Korb is a municipality in the

Rems-Murr Rems-Murr is a (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn, Schwäbisch Hall, Ostalbkreis, Göppingen, Esslingen, the district-free city Stuttgart and the district Ludwigs ...

district, in

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. It is located 3 km east of Waiblingen, and 15 km northeast of

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. Korb is known for the wines produced in the area.

History

Older History

The first known written mention dates from the year 1270. In an Esslingen document from the year 1270 is testified that the hospital in Esslingen has acquired land in Korb from the convent in Steinheim (Murr).

Middle Ages

Only in 1270 Korb will appear in the said document again. During the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

1618-1648 there was great distress, and Korb was partially totally uninhabited (1636-38). Peasant uprising (1514 " Poor Conrad ") and the French invasion (1797) made also great suffer for Korb. Over the centuries the wine played a major role in the predominantly rural population. He made practically the main source of income.

Family History

During the Thirty Years' War the city suffered severe population losses. A few families were able to escape through temporary escape, including the Singer family.

Modern History/Modern Times

Only the industrialization around the turn of the century made the change for Korb to the today residential community. Before had been a catastrophic

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infestation, all the vine yards in the Remstal had to be burned. Herbst in Korb

Demographics

Population development:

Traffic

Korb is connected through the Bundesstraße 14 to the national road network. Coming from the north Korb is mostly connected about the exit Mundelsheim of the

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Buses that run frequently connect Korb with the Waiblingen station, as well as over Kleinheppach with Endersbach station to

Weinstadt Weinstadt (, ; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Waistadt'') is a town in the Rems-Murr district, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Rems (river), Rems Valley approximately 15 km east of Stuttgart. Its population in 201 ...

Notable peoples from Korb

*Jakob Friedrich Weishaar (1775–1834), president of the chamber of deputies of the Württemberg Landtag *Alfred Leikam (1915–1992),

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and mayor of Korb 1945 *Marco Fritz (born 1977), Football Bundesliga referee *Yvonne Englich (born 1979), international successful wrestler

Literature

* Ernst, Gottlob: ''Korb Steinreinach, Die Geschichte zweier Weinbausiedlungen.'' Korb 1970 * Heinrich, Jörg: ''Kirchenbuch Korb, 1662 bis 1807.'' Abschrift, Karlsruhe 2010

References

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