Bammental

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Bammental
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Bammental
Bammental (Germany)
Bammental
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Mayor Gerhard Vogel
Basic statistics
Area 12.16 km² (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation 125 m  (410 ft)
Population 6,512  (31/03/2007)
 - Density 536 /km² (1,387 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HD
Postal codes 69243–69245
Area code 06223
Website www.bammental.de

Coordinates: 49°21′03″N 08°46′33″E / 49.35083, 8.77583

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

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[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

[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.

The center of Bammental with the city hall and the Lutheran church.
The center of Bammental with the city hall and the Lutheran church.

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 afterwards 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

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

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