Kraichtal

Kraichtal

Saint Martin's Chapel in Muenzesheim

Coat of arms
Kraichtal
Coordinates: 49°07′27″N 08°42′53″E / 49.12417°N 8.71472°ECoordinates: 49°07′27″N 08°42′53″E / 49.12417°N 8.71472°E
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Karlsruhe
Government
 • Mayor Ulrich Hintermayer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 80.56 km2 (31.10 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 14,416
 • Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 76703
Dialling codes 07250, 07251, 07258, 07259
Vehicle registration KA
Website www.kraichtal.de

Kraichtal is a town in the north-eastern part of the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1971 by a merger of nine smaller municipalities.

Geography

Kraichtal is a German town embedded in western Kraichgau, a hilly landscape between the Black Forest, Odenwald forest and the River Neckar. Kraichtal (literally Kraich Valley) got its name from the River Kraich, which flows through Kraichtal, and then eventually into the River Rhine.

Neighbouring towns

The following towns neighbour Kraichtal: Eppingen and Zaisenhausen, Oberderdingen, Bretten, Bruchsal, Ubstadt-Weiher and Oestringen.

Districts

Kraichtal consists of nine districts, each district (Stadtteil) representing one of the nine municipalities which merged to become Kraichtal in 1971:

Count Eberstein Castle lies in Gochsheim, in the north east of Kraichtal.

The inner courtyard of Count Eberstein Castle

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013.