Leingarten
Leingarten
Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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.
Leingarten | |
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Panorama view | |
Location of Leingarten within Heilbronn district | |
| Coordinates: 49°9′N 9°7′E | |
| 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) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • 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 |
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.
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]
Leingarten's is twinned with:
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
- 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.