 Metternich was old-school – that is to say, Catholic – and encouraged other Catholics to come and settle in town.The Evangelical church in Neckarsteinach therefore ended up housing up to three denominations from 1662 to 1908.In the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), French, Saxon, Brandenburgish and Bavarian troops passed through the Neckar valley and quartered there and are said to have made contributions.