Leingarten

Leingarten
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Leingarten
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Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heilbronn
Government
• Mayor	Ralf Steinbrenner
Area
• Total	23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	10,935
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	74211
Dialling codes	07131
Vehicle registration	HN
Website	www.leingarten.de

is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km west of Heilbronn. It was formed 1 January 1970, when the municipalities of Großgartach and Schluchtern merged.

Geography

Location

Leingarten is situated in the west of the district of Heilbronn at the Lein, a feeder of the river Neckar, at the base of the Heuchelberg.

Leingarten consists of the formerly independent municipalities Großgartach und Schluchtern, both have grown seamlessly together since they merged.

Neighbouring cities and municipalities are (clockwise, beginning in the east): Heilbronn, Nordheim (Württemberg) and Schwaigern.

Main sights

Visible from afar is Leingarten's trademark, the Heuchelberger Warte (Heuchelberg Watch), built 1483 by Duke Eberhard I of Württemberg.

In 2011 major renovation work began on Leingarten's city hall which included installing a new facade on the historically important building.

Twin municipalities

Leingarten's is twinned with:

• Lésigny, France, since May 1975
• Asola, Italy, since 30 October 2004

External links

• Official website