City · Württemberg

Untereisesheim

Location and landscape

Untereisesheim lies in northern Baden-Württemberg in the Heilbronn district, on the Neckar. The municipality is located at the transition between the Kraichgau to the west and the Neckar Basin to the east.

Elevation and soils

The Neckar floodplain is at around 148 metres above sea level. To the west, the terrain rises to around 230 metres in the area of Vogelsang at the north-western municipal boundary. In the Neckar valley, there are several metres-thick deposits of gravel and floodplain loam, as well as fertile loess soils. The climate is described as mild.

Vine-growing

Untereisesheim has a traditional vineyard area of around seven hectares. In the north-west of the municipality there is the small vineyard Vogelsang. It belongs to the Großlage of Staufenberg in the Württembergisch Unterland area of the wine-growing region Württemberg.

History

Untereisesheim was first mentioned in written records in 767. In 1655, the place came under the ownership of the Duchy of Württemberg and has been connected with Württemberg ever since.

Selected wines

Wine from Deutschland