Creglingen

Creglingen

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Creglingen

Coordinates: 49°28′N 10°2′E / 49.467°N 10.033°E / 49.467; 10.033Coordinates: 49°28′N 10°2′E / 49.467°N 10.033°E / 49.467; 10.033
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Main-Tauber-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor Uwe Hehn
Area
 • Total 117.22 km2 (45.26 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 4,716
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 97993, 97990 (Standorf
Dialling codes 07932, 07933, 07939, 09335, 09865
Vehicle registration TBB, MGH
Website www.creglingen.de

Creglingen is a town in the Main-Tauber district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Celts who founded the town between 200 and 100 B.C. also farmed the surrounding plateaus and valleys. In 1349, Creglingen received its town charter from the German Kaiser Karl IV.

The town Creglingen contains the following quarters (since the municipal reform of 1972): Archshofen, Blumweiler, Craintal, Erdbach, Finsterlohr (together with the villages Schonach, Burgstall and Seldeneck), Frauental, Freudenbach, Münster, Niederrimbach, Oberrimbach, Lichtel, Reinsbronn (together with the village of Niedersteinach), Reutsachsen, Schirmbach, Schmerbach, Schön, Schwarzenbronn, Waldmannshofen (together with the village of Sechselbach and the hamlets Fuchshof und Seewiesenhof), Wolfsbuch, Weiler.

The quarters and their history

Archshofen

Archshofen is situated four Kilometers away from Creglingen upstream the River Tauber. The village was first documentad at 807 BC.

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

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