Neidenstein

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Neidenstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Neidenstein
Neidenstein (Germany)
Neidenstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Rhein-Neckar district
Mayor Peter Reichert
Basic statistics
Area 8.48 km² (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation 173 m  (568 ft)
Population 1,824  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 215 /km² (557 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HD
Postal code 74933
Area code 07263
Website [1]

Coordinates: 49°19′00″N 08°53′00″E / 49.316667, 8.883333

Neidenstein is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

[edit] History

In 1319 Neidenstein was founded by Heinrich von Venningen. Till Neidenstein became a part of Baden in 1805 it belonged to the family of the Lords of Venningen.