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Leingarten

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Leingarten   is located in Germany
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Leingarten   is located in Baden-Württemberg
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Coordinates: 49°9′N 9°7′E / 49.150°N 9.117°E / 49.150; 9.117
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictHeilbronn
Subdivisions2
Government
  Mayor (201826) Ralf Steinbrenner[1]
Area
  Total
23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
  Total
11,637
  Density495.6/km2 (1,284/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74211
Dialling codes07131
Vehicle registrationHN
Websitewww.leingarten.de

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.

Geography

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Location

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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

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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

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Leingarten's is twinned with:

Notable people

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Honorary citizen

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  • Hermann Eppler (born 1937), longtime mayor of Leingarten (1970-2002), honorary citizen of Leingarten since 2012

Other persons associated with the place

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  • Ortwin Czarnowski (born 1940 in Tempelberg), former cyclist and teacher, lives in Leingarten

See also

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References

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  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
  3. "Neue Fassade fürs neue Rathaus - STIMME.de". www.stimme.de. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
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