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Wurtemberg.] GERMANY. 211
1. The parillies of Durmeiiz, or Du7-mwiz, and Muhlacker, v:\\o[q.
tninifters are alio fpecial fuperintendants of the diocefe of Upper-Maiilbronn.
2. Flacht, Great-Glatbach, lilmgcn, Iptingeiz, Lom^nerjheim, Oefchelbronn
and Kofzicaag, famous for its wine ; Weijjach, lViernß:eim, Wmbß.^eim and
Wurmberg, are pariflies of the upper diocefe of Maulbronn.
3. Knitlingen, a finall town in which the fpecial fuperintendant of the
lower diocefe of Maiilbroim refides. This place belonged formerly to the
family oi Bretheim ; but, in the year 1504, was, together with the convent
•of Maulbronn, feized by Duke Ulrich. In 1632, being furprized by the
Imperialijh, it was plundered w'ith the ilaughter of above 4000 perfons. In
the year 1692, it was laid in alhes by the Frc7ich, and, in 1734, pillaged.
4. Dieffhibach, Freudenflehi, Giindelbach, Kiefelbronn, Lienzingcn, Oelbronn,
Oefiß^eirn, Riiith, Schutzingeti, XJnder-Oe-wißeim, in which is produced
a rich red wine, and Zaferjiceyher, are pariflies belonging to the
lower diocefe oi Maidbroj^n. The feat of Elfingen^ not far from Ruifh,
is alfo noted for the excellencv of its wine.
5. The four Proteftant parifhes are, i. Dunnoiz, Schonenberg and Carres
; 2. Great and Liitle-Villars ; 3. Pinache 3.nd Serres -,
4. Lucer/i and
Barenthal.
2. The conventual manor of £A7z/i^^an7;. Of the convent an account is to
be found above under the article of the town of Blaubeuren. The conventual
manor here includes fix pariiLes ; which are Lantern, Machtolß:cim, Rothenacker,
Seijzheim, or Seijfen, and Weiler. Betwixt Seifzheim and Sontheivi is a
fpacious and very humid cavern, with a variety of figures in it in dropftone.
3. The convent of Anhäufen lies on the Brenz and has always been
annexed to the lordfliip of Heydenheim. It was founded in the year
1 12 ß at Langen-naw, near U/m, but afterwards removed to the prefent
place. Ever fince the year 1558, it has had a Lutheran abbot. Within
the conventual manor are four parillies ; I'iz. Detti7jgen and Heuchlingen,
though the latter lies partly in the manor of Heydeiiheim, Gußenßadt and
Mocklingen,
in which fome lordfliips lying without the dutchy have a fliare.
4. The convent of Herbrechtingen, alfo called Herwartingen and Hcrbertingen,
lies near the Brenz and was founded in the twelfth century. The
village of this name belonged to the S"s;abian dukes of Hohenßauß'en. The
Emperor Frederick I. having thoroughly repaired the convent, fettled a body
of Augußine Monks in it. Since the extindtion of the dukes of S-wabia, it
has always been looked upon as an appennage to the lordlhip of Heydenheim,
and ever fince the year 1555, its abbots have been Lutherans. The conventual
manor here confifts of the parillies of Hurben and EJelßurg.
5. The convent of Konigsbronn was founded, in the year 1302, by
King Albert at the village of Springe, which now is no longer known by
that name. In the year 1448, the counts o'i Helfenßein fold this convent,
which was of the Cißercian order, to Ulrich, count of Wurtembmg, as a
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