Marxzell

Marxzell
Marxzell
Coordinates	48°51′38″N 8°27′34″E / 48.86056°N 8.45944°E / 48.86056; 8.45944Coordinates: 48°51′38″N 8°27′34″E / 48.86056°N 8.45944°E / 48.86056; 8.45944
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Local subdivisions	7
Mayor	Raimund Schuster
Basic statistics
Area	34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Elevation	364 m  (1194 ft)
Population	5,358 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	153 /km2 (397 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KA
Postal code	76359
Area code	07248
Website	www.marxzell.de

Marxzell is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Marxzell is located on the Alb (Albtal) and on the heights of the North Black Forest (German Nordschwarzwaldes).

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 German Mediatisation (German Reichsdeputationshauptschluss), the monastery was removed of all its power, and Marxzell came under rule of Grand Duke of Baden. There it was first ruled by the Margrave, Elector and Grand Duke of Ettlingen and since 1937 by the County of Karlsruhe.

Politics

Local Council

The local election on 13 June 2004 brought the following result:

Party	Votes %	% Gain	Seats	Gains/Losses
Freie Wähler (FW)	43.8%	+8.9	9	+2
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)	39.0%	-9.2	8	-3
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)	15.2%	-0.9	3	=
Other	2.0%	+1.2	0	=

Transport

Marxzell is connected to the city of Karlsruhe and the town of Bad Herrenalb by the S1 branch of the Albtalbahn, an electric railway that forms part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.^[2]

Personalities

Notable residents

• Prälat Heinz Axtmann
• Otto Baldinus
• Pfarrer Heinrich Hall (†1983)
• Pfarrer Emil Krämer († 1987)
• Friedrich Fauser († 1988)
• Bürgermeister Max Brandel († 1988)
• Bürgermeister Ignaz Weingärtner († 1995)
• Emil Kunz († 2003)
• Ortsvorsteher Otto Fluderer († 2004)

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0. 

External links

• Marxzell Wikipedia Article(German)