Durmersheim is a small town in the district of Rastatt,

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, Southwest

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

and has a population of 12,112 (2020). St-Dionys Durmersheim

Durmersheim is situated between

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

and

Rastatt Rastatt () is a town with a Baroque core, District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50,000 (2011). Rastatt was an ...

, in the valley of the river Rhine near the border to France. There is also a forest in the valley, named

Hardtwald The Hardtwald is a forest in Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany. It is located around Karlsruhe, on the right (eastern) bank of the Rhine, between Schwetzingen in the north and Rastatt in the south. The Black Forest The Black Forest (g ...

, c. 2 km east of the town.

History

Founded about 600 BC, the city was occupied by duke

Otto of Worms Otto I (c. 950 – 4 November 1004), called Otto of Worms, a member of the Salian dynasty, was Duke of Carinthia from 978 to 985 and again from 1002 until his death. Biography Otto was the only son of Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingia, and Liu ...

in 985. Since 1300 Durmersheim belonged to the margraves 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 is ...

. As Germany was subdued and divided into control zones by the Allied forces after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, the border of the French zone and American zone was between Durmersheim and

Rheinstetten Rheinstetten (; South Franconian: ''Rhoischdedde'') is a town in the west of Baden-Württemberg on the border to Rhineland-Palatinate. It is situated to the south-west of Karlsruhe and belongs to the rural district of Karlsruhe. The city has ...

Mayor

Since 2006 Andreas Augustin is the mayor of Durmersheim. He was reelected in 2014 with 54,38 % of the votes.

Main sights

The church of Bickesheim, built in the 13th century, is a well known place of pilgrimage.

References

External links

Official Website
(in German) Populated places established in the 7th century Rastatt (district) {{Rastatt-geo-stub