Oberstenfeld

Sister cities

• Verbicaro

History

Oberstenfeld originated in the 7th or 8th century, and belonged to the Lichtenberg castle residing above the town. The Oberstenfeld nunnery was founded in 1016 CE, its patronage was taken over in 1357 CE when the count of Lichtenberg sold the town to the dukes of Württemberg. In 1540 CE it adopted the reformation but remained a part of the Imperial Knights until 1803 CE when it was taken in by the duchy of Württemberg. The community Prevorst as well as the Lichtenberg castle were taken over by the dukes of Württemberg from the count of Lichtenberg in 1357 CE, (A few years before in (1350 CE) they had acquired Gronau from the Margraves of Baden, and from this time Prevorst belonged to Gronau). The three villages were conjointly assigned to the de:Oberamt Marbach since 1810 CE. In 1938 CE Oberstenfeld was allotted to the Ludwigsburg district while Gronau and Prevorst became a part of the Heilbronn district. On January 1, 1972, Gronau and Prevorst changed the district and were assigned to Oberstenfeld.

Geography

Oberstenfeld is located in the upper Bottwar river valley. It lies in the northeast of the district of Ludwigsburg. In the north it borders to the Löwenstein Hills, in the west there are the hills Forstberg and Wunnenstein covered by vineyards. The closest neighboring towns are Beilstein to the north and Großbottwar to the south. The villages Gronau (located northeast of Oberstenfeld) and Prevorst (located about five kilometers northeast in the Löwensteiner Berge hills) are incorporated. Prevorst is an exclave located between the Heilbronn district and the Rems-Murr district. With an elevation of 482m it is the highest location of the Ludwigsburg district.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,714
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,656
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,078
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,835
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,630
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,957
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,838
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,766

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