Holzmaden

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Holzmaden
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Mayor	Jürgen Riehle
Basic statistics
Area	3.09 km² (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation	356 m (1168 ft)
Population	2,136 (31/12/2006)
- Density	691 /km² (1,790 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ES
Postal code	73271
Area code	07023
Website	www.holzmaden.de Coordinates: 48°38′01″N 09°31′02″E / 48.63361, 9.51722

Church in Holzmaden

Holzmaden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany that lies between Stuttgart and Ulm.

The ground in and around the city contains rich layers of well preserved fossils (or Lagerstätten) of the Jurassic period. The fossils are found in the 160 million year old Posidonia Shale and displayed in the local Museum Hauff as well as museums around the world.

This fossil locale is important for its examples of skin cover showing parts of the animal rarely found.

Examples from this site include:

Ichthyosaurs
Plesiosaur
Stenosaur
Lepidotus
Dapedius
Ammonite
Pentacrinus colony (Sea Lily)

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Esslingen (district)

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