Kraichtal
Kraichtal is a town in the north-eastern part of the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1971 by a merger of nine smaller municipalities.
Kraichtal | |
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 Saint Martin's Chapel in Muenzesheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kraichtal within Karlsruhe district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°07′27″N 08°42′53″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Karlsruhe |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–29) | Tobias Borho[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.56 km2 (31.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,703 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76703 |
| Dialling codes | 07250, 07251, 07258, 07259 |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Website | www.kraichtal.de |
Geography
Kraichtal is a town embedded in western Kraichgau, a hilly landscape between the Black Forest, Odenwald forest and the Neckar river. Kraichtal (literally Kraich Valley) got its name from the Kraich river, which flows through Kraichtal, and then eventually into the Rhine.
Neighbouring towns
The following towns neighbour Kraichtal: Eppingen and Zaisenhausen, Oberderdingen, Bretten, Bruchsal, Ubstadt-Weiher and Oestringen.
Districts
Kraichtal consists of nine districts, each district (Stadtteil) representing one of the nine municipalities which merged to become Kraichtal in 1971:
- Bahnbrücken
- Gochsheim (Baden)
- Landshausen
- Menzingen (Baden)
- Münzesheim
- Neuenbürg (Baden)
- Oberöwisheim
- Oberacker
- Unteröwisheim
Count Eberstein Castle lies in Gochsheim, in the north east of Kraichtal.
References
- Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
- "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.
