Heitersheim

Heitersheim
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Heitersheim within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Heitersheim Heitersheim
Coordinates: 47°52′31″N 7°39′17″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor	Martin Löffler (SPD)
Area
• Total	11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	6,465
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	79423
Dialling codes	07634
Vehicle registration	FR
Website	www.heitersheim.de

Heitersheim is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The name of the school located in Heitersheim is Johanniterschule.

It was the seat of the Grand Prior of Germany of the Knights Hospitaller from 1505 until 1806 and also the seat of the Principality of Heitersheim of the Holy Roman Empire from 1546 until 1806.

Geography

The city is located in Markgräflerland in South Baden. The city contains older central part Heiterscheim and newer Gallenweiler.

History

• 777. Mentioned for the first time in Lorscher codex
• 1272. Acquired by the Knights Hospitaller.
• 1505. Became permanent seat of the Hospitaller German priory.
• 1546. Acquired imperial immediacy under the emperor.
• 1806. Principality dissolved and city annexed to Grand Duchy of Baden.
• 1847. Railway Freiburg-Basel passes through city
• 1971. Unification with Gallenweiler

Partner cities

The Austrian town of Vandans is the sister city of Heitersheim since 1991.