▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Unter g rom bach . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁An cient ▁era ▁and ▁early ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁Ex c av ations ▁and ▁artifact s ▁provide ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁settlement ▁on ▁the ▁Mich els berg ▁( Un ter g rom bach ) ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁BC ▁during ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic . ▁In ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁Bru chs al ▁the ▁oldest ▁settlement ▁discovered ▁was ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁AD ▁ 6 4 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁today ' s ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s ▁Church . ▁The ▁first ▁mention ▁of ▁Bru chs al ▁in ▁official ▁documents ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 9 7 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁king ▁came ▁to ▁town . ▁In ▁October ▁ 9 8 0 , ▁Otto ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁court ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁king ' s ▁palace ▁in ▁Bru chs al ▁for ▁several ▁days . ▁ ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁Germany ▁became ▁r uler ▁of ▁Bru chs al ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 2 ▁following ▁the ▁sub j ug ation ▁of ▁his ▁rival ▁Her rm ann ▁of ▁Sw ab ia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 0 5 6 ▁Henry ▁III ▁of ▁Germany ▁presented ▁the ▁settlement ▁to ▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁Spe yer ▁( K on rad ▁I ) ▁as ▁a ▁gift . ▁The ▁city ▁remained ▁part ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁until ▁the ▁German ▁Med iat isation ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁an ▁administrative ▁district ▁that ▁originally ▁only ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁core ▁of