Weißbach, Baden-Württemberg

Weißbach

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Location of Weißbach within Hohenlohekreis district
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Coordinates: 49°18′N 9°36′E / 49.300°N 9.600°E / 49.300; 9.600Coordinates: 49°18′N 9°36′E / 49.300°N 9.600°E / 49.300; 9.600
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Hohenlohekreis
Municipal assoc. Mittleres Kochertal
Government
 • Mayor Rainer Züfle
Area
 • Total 12.77 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Elevation 201 m (659 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,029
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 74679
Dialling codes 07947
Vehicle registration KÜN
Website www.gemeinde-weissbach.de

Weißbach is a town in the district of Hohenlohe in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Weißbach is situated in the middle of the Kochertal valley where the Langenbach flows into the Kocher. Its parts stretch from 200 to 430 meters above sea level and it is 10 km west of its district town Künzelsau. It consists of the formerly independent villages Weißbach and Crispenhofen and the two hamlets Halberg and Guthof.

Mayors

Since 1997: Rainer Züfle. He is the successor of Manfred Görke. Züfle was reelected in 2005 and 2013.[2]

Economy and Infrastructure

Companies

  • Konrad Hornschuch AG (Manufacturer of d-c-fix foils and of skai-artificial leather)

Education

Weißbach has a primary school and two Kindergarten run by the Protestant church and one library.

Sport

Weißbach has a gymnasium and in Crispenhofen there is a tennis court.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.stimme.de/hohenlohe/nachrichten/sonstige-Rainer-Zuefle-konkurrenzlos;art1919,516008


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