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41-626: Bad Friedrichshall is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany . It is situated at the confluences of the Jagst and of the Kocher into the Neckar . Neighbouring towns and villages of Bad Friedrichshall are (clockwise from the south): Neckarsulm , Untereisesheim , Bad Wimpfen , Offenau , Gundelsheim , Neudenau , Neuenstadt am Kocher and Oedheim , which all belong to

82-464: A 1,500 hp-class engine Bramo started development of a two-row version of the engine as the Bramo 329 , mirroring similar developments at BMW who were trying to scale up their Pratt & Whitney Hornet into the two-row BMW 139 . Design of both engines was well advanced in 1939 when BMW bought Bramo, and cancelled work on the 329 to concentrate on what would become the excellent BMW 801 . Realizing

123-575: A number of heavy bombers early in World War I, building a run of seven Riesenflugzeug . Intended to be used in the strategic role in long duration flights, the SSW R-series had three 150 h.p Benz Bz.III engines in the cabin driving two propellers connected to a common gear-box through a combination leather-cone and centrifugal-key clutch in SSW R.I to the SSW R.VII models (the SSW R.VIII utilized four engines). In

164-485: A third of the village, and built a new castle on one of the three former castle sites. In 1762 The Ritterkanton Odenwald was able to buy the whole village from the former heirs, made Kochendorf their chancellery and carried on a knightly hotel, which no longer exists. In 1806, Kochendorf became part of Württemberg as a free municipality. In 1899, salt-works of the Salzwerke Heilbronn AG were opened. From

205-738: Is a Hauptschule and Werkrealschule , the Otto-Klenert- Realschule and the Friedrich-von-Alberti- Gymnasium . Bad Friedrichshall has a small public library within the Rathaus. Heilbronn (district) Landkreis Heilbronn ( German pronunciation: [haɪlˈbʁɔn] ) is a Landkreis (district) in the north of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Neckar-Odenwald , Hohenlohe , Schwäbisch Hall , Rems-Murr , Ludwigsburg , Enz , Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar . In

246-608: The Siemens-Schuckert D.IV . Several offshoots of the design included triplanes and a parasol monoplane , but none saw production. With the end of the war production of the D.IV continued, mainly for sales to Switzerland who flew them into the late 1920s. With the signing of the Treaty of Versailles the next year all aircraft production in Germany was shut down. Siemens-Schuckert immediately disappeared, but Siemens-Halske continued sales of

287-484: The district of Heilbronn . It is 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the city of Heilbronn Bad Friedrichshall has combined its administration with Oedheim and Offenau. Bad Friedrichshall is subdivided into the villages of Kochendorf, Jagstfeld, Hagenbach, Duttenberg, Untergriesheim and Plattenwald. A hamlet named Heuchlingen belongs to Duttenberg. The hamlets Waldau and Hasenmühle previously belonged to Hagenbach are parts of Kochendorf. Bad Friedrichshall arose in 1933 by

328-518: The -003 used a simpler compressor/stator system that remains in use in modern designs today. The -002 proved to be too complex and work on it soon ended, but the -003 showed definite promise and eventually became the BMW 003 . The company had a work camp near Monowitz producing parts for the aircraft, and known as Bobrek concentration camp . It employed ostarbeiter slave workers as well as Auschwitz prisoners in its factory. The main factory to which Brobrek

369-465: The 16th century to the 19th century a large Jewish parish existed: around 1740 a synagogue was built, replaced by a new construction in 1806. Until 1854, the parish grew to 154 people and represented nearly 9% of the village population. However, migration and emigration in the following time decreased the parish enormously. In 1880, merely 71 Jewish inhabitants, and in 1925 only 7 Jews were left. The Jewish parish broke up before 1933 and sold its synagogue to

410-697: The Protestant parish. Five of Kochendorfs last seven Jews were killed by Nazi persecution between 1940-43. In 1933, Kochendorf combined with the neighbouring Jagstfeld into Bad Friedrichshall . Two years later, Hagenbach was incorporated. In September 1944, the SS established a subcamp of the Natzweiler-Struthof KZ in Kochendorf. in this last phase of the third reich concentration camps were erected near factories, quarries or mines using inmates as slave labor under

451-506: The SSW R.VII designs were noted for their distinctive forked fuselage. Several of these aircraft (SSW R.V through the SSW R.VII) fought on the Eastern Front. Although interesting in concept, the cost of these and the R-types from other companies was so great that the air force eventually abandoned the concept until more practical designs arrived later in the war. The first fighter designed at

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492-493: The Sh.322, when Siemens was given the 300-block of numbers. The Sh.322 design had reliability problems and never became popular. The company reorganized as Bramo in 1936, and continued development of what was now their own large engine. Modifying the Sh.322 with the addition of fuel injection and a new supercharger led to the Bramo 323 Fafnir , which entered production in 1937. Although rather outdated in terms of design, by this time

533-488: The Sh.III and started development of smaller engines for the civilian market. By the mid-1920s their rotary engines were no longer in vogue, but "non-turning" versions of the same basic mechanicals led to a series of 7-cylinder radial engines , the Sh.10 through Sh.14A, delivering up to 150 hp in the 14A. The Sh.14A became a best-seller in the trainer market, and over 15,000 of all the versions were eventually built. Siemens-Halske no longer had any competitive engines for

574-744: The Swiss Altstätten SG and further ones abroad. The Zahnradfabrik Hänel belongs to the same group and produces cogwheels. The Heilbronner Stimme (edition north-middle) and the official paper Friedrichshaller Rundblick are reporting local news in Bad Friedrichshall. The Klinikum am Plattenwald is a district hospital in Plattenwald consisting of 422 beds. Bad Friedrichshall has six primary schools in Duttenberg, Hagenbach, Höchstberg-Untergriesheim, Jagstfeld, Kochendorf and Plattenwald. There

615-523: The area of the district in the 13th century. Towns ( Städte ): Municipalities ( Gemeinden ): Municipal associations ( Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaften and Gemeindeverwaltungsverbände ): 49°10′N 9°15′E  /  49.16°N 9.25°E  / 49.16; 9.25 Siemens-Schuckert Siemens-Schuckert (or Siemens-Schuckertwerke ) was a German electrical engineering company headquartered in Berlin , Erlangen and Nuremberg that

656-426: The case of engine failure, which was extremely common at the time, the bomber could continue flying on two engines while the third was repaired by the in-flight mechanic. Two transmission shafts transferred the power from the gear-box to propeller gear-boxes mounted on the wing struts. Although there were some problems with the clutch system, the gear-box proved to be reliable when properly maintained. The SSW R.1 through

697-587: The centre of it is the free-city of Heilbronn , which is its own separate administrative area. The predecessor to the district is the Oberamt Heilbronn , which was created in 1803 when the previously Free Imperial City of Heilbronn was incorporated into the Electorate of Württemberg . In 1926, about half of the Oberamt (old district) of Weinsberg was added. In 1938, it was recognized as a district, and in addition to

738-456: The combination of Kochendorf and Jagstfeld. Its name Friedrichshall is derived from the term Bad for a brine and salt-works in Jagstfeld, named after Frederick I of Württemberg in 1818. The term Hall is a common term in the area related to salt industry. A consolidated estate, around which people settled and from which the village of Kochendorf arose, was first mentioned in 817, Situated at

779-490: The company had a factory producing aircraft and other parts at Monowitz near Auschwitz . There was a workers camp near the factory known as Bobrek concentration camp . The Siemens Schuckert logo consisted of an S with a smaller S superimposed on the middle with the smaller S rotated left by 45 degrees. The logo was used into the late 1960s, when both companies merged with the Siemens-Reiniger-Werke AG to form

820-666: The confluence of the Kocher and the Neckar on a hill. St. Sebastian church probably already existed before 1100. Around 1200, Kochendorf was enclosed with a wall of bricks. In the 13th century there is first mention of a gentry of Kochendorf, dealing with ministerialis of the Staufers in Wimpfen . In the 15th and 16th century the gentry had three castles built. In 1672 the Freiherrs of Saint-André bought

861-550: The direction of the town and Württemberg's archive. It connects the seal and weapon figures of Kochendorf and Jagstfeld. The three blue waves symbolize the rivers Neckar, Jagst and Kocher. The seal of Jagstfeld, derived since 1797 shows a Fleckenzeichen . In 1951 blue and white colors were determined. on March 4, 1963, the ministry of the interior of Baden-Württemberg officially dedicated the Friedrichshalls arms and flag. Friedrichshalls twin towns are Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld

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902-437: The district Plattenwald was rebuilt as part of a flat building program of the state Baden-Württemberg. Since the municipal election of 25 May 2014, the district council of Bad Friedrichshall has 28 seats. The election results are as follows: The mayor is a member of the district council and its chairman. Untergriesheim, Duttenberg, and Plattenwald, each have a village council which sends an honorary chairman to and approved by

943-442: The district council. These bodies hear matters concerning each village. Blazon : Within the split sign on top of three blue waves a blue globus cruciger with a silver hoop and a black cross, behind in blue a straightened up horse. The town's colours are blue and white; town logo: [REDACTED] depicts the three rivers Neckar, Jagst and Kocher. The Friedrichshalls coat of arms was originally designed on December 1, 1936, upon

984-580: The district, which got its current borders in 1975. The main river in the district is the Neckar , which flows through the district from the south to the north. The western part of the district belongs to the landscape Kraichgau , the east to the Hohenloher Ebene , Kocher-Jagst-Ebene , and the Löwensteiner Berge . The coat of arms shows a clawless eagle, the symbol of the Counts of Lauffen, who ruled

1025-401: The engine had matured into a highly reliable powerplant despite its comparatively poor fuel economy, and 5,500 were produced until the lines shut down in 1944. In design terms the 323 was basically a dead-end with little growth potential. By the start of the war its 1,000 hp was already at the low end of the performance scale, and use was limited to transports and bombers. In order to build

1066-493: The larger end of the market, and to address this they negotiated a license in 1929 to produce the 9-cylinder Bristol Jupiter IV . Minor changes for the German market led to the Sh.20 and Sh.21. Following the evolution of their smaller Sh.14's, the engine was then bored out to produce the 900 hp design, the Sh.22. In 1933 new engine naming was introduced by the RLM , and this design became

1107-521: The mine. Only the production of machine guns could not be attributed to any company yet. A detailed permanent exhibition since 2012 can be visited in the Bad Friedrichshall Kochendorf saltmine. On June 17, 1951, Bad Friedrichshall was raised to the level of a town. On March 15, 1972, Duttenberg and on January 1, 1975 Untergriesheim followed. From 1992 until 1998 in the context of increased migration and lack of dwellings for new immigrants

1148-417: The most advanced rotary engine designs of the war. The D.I fighter also formed the basis for a series of original designs, which by the end of 1917 had reached a peak in the Siemens-Schuckert D.III , which went into limited production in early 1918, and found use in home defense units as an interceptor , due to its outstanding rate of climb. Further modifications improved its handling and performance to produce

1189-551: The motto "Vernichtung durch Arbeit" (Destruction through work) Companies had to apply for a building modification at the Organisation Todt . Various military contractors and construction companies were involved: The Hochtief AG , a leading construction company which played a major role in the Third Reich, was commissioned to rebuild the halls into capable production facilities. A large scale expansion up to 40 or 50 mine chambers

1230-553: The plant of Heilbronn maintained by the same factory was built. It was also built to evacuate workers in case of emergency. Since 1994 the mine has been filled with rubble and hazardous waste. However, a visitor's mine is still open; it features a subterranean dome hall of the 1920s. The factory Richard Hengstenberg GmbH & Co. KG produces conserves in Kochendorf. The factory Hänel Büro- und Lagersysteme founded in 1953 produces storekeeping systems with subsidiaries in Wiesentheid ,

1271-606: The present-day Siemens AG . Siemens-Schuckert produced various railways: Siemens-Schuckert built a number of designs in World War I and inter-war era. They also produced aircraft engines under the Siemens-Halske brand, which evolved into their major product line after the end of World War I . The company reorganized as Brandenburgische Motorenwerke , or simply Bramo , in 1936, and were later purchased in 1939 by BMW to become BMW Flugmotorenbau . Siemens-Schuckert designed

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1312-473: The previous Oberamt, parts of the dissolved Oberämter Neckarsulm, Brackenheim, Marbach and Besigheim were added. The city of Heilbronn was not included in the district. In 1973, the Landkreise (districts) were reorganized, and part of the dissolved districts of Sinsheim, Mosbach, Buchen and Schwäbisch Hall were added. Within the following two years 5 municipalities were incorporated into the city and therefore left

1353-527: The time mainly for escort work. The prototype SSW E.II, powered by the inline Argus AsII, crashed in June 1916, killing Franz Steffen, one of the designers of the SSW R types. By early 1916 the first generation of German monoplane fighters were outclassed by the Nieuport 11 and the Nieuport 17 which very quickly followed it; and Siemens-Schuckert were supplied with a captured Nieuport 17 to "study". The resulting SSW D.I

1394-582: The town and connects to the Bundesautobahn 6 . From 1899 until 1994 the Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG (SWS) ran the salt-mine Kochendorf and created a hollow space below Bad Friedrichshall and Neckarsulm of about 12 million cubic metres (420 × 10 ^  cu ft). In 1901, the shaft was christened to William II . Until 1984, the mine had just one shaft at its disposal, when a 3.7-kilometre (2.3 mi) long subterranean connection to

1435-447: The two-row radial development was a risky proposition; Bramo engineers had also started developing axial-flow jet engines in 1938. They were awarded a development contract to continue work on two designs, which would later become the 109-002 and 109-003 when the RLM officially started supporting jet development. The -002 used an advanced contra-rotating compressor for added efficiency, while

1476-539: The works was the Siemens-Schuckert E.I which appeared in mid 1915, and which was the first aircraft to be powered by the Siemens-Halske Sh.I, a new rotary , developed by Siemens-Schuckert, in which the cylinders and the crankshaft rotated in opposite directions. A small number of production machines were supplied to various Feldflieger Abteilung to supplement supplies of the Fokker and Pfalz monoplane fighters used at

1517-711: Was also the Lower Kocher Valley Railway to Ohrnberg until 1993. In Kochendorf and Untergriesheim there are further stations of the Franconia Railway, only served by RegionalBahn trains. The Duttenberg-Obergriesheim station on the same line was closed in 1971. Public transport is managed by the Passenger Transport Executive Heilbronner Hohenloher Haller Nahverkehr (HNV). The Bundesstraße B 27 ( Blankenburg (Harz) – Schaffhausen ) passes through

1558-642: Was an important railway junction and border station between Baden and Württemberg between 1869 and 1920. The large railway yard bears witness to this fact, in the middle of which the station building was placed. At Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld station the Elsenz Valley Railway and the Neckar Valley Railway (from Heidelberg via Sinsheim and Mosbach respectively) connect with the Franconia Railway from Stuttgart to Würzburg . There

1599-496: Was incorporated into the Siemens AG in 1966. Siemens Schuckert was founded in 1903 when Siemens & Halske acquired Schuckertwerke. Subsequently, Siemens & Halske specialized in communications engineering and Siemens-Schuckert in power engineering and pneumatic instrumentation. During World War I Siemens-Schuckert also produced aircraft. It took over manufacturing of the renowned Protos vehicles in 1908. In World War II ,

1640-606: Was planned. Another construction company was the company Koch & Mayer GmbH from Heilbronn. The aircraft company Ernst Heinkel AG had a leading position among the military companies in Kochendorf, commissioned to build experimental units for turbine He S 011, which was to be installed in the Messerschmitt Me P 1101 hunting aircraft. For this turbine, Robert Bosch GmbH and Siemens-Schuckert -Werke AG produced spark plugs, injection pumps and electrical materials. The Motorenwerke Mannheim AG had submarine engine components built in

1681-453: Was powered by the Siemens-Halske Sh.I, but was otherwise a fairly literal copy of the Nieuport 17. This aircraft was the first Siemens-Schuckert fighter to be ordered in quantity, but by the time it became available in numbers (well into 1917) it was outclassed by contemporary Albatros fighters. Development of the Sh.I engine resulted in the eleven-cylinder, 160 hp Sh.III , perhaps one of

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