Murrhardt

Murrhardt
Coat of arms
Murrhardt
Coordinates: 48°58′48″N 09°34′53″E / 48.98000°N 9.58139°E / 48.98000; 9.58139Coordinates: 48°58′48″N 09°34′53″E / 48.98000°N 9.58139°E / 48.98000; 9.58139
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Armin Mößner
Area
• Total	71.13 km2 (27.46 sq mi)
Elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	14,006
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	71540
Dialling codes	07192 (07184 in the City District of Kirchenkirnberg)
Vehicle registration	WN, BK
Website	www.murrhardt.de

Murrhardt is a town in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 12 km east of Backnang, and 18 km southwest of Schwäbisch Hall. The source of the Murr is situated in Murrhardt.

Murrhardt market place

Murrhardt Town hall

Church in Murrhardt

Local council (Gemeinderat)

Elections were held in May 2014:

• Christian Democratic Union of Germany / Free Electoral Union: 32.64 % = 6 seats
• Social Democratic Party of Germany: 23.77 % = 4 seats
• UL Independent list: 23.43 % = 4 seats
• MD/AL-Murrhardt Democrats / Alternative List: 20,17 % = 4 seats

Mayor

Armin Mößner (CDU) was elected in July 2011 with 66,42 % of the vote. His predecessor was Dr. Gerhard Strobel.^[2]

Sons and daughters of the town

• Heinrich von Zügel (1850-1941), painter

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