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| Ketch | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 12.762 (2019) | |
| height | 101 m | |
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Ketch is a community in the Electoral Palatinate. It is located in the northwest of Baden-Wuerttemberg in the Rhine plain between the Rhine in the west and the 
in the East. In contrast to the neighboring towns Schwetzingen and Bruehl Ketsch only belonged to the Electoral Palatinate for a few years.
background
history
Ketch was first mentioned in a document in 1150. At that time the place belonged to Maulbronn Monastery and was sold to the Speyer Monastery in 1329. The village suffered from plague epidemics in 1312 and 1329, and in 1529 the English sweat numerous deaths. In the 17th century the village suffered from the Thirty Years War and the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1803 Ketsch came to the Grand Duchy of Baden. In 1915, during World War I, Ketsch was connected to the supply of drinking water and to the electricity grid.
Enderle
The Enderle legend is written in a poem by Joseph Victor von Scheffel described, it goes back to the 16th century. At that time lived Count Palatine Ottheinrich, who, together with his comrades, went on wild hunting expeditions across the Rhine plain, ruthlessly destroying the farmers' fields and forests. After complaints to the Elector Friedrich remained unsuccessful, the mayor Enderle and his people moved in front of the Schwetzunger Schloss to bring his complaints forward. Ottheinrich's hunting companions took revenge by kidnapping and killing Enderle's daughter. The latter, in turn, turned out of grief into the horror of the area and cursed the Count Palatine. You can see this legend in detail every 10 years at the Enderle Festival. However, the last ones were canceled in 2020 due to the corona epidemic.
getting there
By plane
The airport Frankfurt
(IATA: FRA) is about 80 km away to the Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airport(IATA: FKB) it is around 95 km.
By train
Ketch has no rail connection. The next train stations are in Schwetzingen, in Mannheim and in Speyer.
By bus
In the street
- Of the
29 Schwetzingen on the 
, it comes from Mannheim, runs east of Ketch and leads to the 
30 Hockenheim triangle. - The
runs south of Ketch, it comes from 30 Dreieck Hockenheim and leads past the 64 Hockenheim after Speyer. - Ketch is on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 St. Sebastian Church (cath. church)
- 2 Local government Ketsch, Hockenheimer Str. 5, 68775 Ketsch. Tel.: 49 (0)6202 6060. There is an Enderle statue in front of the town hall.
- Rheininsel Ketch
- Access via the 3 Old Rhine Bridge Ketsch
- 4 Wild boar enclosure Hockenheimer Str. 2, 68775 Ketsch
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Restaurant Hirsch, Hotel Hirsch, Hockenheimer Str. 47, 68775 Ketsch.
- 2 See Hotel & Restaurant Die Ente, Kreuzwiesenweg 5, 68775 Ketsch. Tel.: 49 (0)6202 6970.
health
- 1 Sea pharmacy, Seestrasse 53, 68775 Ketsch. Tel.: 49 (0)6202 65533.
- 2 Enderle pharmacy, Schwetzinger Str. 47, 68775 Ketsch. Tel.: 49 (0)6202 69420.
- 3 New pharmacy, Eppelheimer Str. 1, 68775 Ketsch. Tel.: 49 (0)6202 68900.
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.ketsch.de - Official website of Ketch
