Bammental

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Coordinates: 49°21′N 08°47′E

Bammental
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Population	6517 (31 Dec 2005)
Area	12.16 km²
Population density	536 /km²
Elevation	125 m
Coordinates	49°21′ N 08°47′ E
Postal code	69243-69245
Area code	06223
Licence plate code	HD
Mayor	Gerhard Vogel
Website	[1]

Bammental is a municipality in Rhein-Neckar Kreis of Baden-Württemberg.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighboring communities 2 History 3 Government 3.1 Municipal council 3.2 Coat of arms 3.3 Sister cities 4 Culture and sights 5 Economy and infrastructure 5.1 Transportation 6 External links

[edit] Geography

Bammental is about 9 km southeast of Heidelberg and 13 km northeast of Sinsheim in the Elsenz valley, between Mauer and Neckargemünd. The borough of Reilsheim belongs to Bammental.

[edit] Neighboring communities

• Neckargemünd
• Gauangelloch
• Wiesenbach (Baden)
• Mauer (Baden)
• Gaiberg

[edit] History

Bammental has been settled since pre-history. Homo heidelbergensis found in neighboring Mauer, lived in the area around Bammental 500,000 to 600,000 years ago. The remains of a Roman road and Roman buildings bear witness to settlement by the Romans.

At the end of the 8th century, there were multiple mentions of the Frankish settlement, Risolfesheim, in the Lorsch Codex. This settlement is the borough Reilsheim. Bammental started as an extension of Reilsheim at the turn of the millennium. From 1330 to 1803, Bammental belonged to the Palatinate of the Rhein. Bammental belonged to the Meckesheim tithe. After 1803, the settlement went to Baden.

[edit] Government

[edit] Municipal council

Municipal Council
Party	Votes	Seats
CDU/resident association	na	6
Pro Bammental	na	4
SPD	na	3
Greens	na	3
Independent Voters of Bammetal (UWB)	na	2
Voter Participation: na

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms is based on an earlier court seal. The seal has been been documented to have been in use since 1747. It was officially recognized in 1894 by the General State Archive. The lion and the field of lozenges represent the Palatinate of the Rhine. The tree represents the etymological origin of the name Bammental, Baum im Tal (tree in the valley).

The flag is green and white and was awarded by the Ministry of the Interior in 1965.

[edit] Sister cities

Vertus, France since 18 June 1966

[edit] Culture and sights

There is a museum of local history (Heimatmuseum) in the old train station.

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Transportation

Bammental is on federal highway (Bundesstraße) B 45 between Neckargemünd and Sinsheim.

The train line, which comes from Heidelberg over Neckargemünd and aftwards goes on to Sinsheim, has two stops in Bammental.

• At the old train station
• In Reilsheim

A connection to the S-Bahn RheinNeckar is planned.

[edit] External links

• Offical Home Page

This article is based on a translation of the article Bammental from the German Wikipedia.