Neckarelz

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Coordinates: 49°20′21″N 09°06′29″E / 49.33917, 9.10806

Neckarelz
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Basic statistics
Elevation	525 m (1723 ft)
Population	{{{Einwohner or population}}}
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MOS
Postal code	74821
Area code	06261

Neckarelz is a suburb of Mosbach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Religion
4 Demographics
5 Coat of Arms
6 Education
7 Transport
8 Buildings
9 External links

[edit] Geography

Neckarelz is in northern Baden-Württemberg, between the Odenwald and Kraichgau, at the confluence of the Neckar and Elz rivers. On the other side of the Neckar, are the towns of Hochhausen and Obrigheim. Next to Neckarelz, is the suburb of Diedesheim.

[edit] History

The town was part of the Electoral Palatinate from around 1362. From 1944 to 1945, there was a Nazi concentration camp in Neckarelz, with the prisoners barracked in the school. The factory in Obrigheim which produced bomber engines used almost ten thousand prisoners, of which about half came from the concentration camp. In April 1945, 900 of them were rescued.

[edit] Religion

Until World War II, Neckarelz was almost completely Protestant. After the arrival of Catholic refugees, a new church was built.

[edit] Demographics

Neckarelz is the largest suburb of Mosbach, with approximately 6,500 inhabitants.

[edit] Coat of Arms

This depicts the rhombuses of the Electoral Palatinate at the top and a fish below.

[edit] Education

Neckarelz has several kindergartens, a primary school (named after Clemens Brentano), and a grammar and Hauptschule, (both named after Auguste Pattberg).