Neckarelz

Neckarelz
Stadtteil of Mosbach
Coat of arms of Neckarelz Coat of arms
Neckarelz
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Town	Mosbach
Population
• Total	6,500
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	74821
Dialling codes	06261
Vehicle registration	MOS

File:Neckarelz-mosbach-2012.jpg

Neckarelz (front) and Mosbach (back) in the river Elz valley

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

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.

History

The town was part of the Electorate of the Palatinate from around 1362.

From 1944 to 1945, there was an annex or subcamp of Natzweiler Struthof concentration camp in Neckarelz, with the prisoners barracked in the school. The factory in Obrigheim which produced bomber engines used nearly ten thousand prisoners, of whom about half came from the concentration camp. In April 1945, 900 of them were rescued.

Religion

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

Demographics

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

Coat of arms

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

Education

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

Transport

Neckarelz has a train station, connecting to the Neckar Valley Railway and the line to Osterburken, and a harbour.

Buildings

• Neckarelz-tempelhaus-web1.jpg

  Tempelhaus - old castle of the Knights Hospitaller (12th/13th century)

• Neckarelz-kirche-web.jpg

  Protestant church

• Neckarelz-rathaus.jpg

  Verwaltungsstelle - "subsidiary" of the town hall of Mosbach

• Neckarelz-posthalterei-web.jpg

  example for a timber framing in Neckarelz: the "Alte Posthalterei"

External links

• Webseite der Stadtverwaltung Mosbach