Sulzbach an der Murr

Sulzbach an der Murr
Lautereck Castle
Coat of arms
Sulzbach an der Murr
Coordinates: 49°00′16″N 09°30′20″E / 49.00444°N 9.50556°E / 49.00444; 9.50556Coordinates: 49°00′16″N 09°30′20″E / 49.00444°N 9.50556°E / 49.00444; 9.50556
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Zahn
Area
• Total	40.11 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,173
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	71560
Dialling codes	07193
Vehicle registration	WN
Website	www.sulzbach-murr.de

Sulzbach an der Murr is a town in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

The resort town of Sulzbach an der Murr is in the Murr Valley at an elevation of 268 to 520 meters.

A description of the town of Sulzbach an der Murr in the Oberamt from 1871 reads:

"Where the graceful, bright green Murr Valley is considerably widened by the confluence of the Lauter [tributary] approaching to the southwest and Fischbachtälchen coming directly from the North, lies in the proud poplar stands picturesque valley occupied the great urban-looking place...."

Sulzbach is located about 40 km northeast of Stuttgart in the middle of the Nature Park Swabian-Franconian Forest between the Löwenstein Mountains and the Murrhardter Forest.

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