Location and landscape
Dielheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district in Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the north-western foothills of the Kraichgau at the transition to the Upper Rhine Plain and within the catchment area of the upper Leimbach. Elevation ranges from 132.64 to 254.48 metres above sea level. The highest point is the forested Wallenberg in the south.
The town developed on a flat loess slope on the left-hand side of the Leimbach valley. The municipal area is predominantly shaped by gently structured loess and loess loam soils. In the subsoil, formations of the Lower and Middle Keuper are present; in the south, red marl, Upper Steinmergel Keuper and nodular marl occur with interbedded sandstone layers.
Winegrowing in Baden
Dielheim belongs to the wine-growing region Baden and within it is assigned to the winegrowing area Badische Bergstraße. In the municipality there are commercial winegrowing operations that process grapes from their own cultivation, according to their own information.
The grape varieties documented in the region include Riesling, Auxerrois, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Gewürztraminer and Spätburgunder. Dry and semi-dry quality wines are described, as well as predominantly dry Prädikatswein wines.
Dielheim wine-growing sites
The listings of sites includes the Dielheim areas Osterberg, Rosenberg and Teufelskopf. The Osterberg is also linked there to Horrenberg, while the Rosenberg is referred to as Mühlhausen/Dielheim.
Historical development
Dielheim was first mentioned in the year 767. At Teufelskopf, a small fortified site or castle is documented around 1380. In 1803, Dielheim came to Baden. The municipality of Horrenberg with Balzfeld, Oberhof and Unterhof was incorporated into Dielheim on 1 March 1972.
