Bretzfeld

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Bretzfeld within Hohenlohekreis district

(2023–31) Martin Piott^[1]Area

• Total64.69 km² (24.98 sq mi)Elevation

210 m (690 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total12,608 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

74626

Dialling codes07946, 07945Vehicle registrationKÜN, ÖHRWebsitewww.bretzfeld.de

Bretzfeld is a municipality in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 17 km (11 mi) east of Heilbronn. There is an exit (Nr. 39) with the same name at the A6 motorway.

Bretzfeld consists of 12 Ortsteile:

Adolzfurt
Bitzfeld
Brettach
Bretzfeld
Dimbach
Geddelsbach
Rappach
Scheppach
Schwabbach
Siebeneich
Unterheimbach
Waldbach

History

In 1973, the districts of Heilbronn and Hohenlohe were established. All villages, except for Brettach, were included in the Hohenlohe district and were later merged into Bretzfeld in 1975. Brettach was part of the Heilbronn district until 1977 when it was also incorporated into Bretzfeld, which was already part of the Hohenlohe district.

Adolzfurt

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1686	250 - 300	—
1806	506	—
1987	914	+80.6%
31.12.1998	998	+9.2%
30.09.2023	991	−0.7%
Source: ^[3]

Adolzfurt was first historically mentioned in 1327 as "Adelhardtsfurth". The name probably comes from the male name "Adelhard". In the 13th century it was under the rule of Weinsberg until it was given to the Princes of Hohenlohe in 1336. In the same year, it was granted full city rights by Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. However, it never attained great importance, and in a document from 1350 it is again referred to as a village. From 1806 to 1812 the village was administered by Neuenstein. In 1812, Adolzburg became part of the Oberamt of Öhringen [de], an administrative region of Württemberg, which later became the Öhringen district [de] in 1938. Today it is the only village in Bretzfeld that has never been part of the Weinsberg Oberamt.^[3]

Dimbach

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1624	250	—
1798	337	+34.8%
1808	391	+16.0%
1987	611	+56.3%
31.12.1998	823	+34.7%
30.09.2023	887	+7.8%
Source: ^[4]

Dimbach was first mentioned in 1289 as "Tindebach". It was under the rule of Weinsberg until 1311. It was then under the administration of Lichtenstern Monastery until Würtemmberg took over the region shortly after the Reformation. The church in Dimbach was also built around this time.^[4]

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahl Bretzfeld 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Adolzfurt". Gemeinde Bretzfeld (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-27.
^ ^a ^b "Dimbach". Gemeinde Bretzfeld (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-27.