Löchgau

Löchgau is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Löchgau
Coat of arms
Location of Löchgau
Löchgau
Löchgau
Coordinates: 49°0′6″N 9°6′30″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictLudwigsburg
Government
 • MayorWerner Möhrer
Area
 • Total10.95 km2 (4.23 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total5,608
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
74369
Dialling codes07143
Vehicle registrationLB
Websitewww.loechgau.de

History

The first mention of Löchgau can be found in a falsified deed. In it is claimed that in 1147 the bishop of Speyer presented the Peterskirche (church of St. Peter) to Maulbronn Abbey, after having purchased it from a local nobleman named Beringer. In the year 1244 Maulbronn Abbey transferred the church to the Domstift of Speyer.

1484 the part of Löchgau owned by the Electorate of the Palatinate is exchanged with Württemberg against its part of Ingersheim. Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg exchanges in 1506 another part of Löchgau with Konrad Schenk von Winterstetten against Freudental. 1529 margrave Philipp I. of Baden rebuys his properties in and around Besigheim, thus owning half of Löchgau. Until 1595 this way Löchgau is owned by equal parts by Baden and Württemberg.

In 1595 Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg buys the other half of Löchgau. Now Löchgau is entirely owned by Württemberg.

Population
  • 1900: 1269
  • 1950: 2221
  • 1970: 3881
  • 1987: 4410
  • 2000: 5262
  • 2010: 5371
  • 2015: 5536

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). July 2019.
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