Leingarten

Leingarten
Leingarten
Town
	Panorama view
	Coat of arms
	Location of Leingarten within Heilbronn district
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	Coordinates: 49°9′N 9°7′E / 49.150°N 9.117°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heilbronn
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Ralf Steinbrenner
Area
• Total	23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	11,816
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
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

Location

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

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.^[3]

Twin municipalities

Leingarten's is twinned with:

Lésigny, France, since May 1975
Asola, Italy, since 30 October 2004

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Hermann Eppler (born 1937), longtime mayor of Leingarten (1970-2002), honorary citizen of Leingarten since 2012

Other persons associated with the place

Ortwin Czarnowski (born 1940 in Tempelberg), former cyclist and teacher, lives in Leingarten

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
^ "Neue Fassade fürs neue Rathaus - STIMME.de". www.stimme.de. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.

External links

Official website

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[1] Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

[3] "Neue Fassade fürs neue Rathaus - STIMME.de". www.stimme.de. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.

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