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Wilhelmsfeld

Field	Value
image_photo	Wilhelmsfeld.jpg
image_caption	View of the town
image_coa	DEU Wilhelmsfeld COA.svg
coordinates
image_plan	Wilhelmsfeld in HD.svg
state	Baden-Württemberg
region	Karlsruhe
district	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
elevation	386
area	4.75
postal_code	69259
area_code	06220
licence	HD
Gemeindeschlüssel	08 2 26 099
divisions
website	www.wilhelmsfeld.de
mayor	Tobias Dangel
leader_term	2022–30
ruling_party1
ruling_party2
ruling_party3
year	1710
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Wilhelmsfeld is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Wilhelmsfeld is a state-certified climatic health resort in the hills of the southern Odenwald, between 260 and 533m above sea-level. The surrounding communities are Heidelberg, Schriesheim, Heiligkreuzsteinach, and Schönau.

History

Wilhelmsfeld was established in 1710, when Johann Wilhelm, prince-elector of the Electorate of the Palatinate, granted five farmers from the Steinach river valley the right to settle there. The settlement was named after the prince-elector, but it belonged to Heiligkreuzsteinach administratively. Wilhelmsfeld became independent in 1810, after the region was annexed by Baden.

Government

Municipal council

The municipal council includes 14 councilors excluding the mayor (Bürgermeister).

Voter Participation: %

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is based on a seal from 1818. The coat of arms was created by the General State Archive in 1911 on basis of the seal. The sickle and the handaxe represent agriculture and forestry, the most important industries in Wilhelmsfeld in the 19th century.

The flag is white and blue and was awarded by the Ministry of the State in 1956.

Culture and attractions

The Teltschik Tower is a 41-meter-tall lookout tower, which stands on the mountain, Schriesheimer Kopf, at 530m above sea level. The tower was financed by a donation from the Teltschik family.

Notable natives

The doctor, poet, and Philippine national hero, José Rizal, spent an important part of his life in Wilhelmsfeld. He stayed several months in 1886 with the Protestant pastor Ullmer's family, while he practiced medicine at the university eye clinic in Heidelberg. He finished the last chapters of his novel Noli Me Tángere while living under the pastor.

Sister cities

Philippines Calamba, Philippines

References

[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-wilhelmsfeld-2022/ Bürgermeisterwahl Wilhelmsfeld 2022], Staatsanzeiger.

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