Mauer (Baden)
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{{Infobox German location
|name = Mauer
|image_photo = Mauer-rathaus-2008.jpg
|image_caption = Town hall
|image_coa = Wappen Mauer Baden.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|49|20|20|N|08|47|55|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Mauer in HD.svg
|state = Baden-Württemberg
|region = Karlsruhe
|district = Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
|elevation = 131
|area = 6.30
|postal_code = 69256
|area_code = 06226
|licence = HD
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 26 048
|website = [http://www.gemeinde-mauer.de www.gemeinde-mauer.de]
|mayor = John Ehret[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse], Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–28
}}
Mauer is a village in southwestern Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
On 1 June 2012, John Ehret (no party) took office as mayor. He is the first black mayor in Baden-Württemberg and thought to be the first black mayor in Germany in modern times.{{cite web
|url=http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120602-42903.html
|title=Germany elects first ever black mayor
|date=2 June 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-09
|website=The Local}}
Geography
Mauer is located at an altitude of 130–240 m, and covers an area of 630 hectares. Of this area, 22.8% is covered by settlements, roads and paved areas, 55.3% is agricultural, and 18.6% is forested. Adjacent municipalities are, starting in the north and moving clockwise, Wiesenbach, Meckesheim, Wiesloch, Leimen and Bammental.
Religion
In 1522, the Reformation was introduced into Mauer; probably by Franz von Sickingen. Today it hosts both an evangelical and a Roman Catholic church community.
Geology/Archaeology
Mauer is the location where the first remains of Homo heidelbergensis were found. The remains, a jaw, were discovered in 1907 in the local sand quarry by Daniel Hartmann, a worker there. The sandpit remained active for some time, and the original resting place of the remains no longer exists. However, the sandpit is now a nature park, and the sedimentary layers corresponding to those of the original find can be viewed on a 25 meter high section.
Demographics
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|1990 |3,372 |
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|2001 |3,571 |
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|2011 |3,962 |
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|2021 |4,136 |
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Persons of Interest
=Honored Citizens=
- Daniel Hartmann (1854-1952) found the lower jaw of Homo heidelbergensis.
- Gerhard Weiser (1931-2003) was Mayor of Mauer from 1962 to 1976. In 1968 he moved to the Landtag for the first time and later became the Minister of Agriculture in Baden-Württemberg from 1976 to 1996. From 1996 to 2001 he was vice-president of the state parliament. In spite of his political commitment, he remained connected to his hometown and also managed a farm there.
- Erich Mick, mayor from 1976 to 2001, founder of the association Homo heidelbergensis of Mauer e.V.
=Other Notables Associated with Mauer=
- Karl von Zyllnhardt (forestry officer) (1744-1816), German landlord and forestry officer.
- Karl von Zyllnhardt (jurist) (1779-1828), German jurist and politician.
References
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