Sulzfeld, Kr. Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Sulzfeld was first mentioned in a document in the Hirsau Codex in 1075. The history of Sulzfeld is closely linked to the family of the Barons Göler von Ravensburg who began construction around 1200.
After the defeat of the Protestants in the Schmalkaldic War (1546-47), Spanish mercenaries devastated the village.
Sulzfeld was also destroyed several times during the Thirty Years' War.
Church:
Hauptstraße 50
75056 Sulzfeld
Bernhard Göler von Ravensburg introduced the Reformation in Sulzfeld in 1522.
Steinbach (Taunus), Kr. Hochtaunus, Hessen
In September 1988, an archaeological excavation in northwest Steinbach came across several stone foundations dating from the Roman era.
The oldest document mentioning Steinbach dates from 789 in the Lorsch Codex.
In the Middle Ages, the Lords of Eppstein controlled this area. The last of the Eppstein line died out in 1535, and Steinbach passed to the Counts of Stolberg.
After the death of Johann Reinhard III, the last Count of Hanau, in 1736, Steinbach fell to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel.
Church:
Stein, Kr. Enz, Baden-Württemberg
Since 1952, Stein has been incorporated into Königsbach-Stein, just north of the city of Pforzheim in the German State of Baden-Württenberg.
Sprendlingen, Kr. Offenbach, Hessen
Today, Sprendlingen is administratively part of the municipality of Dreieich. It is located about 10 kilometers south of Frankfurt am Main in the German State of Hessen.
Church:
Tempelstraße 1
63303 Dreieich
A church building in Sprendlingen dates from at least 880.
The Reformation reached Sprendlingen in 1528, and Erasmus Alberus was appointed the first pastor there by Landgrave Philipp of Hessen. Erasmus Alberus had been a student and friend of Martin Luther himself.