Neckarelz

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Country Germany Admin. region Karlsruhe Elevation 148 m (486 ft) Local time Thursday 9:45 AM Dialling code 06261 Team SpVgg Neckarelz		State Baden-Württemberg Town Mosbach Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Postal code 74821 Administrative region Karlsruhe (District)

Weather 9°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity

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Neckarelz is a suburb of Mosbach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Map of Neckarelz, 74821 Mosbach, Germany

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Geography

Neckarelz is in northern Baden-Württemberg, between the Odenwald and Kraichgau, at the confluence of the Neckar and Elz rivers. On the other side of the Neckar, are the towns of Hochhausen and Obrigheim. Next to Neckarelz, is the suburb of Diedesheim.

History

The town was part of the Electorate of the Palatinate from around 1362.

From 1944 to 1945, there was an annex or subcamp of Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in Neckarelz, with the prisoners barracked in the school. The factory in Obrigheim which produced bomber engines used nearly ten thousand prisoners, of whom about half came from the concentration camp. In April 1945, 900 of them were rescued.

Religion

Until World War II, Neckarelz was almost completely Protestant. After the arrival of Catholic refugees, a new church was built.

Demographics

Neckarelz is the largest suburb of Mosbach, with approximately 6,500 inhabitants.

Coat of arms

This depicts the rhombuses of the Electorate of the Palatinate at the top and a fish below.

Education

Neckarelz has several kindergartens, a primary school (named after Clemens Brentano), and a grammar and Hauptschule, (both named after Auguste Pattberg).