Remshalden
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Remshalden within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
Location of Remshalden
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Coordinates: 48°48′52″N 09°25′15″E / 48.81444°N 9.42083°E / 48.81444; 9.42083
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Subdivisions	5 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Reinhard Molt[1]
Area
• Total	15.15 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,185
• Density	936.3/km2 (2,425/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	73630
Dialling codes	07151, 07181
Vehicle registration	WN
Website	www.remshalden.de

Remshalden is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Stuttgart region. It lies in the Remstal (Rems valley) along the Bundesstraße 29 between Waiblingen and Schorndorf.^[3]

Remshalden is situated about 18 km east of Stuttgart and 8 km east of Waiblingen on the river Rems. The municipality comprises the five districts (Ortsteile) Buoch, Geradstetten, Grunbach, Hebsack and Rohrbronn.^[4]

The present municipality of Remshalden was created in the course of the Baden-Württemberg municipal reform: on 1 January 1972 Buoch was incorporated into Grunbach, and Hebsack and Rohrbronn into Geradstetten; on 1 October 1974 Grunbach and Geradstetten merged to form Remshalden.^[5]

At the municipal election held on 9 June 2024 the 22 seats were distributed as follows: BWV 8 seats (36.2%), CDU 5 (24.2%), SPD 3 (13.9%), Greens 3 (13.5%), FDP/FW 3 (12.2%). Voter turnout was 66.8%.^[6][7]

The mayor since 2018 is Reinhard Molt (term 2018–2026).^[8]

Remshalden lies on the four-lane B 29 trunk road between Waiblingen and Schorndorf with signed exits for Remshalden-Grunbach and Remshalden-Geradstetten.^[9] It is served by the Stuttgart S-Bahn line S2 (Schorndorf–Stuttgart–Flughafen/Messe–Filderstadt) at the stations Grunbach and Geradstetten.^[10]

Cycling connections include the Remstal-Radweg, a state long-distance cycle route along the Rems valley.^[11]

Remshalden is twinned with:

• Gournay-en-Bray, France (since 1989/1990)^[12]
• Etyek, Hungary (since 1994/1995)^[13]
• Elterlein, Germany (official since 2003)^[14]

Companies based in Remshalden include (selection):

• Klingele Paper & Packaging – group headquarters and corrugated board plant in Remshalden-Grunbach (Alfred-Klingele-Straße 56–76).^[15][16]
• BRAWA (model railways) – company site and contact in Remshalden.^[17]
• Frigeo (Ahoj-Brause), part of Katjes – production of the brand’s sherbet products in Remshalden; local entity Frigeo GmbH & Co. KG is registered in Remshalden.^[18][19]
• Schnaithmann Maschinenbau – automation and handling systems manufacturer with headquarters in Remshalden.^[20]
• KRAISS & FRIZ – Gase und Technik – industrial gases and technical equipment supplier located in Remshalden.^[21]
• Arnold Glas (Arnold Glas Group/Arnold Zentralverwaltungsgesellschaft) – location in Remshalden.^[22]

Former companies with sites in Remshalden include:

• Max Holder GmbH – small tractor production at the Grunbach plant (opened 1 July 1949; closed 1986).^[23]
• Irmscher Automobilbau – Remshalden facility closed in 2013.^[24]

There are two primary schools (Grunbach and Geradstetten) and the Realschule Remshalden in Geradstetten.^[25][26] Further institutions include the construction training centre Bildungszentrum Bau and the IHK Bildungshaus of the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce and Industry.^[27][28]

• Ernst Heinkel (1888–1958), German engineer and aviation pioneer (born in Grunbach)

• Municipality of Remshalden (in German)
• Buoch district website (in German)