Dettenheim
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| Coordinates: 49°09′41″N 08°25′03″E / 49.16139°N 8.41750°ECoordinates: 49°09′41″N 08°25′03″E / 49.16139°N 8.41750°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe | |
| District | Karlsruhe | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ute Göbelbecker (FW) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30.89 km2 (11.93 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 6,494 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 76706 | |
| Dialling codes | 07247 · 07255 | |
| Vehicle registration | KA | |
| Website | www.dettenheim.de | |
Dettenheim is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
The city of Dettenheim consists of the former municipalities Liedolsheim and Rußheim (Russheim). Liedolsheim includes the village of Liedolsheim and the inn and farm of Dettenheim. Rußheim includes the village of Rußheim, the site of a former RAD camp, and houses, grinding mill, public low-income housing estate, and lumber mill. In the area of Liedolsheim are the former settlements of Nackheim and Schure.
In ancient times various German tribes inhabited the land along the banks of the river Rhine.
The name Dettenheim goes back to an ancient village founded about 788 on the present-day western boundary of the municipality, located directly beside the river Rhine.
The village is probably most famous because it had been destroyed during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), then rebuilt. Over the decades of the 18th century the course of the Rhine moved east, flooding the little community more frequently. (The Rhine has since been changed to the west in its course so that in 2000 the old settlement was a few hundred meters from the Rhine). Subsequently in 1813 all the villagers migrated about sixteen kilometers east southeast, entered the boundaries of what was then Altenbürg, and founded the village and church of Karlsdorf—now part of the municipality of Karlsdorf-Neuthard. Because Karl, Grand Duke of Baden, had granted approval for the move, the new settlement was named in honour of him. Today the old Dettenheim is called Alt-Dettenheim, which consists of only a few houses, including the Gasthaus Löwen (The Lion Guesthouse), rest building, a former brickworks and a memorial boulder. Alt-Dettenheim is a hamlet so is now within one of Dettenheim's two districts.
Liedolsheim is located at Latitude/Longitude: N 49° 9' 31.50" E 8° 25' 19.99" (49.15875, 8.42222). In the tumultuous time of the short lived Weimar Republic, Liedolsheim was an early stronghold of the Nazis. In the mid-1920s, agriculture dominated Liedolsheim; about 3% of the labor force were industrial workers in Karlsruhe and Hochstetten, or were employed at a local brickyard. Around 84% of farmers cultivated an area of less than two hectares and were therefore on additional farms as day laborers or relied on local trade. According to historian Kurt Hochstuhl, agriculture and handicrafts were exposed to a particular economic pressure, so that the "fear of proletarianization led" to a "collective mental state", "which could easily be exploited for political purposes".
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