Oberstetten Village Center

Oberstetten, idyllic like out of a children's book.

An excerpt from a Rothenburg book from 1826:Oberstetten, rich city of Rothenburg, Protestant towns and districts, bordering on the closed Landheeg and 4 hours from the city towards Niederstetten, in the so-called Beyheeg.This patch has 75 municipal rights and 80 to 90 citizens (note: only men), some of whom live solely from agriculture, some of whom are craftsmen, some of whom do both at the same time.
In 1767 there were: 3 wainwrights, 3 tailors, 3 bricklayers, 3 bakers, 5 millers, 2 carpenters, 2 butchers, 2 carpenters, 2 shoemakers, 2 blacksmiths, 1 saddler and 1 glasser.Wildenthierbach, Heimberg and Hachtel also belong to the Oberstetten district.
The official administrator has the power to punish in minor matters.
The Rothenburg tax office, the local pastor and individual private individuals share in the grain tithe, each in the relevant district.The Rothenburg Hospital has the largest share of the wine tithe, which is also considerable because of the strong viticulture in the area, followed by the pastor and individual private individuals.The parish priests numbered 650 in 1727 and 696 in 1774.According to the judgment of 1572, all Rothenburg citizens are exempt from wine duty.In 1810, when Oberstetten became Württemberg, there were 94 houses and 531 souls.

A Seyfried Chief, citizen of Rothenburg, bought the village in 1388 for 1050 fl.
Seyfried Häuptlein then bequeathed Oberstetten to the city of Rothenburg in a will in 1421.