Pfedelbach

Pfedelbach
Pfedelbach
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Hohenlohekreis
Local subdivisions 6
Mayor Torsten Kunkel
Basic statistics
Area 41.28 km2 (15.94 sq mi)
Elevation 240 m  (787 ft)
Population 8,986 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 218 /km2 (564 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KÜN
Postal code 74629
Area code 07941
Website www.pfedelbach.de

Pfedelbach is a town in the district of Hohenlohe in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Being regionally most popular for its famous Castle (`Das Wasserschloss´ in German) built from 1568 to 1572 and the `Fürstenfaß´ (= Prince's Barrel), Pfedelbach's history dates back far into the 11th century. Nowadays most of the surrounding smaller townships have been suburbanized to this town, including Oberohrn, Heuberg/Buchhorn/Gleichen (three small villages counting as one), Harsberg, Untersteinbach and Windischenbach to name but a few.

A special aspect about the early culture of Pfedelbach is the affiliation to an ancient language called Jenisch, or Yeniche in English.

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