Heitersheim
Heitersheim | |
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| Town hall Town hall | |
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Coat of arms of Heitersheim Coat of arms | |
Location of Heitersheim within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–28) | Christoph Zachow[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,465 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79423 |
| Dialling codes | 07634 |
| Vehicle registration | FR |
| Website | www.heitersheim.de |
Heitersheim (Alemannic: Heitersche) is a town in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The name of the school in Heitersheim is Johanniterschule.
It was the seat of the Grand Prior of Germany of the Knights Hospitaller from 1505 until 1806 and also the seat of the Principality of Heitersheim of the Holy Roman Empire from 1546 until 1806.
Geography[change]
The town is in Markgräflerland in south Baden. The city has older central part Heitersheim and newer Gallenweiler.
History[change]
- 777: Mentioned for the first time in Lorscher codex
- 1272: Bought by the Knights Hospitaller.
- 1505: Became the seat of the German priory of the Knights Hospitaller
- 1546: Bought imperial immediacy under the emperor.
- 1806: Principality dissolved and town annexed to Grand Duchy of Baden.
- 1847: Railway Freiburg-Basel passes through the town
- 1971: Unification with Gallenweiler
Twin town[change]
Heitersheim is twinned with:
References[change]
- ↑ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
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Other websites[change]
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- Official website (in German)
