Billigheim

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Billigheim
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Billigheim (Germany)
Billigheim
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Local subdivisions 5
Mayor Reinhold Berberich
Basic statistics
Area 48.97 km² (18.9 sq mi)
Elevation 226 m  (742 ft)
Population 5,880  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 120 /km² (311 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MOS
Postal code 74842
Area code 06265
Website www.billigheim.de

Coordinates: 49°20′52″N 09°15′16″E / 49.34778, 9.25444

Billigheim is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

[edit] History

The first historic mention of Billigheim is in the archives of Würzburg in 1000. At that time, a convent was founded there. The convent owned the village until secularization in 1584. At that time, the convent was closed, and the village was given to Kurmainz.

In 1803, along with the entire area, the town was given to the dukes of Leiningen in Baden, who remodeled the convent into a palace. This palace burned to the ground in 1902. The remaining church was remodeled in 1878-79.

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