Frickenhausen

Frickenhausen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History

For the first time the municipality was called in the early 14th century Frickenhusen. The main source of income was the growing of wine. However, epidemics, war and bad harvests made the income volatile, so many people worked from mid-18th century on linen weaving, spinning and flax.
Today's Protestant church was built in 1500 as a late Gothic village church.

Religion

Since the Reformation Frickenhausen is predominantly Protestant. Today there is a Protestant church in each of the three municipal parts. In the center there is also a Roman Catholic church and since several years a New Apostolic congregation.

Districts

Tischardt

The municipality Tischardt was incorporated on April 15, 1972 to the municipality Frickenhausen. The coat of arms was adopted in 1923, it shows in a blue shield a silver table, behind are three silver trees.

Linsenhofen

Linsenhofen came on January 1, 1975, by incorporation to Frickenhausen. Linsenhofen was first mentioned in 1137 in the Zwiefalter Chronik. The coat of arms can be detected since 1778. On a seal two men are seen, holding a grape between them standing.

Personalities

Erich Scherer, mayor 1948-1986
Ludwig König, longtime councilor
Marianne Ellinger, longtime councilor 1971–2001, deputy mayor 1981-2001

Personalities who have worked locally

Dieter Auch, politician, former member of parliament, lives in the district Linsenhofen
Carla Bregenzer, politician, former member of Landtag, lives in Frickenhausen
Marvin Plattenhardt, professional football player for Hertha BSC, grew up in Frickenhausen

Literature

Schwenkel, Hans: Heimatbuch des Kreises Nürtingen. Band 2. Würzburg 1953, S. 223–243.
Lorenz, Sönke, Schmauder, Andreas : Frickenhausen, Tischardt, Linsenhofen – Aus neun Jahrhunderten Ortsgeschichte. Gemeinde Frickenhausen 2000,.
Löffelad, Peter: Die Flurnamen der Gemeinde Frickenhausen. PL-Verlag, Spraitbach 2010,.Der Landkreis Esslingen. - Hrsg. vom Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg in Verbindung mit dem Landkreis Esslingen, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2009,, Band 1, pages 546–561.