Leingarten
Leingarten | |
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Location of Leingarten
within Heilbronn district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Heilbronn |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Ralf Steinbrenner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 74211 |
| Dialling codes | 07131 |
| Vehicle registration | HN |
| Website | www.leingarten.de |
Leingarten (German: [ˈlaɪnɡaʁtn̩]) is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km west of Heilbronn. It was formed 1 January 1970, when the municipalities of Großgartach and Schluchtern merged.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Location
[edit | edit source]Leingarten is situated in the west of the district of Heilbronn at the Lein, a feeder of the river Neckar, at the base of the Heuchelberg.
Leingarten consists of the formerly independent municipalities Großgartach und Schluchtern, both have grown seamlessly together since they merged.
Neighbouring cities and municipalities are (clockwise, beginning in the east): Heilbronn, Nordheim (Württemberg) and Schwaigern.
Main sights
[edit | edit source]Visible from afar is Leingarten's trademark, the Heuchelberger Warte (Heuchelberg Watch), built 1483 by Duke Eberhard I of Württemberg.
In 2011 major renovation work began on Leingarten's city hall which included installing a new facade on the historically important building.[2]
Twin municipalities
[edit | edit source]Leingarten's is twinned with:
Notable people
[edit | edit source]Honorary citizen
[edit | edit source]- Hermann Eppler (born 1937), longtime mayor of Leingarten (1970-2002), honorary citizen of Leingarten since 2012
Other persons associated with the place
[edit | edit source]- Ortwin Czarnowski (born 1940 in Tempelberg), former cyclist and teacher, lives in Leingarten
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
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External links
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