Zaberfeld () is a town in the district of
Heilbronn in
Baden-Württemberg
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in
Germany
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.
Geography
Zaberfeld lies in the
Zabergäu, in the southwestern corner of the Heilbronn district, at the head of the
Zaber
The Zaber () is a minor tributary of the River Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is some 22 km in length and joins the Neckar from the west at Lauffen am Neckar. It has given its name to the Zabergäu, the area between the Heuchel ...
river.
Neighboring communities
Zaberfeld's neighbouring towns and communities are (clockwise, beginning in the north): Eppingen, Pfaffenhofen (both in the Heilbronn district), Sachsenheim (Ludwigsburg district), Sternenfels (Enzkreis), Kürnbach and Sulzfeld (both in the Karlsruhe district).
Base communities
The district of Zaberfeld is formed from Zaberfeld,
Leonbronn,
Michelbach and
Ochsenburg.
History
Zaberfeld was probably founded in 1000 AD. In 1321, it was ruled by the
Herren von Magenheim of
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...
. In 1355, Zaberfeld came under the rule of
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
and in 1749 became part of Württemberg. From 1390 to 1749 it was ruled by the
Herren von Sternenfels as part of Württemberg under a feudal governing system. From 1807 to 1810 it was part of the
Oberamt Güglingen. In 1810 it became part of
Oberamt Brackenheim, until the breakup of
Landkreis Heilbronn in 1938.
Michelbach was first recorded in 1276. In 1356 it came under the control of Württemberg which continued until 1749. In 1970 it was amalgamated with Zaberfeld.
Ochsenburg, was first recorded in 1231. It started as a small settlement and became a town in 1807. After the breakup of the settlement in the 1900s the town name Ochsenberg was briefly adopted. The change of name was desired by the town but was later cancelled.
Leonbronn was known as Lincbrunnen 1289. In 1971 it was merged with Ochsenburg into the new community of Burgbronn, which became part of Zaberfeld in 1975.
Dates of the formation of the villages into the present town
* On 1 July 1970, Zaberfeld and
Michelbach am Heuchelberg joined to form the new town of Zaberfeld.
* On 1 January 1971,
Leonbronn and
Ochsenburg joined to form the new town of Burgbronn.
* On 1 January 1975, Zaberfeld and Burgbronn joined to form the new town of Zaberfeld.
Religion
Each of the former independent villages has their own
Protestant
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
church and parish.
Pastoral care for
Catholics is provided by a church dedicated to the
Holy Trinity.
Politics
Local Government
The local government of Zaberfeld consists of 12 seats on the local council whose chairman is the mayor. The last elections took place on 25 May 2014.
*Freie Wählervereinigung: 6 seats
*Unabhängige Wählervereinigung: 6 seats
Image:Wappen Zaberfeld.svg, Current coat of arms of Zaberfelds
Image:Wappen Zaberfeld alt.svg, Coat of arms before 1970
Image:Wappen Zaberfeld 1970bis1974.svg, Coat of arms from 1970 to 1974
Structures
Image:Zaberfeld Evangelische Kirche 20070412.jpg, Parish Church of Zaberfeld
Image:Zaberfeld Rathaus 20070412.jpg, Zaberfeld Town Hall
Image:Michelbach-kirche-web.jpg, Church in Michelbach
Image:Zaberfeld Ochsenburg Nebengebaeude ehemaliges Schloss 20070430.jpg, Historic Building in Ochsenburg
References
External links
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Heilbronn (district)
Württemberg