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Sulzbach an der Murr

Coordinates: 49°00′16″N 09°30′20″E / 49.00444°N 9.50556°E / 49.00444; 9.50556
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Sulzbach an der Murr
Municipality
Lautereck Castle [de]
Lautereck Castle [de]
Coat of arms of Sulzbach an der Murr
Coat of arms
Location of Sulzbach an der Murr within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
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Sulzbach an der Murr is located in Germany
Sulzbach an der Murr
Sulzbach an der Murr
Sulzbach an der Murr is located in Baden-Württemberg
Sulzbach an der Murr
Sulzbach an der Murr
Coordinates: 49°00′16″N 09°30′20″E / 49.00444°N 9.50556°E / 49.00444; 9.50556
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictRems-Murr-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Veronika Franco Olias[1]
Area
 • Total
40.11 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
5,307
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
71560
Dialling codes07193
Vehicle registrationWN
Websitewww.sulzbach-murr.de

Sulzbach an der Murr is a municipality in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History

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Sulzbach an der Murr was a possession of the County of Löwenstein [de] from the Middle Ages to 1867, when the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim finally lost control of Sulzbach.[3]

Geography

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The municipality (Gemeinde) of Sulzbach an der Murr is located in the Rems-Murr district, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Sulzbach's municipal area is physically located in the between the Löwenstein Hills and Murrhardt Forest, regions of the greater Swabian-Franconian Forest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 585 meters (1,919 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 259 meters (850 ft) NN.[3]

Politics

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Sulzbach has one borough (Ortsteil), Sulzbach an der Murr, and 17 villages: Bartenbach, Berwinkel, Bushof, Eschelhof, Eschenstruet, Gronbachmühle, Hager, Hammer, Harrenberg, Haselbachmühle, Ittenberg, Kleinhöchberg, Lautern, Liemannsklinge, Schleißweiler, Siebersbach, and Zwerenberg. The abandoned villages of Alte Sägmühle, Einsiedel, Wüste Mühl are located in Sulzbach's municipal area.[3]

Coat of arms

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Sulzbach's coat of arms is divided party per fess into an upper, yellow half containing a lion in red facing to the left, and a lower, blue half containing a white fish. The red lion is taken from the arms of Löwenstein-Wertheim while the fish is a reference to Sulzbach's abundance of waterways. This coat of arms has been used since 1650 in town seals since 1650. On 18 February 1981, the Rems-Murr district office issued a municipal flag to Sulzbach.[3]

Transportation

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Sulzbach an der Murr is connected to Germany's network of roadways by the Bundesstraße 14 and its system of railways by the Waiblingen–Schwäbisch Hall railway. Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Sulzbach an der Murr 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Sulzbach an der Murr". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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