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22-470: The neighbouring towns and municipalities of Schwaigern (clockwise) are: Leingarten , Nordheim (Württemberg) , Brackenheim , Eppingen , Gemmingen and Massenbachhausen (all in the district of Heilbronn). Schwaigern consists of Schwaigern itself and its districts Massenbach, Stetten am Heuchelberg and Niederhofen. Schwaigern has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Finds of the Neolithic era and during

44-479: A citizen of Heilbronn. He moved to Stuttgart, where he became a member of the city council. In that position, he negotiated with the rebelling farmers during the German Peasants' War in 1525. He became part of the military contingent requested by the rebels and was elected councillor and chancellor by the peasants. After the suppression of the rebellion, he was arrested, accused of high treason ("because of

66-908: A department of the TSV became independent in 1999. The marksman club Heuchelberg is located next to the Mühlwald, and there is also a golf course in Stetten. With the Leintalzoo Schwaigern has the biggest connected chimpanzee group in Germany. The biggest company in Schwaigern is the Walter Söhner GmbH & Co. KG which produces synthetics and has more than 500 employees. Also in Schwaigern and its districts there are some other smaller companies. However, in Stetten and Massenbach

88-740: A large proportion of the inhabitants. In 1690, during the War of the Grand Alliance , the then Schwaigern Castle was burned down. In 1806, the town came to Württemberg by mediatization and Reichsdeputationshauptschluss . The castle was rebuilt until 1839 and is still today owned by the comital family of Neipperg. Several fires destroyed large areas of the medieval town centre in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1971/1972 Massenbach, Stetten am Heuchelberg and Niederhofen were incorporated. The Lords of Neipperg became Protestants around 1530. Therefore, each of Schwaigern, Stetten am Heuchelberg and Niederhofen

110-583: A political manifesto. Currently, such views are mostly rejected by scholarship. In the 20th century, several historical novels were written about his life: Jörg Ratgeb – Painter is a 1978 East German drama film directed by Bernhard Stephan . It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival . Since 1990, Ratgeb's life has been the subject of a play called Jerg Ratgeb, Maler – Ein Künstlerdrama , performed at

132-539: Is a Protestant parish. Massenbach and Massenbachhausen have a common Protestant parish. In 1717, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg , the first count and an Imperial field marshal in the Habsburg service, returned to the Catholic Church. The Catholic parish St. Martinus Schwaigern is responsible for Schwaigern, Stetten, Niederhofen and Neipperg (part of Brackenheim). The Catholic parish St. Kilian Massenbachhausen

154-528: Is a modern school and a junior high school. The next grammar school is located in Heilbronn. Wine-growing in Schwaigern was first mentioned in 799. The primary sorts of wine are Trollinger , Riesling , Lemberger and Pinot Meunier . The fourth biggest winepress of Baden-Württemberg is located there. The positions of Schwaigern's wine-growing is part of the wine-growing area Württemberg. Leingarten Leingarten ( German: [ˈlaɪnɡaʁtn̩] )

176-687: Is a town in the district of Heilbronn , Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It is situated 7 km west of Heilbronn . It was formed 1 January 1970, when the municipalities of Großgartach and Schluchtern merged. Leingarten is situated in the west of the district of Heilbronn at the Lein, a feeder of the river Neckar , at the base of the Heuchelberg. Leingarten consists of the formerly independent municipalities Großgartach und Schluchtern, both have grown seamlessly together since they merged. Neighbouring cities and municipalities are (clockwise, beginning in

198-590: Is responsible for Massenbachhausen and Massenbach. Also the New Apostolic Church has a parish in Schwaigern. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour has local groups in Schwaigern, Stetten and Niederhofen. In Massenbach there is a local group of the YMCA . Massenbach was first mentioned in writing in 773. In the Thirty Years' War the castle was destroyed and rebuilt in 1760. Stetten

220-631: The Neolithic to the Middle Ages of the Leintal. It is named after the honorary citizen and archaeologist Karl Wagenplast. The town church consecrated to John the Baptist goes back to a building of the 13th century and was enlarged by Bernhard Sporer in the early 16th century. Inside there is the Barbara Altar of Jerg Ratgeb . The witch tower on the south-east border of the medieval town

242-622: The Roman period show an early settlement of this area. The town was first mentioned in writing in the Lorsch codex of 766. Bertilo, Lord of Schwaigern, is first mentioned in 1120. The construction of a church is proved in the 13th century. Bertilo's descendants took on the name "Lords of Neipperg" in 1241, after their castle of Neipperg near Brackenheim . In 1407 they also acquired the Lordship of Klingenberg near Heilbronn . In 1702, Schwaigern became

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264-530: The Peasant War and on behalf of Duke Ulrich ") and finally executed in Pforzheim in 1526, by being torn apart by four horses. In the late 19th century, his work was rediscovered by Otto Donner von Richter  [ de ] . Since then, it has been subject to controversial interpretations. His death has repeatedly tempted art historians , especially Wilhelm Fraenger , to read his surviving work as

286-675: The altar of Saint Barbara in the church of nearby Schwaigern . From 1514 to 1517 he was in Frankfurt am Main , where he painted the walls of the refectory and cloister of the Karmeliterkloster (Carmelite Monastery). The paintings, of which only fragments survive, are the largest wall paintings known to the north of the Alps from that period. His most famous work is the Herrenberg Altarpiece , completed in 1521. It

308-541: The east): Heilbronn , Nordheim (Württemberg) and Schwaigern . Visible from afar is Leingarten's trademark, the Heuchelberger Warte (Heuchelberg Watch), built 1483 by Duke Eberhard I of Württemberg . In 2011 major renovation work began on Leingarten's city hall which included installing a new facade on the historically important building. Leingarten's is twinned with: Jerg Ratgeb Jerg Ratgeb , also Jörg Ratgeb ( c. 1480–1526),

330-423: The municipal council. Source: Blazon : In red three (2:1) silver rings. Above the sign growing John the Baptist with halo and put on fur, raising the rights, holding a lamb and a cross rod with a flag on his left hand. These arms are provable since 1512. The town colours are red-white. Schwaigern is twinned with: The Karl-Wagenplast-Museum in the old graveyard chapel shows archaeological exhibitions from

352-522: The provision of public utility has a downward tendency. For several years up to 2000, Massenbach had no stores. Schwaigern is situated at the Kraichgau Railway running from Heilbronn to Karlsruhe . Besides the B293 (Heilbronn-Karlsruhe) passes the town. The A6 runs 10 kilometres north of Schwaigern. Schwaigern, Massenbach and Stetten each have an elementary school. Also in Schwaigern there

374-702: The residence of the Lords of Neipperg, who were elevated to the rank of counts in 1726. In 1766, the County of Neipperg became an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire , mediatised to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806. The last ruling count, Adam Albert von Neipperg , married Napoleon 's widow Marie Louise . The village received the right to hold a market in 1486. After 1630 the Black Death killed

396-643: Was a German painter during the Renaissance , and a contemporary of Albrecht Dürer . Ratgeb was born in Schwäbisch Gmünd . Around the turn of the 15th to 16th century, he appears to have spent time in Italy, where he came in contact with Italian Renaissance art and with the recently developed use of perspective in painting. After returning to Germany, he settled in Heilbronn . In 1510, he painted

418-415: Was built in 1461. The previous wine-press is a timber framing of 1659. The rococo castle next to the town church was built in 1702, but was rebuilt and enlarged during the 19th century. The town hall was built in 1905/1906 by Ludwig Knortz. Stetten impresses by its parish church of the 15th century as well as its baroque vicarage of 1775. Besides it contains a town hall of the 16th century. The TSV Schwaigern

440-540: Was founded in 1898 as a gymnastics club. Apart from the traditional gymnastics there are the disciplines of badminton, basketball, chess and the rare discipline wheel gymnastics. In 1992 and 1993, the departments of tennis (TC Schwaigern) and football (FSV Schwaigern) became independent. In addition, Schwaigern has a heated swimming pool. In Stetten there are also some clubs. The TSV Stetten founded in 1909 runs football, table tennis, badminton, women gymnastics and child gymnastics. The tennis club of Stetten founded in 1981 as

462-411: Was mentioned in 1140 and came to Württemberg in 1571. Niederhofen is the youngest district, since it was first mentioned in 1332. But it already came to Württemberg in 1360. Schwaigern council has 22 members. The municipal election on 25 May 2014 resulted in the following official results. The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in

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484-569: Was originally painted for the Stiftskirche (abbey church) of Herrenberg . Today, it is on display in the Staatgalerie at Stuttgart . Ratgeb had developed a distinctive personal expressive style, visibly influenced by artists such as Albrecht Dürer , Matthias Grünewald and Hieronymus Bosch . Because of his marriage to a serf of the Duke of Württemberg he lost most of his rights as

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