Frickenhausen

Frickenhausen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.HistoryFor the first time the municipality was called in the early 14th century Frickenhusen. The main source of income was the growing of wine. However, epidemics, war and bad harvests made the income volatile, so many people worked from mid-18th century on linen weaving, spinning and flax.Today's Protestant church was built in 1500 as a late Gothic village church.ReligionsSince the reformation Frickenhausen is dominated Protestant. Today there are in each of the three districts a Protestant church. In the center there is also again a Roman Catholic church and since several years a New Apostolic congregation.TischardtThe municipality Tischardt was incorporated on April 15, 1972 to the municipality Frickenhausen. The coat of arms was adopted in 1923, it shows in a blue shield a silver table, behind are three silver trees.LinsenhofenLinsenhofen came on January 1, 1975, by incorporation to Frickenhausen. Linsenhofen was first mentioned in 1137 in the Zwiefalter Chronik. The coat of arms can be detected since 1778. On a seal two men are seen, holding a grape between them standing.FreemenErich Scherer, mayor 1948-1986Ludwig König, longtime councilorMarianne Ellinger, longtime councilor 1971-2001, deputy mayor 1981-2001Personalities who have worked locallyDieter Auch, politician, former member of parliament, lives in the district LinsenhofenCarla Bregenzer, politician, former member of Landtag, lives in FrickenhausenMarvin Plattenhardt, professional football player for Hertha BSC, grew up in Frickenhausen