The place was first mentioned as Uffingen in 1245. It is derived from a personal name.
The village probably initially belonged to the Boxberg lordship and came into the possession of the Lords of Rosenberg in 1357.
In 1565, Uiffingen belonged to Königshofen. In 1803, the place belonged to the Principality of Leiningen before it became part of Baden in 1806.
Since 1973, Uiffingen has been administratively part of the municipality of Boxberg.
Church:
Uiffinger Str. 15
97944 Boxberg
The classicist Protestant church in Uiffingen was built in 1819. The architects were Christoph Arnold and Friedrich Weinbrenner and the church is known as the Weinbrenner-kirche.
The organ case found today in the Uiffingen church was built by Konrad Schott dates to 1612. It had originally been installed in the Hospitalkirche in Stuttgart.
The case was moved to Uiffingen, and a new organ built by Johann Halter was installed in 1822 and was rebuilt in 1910 by G. F. Steinmeyer. It consists of two manuals plus pedal.
- Boxberg/Uiffingen, Evangelische Kirche (Organ Index)
- Uiffingen (German Wikipedia)
- Uiffingen (Meyers Gazetteer)
- Uiffingen, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Evangelische Kirche ("Weinbrenner-Kirche") (Orgeldatabase)
Weinbrenner-kirche in Uiffingen.
Source: Parish website.
Interior of the Weinbrenner-kirche in Uiffingen.
Source: Parish website.
Organ in the parish church of Uiffingen, dating back to 1612.
Source: Andreas Schmidt via Wikipedia Commons.