Täferrot

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Täferrot
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Täferrot
Täferrot (Germany)
Täferrot
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Ostalbkreis
Mayor Jochen Renner
Basic statistics
Area 12.00 km² (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation 425 m  (1394 ft)
Population 1,042  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 87 /km² (225 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AA
Postal code 73527
Area code 07175
Website www.taeferrot.de

Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 09°50′17″E / 48.84917, 9.83806

Täferrot is a village in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Originally named Rot, it was named Afrenrot (after Saint Afra) in 1298 to distinguish it from other towns with the same name. This became corrupted to Täferrot.[1]