Odelshofen (77694 Kehl), Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Odelshofen is a village in Germany three miles east of the Rhine River opposite Strasbourg, France, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It became part of the municipality of 77694 Kehl on 1 Jul 1971. Odelshofen was first mentioned as “Otolzhofen” in 1310. In the 18th century, until 1736, it was owned by the Hanau-Lichtenberg family, a German noble family. In that year it was inherited by the Hesse-Darmstadt noble family. In 1803 it was incorporated into the new Electorate of Baden and in 1806 it was incorporated into the new Grand Duchy of Baden. The Grand Duchy of Baden was formed in 1806 as an independent country. The Grand Duchy of Baden joined the German Empire in 1871. As part of Germany it remained a Grand Duchy until 1918, the end of World War I.

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Jurisdiction
From 1330 to 1803 a village in the the Administrative District (Amt) of Willstätt.

From 1522 until the line was extinguished in 1736 Amt Willstätt was exclusively in the Grafschaft Hanau-Lichtenberg.

From 1736 - 1803 a village in the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.

In 1803 it was incorporated into the new Electorate of Baden.

In 1806 it was incorporated into the new Grand Duchy of Baden. The Grand Duchy of Baden was formed in 1806 as an independent country.

In 1871 the Grand Duchy of Baden joined the German Empire.

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Calendars
The authorities in Odelshofen have not always used the calendar that is in use today. The Gregorian calendar was introduced on 1 May 1682 in the Grafschaft of Hanau-Lichtenberg before that the Julian calendar was in use.

Church Records
Graf Philipp IV (ruled 1538—1590) of Hanau-Lichtenberg converted to the Lutheran faith and the Grafshaft became Lutheran during his reign.

Kork was the Lutheran parish church for Neumühl, Odelshofen, and Querbach.

The Lutheran Church books 1580-1961 for Kork and its chapels have been microfilmed and are available on FamilySearch.

The Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1810-1870 for Evangelische Kirche Odelshofen (A. Kehl) have been microfilmed and are available on FamilySearch.

The Church book duplicates for 1810-1870 are available on-line at the Staatsarchiv Freiburg, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg.