Sachsenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈzaksn̩haɪm] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 11 km northwest of Ludwigsburg.

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Sachsenheim
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Sachsenheim within Ludwigsburg district
Sachsenheim Show map of Germany Sachsenheim Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°57′36″N 9°3′53″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ludwigsburg
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Holger Albrich[1]
Area
• Total	57.92 km2 (22.36 sq mi)
Elevation	246 m (807 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,490
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74343
Dialling codes	07147, 07046
Vehicle registration	LB
Website	www.sachsenheim.de

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• The most important attraction is the water castle in Großsachsenheim. Built in the 14th century, burned down in 1542 and rebuilt in 1544. 1952 the castle was purchased by the city Großsachsenheim and is since 1962 the town hall.

• Evangelische Stadtkirche "St. Fabian and Sebastian "in Großsachsenheim, former fortified church
• Remains of the old city wall with tower
• Evangelische Stadtkirche Kleinsachsenheim, former fortified church, rebuilt in 1460 and 1619, reconstruction 1948-1950
• Town hall Kleinsachsenheim, half-timbered building, first mentioned in 1614
• Parish Church "St. George "Hohenhaslach from 1230. Valuable early Gothic frescos

• Village road Ochsenbach, half-timbered houses from the 16th to 18th centuries

• Protestant parish "Our Lady" Ochsenbach, built around 1290, Gothic frescoes of 1430
• Evangelical church "St. Remigius "Häfnerhaslach, Gothic choir with ribbed vaults, frescoes (around 1400)
• North of Ochsenbach is the telecommunication tower Cleebronn

• Heimatfest in five-year intervals
• Krämer market in Hohenhaslach (always on 1 May)
• Summer at the castle (on the 3rd weekend in July)
• Sachsenheimer Summer Special (on the 3rd weekend of September)
• Christmas market in the exterior courtyard (always on 2nd Advent)

• Hermann von Sachsenheim (1365-1458), poet
• Eberhard David Hauber (1695-1765), born in Hohenhaslach, theologian
• Ferdinand Schnaidt (1840-1910), born in Hohenhaslach, bank manager, member of Reichstag and Landtag
• Thomas Knodel (born 1953), church musician

The city Sachsenheim became known nationwide when it became public that the RAF-terrorists Christian Klar, Knut Folkerts and Günter Sonnenberg had set up several weeks in the residential and commercial complex opposite the train station. After the attack on Siegfried Buback the police found here the getaway car – a silver-gray Alfa Romeo Giulia.

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