place. In 1929 the Herz-Jesu-Kirche was built, getting expanded in 1954. Since its foundation it belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freiburg (deanery Kraichgau). Jews are proved since the 16th century, although the municipality was not settled by them generally and the parish was quite poor and small. In 1802 there were five families living there, in 1825 there were six ones. In 1816 a new building failed financially. Later in 1843 a small one was able to be built. In 1881 a Jewish graveyard has been created along the road to Siegelsbach. The parish grew to 80 persons by 1875, but afterwards decreased heavily due to migration and emigration. In 1900 there were 46 Jews, in 1933 just ten. The parish broke up in 1937. During the pogrom in 1938 a shop window of a Jewish shop got destroyed. Four of the last five Jews living in Bad Rappenau were killed. Incorporations Following communal lands and villages had been introduced into Bad Rappenau. As far as not given otherwise they belonged to the district of Sinsheim until 1972. All of them came to the district of Heilbronn according to the district reform on January 1, 1973. April 1, 1950: Zimmerhof April 1, 1952: Zimmerhöferfeld January 1, 1971: Babstadt, Treschklingen January 1, 1972: Obergimpern, Wollenberg March 1, 1972: Heinsheim (district of Mosbach) January 1, 1973: Fürfeld (district of Heilbronn), Grombach November 1, 1973: Bonfeld (district of Heilbronn) Development of population 1 results of censuses Politics District council Following the municipal election of 25 May 2014, the district council of Bad Rappenau has 34 seats. The election result is as follows: * In 2009, together with the FDP Mayor In the past the local lord appointed a bailiff (vogt) to administer the village of Rappenau. Later the Grand Duchy of Baden established a mayor to head the municipal administration assisted by a council. Being a Große Kreisstadt since 1 January 2003, the mayor has the title Oberbürgermeister. His deputy is called the Bürgermeister. Bürgermeister and Oberbürgermeister Arms and flag Blazon: In gold on a blue sign a jumping black horse. The town colours are black and yellow. The seal of Rappenau (1820) shows in blue two golden beams. The arms and flag were given by the ministry of the interior on September 26, 1957. Twin towns – sister cities Bad Rappenau is twinned with: Contrexéville, France (1982) Llandrindod Wells, Wales,