Jewish families lived in Ettlingen since at least the 17th century . They lived primarily in Färbergasse ( ' Dyers ' Alley ) , which was formerly known as " Judengasse " ( Jews ' Alley ) . Ettlingen 's first synagogue was built on Albstraße in 1849 , only to be torn down again when a new synagogue was built on Pforzheimerstraße and dedicated in 1889 . The " New Synagogue " was itself destroyed during the infamous '' Kristallnacht '' pogrom of November 1938 . Most of the remaining Jewish citizens of Ettlingen were deported soon thereafter as part of the Nazi " Final Solution . " Protestants ( Lutherans ) , most of whom had moved to Ettlingen since the early 19th century , were first administered from Rüppurr , but in 1848 they received their own clergyman , and in 1869 their own parish ( '' Johannesgemeinde '' - Congregation of St. John ) , which soon got its own church , the oldest Protestant church in Ettlingen . The '' Johannesgemeinde '' belonged to the city deanery of Karlsruhe at first , but was later transferred over to the deanery of Alb-Pfinz with its seat in Pfinztal . The congregation continued to grow and was eventually divided in 1951 , creating the '' Paulusgemeinde '' ( Congregation of St. Paul ) . The '' Paulusgemeinde '' had a parish hall built in 1953 , adding a bell tower in 1965 . The '' Paulusgemeinde '' was split up in 1972 to create the '' Luthergemeinde '' ( Luther Congregation ) , which caters to the Protestants of Ettlingen West , Bruchhausen , Ettlingenweier , and Oberweier . From 1969 to 2003 , Ettlingen was the seat of the Evangelical ( Lutheran ) Church in Baden 's district of Central Baden . However , in the wake of efforts to save money , this district was dissolved and Ettlingen incorporated into the district of North Baden
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