Bartholomä

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Bartholomä

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Bartholomä
Coordinates: 48°45′13″N 09°59′15″E / 48.75361°N 9.98750°E / 48.75361; 9.98750Coordinates: 48°45′13″N 09°59′15″E / 48.75361°N 9.98750°E / 48.75361; 9.98750
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Ostalbkreis
Government
  Mayor Thomas Kuhn
Area
  Total 20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Elevation 641 m (2,103 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,041
  Density 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 73566
Dialling codes 07173
Vehicle registration AA
Website www.bartholomae.de
Bartholomä

Bartholomä is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Bartholomä is mainly a commuter town in the historical region of Swabia, that straddles the border between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. The language spoken in Bartholomä is the Swabian dialect.

The businesses in Bartholomä are mainly German staples: a couple of bakeries and butcher shops, a local bar and grill called Zum Schwartzen Adler (the local resource for traditional German food) and its sister establishment, a medieval-themed venue for wedding banquets and such called Braighausen. There is also a complex of houses on the outskirts of town collectively called Amalienhof.

Bartholomä is a 35-minute drive from Neresheim, home of the Neresheim Abbey.

Twin towns

References

  1. [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013. 



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