Spiegelberg

Spiegelberg

Coat of arms
Spiegelberg
Coordinates: 49°02′15″N 09°26′45″E / 49.03750°N 9.44583°E / 49.03750; 9.44583Coordinates: 49°02′15″N 09°26′45″E / 49.03750°N 9.44583°E / 49.03750; 9.44583
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
  Mayor Uwe Bossert
Area
  Total 28.22 km2 (10.90 sq mi)
Elevation 383 m (1,257 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,136
  Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 71579
Dialling codes 07194
Vehicle registration WN
Website www.gemeinde-spiegelberg.de

Spiegelberg (German: mirror hill) is a town in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Church of Spiegelberg
Village of Jux in 1900

The name of the town refers to 18th century glass production on the hills, with mirror polishing being done in the valley of the Lauter river.

Situated in Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park, the community of Spiegelberg comprises 12 separate villages and farms: Spiegelberg, the villages of Eisenlautern, Großhöchberg, Hüttlen, Obere Roßstaig, Roßstaig, Vorderbüchelberg, Gieshof and Dauernberg, which was incorporated in 1977. On the hilltops to the west, there are also the villages of Nassach, Kurzach and Jux.[2]

References

  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
  2. Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band III: Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Regionalverband Mittlerer Neckar. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2. S. 556–557


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