Neckargemünd

Neckargemünd
View of the town
Neckargemünd
Location of the town of Neckargemünd within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Coordinates	49°23′38″N 8°47′51″E / 49.39389°N 8.7975°E / 49.39389; 8.7975Coordinates: 49°23′38″N 8°47′51″E / 49.39389°N 8.7975°E / 49.39389; 8.7975
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Mayor	Horst Althoff
Basic statistics
Area	26.15 km2 (10.10 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m  (417 ft)
Population	13,905 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	532 /km2 (1,377 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HD
Postal code	69151
Area code	06223
Website	www.neckargemuend.de

Neckargemünd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the Neckar, 10 km upriver from Heidelberg at the confluence with the river Elsenz.^[2] This confluence of the two rivers is the origin of the name, as Neckargemünd means confluence of the Neckar. As of 2006, there were 14,122 inhabitants.

History

The region has been occupied by people for a half a million years as shown by the find of Homo heidelbergensis in nearby Mauer in 1907. Stone shards and stone axes have been found from the Early Stone Age. During Roman times the area was settled by Celts and Suebi. Grave stones from the 2nd and 3rd century in Kleingemünd show Celtic names. From the end of the 5th century the Franks held sway over the region. An iron spear tip and two iron arrow heads were left behind in Neckargemünd.^[2]

Neckargemünd was founded in the 10th century, most likely as a fishing village. Neckargemünd was first mentioned by name in documents in 988. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor enfeoffed Hildebald, Bishop of Worms, with the royal forests around Wimpfen and Neckarbischofsheim. Neckargemünd was named as the northwest corner of this area: a loco Gemundi ubi Elisinzia fluvius influit Neccaro fluvio. The counts of Lauffen also played a role in the region after making Dilsberg the seat of their domain.^[2] Neckargemünd became a free town in 1286. In 1395 it passed to the elector palatine and, together with the surrounding district, became part of Baden in 1814.

Burroughs

Neckargemünd includes a number of burroughs (Ortsteile) not part of the core settlement Neckargemünd. These are Kleingemünd (since 1907), Dilsberg including Neuhof, Dilsbergerhof, and Rainbach (since 1973), Waldhilsbach (since 1974), and Mückenloch (since 1975). Dilsberg hosts Bergfeste Dilsberg.^[2]

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Greek tavern in Neckargemuend

Neckargemünd is twinned with the following cities:^[3]

• Evian-les-Bains, France, since 1970
• Valeč, Czech Republic, since 1965
• Missoula, Montana USA, since 1993
• Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic, since 1996
• Romeno, Italy, since 1996

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. ^ ^{a b c d} "Stadtgeschichte Neckargemünd" (in German). Neckargemünd. http://www.neckargemuend.de/servlet/PB/menu/1273137/index.html. Retrieved 2 August 2010. 
3. ^ "Partnerstlädte und Verbindungen" (in German). Neckargemünd. http://www.neckargemuend.de/servlet/PB/menu/1273144_l1/index.html. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

External links

• Official Website