Sulz am Neckar

Sulz am Neckar
Sulz am Neckar
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	Sulz am Neckar Location of Sulz am Neckar within Rottweil district
	Coordinates: 48°21′46″N 8°37′54″E / 48.36278°N 8.63167°ECoordinates: 48°21′46″N 8°37′54″E / 48.36278°N 8.63167°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Rottweil
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Hieber
Area
• Total	87.60 km2 (33.82 sq mi)
Elevation	443 m (1,453 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,267
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	72168–72172
Dialling codes	07454
Vehicle registration	RW
Website	www.sulz.de

Sulz am Neckar is a town in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Neckar, 22 km north of Rottweil, and 19 km southeast of Freudenstadt.

Sulz am Neckar came in the possession of the Hohengeroldseck in AD 1242.

At Sulz a powerline for traction current crosses the Neckar Valley in a large span, which is mounted on two 61-metre-tall electricity pylons.

People from Sulz am Neckar

Friedrich von Alberti

Carl August Wunderlich

Friedrich August von Alberti (1795-1878), geologist
Gustav Bauernfeind (1848–1904), painter
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter (1733-1806), botanist, professor of natural history
Brigitte Peterhans (b.1928-), architect
Richard Schmid (1899–1986), lawyer and politician (SPD Landesminister in Baden-Württemberg) and member of the German resistance).
Salomon Schweigger (1551–1622 ), Lutheran theologian, anthropologist, orientalist and pilgrim
Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich (1815–77), physician and pioneer psychiatrist.

Sulz am Neckar

Sulz am Neckar on Neckar River

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