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19-454: Affalterbach became a possession of the County of Württemberg in 1322 and was placed under the jurisdiction of Marbach am Neckar . As it sat on the important road from Heilbronn to Ulm , the village was for a time abandoned. In 1938, Oberamt Marbach  [ de ] was dissolved and replaced with Landkreis Backnang  [ de ] , to which Affalterbach was assigned. As part of

38-484: A distant relative, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg . The line of succession of the house of Württemberg has continued to the present, although the house no longer plays any political role. Heads of the House of Württemberg since 1918 The former royal family still owns the castles Monrepos , Altshausen and Friedrichshafen . All branches descend from Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732–1797). Succession

57-603: A low of 247 meters (810 ft) NN. A portion of the Federally protected Buchenbach valley  [ de ] nature reserve is located in Affalterbach's municipal area. Affalterbach has one borough ( Ortsteil ), Affalterbach, and five villages: Birkachhof, Birkhau, Böllenhöfe, Steinächle, Wolfsölden. Affalterbach is a member of the Marbach am Neckar Municipal Association with the city of Marbach am Neckar and

76-468: A new house law, the rights and obligations of the ruling family have been established, including the exclusive primogeniture in the male line as well as marriage restrictions on coequal level. In 1867 the House created the Royal Dukedom of Urach for a younger cousin, Prince Wilhelm, 1st Duke of Urach , whose parents had married morganatically in 1800, whereby their sons were excluded from ruling

95-673: Is an ancient German dynasty and former royal family of the Kingdom of Württemberg . The House probably originated in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty . Around 1080 the ancestors of modern Württemberg, which was then called "Wirtemberg", settled in the Stuttgart area. Conrad of Württemberg became heir to the House of Beutelsbach and built the Wirtemberg Castle . Around 1089, he was made Count. Their domains, initially only

114-627: Is located at the eastern extremity of the district of Ludwigsburg , in the German state of Baden-Württemberg , along the border with the Rems-Murr district . Affalterbach lies on the Backnanger Bucht  [ de ] in the basin of  [ de ] the Neckar . Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 300 meters (980 ft) Normalnull (NN) to

133-572: The 1973 Baden-Württemberg district reform  [ de ] , that district too was dissolved and replaced with the new district of Ludwigsburg. Since 1976, the high-performance Mercedes-Benz tuning company AMG has been headquartered in Affalterbach, though it maintained its racing engine factory in Burgstetten . The original AMG logo pays homage to Affalterbach by including the city's apple tree coat of arms next to an engine valve and cam lobe. The municipality ( Gemeinde ) of Affalterbach

152-679: The Treaty of Nürtingen was signed between Ulrich V and his brother Ludwig I . As a result, Württemberg was divided into two parts. Ulrich received the Stuttgart area (Württemberg-Stuttgart), including the towns of Bad Cannstatt , Göppingen , Marbach am Neckar , Neuffen , Nürtingen , Schorndorf and Waiblingen . Ludwig received the Bad Urach section (Württemberg-Urach), including the towns of Balingen , Calw , Herrenberg , Münsingen , Tuttlingen and Tübingen . This section grew to include

171-517: The County of Montbéliard as well after the death of Henriette in 1444. As a result of the Treaty of Münsingen in 1482 and the Treaty of Esslingen in 1492, Count Eberhard V succeeded in reuniting Württemberg and rose to the rank of duke . The childless Eberhard became the sole ruler of this reunited country. The reigning Count Eberhard VI of Württemberg-Stuttgart was designated as his successor, and

190-612: The county appeared in records only with the spelling "Wirtenberg". The House of Württemberg first appeared in the late 11th century. The first family member mentioned in records was Konrad I , in 1081, who is believed to have built the castle. The Württembergs became counts in the 12th century. In 1250, the House of Hohenstaufen 's reign over the Duchy of Swabia ended; this allowed the Württembergs to expand their territory to include

209-486: The duchy. Stuttgart (which later became the capital) was included within the county as a result of the marriage between Ulrich I and Mechthild of Baden in 1251. The Württemberg territory expanded further under the rule of Ulrich III , Eberhard II and Eberhard III . Under Eberhard III, Württemberg assimilated the County of Montbéliard ( German : Mömpelgard ) through the betrothal of his son, Eberhard IV , to Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard in 1397. In 1442,

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228-622: The immediate surroundings of the castle included, increased steadily, mainly through acquisitions such as those from impoverished homes of Tübingen . At the Diet of Worms in 1495 , Count Eberhard V was raised to Duke ( Herzog ) by the German King , later Holy Roman Emperor , Maximilian I . During 1534 to 1537 Duke Ulrich introduced the Protestant Reformation , and the country became Protestant. Duke Ulrich became head of

247-538: The kingdom. In 1871 the Royal Dukedom of Teck was created for the same dynastic reason for Francis, Duke of Teck . At the end of World War I during the German Revolution all the monarchies in Germany were abolished, King William II abdicated on 30 November 1918. When former King William II died in 1921 the senior branch line of the House of Württemberg became extinct, the headship of the House passed to

266-473: The local Protestant Church. In the 18th Century, the Protestant male line became extinct, the head of the house was succeeded by Duke Charles Alexander , a Roman Catholic . Despite having a Catholic royal family, Protestantism survived as the established church, run by a church council composed by members of the nobility of Württemberg. From 1797, with the accession of Duke Frederick II , the royal family

285-419: The municipalities of Benningen am Neckar and Erdmannhausen . Affalterbach's coat of arms portrays an apple tree , in green with red apples, rooted to a field of white and above a wavy, blue line at the base of the blazon . The apple tree is a reference to the name Affalterbach, which combines the old German word for "apple tree", affalter , with the word for "stream", bach . This coat of arms

304-699: Was a historical territory with origins in the realm of the House of Württemberg , the heart of the old Duchy of Swabia . Its capital was Stuttgart . From the 12th century until 1495, it was a county within the Holy Roman Empire . It later became a duchy and, after the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire, a kingdom . This county was named after a hill of the same name in the district of Untertürkheim in Rotenberg , Stuttgart , on which Wattenberg Castle stood until 1819. Until about 1350,

323-616: Was again Protestant. Due to the political upheavals during the reign of Napoleon I , and being an ally of Napoleon, Württemberg became a part of the Confederation of the Rhine , Duke Frederick II was made Elector in May 1803, he collected and received secularized and mediated dominions, which greatly enlarged his country in territorial extension. In January 1806 he assumed the title of King of Württemberg . In 1828 King William I adopted

342-726: Was designed in 1936 based on suggestions from the Central State Archive Stuttgart  [ de ] and was approved for use by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on 24 May 1965. Affalterbach is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local Landesstraßen and Kreisstraßen . Local public transportation is provided by the Verband Region Stuttgart . County of W%C3%BCrttemberg The County of Württemberg

361-485: Was to govern in association with a committee of twelve "honourables", representatives of the country's two estates (lords and commons). In 1495, under the Imperial Diet of Worms summoned by Emperor Maximilian I , the county became the Duchy of Württemberg . 48°47′N 9°11′E  /  48.783°N 9.183°E  / 48.783; 9.183 House of W%C3%BCrttemberg The House of Württemberg

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