Nußloch

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Coordinates: 29°19′N 08°42′E

Nußloch


Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Population	10760 (2004)
Area	13.59 km²
Population density	792 /km²
Elevation	146 m
Coordinates	29°19′ N 08°42′ E
Postal code	69226
Area code	06224
Licence plate code	HD
Mayor	Karl Rühl
Website	[1]

Nußloch is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (Baden-Württemberg). Nußloch is about 10 km south of Heidelberg along the Bergstraße, literally mountain road; a scenic road which runs from Darmstadt to Wiesloch. The community Maisbach also belongs to Nußloch.

1 History
2 Government
- 2.1 Municipal Council
- 2.2 Sister cities
3 Economy
4 External links

[edit] History

Nußloch was first mentioned on December 31, 766 in a deed of gift to the Lorsch Abbey. A married couple of strong faith donated a vineyard to the monastery from their property in Nußloch. It has been uder the control of the Palatinate at the latest since 1269. The district Maisbach was annexed April 1, 1937.

[edit] Government

Nußloch has a municipal council with 18 members according to the municipal code of Baden-Württemberg. The mayor also has a seat and a vote in the municipal council as a regular member.

[edit] Municipal Council

Municipal Council 2004
Party	Votes	Seats
CDU	35.0 %	7
Independent (Freiewähler)	18.5 %	3
FDP/BfN	16.6 %	3
SPD	15.7 %	3
Greens	14.2 %	2
Voter Participation: %

[edit] Sister cities

The community of Nußloch has sister city relationships to the following communities:

Andernos-les-Bains in France since 1977
Nagyatád in Hungary since 2000
Segorbe in Spain since 2001

[edit] Economy

The clothing company Betty Barclay is present in Nußloch where it employs more than 500 people. The factory outlet is supposed to be expanded to include 8000 square meters of salesfloor.