Dittwar is a district of Tauberbischofsheim with 693 residents.[1]

Dittwar
Stadtteil of Tauberbischofsheim
Coat of arms
Location of Dittwar
Dittwar Show map of Germany Dittwar Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 49°35′20″N 9°38′10″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
District	Main-Tauber-Kreis
Town	Tauberbischofsheim
Government
• Local representative	Carsten Lotter (CDU)
Elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97941
Dialling codes	09341
Vehicle registration	TBB
Website	www.oelbachblaettle.de

Geography

Location

Dittwar is located south-west of Tauberbischofsheim in the Tauberfranken region of Franconia.[1]

District

Dittwar is one of seven districts of Tauberbischofsheim. The other districts are the town of Tauberbischofsheim, as well as Dienstadt, Distelhausen, Dittigheim, Hochhausen and Impfingen.[1] Dittwar was incorporated to Tauberbischofsheim during the local government reform in Baden-Württemberg on January 1, 1975.

History

History of the village

Dittwar was first mentioned in 1100 as Ditebure (dit (mhd) = people / common / usually; bure (mhd) = farmer / neighbour).[1] The name evolved to Dydebuor in 1343, Dytbuer in 1368, Dietbur in 1371, Dytewure in 1383, Dietwar in 1407, and finally Dittwar in 1615. The first mention Dittwar is related to the donation of the Castrum Dietebure by Count Henricus de Luden to the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Dittwar show a bunch of grapes and a plough iron, both derived from the old seal of the village. The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1768 and shows a crowned wheel, flanked by the grapes and plough. The wheel is the symbol of the State of Mainz, to which the village belonged from medieval times until 1803. In the 19th century the village used a seal with a shield showing only the wheel. As the wheel is very common, it was decided to use the typical village symbols of the 18th century seal in the new arms.[2]

Culture

Church and chapel

The baroque church of St. Lawrence dating back to 1753. Pilgrimages to the "Kreuzhölzle" have taken place since 1660. Inside the church, the chapel at "Kreuzhölzle" and in the village baroque portals and ornate shrines can be found.

• Views of the baroque church of St. Lawrence and the chapel at Kreuzhölzle in Dittwar
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  St. Lawrence in Dittwar
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  The gallery of St. Lawrence
  with an organ of Wilhelm Schwarz & Sohn
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  The interior of the church
  with baroque portals and ornate shrines
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  The chapel at "Kreuzhölzle", inaugurated in 1683
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  The altar of the chapel, with duplicates of 1669 found wooden figures (Mary and John) in the middle

Museum

In Dittwar there is a village-museum. It is a former farmhouse. In this farmhouse are housed flat, barn, cellar and stable in one building. In addition to exhibits from the period after 1900, a historic shoemaker's workshop is exhibited in a room.

Wayside shrines and crosses

There are more than 30 wayside shrines and crosses in the area of Dittwar.

• Wayside shrines and crosses in Dittwar
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  Wayside shrine at the entrance of the village from 1592
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  Pietà
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  Wayside shrine about the blood miracle of Walldürn
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  Wayside shrine at the valley road
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  John of Nepomuk at a bridge

People from Dittwar

• Franz Heffner (born 17th century–c. 1700), Premonstratensian in the monastery Oberzell, theologian and preacher[3]
• Gottfried Hammerich (c. 1630–1710), Abbot of the monastery Obernzell[4]
• Franz Callenbach (1663–1743), satirical writer and Jesuit[5]
• Günter Clauser (4 January 1923 – 12 July 1982), doctor, psychoanalyst and nonfiction author.

Further reading

• Manfred Maninger. "Chronik der Gemeinde Dittwar - Chronicle of the municipality Dittwar". Heimat- und Kulturverein Dittwar e. V. Retrieved 2014-10-19. – veröffentlicht 1968, online verfügbar gemacht durch den Heimat- und Kulturverein Dittwar e. V.
• Gehrig, Franz: Das Kreuzhölzle: Kapelle - Kreuzweg - Wallfahrt zu Dittwar; heute: Tauberbischofsheim-Dittwar, Katholische Pfarrgemeinde St. Laurentius Dittwar, 36 Seiten, Dittwar 1982.
• Walz, Rudi: Wallfahrt zum Kreuzhölzle Dittwar, Katholische Pfarrgemeinde St. Laurentius Dittwar, 6 Seiten, Dittwar 1984.
• Pfarrer Kleemann: Festschrift - Heimatbuch zum Jubiläum 300 Jahre Kreuzkapelle Dittwar, Pfarrgemeinde St. Laurentius Dittwar, StieberDruck GmbH, 186 Seiten, Lauda 1983 (veröffentlicht im Rahmen des Dittwarer Heimatfestes am 9., 10. und 11. September 1983).
• Link, Wolfgang; Lotter, Erwin; Walz, Rudi: 1923 - 1983. 60 Jahre Musik- und Feuerwehrkapelle Dittwar: Jubiäumsfest 16.-20. Juni 1983 verbunden mit dem Verbandsmusikfest Odenwald-Bauland, Broschiert, Dittwar 1983.
• Hauenstein, Armin: Örtliches Entwicklungskonzept Tauberbischofsheim-Dittwar: Fortschreibung und Dokumentation der 1. Phase der Dorfentwicklung, Stadt Tauberbischofsheim, 35 Seiten, Tauberbischofsheim 1987.
• Hammerich, Reinhold: Festschrift und Chronik : 125 Jahre Gesangverein Liederkranz Dittwar 1864 e. V., Jubiläumsfest vom 25. bis 29. Mai 1989. Dittwar 1989.
• 75 Jahre Musik- und Feuerwehrkapelle Dittwar und 50 jahre Freiwillige Feuerwehr Dittwar, Musik- und Feuerwehrkapelle Dittwar, Freiwillige Feuerwehr Dittwar, 80 Seiten, Dittwar 1998.
• Trumfheller, Manela; Reiß, Stefan: Geologische Kartierung des Bereiches Gissigheim - Dittwar - Heckfeld (Teilausschnitt der GK 25 Blatt Ahorn 6423), 26 Seiten, 1999.

References

External links

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