Angelbachtal | |
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 The town hall is located in the castle at Eichtersheim. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Angelbachtal within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district  | |
 Location of Angelbachtal | |
  Angelbachtal  Angelbachtal | |
| Coordinates:49°14′N8°47′E / 49.233°N 8.783°E /49.233; 8.783 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 2boroughs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2016–24) | Frank Werner[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,217 |
| • Density | 291.1/km2 (754.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 74916-74918 |
| Dialling codes | 07265 |
| Vehicle registration | HD |
| Website | www.angelbachtal.de |
Angelbachtal is amunicipality inKraichgau, betweenSinsheim andBruchsal, created in 1972 by the union of Eichtersheim and Michelfeld. The nameAngelbachtal comes from the valley of theWaldangelbach, which flows throughKraichgau.
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Angelbachtal is nearHeidelberg in the hills of the Kraichgau in the districtRhein-Neckar Kreis,Baden-Württemberg. The municipality lies in a valley of the same name. The river valley ends nearRauenberg, where it runs into theUpper Rhine valley. The mild climate benefits agriculture and people.
The highest point is Roßberg at 283 metres (928 ft). The lowest point is the bed of theAngelbach at 159 metres (522 ft).
The following cities and municipalities border Angelbachtal, clockwise from the North:
With the exception of Östringen, all of these places lie in the Rhein-Neckar Kreis.
Angelbachtal consists of the boroughs of Eichtersheim and Michelfeld.
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Eichtersheim was first mentioned in theLorsch Codex in 838. Around 1200 the village belonged to the knights of Steinach. From 1541 it became one of the holdings belonging to the barons of Venningen, who were part of the knight-canton Kraichgau. In 1806Baden took control of Eichtersheim.
Michelfeld was first mentioned in the Lorsch Codex in 831. From 1508 to 1806 Michelfeld was under the control of the Knights ofGemmingen. In 1806 Michelfeld became part of Baden.
Because of the association of Eichtersheim and Michelfeld withFriedrich Hecker popular committees quickly formed and had great resonance with the population at large. The popular committee in Eichtersheim included 126 members, while in Michelfeld there were 87. As Eichtersheim had at that time only about 150 families (in a population of 750), one can say that the entire village embraced the revolution. By way of the police lists, in which the participants in the revolutionary movement and their "high treason" is documented, one can conclude that the citizens of Eichterheim and Michelfeld participated in the mobilization and support of the "first contingent." It is also remarkable that the revolutionaries spanned the entire range of professions, for example, mayor, court clerk, businessman, farmer, innkeeper, etc. After the revolution failed, both communities suffered greatly from the punishments that followed.
On 1 April 1972 Eichtersheim and Michelfeld were unified in the municipality Angelbachtal.
| Party | Votes | Seats |
| Independent (Freie Wähler) | 30,33% | 4 |
| CDU | 27,10% | 4 |
| "Junge Liste" (Youth Party) | 20,84% | 3 |
| GAL (Green Party) | 13,90% | 2 |
| SPD | 7,83% | 1 |
The blazon of the coat of arms (paraphrased) is azure, bar wavy gemel or, crossed Fleur-de-lys staves gules, on azure a crescent moon with face or to dexter.
The coat of arms unites motifs from the coat of arms of the two original villages and at the same time symbolizes the location and name of the community. The red lily staffs are from the coat of arms of Eichtersheim and acknowledge the Barons of Venningen. The halfmoon with the face comes from the Michelfeld coat of arms which is a nod to the Knights of Gemmingen. The waves stand for the Angelbach.The flag is yellow and blue and with the coat of arms was bestowed upon Angelbachtal by the Rhein-Neckar district administration office on 30 April 1985.
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The federal highways (Bundesstraße) B 292 and B 39 go through Angelbachtal. B 39 also serves as detour U 68 for the autobahnA 6. The B 292 runs fromBruchsal through Östringen into Angelbachtal-Eichtersheim toward Sinsheim and onwards in the direction ofMosbach. The B 39 comes from Wiesloch over Mühlhausen through Angelbachtal-Eichtersheim and through Sinsheim in the direction ofHeilbronn. Both highways share the section Angelbachtal-Sinsheim. The rural road L 551 goes from Angelbachtal-Michelfeld to Waldangelloch in the direction ofEppingen. The district road K 4177 goes from Angelbachtal-Michelfeld to Sinsheim-Dühren.
In Angelbachtal there is the Sonnenbergschule, a combined primary and secondary school with integrated trade school. For further education, there are schools in Sinsheim,Wiesloch, and Östringen.
