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25-461: Kornwestheim's history spans over 1200 years, first being documented as "Westheim" around 780 AC, within the interest register of the Lorsch monastery. The name form "Kornwestheim" appeared much later; for the first in 1472, which became common in the 17th century and has been in use ever since. Archeological findings furnish evidence for the populating of the area in already prehistorical times. There

50-554: A large district town. Due to its location between the cities of Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg, the city was unable to incorporate neighboring communities during the 1973 regional reform. Only the restructuring undertaken by the US Army in 1954 added a new district called Pattonville to the city, although the eastern, larger part of Pattonville now belongs to the town of Remseck am Neckar. Today Kornwestheim presents itself as modern and amiable town that has preserved its individual character in

75-491: A large increase in population in the late 19th century. The shoemaker Jakob Sigle, who had already opened his workshop in 1885, founded the shoe factory J. Sigle & Cie. together with his merchant partner Max Levi, which later became nationally known as the Salamander AG. In 1898, the machine factory A. Stotz Albert Stotz followed as well as the iron foundry firm Kreidler, opening operations in 1939. As of April 1, when

100-597: Is twinned with: The town Kornwestheim has conferred to the following persons the honorary citizenship: Lorsch Lorsch ( German pronunciation: [lɔʁʃ] ) is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hessen , Germany , 60 km south of Frankfurt . Lorsch is well known for the Lorsch Abbey , which has been named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO . Lorsch lies about 5 km west of

125-815: Is the second largest classification yard of Baden-Württemberg. A newspaper appears in Kornwestheim, the Kornwestheimer Zeitung . Kornwestheim has a notary . In the city is the Landesamt für Flurneuordnung und Landesentwicklung Baden-Württemberg . On the former Salamander area is since March 21, 2012, the Baden-Württemberg Grundbuchzentralarchiv . The Kornwestheim Drive-In Cinema is the only drive-in cinema in Baden-Wuerttemberg. It lies in

150-697: The Bergstraße in the Rhine rift just west of the Odenwald between Darmstadt to the north and Mannheim to the south. The town lies not far from the Weschnitz 's lower reaches. To the town's southeast the Weschnitzinsel conservation area is located. Lorsch borders in the north on the community of Einhausen and the town of Bensheim , in the east on the town of Heppenheim , in the southeast on

175-599: The Investiture Controversy in the 11th century, the abbey sustained great losses in holdings to the nobility. In the late 12th century, with the record of the old deeds, there was an attempt to reorganize the administration ( Lorsch codex ). Nevertheless, in 1232, Lorsch was awarded to the Archbishopric of Mainz and newly settled by Premonstratensians . Thereafter, Mainz and the Electorate of

200-602: The Nibelungenbahn (railway) between Bensheim and Worms . Furthermore, there are bus connections with Lampertheim/Bürstadt, Heppenheim, Einhausen and Bensheim. Lorsch lies on Hesse's cycle path R9, which leads from Worms by way of Bensheim to Höchst im Odenwald . Lorsch has two regional daily newspapers, the Bergsträßer Anzeiger with its regional Lorsch/Einhausen edition, and the smaller circulation Starkenburger Echo . Kreidler Kreidler

225-512: The King's Hall Or, below party per pale, argent a cross pattée fitchy gules and azure the Lion of Hesse springing. The King's Hall ( Königshalle ), the building declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991, is borne as a charge in the town's arms. The red cross pattée fitchy (that is, cross with “flattened” ends to three of the arms, and a point on the bottom one) is the coat of arms formerly borne by

250-475: The Lorsch Abbey in its heyday. The Lion of Hesse, shown here springing (with both hindfeet on the ground) rather than rampant (with only one hindfoot on the ground), comes from Hesse's coat of arms (in which he is rampant) and symbolizes Lorsch's status as part of Hesse. There is also a friendship arrangement with: This came about through the sponsorship arrangement for those ethnic Germans driven out of

275-522: The Netherlands the riders Jan de Vries and Henk van Kessel were successful. Kreidler went out of business in 1982 and the rights to the trade mark were sold to the businessman Rudolf Scheidt who had Italian manufacturer Garelli Motorcycles make mopeds under the Kreidler name until 1988. The rights to the Kreidler brand were subsequently acquired by bicycle manufacturer Prophete . Today the brand

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300-670: The Palatinate found themselves at odds over who should hold the vogt rights. Of the Carolingian Benedictine abbey, which in parts has been unearthed, the gatehall (from about 800) has been preserved. It is today a UNESCO -protected World Heritage Site . In 1991, the town hosted the 31st Hessentag state festival. The firm TrekStor GmbH & Co.KG was founded in 2001 in Lorsch and has its head office here. The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded

325-408: The communities of Jívová (formerly Giebau), Pohorsch, Weska and Hraničné Petrovice (Petersdorf bei Giebau), who then settled in Lorsch. In Lorsch on Tuesday during Carnival – locally known as Fastnacht – there is a Carnival parade with more than 100 attractions. Through the town's municipal area run Autobahn A 67 and Bundesstraßen 47 and 460. Lorsch's DB railway station lies on

350-595: The community of Laudenbach and the town of Hemsbach (both in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis , Baden-Württemberg ), in the south on the town of Lampertheim and in the west on the town of Bürstadt . Lorsch Abbey (German: Kloster Lorsch ) was founded in 764 by the Frankish Count Cancor and his mother Williswinda. The abbey was one of the greatest centres of Carolingian art . Several Carolingian kings of Germany were buried there. The monastery

375-674: The following results: The town executive ( Magistrat ) is made up of seven councillors. Three seats are allotted to the CDU, two to the SPD and one each to the PWL and the Greens. From 1993 to 2011, the mayor was Klaus Jäger (independent). He was re-elected on 7 February 1999 with 85.2% of the vote, and again on 13 February 2005 with 70.6%. Since 2011 the mayor has been Christian Schönung (CDU). Lorsch's arms might be described thus: Party per fess, above sable

400-477: The heart of the Stuttgart region. With its more than 30,000 inhabitants it offers a high degree of quality of life and recreational value. At the head of the municipality Kornwestheim was a Schultheiß . Since 1930 he is called mayor and since 1956 Lord mayor. At the western edge of Kornwestheim is the Kornwestheim classification yard . Up to 1600 freight cars are daily put together to freight trains . This

425-673: The military front 478 resident soldiers were killed. On April 21 in 1945, the US troops took over the occupation using the existing barracks until 1993 and renamed the Hindenburg barracks into Wilkin Barracks. Since the Second World War the population has doubled due to the influx of exiles and guest workers. This resulted in an increased growth and designation of new living and commercial districts. On April 1, 1956, Kornwestheim became

450-554: The population had nearly within the last three decades, Kornwestheim eventually received the official municipal law in 1931. As part of the rearmament of the German re-armament , starting in 1934 the Hindenburg barracks and the Ludendorff barracks were built as tank units and Kornwestheim became a garrison town in 1935/36. The Second World War demanded numerous victims: allied air raids killed 162 people and destroyed 160 buildings. At

475-521: The railroad line Stuttgart - Ludwigsburg - Heilbronn in 1846 the era of Industrialization began and the construction of the national switch yard in Kornwestheim in the years of 1913-1919 made Kornwestheim the railway road node in Southern Germany, creating ideal conditions for the future growth and development of the city. This infrastructure improvements and the convenient location of the city as well as several factory foundations contributed to

500-656: The sound of the film shown on the small projection wall. The light intensity of the projectors used is 6 Kilowatts. The well known small motorcycle and moped manufacturer Kreidler was situated here. It was founded in 1903 by Anton Kreidler and was at first a metalworking factory. Later in the 1950s they started producing small motorcycles with an engine capacity of 50 cc . In the later 1970s they became successful in Grand Prix motorcycle racing . Riders such as Jan de Vries and Henk van Kessel won world championships and set speed records with these machines. Kornwestheim

525-577: The town of the same name in the Ludwigsburg district and is well known outside the region. It has two projection walls; these are 15 metres (49 ft) high by 36 metres (118 ft) wide, and 10 metres (33 ft) high by 24 metres (79 ft) wide. For sound, the Kornwestheim Drive-In Cinema has two FM-transmitters which work on 89 MHz for the sound of the film shown on the big projection wall, and on 91.3 MHz for

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550-509: Was a German manufacturer of bicycles , mopeds and motorcycles . Kreidler was originally based in Kornwestheim , between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart . It was founded in 1903 as "Kreidlers Metall- und Drahtwerke" (Kreidlers metal and wire factory) by Anton Kreidler and started to build motorcycles in 1951. In 1959 one third of all German motorcycles were Kreidler. In the 1970s Kreidler had very great success in motorsport. Especially in

575-662: Was a Roman road that lead through the Kornwestheim urban area, which has been partially preserved as dirt road. Part of it was restored in Kornwestheim-Ost near the Theodor-Heuss-Realschule. In the western part of the city there was an even older road from the Bronze Age running towards what today is a highway. It is assumed that the original Westheim is a western settlement, in contrast to the eastern settlement of Ostheim. For centuries, Kornwestheim

600-453: Was a prosperous and wealthy farming village that benefited from the fertility of its farmland and active trade. In 1303, the counts of Asperg sold Kornwestheim to the Dukes of Württemberg . At first, it belonged to the bureau of Cannstatt and since 1719 to the bureau of Ludwigsburg out of which emerged the county in 1938 and in 1973 the larger district of Ludwigsburg. With the construction of

625-651: Was settled by Benedictines from Gorze Abbey near Metz. In a document from 885, the abbey is mentioned as Lauressam , from which, over the course of time, came the town's current name. In the Early and High Middle Ages , the abbey was a powerful Imperial monastery with holdings in the nearby Odenwald , on the Bergstraße and in Rhenish Hesse , and also in Alsace and Lorraine . In the civil war resulting from

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