Spiegelberg is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Spiegelberg's name comes from a glassworking manufactory built in the town in 1699 that produced mirrors from 1705 to 1794.[3]
Geography
The municipality (Gemeinde) of Spiegelberg is located at the northern edge of the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, along its border with the district of Heilbronn. Spiegelberg is situated in the valley of the Lauter and within the Swabian-Franconian Forest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 566 meters (1,857 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 291 meters (955 ft) NN.[3]
A portion of the Federally protected Bodenbach gorge nature reserve is located in Spiegelberg's municipal area.[3]
Politics
Spiegelberg has three boroughs (Ortsteile) – Jux, Nassach, and Spiegelberg – and ten villages: Dauernberg, Eisenlautern, Gieshof, Großhöchberg, Hüttlen, Kurzach, Neuhöchberg, Obere Roßstaig, Roßsteig, and Vorderbüchelberg. The industrial district of Roßstaig and the abandoned villages of Glashausen and Lassweiler are also located in the municipal area.[3]
Coat of arms
Spiegelberg's municipal coat of arms is divided party per pale into a left, yellow half and a right, green half. Alternating between these two colors is an oak tree rooted to a three-pointed mountain.[3]
Transportation
Spiegelberg is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local Landesstraßen and Kreisstraßen. Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart.[3]
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Spiegelberg 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Spiegelberg". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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