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Graben-Neudorf is a municipality in the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg.

History
The village of Graben was probably created between the 5th and 7th Century, though this isn't entirely certain. An ancient Roman road (partly visible to this day) connecting Kehl, Mühlburg, Heidelberg, and Neuenheim runs north/south through the Graben area. The discovery of Roman coins in the area suggest a Roman camp was located around the current site of the city.

The first documentary evidence of Graben only dates back to 1306. By the 14th and 15th century was Graben already a regional hub for trade as well as the church.

The wars of the 17th century brought great misery to Graben. The Thirty Years' War from 1618 to 1648 took a heavy toll. In 1622, Graben had 145 citizens, by 1648 there were only 42 residents. In the War of the Grand Alliance (1688-1697), the French destroyed Graben, so that only the church, city hall and some buildings remained. The inhabitants of the village were forced into the forests and in the surrounding area. Peace, order and prosperity did not return until the middle of the 18th Century.

The village of Neudorf ("new village") resulted from merging two settlements, first noted in 1497 as "Nuwdorff".

The affiliation of the two church belonging together places to two different lay rule areas was for the further development of not small importance. In 1556 introduced Karl II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach in his rule area the reformation, and thus also the inhabitants of Graben had to cross more or less voluntarily to the protest anti-mash, against what the inhabitants of Neudorf as lay subjects of the bishop to the catholic faith had to hold von Speyer.

In the 17th centurty, Neudorf was afflicted by starvation, typhoid fever and the plague, such that in 1683 only eight families remained in Neudorf.

In the general upswing, that the rechtsrheinische area of the high pin Speyer in the first half 18. Century experienced, participated also Neudorf, which can be read off from the relatively large increase in the population of these years (1719/20: 48 families; 1742/43: 70 families).

Together with the rechtsrheinischen part of the prince diocese of Speyer Neudorf is assigned to the Mark count Karl Friedrich of bathing on 1 December 1802. A special characteristic of the first time “of Baden” is the relationship-moderately strong increase of the population: if the place counted 1813 still 537 inhabitants, then there was already 1852 1136 inhabitants. But the inhabitants, who lived on field, building of meadows and cattle breeding and their main source of food the patch of peat was, remained more poor “than rich”, so that in and the 60's 50's 19. Century many families their luck in the foreigner searched. A constant upward development began only in the last quarter of the century.

partnerships
In the year 1980 Usk in Wales and Graben-Neudorf in Baden-Württemberg committed themselves the city mutually to promote friendly relations after forces and thus a contribution to the communication of the peoples to carry out for the agreement of Europe and to the peace in the world.

There is besides a partnership with Wilsdruf

public mechanisms
Graben-Neudorf maintains an open air swimming pool and a multipurpose hall. The historical cemetery in the local part Graben was converted to a park. For this the war victim monument was converted by the location of many years before the church into this park.

traffic
Graben-Neudorf is a regional traffic crossroads, where the Karlsruhe-Mannheim rail line crosses Bruhrainbahn rail line, and the federal highways B 35 and B 36 intersect. A bypass of B 36 is scheduled for completion on May 26, 2007.

economics
thumb|SEW-Werk Graben The largest employer in the area is the resident propulsion technology manufacturer SEW Eurodrive, in the neighbouring Bruchsal. This enterprise possesses a production, a logistics ana service work with approximately 1500 persons employed in Graben.

personalities
Adolf Kussmaul Graben is born in the local part. A Gedenktafel reminds of its working. Aloys Henhöfer 1827 were here active as ministers from 1.7. the 1823 to 15,3.

other
2006 will be the local part Graben 700-jähriges existence to celebrate.