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).[1] 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.[2] In 1588 and 1598, the town held witch trials, all of which ended in executions.[3] On January 1, 1973, Melchingen was incorporated into the city of Burladingen.[4]
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- ^ Einwohnerzahlen
- ^ Minst, Karl Josef [Übers.]. "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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