Löchgau

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Löchgau
	[[Image:state = Baden-Württemberg\|130px\|Location of Löchgau in Germany]]

Country	Germany
Administrative region	Stuttgart
District	Ludwigsburg
Population	5,312 source (2006)
Area	10,95 km²
Population density	488 /km²
Elevation	288 m
Coordinates	49°00′ N 9°7′ E
Postal code	74369
Area code	07143
Licence plate code	LB
Mayor	Werner Möhrer
Website	[1]

Löchgau is a community in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg

[edit] 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. OPeter) 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 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.