Melchingen is a Swabian village in the district of Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is 730 m above sea level and has 895 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). Melchingen is known for its annual pottery and handicraft market, and the Theater Lindenhof, founded in 1981.
Melchingen was first mentioned in 772 on the occasion of a donation to Lorsch Abbey in a document of the Lorsch Codex. In 1588 and 1598, the town held witch trials, all of which ended in executions. On January 1, 1973, Melchingen was incorporated into the city of Burladingen.
References
- Einwohnerzahlen
- Minst, Karl Josef . "Lorscher Codex (Band 5), Urkunde 3275, 17. September 772 – Reg. 806". Heidelberger historische Bestände – digital. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg. p. 137. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- Matthias Heinzelmann (1955). Aus dem Hexenprozeß der Adlerwirtin Katharina Memler von Melchingen (PDF). Hohenzollerische Heimat. Vol. 5. pp. 50–53.
- Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland : Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. Germany (West). Statistisches Bundesamt. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. 1983. p. 529. ISBN 3-17-003263-1. OCLC 10562096.
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48°21′35″N 9°08′50″E / 48.35972°N 9.14722°E / 48.35972; 9.14722
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