Gaildorf
Gaildorf is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Kocher, 13 km south of Schwäbisch Hall. Gaildorf is the approximate center of the Limpurger Land district, formerly a county of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the counts Schenk von Limpurg until their extinction in 1713, thereafter inherited by a number of female heirs, and mediatized to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806.
Gaildorf | |
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![]() The Old Castle in Gaildorf | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Gaildorf within Schwäbisch Hall district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 49°0′N 9°46′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Schwäbisch Hall |
Subdivisions | 10 Stadtteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–30) | Frank Zimmermann[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 62.56 km2 (24.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,268 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 74405 |
Dialling codes | 07971 |
Vehicle registration | SHA |
Website | www.gaildorf.de |
Notable people
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Hermann Frasch
- Friedrich Kausler (1806–1883), member of Landtag
- Philipp Heinrich Hasenmeyer (1700-1783), organ-maker
- Emil Walther (1807–1857), Württembergian city councilman
- Theobald Kerner (1817–1907), doctor and poet (son of Justinus Kerner)
- Karl Reibel (1824–1895), merchant and member of landtag
- Wilhelm August von Breitling (1835–1914), prime minister of Württemberg
- Karl Nicolai (1839–1892), Schultheiß and politician
- Richard Blezinger (1847–1928), pharmacist and fossil-collector in Crailsheim
- Reinhold Kißling (born 1926), agriculturalist
- Horst Hübner (1936–2009), writer
- Stefan Heucke (born 1959), composer
- Hartmut Holzwarth (born 1969), politician (CDU)
- Hermann Frasch (1851–1914), mining engineer
References
- Bürgermeisterwahl Gaildorf 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
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