Neuhausen (Enz)

Neuhausen
Neuhausen
Coordinates	48°47′36″N 8°46′43″E / 48.79333°N 8.77861°E / 48.79333; 8.77861Coordinates: 48°47′36″N 8°46′43″E / 48.79333°N 8.77861°E / 48.79333; 8.77861
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Enzkreis
Mayor	Oliver Korz
Basic statistics
Area	29.76 km2 (11.49 sq mi)
Elevation	482 m  (1581 ft)
Population	5,307 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	178 /km2 (462 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PF
Postal code	75242
Area code	07234
Website	www.neuhausen-enzkreis.de

Neuhausen is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Neuhausen is on the plateau between Nagold and Würm, also named Biet (from German Gebiet (area) between 430 and 570 metres sea level.

Geology

The municipality is mainly built on red sandstone. A part is built on lower and middle muschelkalk.

Municipal area expansion

Neuhausen and its parts extend on an area of 2976 ha, thereof are 1647, so 55 %, forest.

Neighbour municipalities

Neighbour municipalities are: Bad Liebenzell, Pforzheim, Tiefenbronn, Unterreichenbach and Weil der Stadt.

Local subdivitions

The municipalitiy of Neuhausen consists of the former municipalities Hamburg, Neuhausen, Schellbronn and Steinegg. These municipalities consisted only of the just called villages. To the former municipality belong the village Neuhausen as well as the villages "Monbachtal, Jugenderholungsheim" (youth convalescent), partially to Bad Liebenzell in the district Calw, "Monbachtal, Kurhotel" also partially to Bad Liebenzell, Bahnstation Neuhausen and St Wendel (former army barracks). In the area of the former municipality Hamburg is the department Jagschloss Taulbronnen, what was mentioned in 1568 first.^[2]

Climate

In most descriptions of villages of the Biet exists the phrase it is a landscape with harsh climate. The height plot is a case too where the location of the village is important. Who lives on a increase will live in a harsher climate as whose village is in a hollow.

History

The so-called Biet-villages to them belong Neuhausen and its districts too were probably created as forest homestead villages. The first documentary evidence followed later: 1073 Schellbronn, 1150 Neuhausen and 1157 Steinegg. Hamburg was mentioned documentary in 1453 the first time, but it is probably Hamburg to have been created in the 11. century on initiative of a Stein von Rechtenstein. They subjected the Freiherren von Gemmingen (barons of Gemmingen).

War, plague and other disasters

The municipality was not spared by plague, war and other disasters like the other municipalities in Baden. Towards the end of World War II the villages were attacked by RAF several times. Several people died, both civilians and soldiers.

Religions

Because the Freiherren von Gemmingen lived Roman Catholic after the Reformation, built the Biet to what belongs Neuhausen a Catholic enclave in Protestant area.

Spatial development of the municipality area

On 1st of March 1973 the municipalities Hamburg, Neuhausen and Steinegg were united as the municipality Neuhausen. On 1st of January 1975 the today's community Neuhausen was built new through the union with municipalitiy Schellbronn.

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. ^ Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band V: Regierungsbezirk Karlsruhe Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2. p. 582–584

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.