Leingarten

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
Panorama view
Panorama view
Coat of arms of Leingarten
Location of Leingarten within Heilbronn district
Leingarten   is located in Germany
Leingarten
Leingarten
Leingarten   is located in Baden-Württemberg
Leingarten
Leingarten
Coordinates: 49°9′N 9°7′E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictHeilbronn
Subdivisions2
Government
  Mayor (201826) Ralf Steinbrenner[1]
Area
  Total23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total11,772
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74211
Dialling codes07131
Vehicle registrationHN
Websitewww.leingarten.de

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:

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

See also

References

  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Neue Fassade fürs neue Rathaus - STIMME.de". www.stimme.de. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.


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