Marxzell is a municipality in the district of

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Geography

Marxzell is located on the Alb (Albtal) and on the heights of the North

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''Nordschwarzwald''). Marxzell is an amalgamation of seven subdivisions: Marxzell in the Albtal and Burbach; Pfaffenrot and Schielberg on the surrounding heights of the Black Forest; and Weiler Fischweier, Steinhäusle and Frauenalb in the valley.

History

Marxzell was first mentioned in historical records in 1255. During this time a monastery existed at Frauenalb and had power over the town. After the Reformation and the subsequent country division, Marxzell in 1535 was located on the line division with a split government. When the monastery was repaired in 1631, it recovered the domination or power over the town. In 1803 as consequence of

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''Reichsdeputationshauptschluss''), the monastery was removed of all its power, and Marxzell came under rule of

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. There it was first ruled by the Margrave, Elector and Grand Duke of Ettlingen and since 1937 by the County of Karlsruhe. English playwright

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based his 1936 play ''

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'' on his 1933 visit to the village.

Politics

Local Council

The local election on 26 May 2019 brought the following result:Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg:
Gemeinderatswahlen 2019, Marxzell
'; Gemeinde Marxzell:
Gemeinderatswahl 2019 (PDF)
'; 13th July of 2019.

Transport

Marxzell is connected to the city of

and the town of

Bad Herrenalb Bad Herrenalb is a municipality in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 15 km east of Baden-Baden, and 22 km southwest of Pforzheim. The town is connected to the city of ...

by the S1 branch of the Albtalbahn, an electric railway that forms part of the

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. Burbach, Pfaffenrot and Schielberg are connected with a bus service to the train station Marxzell. The bus service have the line number 114.

Personalities

Notable residents

*Prälat Heinz Axtmann (died 2016) *Otto Baldinus *Pfarrer Heinrich Hall (died 1983) *Pfarrer Emil Krämer (died 1987) *Friedrich Fauser (died 1988) *Bürgermeister Max Brandel (died 1988) *Bürgermeister Ignaz Weingärtner (died 1995) *Emil Kunz (died 2003) *Ortsvorsteher Otto Fluderer (died 2004) Sons and daughters of the community *Franz Boos (1753–1832) *Adolf Franz Samwer (1895–1958) *Egon Schallmayer (born 1951)

References

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