Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg

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Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg
Coat of arms of Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg
Location of Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg within Ostalbkreis district
Schwäbisch GmündHeidenheim (district)Schwäbisch-Hall (district)Rems-Murr-KreisGöppingen (district)AalenAbtsgmündAdelmannsfeldenBartholomäBöbingen an der RemsBopfingenDurlangenEllenbergEllwangenEschachEssingenGöggingenGschwendHeubachHeuchlingenHüttlingenHüttlingenIggingenJagstzellKirchheim am RiesLauchheimLeinzellLorchMögglingenMutlangenNeresheimNeulerObergröningenOberkochenRainauRiesbürgRiesbürgRosenbergRuppertshofenSchechingenSchwäbisch GmündSpraitbachStödtlenTäferrotTannhausenTannhausenUnterschneidheimWaldstettenWaldstettenWesthausenWörtBavaria
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictOstalbkreis
Government
 • MayorRosalinde Kottmann
Area
 • Total54.50 km2 (21.04 sq mi)
Elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total4,933
 • Density91/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74417
Dialling codes07972
Vehicle registrationAA
Websitewww.gschwend.de

Gschwend is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Notable people

  • Philipp Gottlieb Osiander (1803–1876), born in Frickenhofen, Oberamtmann and Member of Landtag
  • Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891), born in Frickenhofen, architect of many churches and town halls in new-gothic style
  • Christian Dietrich (1844–1919), Swabian old-pietist
  • Peter Jakob Schober (1897–1983), painter
  • Lina Haag (1907–2012) resistance fighter [2]
  • Erich Schneider (* 1933), politician (CDU), President of Landtag Baden-Württemberg from 1982 till 1992

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  2. ^ Sonntagsblatt Ausgabe 18/2007 vom 6. Mai 2007: Eine Überlebensgeschichte. Die 100-jährige KZ-Überlebende Lina Haag und ihr Buch »Eine Hand voll Staub«.