Kraichtal

Kraichtal
Saint Martin's Chapel in Muenzesheim
Kraichtal
Coordinates	49°07′27″N 8°42′53″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Town subdivisions	9
Mayor	Ulrich Hintermayer (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	80.56 km2 (31.10 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m  (581 ft)
Population	14,839 (31 December 2010)
- Density	184 /km2 (477 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KA
Postal code	76703
Area codes	07250, 07251, 07258, 07259
Website	www.kraichtal.de

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.

Geography

Kraichtal is a German town embedded in western Kraichgau, a hilly landscape between the Black Forest, Odenwald forest and the River Neckar. Kraichtal (literally Kraich Valley) got its name from the River Kraich, which flows through Kraichtal, and then eventually into the River 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.

The inner courtyard of Count Eberstein Castle