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Historic building, start/finish house of the legendary Solitude races

Beautiful view of the Enz Viaduct, which was built as a railway viaduct between 1851 and 1853 as part of the Württemberg Westbahn Bietigheim–Bruchsal under the direction of construction councillor Karl Etzel.

Cyclist and pedestrian bridge over the Enz river with a beautiful view of the water.

The tower spire impressively enlivens the mighty structure. The simple half-timbering is striking due to its ornamental clarity. The half-timbering is decorated with diamond motifs and curved bands. Fachwerkstock and gable floors of today's town hall were added in 1687 on the renovated walls of a wine press. This was already documented in 1541 and in turn formed the ground floor of a previous town hall. This predecessor building from the period 1590 - 1599 burned down – just like St. John's Church – in the Thirty Years' War (1643). The predecessor building was probably erected between 1590 and 1599. A partially preserved year number on the southern round arch portal supports this assumption. A wine press with two beams to be maintained by the Duke and a house above it has been documented since 1541. A "beam" is understood to be a long, horizontal piece of wood used to turn the spindle of the grape press. The building erected around 1590 was therefore already the successor to an earlier building that existed at this location. Information about the reconstruction in 1687 is provided by a wooden plaque above the main entrance. This inscription with the letters "SHSSR" and "BIW" suggests the then mayor Jakob Schmalzried and the then mayor Jakob Wetzel. The carpenter's tools depicted below and the designation "MW" indicate the carpenter, who is no longer known by name. The number "1687" indicates the year of construction. The offices were located densely packed above the wine press. Since 1728, they were accessible via an external staircase, which replaced a steep staircase inside. This staircase was removed in 1884. Until the renovation in 1956 and 1957, six oak columns supported the ceiling of the wine press floor. They were removed, and an intermediate ceiling and a curved internal staircase were installed. This created a new intermediate floor with offices, which is externally recognizable by the newly added row of windows. Since the municipal reform in 1975, the Münchingen town hall has been the seat of the Münchingen administrative office. The citizen service, the Münchingen registry office, and the Office for Family, Public Order, and Real Estate are now housed here and in the neighboring Widdumhof. https://youtu.be/xut_zU_pfDw?si=HtF7LyMTL2zyrDrF

The Staufer stele has been relocated. It is now set off to the right of the church entrance. The Staufer stele is definitely worth a look. Since 2000, 38 Staufer steles have been erected in six European countries as part of a project unique in the world. The steles are located at sites related to the history of the Staufers, who were dukes, kings, and emperors in the High Middle Ages.

The town hall was built in 1441 as a merchant's hall, council building, and courthouse. One stands before a half-timbered building whose distinctive style is impressively evident and its inherent beauty immediately reveals itself. The building's aesthetics are complemented by a monumentality that inspires awe. Photogrammetric measurements taken in the 1960s show the building's respectable dimensions: The width in plan is between 15.46 m and 15.47 m, the length between 24.93 m and 24.96 m, and the height of the building, depending on the ridge point, measures between 26.24 m and 26.41 m.

Market square with town hall and market fountain. In 1499, the ducal master builder Peter von Koblenz built a four-kilometer-long water pipe for the market fountain. Given the only 22-meter difference in height between the spring in the Oberer Leudelsbach area and the market square, this was a masterpiece. The tubular fountain, with its constantly flowing spring water, made daily life much easier. On market days, nets of live fish were hung in the trough to keep them fresh. In 1580, the Leonberg stonemason Jeremias Schwartz created the fountain figure, a knight in Renaissance armor holding a shield bearing the duchy's coat of arms and the Markgröningen town coat of arms. In 1866, the old stone fountain trough was replaced with a cast-iron fountain basin. In 1930, the figure was restored and mistakenly depicted holding a sword. In 1945, the French occupiers cut off the sword and buried it in the market fountain. In 1959, sculptor Hermann Berner created a cast of the armorer, restoring the Märktbronnamå's command staff, a symbol of the authority of the authorities. The original now stands in the Wimpelin Courtyard.

The simple Gothic church was built in several phases from the 13th to the 15th century. It was built on the site of a Romanesque predecessor, whose size was almost the same as the present nave. The church's impressive size reflects the importance of the town and its builders. Hartmann, Count of Grüningen (d. 1280), is the church's founder. It was originally dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul. Numerous images in the church refer to them, such as the keystones in the choir, which depict Paul with the sword and Peter with the key, and one of the carvings on the choir stalls from the 14th century. When and under what circumstances the church changed its patronage and became a St. Bartholomew's Church is unclear. A connection to the traditional St. Bartholomew's Market is plausible, but not conclusively proven. St. Bartholomew is considered, among other things, the patron saint of shepherds, farmers, winemakers, and leather workers. For centuries, on his name day, August 24th, the shepherds' guild meeting took place in the town, opening with a church service. The Shepherds' Run, held on the last weekend in August, keeps this tradition alive.