- Staffort
Staffort is an old German village between
Karlsruhe andBruchsal - since 1975 the village is part of the townStutensee which was created by joining together with Blankenloch, Friedrichstal and Spöck. Stutensee-Staffort has around 2000 inhabitants (2007).History
Staffort means "constant ford" (stete Furt) - the location was the only feasible place to cross the
Pfinz River , and so was strategically important in the wider region already onancient times .Excavations andartifacts that were discovered evidence a settlement existing near by the Pfinz 25 AD. The first mention of Staffort occurred in1110 when the Emperor Heinrich V. named the village Stafphort in an official document.People
In the municipal book out of
1837 the following existing family names are mentioned: Amolsch, Brauch, Beideck, Dürr, Enderlin, Ernst, Gamer, Glaser, Hager, Hauck, Hauth, Hecht, Heidt, Kohler, Malsch, Maier, Mezger, Nagel, Oberacker, Raupp, Stahl, Stober, Schilling, Scholl, Schoppinger, Sickinger, Süß, Waidmann, Winnes.During the 18th and 19th centuries nearly 100 inhabitants left the village to relocate in America,
Austria ,Denmark ,Hungary ,Jutland ,Prussia ,Russia ,Serbia andStyria .External links
* [http://www.stutensee.de Webpage Stutensee]
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