Bretzfeld

Sister cities

• Budaörs
• Pretzfeld

History

Bretzfeld was first documented in the year 1037 as "Bretesfeld". During the years of the stem duchies, Bretzfeld was under control of the Duchy of Franconia. The territory was governed in two halves, one ruled by the canons' monastery of Öhringen and the other ruled by the Lords of Weinsberg, which exercised high justice. In 1423, Bretzfeld, along with other places formerly belonging to Weinsberg, came under the rule of the Electoral Palatinate. After the War of the Succession of Landshut, Bretzfeld came under the rule of Württemberg in 1504 and was incorporated into the Superior Office of Weinsberg. In 1973, the districts of Heilbronn and Hohenlohe of today were established. All villages, except for Brettach, were included in the Hohenlohe district and were later merged into Bretzfeld in 1975, thus losing their status as completely independent municipalities. The exception Brettach was part of the Heilbronn district until 1977 but became part of the Heilbronn district when it was - for histocultural connections - also incorporated into Bretzfeld. Adolzfurt was first historically mentioned in 1327 as "Adelhardtsfurth". The name probably comes from the male name "Adelhard". In the 13th century it was under the rule of Weinsberg until it was given to the Princes of Hohenlohe in 1336. In the same year, it was granted full city rights by Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. However, it never attained great importance, and in a document from 1350 it is again referred to as a village. From 1806 to 1812 the village was administered by Neuenstein. In 1812, Adolzburg became part of the Oberamt of , an administrative region of Württemberg, which later became the in 1938. Today it is the only village in Bretzfeld that has never been part of the Weinsberg Oberamt. A legend and the…

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,543
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,501
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,318
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,244
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,134
• Zoropsid spider

  Zoropsis spinimana (Dufour, 1820) · Arachnida
  1,020
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  962
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  955

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 3.6 — 2014-05-17
  2 km ESE of Pfungstadt, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-12-12
  2 km ESE of Nehren, Germany
• M 2.8 — 2008-11-25
  1 km S of Steinmauern, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-09
  1 km WSW of Dußlingen, Germany