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Church records - Research provided by: Martin Koepple, Panoramastr. 31, D-73207 Plochingen, Germany ( Children born before 1691 and married and born after 1693)
Church records of Oetighein (Otigheim) : Books of baptism and marrage start in 1691 - Books of burials starts in 1711
Member of the local court
Ötigheim
Geography:
Located north of the city of Rastatt, Otigheim covers an area of 10.97 square kilometers. A charming and favorite residential community with approximately 4,000 inhabitants.
History:
This small village was first in a official document in reference to a donation to the monastery of Weissberg as "Ottingham", in the year 788. The monastery of Herrenaub and the noble houses of Eberstein and Baden all owned property in Otigheim. The local nobility which took its name from the village died out shortly after 1374.
Otigheim is best known throughout Europe for its summer time theater. It has one of the largest and best open air stages in all of Germany. The villagers annually present "A Village on Stage", a slogan which established that there are no professionals, only amateurs on the stage, even though they rely on professional support as required.
The founder of the Otigheim plays was Josef Saier, who arrived in the community as a senior priest, in October 1905. His aim was to use the theater as an extension of his pulpit, to counter the perceived general shallowness in his parishioners by directing their thoughts to higher plains, while at the same time creating funds for charitable purposes.
The spectators area, in the shape of a semi-circle, is modified after an antique amphitheater. Initially it was without a roof with seats set in the lawn. Today, the audience area is fully protected with a seating capacity of 4,000 seats.
Annually, the "Town Threatre attracts over 80,000 visitors, carrying Otigheim's reputation beyond the borders of Germany.
Emigrant Surnames:
Durm, Ganz, Günthner, Hammer, Heck, Heid, Kaiser, Kalkbrenner, Karius, Kölmel, Kohm, Kraus, Krebs, Kühn, Kühnle, Küstner, Löchler, Lusch, Maisch, Mattern, Mauterer, Mayer, Nold, Rieger, Sartori, Schlotter, Speck, Stöß, Tritsch, Weinbrecht, Weingärtner, Welz, Weßbecher, Wild, Wingert, Wittmann, Ziegler
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