Admin. region Karlsruhe Postal codes 74842 Area 48.97 km² Local time Thursday 1:02 AM | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 06265 + 06264 Population 5,901 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 74842 | |
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Billigheim is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The town of Billigheim has five local subdivisions: Sulzbach (1803 Inhabitants), Billigheim, Allfeld, Waldmühlbach and Katzental.
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Map of Billigheim, Germany
History
The first historic mention of Billigheim is in the archives of Würzburg in the year 1000. At that time, a convent was founded there. The convent owned the village until secularization in 1584. At that time, the convent was closed, and the village was given to Kurmainz.
In 1803, along with the entire area, the town was given to the dukes of Leiningen in Baden, who remodeled the convent into a palace. This palace burned to the ground in 1902. The remaining church was remodeled in 1878-79.
In 1806 Billigheim became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden.