower figures recorded. The driest month is February. The most rainfall comes in June. In that month, precipitation is 1.6 times what it is in February. Precipitation varies slightly. Only at 3% of the weather stations are lower seasonal Schwankungen recorded.


Flora

Belonging to the scenically loveliest and botanically particularly interesting areas of the Middle Nahe valley are the steep slopes and valley floors in and near Schloßböckelheim, areas worthy of conservation. There are craggy areas, steppe grasses and dry scrub growing on volcanic subsoil. Remnants of a riparian forest in the area of the Nahe's banks define the natural vegetation around Schloßböckelheim. Winegrowing likewise defines the countryside scenery. Subcontinental plants exist in the Nahe valley along the western edge, while submediterranean ones can be found here at the northern border of their ranges. Plant communities with species that thrive in warmth colonize mostly stony and craggy slopes in the Nahe valley with southwestern exposure. Together with the "Nahegau" conservation area, Schloßböckelheim has unique, rare and valuable biotopes between the Heimberg and the Schäferberg. The conservation area is part of the steep, craggy southeastern slope north of the Nahe. Because of the unusual vegetation, this Heimberg-Schäferberg-Felsenberg landscape is sometimes compared to certain parts of central Italy or
Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...
and the tree-sparse steppe heaths and
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found there.


History

The old name forms of
Waldböckelheim Waldböckelheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Geography Waldböckelheim is located north of the Nahe in the Rhenish Massif. Waldböckelheim is surrounded by three extinct volcano ...
(now a neighbouring municipality), Schloßböckelheim and Talböckelheim (now an outlying centre), can be traced back to an 824 document that names '. The name Schloßböckelheim first cropped up only in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the name ''Thalböckelheim'' first came to light. On 1 November 1910, municipal council agreed to introduce Schloßböckelheim as the municipality's name. The name Talböckelheim seems to have had its spelling changed in line with the spelling reforms over the years; it is now written without the first H, but the name Schloßböckelheim itself has not been changed in the wake of the German orthography reform of 1996; the ß has not been changed to SS. The three prefixes that serve to distinguish the three centres whose names are otherwise the same are all standard German words with well understood meanings: ''Wald'' ("forest"); ''Schloß'' (or ''Schloss'' in up-to-date spelling; "castle/palace"); ''Tal'' ("dale/valley"). The village chronicle has this to say about the village's name:
Until the beginning of the last century (meant here is the 19th century) the village was named after the castle Schloßböckelheim, which still existed in the 17th century. The castle was destroyed by the
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
in 1688. The village of Thalböckelheim consists of the two constituent centres of Thalböckelheim and Schloßböckelheim: Schloßböckelheim with the ruin of Castle Böckelheim lies on the mountainside and the constituent centre of Thalböckelheim lies 0.5 km away down in the dale. Both constituent centres have roughly the same population figure. The village's name was changed in quite a peculiar way. In the early part of the last century, in response to an inquiry by the authorities as to what the village was called, because it consisted of two constituent centres, the name Thalböckelheim was given by the then ''Schöffe'' (roughly "lay jurist"). The ''Schöffe'' lived in the constituent centre of Thalböckelheim and a certain selfishness on his part made him want to call the village Thalböckelheim, without regard to the historical importance of the constituent centre of Schloßböckelheim. None of the locally customary rural cadastral names had to do with the name Thalböckelheim, but rather they were named after Schloßböckelheim, like Schloßböckelheimer Mühlberg, Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg, Schloßböckelheimer Kupfergrube and so on. Wines had earned quite an important reputation as Schloßböckelheimer in the wine trade, whereas Thalböckelheim never cropped up in the wine trade. Municipal council asked on these grounds to have the historical name Schloßböckelheim reinstated, as it was already well known throughout Germany for Emperor Heinrich IV's imprisonment at Castle Böckelheim (1105).
Also given as grounds for the reversion to the older name was the name's recognizability in winegrowing and the wine trade. A decree made on 22 April 1911 approved the municipality's application. Since this time, the two constituent centres of Thalböckelheim and Schloßböckelheim have been united under the collective name "Schloßböckelheim". Among the places in the middle ''Naheraum'' (regions flanking the Nahe), Schloßböckelheim belongs among those places that were already often being mentioned in the Middle Ages. Castle Böckelheim, built on what was to become Schloßböckelheim's municipal area, was among the oldest in the region. Generally regarded as the village's first documentary mention is a document from 16 February 824. Late in 1105, Emperor Heinrich V, the last of the
Salian The Salian dynasty or Salic dynasty (german: Salier) was a dynasty in the High Middle Ages. The dynasty provided four kings of Germany (1024–1125), all of whom went on to be crowned Holy Roman emperors (1027–1125). After the death of the la ...
dynasty, had his father,
Emperor Heinrich IV An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
taken prisoner in Ingelheim and then brought to Castle Böckelheim to be held prisoner there. In 1688, the
Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...
(known in Germany as the ''Pfälzischer Erbfolgekrieg'', or War of the Palatine Succession) broke out. That year, the castle was destroyed on
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orders.


Religion

As at 31 December 2013, there are 376 full-time residents in Schloßböckelheim, and of those, 160 are Evangelical (42.553%), 163 are Catholic (43.351%), 5 (1.33%) belong to other religious groups and 48 (12.766%) either have no religion or will not reveal their religious affiliation.


Politics


Municipal council

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by
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might be described thus: Chequy of twenty azure and Or, on a chief gules a bunch of grapes leafed of one and slipped and a wheel spoked of six, both of the second.


Culture and sightseeing


Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate's Directory of Cultural Monuments: * Zum Felsenberg 9 – former school, with teacher's dwelling; two-winged Late Gründerzeit clinker brick building, belltower, late 19th century *
Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
Schloßböckelheim ruinLandkreis Bad Kreuznach: Inhaltsverzeichnis des Kreisrechtes
, retrieved 31 October 2011.
– 10th and 11th centuries until 1688; remnants of ringwalls and towers, possibly
mediaeval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
wall trace * Vineyard house, on a craggy outcrop over the Nahe valley "Felsenberg" – Late Historicist quarrystone building built as a defensive structure, about 1900


''Heimbergturm''

One kilometre west of Schloßböckelheim stands a 29 m-tall lookout tower built in 2008. The so-called ''Heimbergturm'' was built on the 302 m-high Heimberg and offers a view of the
Hunsrück The Hunsrück () is a long, triangular, pronounced upland in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the valleys of the Moselle-Saar (north-to-west), the Nahe (south), and the Rhine (east). It is continued by the Taunus mountains, past ...
(
Erbeskopf The Erbeskopf () is a mountain in the Hunsrück range in central Germany. At a height of , it is the highest point in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as the highest point of German territory on the western bank of the Rhine. It lies ...
, Berg Alteburg,
Ellerspring The Ellerspring, at , is the highest point of the Soonwald, a part of the Hunsrück mountains in the German Central Uplands. It is situated near Winterbach in the county of Bad Kreuznach in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate Geography Locatio ...
, Gauchswald, Kandrich), the Taunus ( Kalte Herberge, Hohe Wurzel,
Großer Feldberg The Großer Feldberg ('Great Field Mountain') is, at a height of 879.5 metres, the highest elevation of the Taunus mountains, and of the entire Rhenish Massif. It is situated in the Hochtaunuskreis district in Hesse, Germany. The Feldberg/Tau ...
), parts of Rhenish Hesse, the Naheland (Schanzenkopf, Kuhberg, Lemberg) and the North Palatine Uplands ( Donnersberg, Königsberg, Bornberg). Right nearby, the villages of
Waldböckelheim Waldböckelheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Geography Waldböckelheim is located north of the Nahe in the Rhenish Massif. Waldböckelheim is surrounded by three extinct volcano ...
, Burgsponheim, Hüffelsheim, Schloßböckelheim, Odernheim am Glan and
Staudernheim Staudernheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous countr ...
can be made out.


Clubs

The following clubs are active in Schloßböckelheim: *''Angelsportgemeinschaft Schloßböckelheim e.V.'' — angling club *''Burgfreunde Schloßböckelheim e.V.'' — "
castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
friends" *''Club der Landeier Schloßböckelheim'' — "country bumpkins'" club *''Förderverein Freunde der Feuerwehr'' — fire brigade promotional association *''Frauenclub Schloßböckelheim'' — women's club *''Freiwillige Feuerwehr'' — volunteer fire brigade *''Fußball-Sportverein Schloßböckelheim 1921 e.V.'' — sport club (
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
, gymnastics and more) *''Rentner-Club Schloßböckelheim'' — pensioners' club *''Seniorentreff Schloßböckelheim'' — seniors' meeting


Economy and infrastructure


Transport

Schloßböckelheim lies on '' Kreisstraße'' 61, which links with '' Landesstraße'' 108 to the north and ''Kreisstraße'' 58 to the south. The former leads to
Waldböckelheim Waldböckelheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Geography Waldböckelheim is located north of the Nahe in the Rhenish Massif. Waldböckelheim is surrounded by three extinct volcano ...
where there is a junction with '' Bundesstraße'' 41 running between Bad Sobernheim and
Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in th ...
. The latter town, though, is more easily reached by driving eastwards along ''Landesstraße'' 108 and its linking roads, ''Landesstraßen'' 236 and 244 to Rüdesheimer Straße. Bad Kreuznach can also be reached along the Nahe, which is parallelled by ''Kreisstraße'' 58 and ''Landesstraße'' 235, which runs through Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg on the way to the district seat. Serving nearby
Staudernheim Staudernheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous countr ...
is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway ( Bingen–
Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...
).


Winegrowing

The following wineries can be found in Schloßböckelheim:Wineries
/ref> *''Weingut und Gästehaus Wagner'' *''Weingut und Winzerhof Härter'' *''Weingut Klein & Sohn''


Established businesses

Schloßböckelheim is home to an
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company, a
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business and a winery equipment company, as well as the wineries mentioned above. Schloßböckelheim also has a number of inns and holiday homes.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schlossbockelheim Bad Kreuznach (district)