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Spiegelberg

Coordinates: 49°02′15″N 09°26′45″E / 49.03750°N 9.44583°E / 49.03750; 9.44583
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Spiegelberg
Municipality
Spiegelberg, June 2013
Spiegelberg, June 2013
Coat of arms of Spiegelberg
Coat of arms
Location of Spiegelberg within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
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Spiegelberg is located in Germany
Spiegelberg
Spiegelberg
Spiegelberg is located in Baden-Württemberg
Spiegelberg
Spiegelberg
Coordinates: 49°02′15″N 09°26′45″E / 49.03750°N 9.44583°E / 49.03750; 9.44583
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictRems-Murr-Kreis
Area
 • Total28.22 km2 (10.90 sq mi)
Elevation
383 m (1,257 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,169
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
71579
Dialling codes07194
Vehicle registrationWN
Websitewww.gemeinde-spiegelberg.de

Spiegelberg is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History

Spiegelberg's name comes from a glassworking manufactory built in the town in 1699 that produced mirrors from 1705 to 1794.[2]

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Spiegelberg is located at the northern edge of the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, along its border with the district of Heilbronn. Spiegelberg is situated in the valley of the Lauter and within the Swabian-Franconian Forest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 566 meters (1,857 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 291 meters (955 ft) NN.[2]

A portion of the Federally protected Bodenbach gorge [de] nature reserve is located in Spiegelberg's municipal area.[2]

Politics

Spiegelberg has three boroughs (Ortsteile) – Jux, Nassach, and Spiegelberg – and ten villages: Dauernberg, Eisenlautern, Gieshof, Großhöchberg, Hüttlen, Kurzach, Neuhöchberg, Obere Roßstaig, Roßsteig, and Vorderbüchelberg. The industrial district of Roßstaig and the abandoned villages of Glashausen and Lassweiler are also located in the municipal area.[2]

Coat of arms

Spiegelberg's municipal coat of arms is divided party per pale into a left, yellow half and a right, green half. Alternating between these two colors is an oak tree rooted to a three-pointed mountain.[2]

Transportation

Spiegelberg is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local Landesstraßen and Kreisstraßen. Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart.[2]

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. ^ a b c d e f "Spiegelberg". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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