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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Epfenbach > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Epfenbach.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epfenbach > Source revision: 1253380540 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{More citations needed|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox German location | image_photo = Epfenbach ev Kirche.jpg | image_caption = Protestant Church | image_coa = Wappen Epfenbach.svg | coordinates = {{coord|49|20|N|8|54|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | image_plan = Epfenbach in HD.svg | state = Baden-Württemberg | region = Karlsruhe | district = Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | Gemeindeverwaltungsverband = Waibstadt | elevation = 212 | area = 12.97 | postal_code = 74925 | area_code = 07263 | licence = HD | Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 26 017 | divisions = | website = [http://www.epfenbach.de/ www.epfenbach.de] | mayor = Pascal Wasow[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-epfenbach-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Epfenbach 2023], Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024. |leader_term = 2023–31 |party = SPD | year = }} '''Epfenbach''' is a municipality in south western [Germany](/source/Germany). It is located between [Heidelberg](/source/Heidelberg) and [Sinsheim](/source/Sinsheim) in the [Rhein-Neckar](/source/Rhein-Neckar-Kreis) district in the state of [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg). The municipality belongs to the municipal association of [Waibstadt](/source/Waibstadt) and the tourist region [Brunnenregion](/source/Brunnenregion) (''Water Spring Region''). The meaning of the name ''Epfenbach'' is disputed. It could be derived from a person or plant name. == Geography == Epfenbach is in [Kraichgau](/source/Kraichgau) on the edge of the little [Odenwald](/source/Odenwald). == History == Epfenbach first appears in documents in the year 1286 as ''Epphinbach'' on a bestowal document of the [Schönau Abbey](/source/Sch%C3%B6nau_Abbey_(Odenwald)). In 1325, the manor was sold to the [Archbishopric of Mainz](/source/Archbishopric_of_Mainz) and then resold in 1344 to the knight Engelhard von [Hirschhorn](/source/Hirschhorn_(Neckar)). In the centuries to follow, ownership of the manor changed often. In 1622, [Count Tilly](/source/Johann_Tserclaes%2C_Count_of_Tilly) burned down the village. In 1643, the Johannes-Kirche (''Church of [Saint John](/source/John_the_Apostle)'') in Epfenbach was besieged by 400 horsemen of [Lorraine](/source/Duchy_of_Lorraine). Legend has it that the [Schultheiß](/source/Schulthei%C3%9F) at the time, one Hans Dengel, was shot in the head and killed during this siege. By end of the [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War), only 15 of the 72 original inhabitants still lived in the village. In 1796, [Carl Ullmann](/source/Karl_Ullmann) was born. Carl was named by the Grand Duke of Baden as [prelate](/source/prelate) and director of the high church council of the [State Church of Baden](/source/State_Church_of_Baden) in 1857. In 1799, the village was plundered by [French](/source/France) troops. Later in 1812, citizens of Epfenbach took part in the [French invasion of Russia (1812)](/source/French_invasion_of_Russia_(1812)) under [Napoleon](/source/Napoleon_I_of_France). At least Chr. Zapf came back alive. Two years after the union of Lutheran churches in Baden (''Evangelischen Kirchenunion'') in 1823, the reformed and the Lutheran schools were combined. In 1876, the ''Simultanschule'' was instituted. == Government == === Municipal council === The municipal council includes 12 members in addition to the chairperson and the mayor. {| border=0 |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |- bgcolor=#CCDDEE | colspan=6 align=center | Municipal Council |- bgcolor=#CCDDEE | Party || Votes || Seats |- bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [CDU](/source/Christian_Democratic_Union_(Germany)) || align=right | % || align=right | 4 |- bgcolor=#DDEEFF | Independent ''Freie Wähler Verein '' (FWV) || align=right | % || align=right | 4 |- bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [SPD](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany) || align=right | % || align=right | 4 |- bgcolor=#CCDDEE | colspan=6 align=center | Voter Participation: % |} === Coat of arms === The coat of arms is derived from a court seal which has been shown to have been first used 1752. The apple and wavy bar suggest the local folklore referring to the origin of the name has some truth to it. In 1901 the municipality adopted the coat of arms. The flag is blue and white and was awarded in 1978. == Culture and sights == thumb|Half-Timber House in Epfenbach The Epfenbach Museum of Local History shows how a farm household looked around the year 1850. Displayed are things such as the clothes and tools of the local farmers and craftsmen. The museum is located in a classic restored [half-timbered](/source/half-timbered) house belonging to a former overseer from the abbey in the year 1718. == Economy and infrastructure == === Transport === Epfenbach sits on the [L 530](/source/Landesstra%C3%9Fe) state road. You can reach the [A6 autobahn](/source/Bundesautobahn_6) over Waibstadt and [Sinsheim](/source/Sinsheim) === Education === In Epfenbach there are the following schools: * Merian-Schule * A primary school * A secondary school with a trade school (''Werkrealschule'') Continuing schools can be found in Waibstadt, [Neckarbischofsheim](/source/Neckarbischofsheim), and Sinsheim. == Notable natives == * 1796, [Carl Christian Ullmann](/source/Karl_Ullmann), Protestant Theologian * 1939, Werner Fischer, former director of the [Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft](/source/Hochschule_Karlsruhe_%E2%80%93_Technik_und_Wirtschaft) (a university of applied sciences) == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.epfenbach.de/index.html Official home page] * [http://www.heimatmuseum-epfenbach.de/ Museum of Local History] * [http://www.epfenbachwetter.de/ a private weather station in Epfenbach] {{Cities and towns in Rhein-Neckar (district)}} {{Authority control}} Category:Rhein-Neckar-Kreis --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Epfenbach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epfenbach) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epfenbach?action=history)). 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