ary ▁troops ▁brought ▁w oe ▁to ▁the ▁municipality . ▁H ouses ▁were ▁pl under ed ▁and ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁do ▁labour . ▁The ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁all ▁noble ▁lands ▁on ▁the ▁Rh ine ’ s ▁left ▁bank ▁also ▁affected ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁S ick ingen . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁any ▁great ▁land own ers ▁or ▁free ▁pe as ants . ▁After ▁Napoleon ’ s ▁down fall ▁and ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna , ▁the ▁Pal at inate ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Bav aria . ▁It ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁Land esk omm iss ariat ▁of ▁Ne ust adt , ▁Court ▁District ▁of ▁Frank ent hal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁old ▁Bez irks amt ▁( “ Reg ional ▁Amt ” ) ▁of ▁Ne ust adt ▁became ▁the ▁Ne ust adt ▁district . ▁Since ▁administrative ▁reform ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Ell er stadt ▁has ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Verb ands gemeinde ▁of ▁W achen heim , ▁and ▁since ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Ne ust adt ▁district , ▁it ▁has ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Bad ▁D ür k heim ▁district . ▁ ▁Win eg row ing ▁was ▁playing ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁Ell er stadt ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century , ▁as ▁told ▁by ▁the ▁Lor sch ▁don ation ▁document . ▁Since ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁mainly ▁Bla uer ▁Portug ies er ▁v ines ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁plant ed . ▁Gew ür z tr