Gültlingen

Gültlingen
A view of Gültlingen from the north.
Gültlingen
Coordinates: 48°38′57″N 08°46′34″E / 48.64917°N 8.77611°E / 48.64917; 8.77611Coordinates: 48°38′57″N 08°46′34″E / 48.64917°N 8.77611°E / 48.64917; 8.77611
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Calw
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 10,012
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Website www.wildberg.de

Gültlingen is a small village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is considered a part (a Stadtteil) of the larger Wildberg.

History

The "Gültlingen Gold Helmet" (460-480 AD), was found together with other artifacts and is now in the Stuttgart State Museum.[2][3] Also, graves found in the area date the beginning of the aristocratic seat of the barons of von Gültlingen in the middle 12th century.[4]

Michaels Church

The church was built in 1465.[4] The pulpit of Michaels Church is hand-carved wood, featuring two birds-of-paradise (German: Paradiesvogel).[2] The church yard features two separate memorials for World War I (dedicated 1928) and World War II.

Geography

Gültlingen is located in a small valley, surrounded by farm land and grazing land for sheep.

Gültlinger See

The Gültlinger See, or Gültlingen Lake, is a popular local attraction.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
  2. 1 2 Waiblinger, Friedrich. Gültlingen, Erinnerungen in Bildern. (Geiger-Verlang, 1993)
  3. ↑ "Clip Helmet". Archived from the original on 2005-04-26.
  4. 1 2 The History of Wildburg Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine.


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