Niedernhall

Niedernhall
Coat of arms of Niedernhall
Location of Niedernhall within Hohenlohekreis district
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Niedernhall is located in Germany
Niedernhall
Niedernhall
Niedernhall is located in Baden-Württemberg
Niedernhall
Niedernhall
Coordinates: 49°18′N 9°37′E / 49.300°N 9.617°E / 49.300; 9.617
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictHohenlohekreis
Municipal assoc.Mittleres Kochertal
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Achim Beck[1]
Area
 • Total17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,142
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74676
Dialling codes07940
Vehicle registrationKÜN
Websitewww.niedernhall.de

Niedernhall (German: [ˈniː.dɐn.ˌhal] ) is a town in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Kocher, 6 km west of Künzelsau, and 33 km northeast of Heilbronn.

History

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As "Inferiori Halle", Niedernhall was first documented in the 1037 Öhringen Foundation Letter [de], a letter addressed to the mother of King Konrad II, Adelaide of Metz. For a long time, Niedernhall was under the administration of the noble family of Hohenlohe. In 1356, under King Karl IV, the city was granted city rights. The city wall, with linked fortifications was finished in 1363, around 700 meters of which still exist.[3]

The Laurentius church was built in the beginning of the 13th century. The town hall was finished in 1477.[3]

The village was connected to the rail network in 1924, but it took several more years for the industrial revolution to take place in Niedernhall. After the Second World War, the population quickly grew from 1157 to around 4000.[3]

Mayors after 1945[citation needed]

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Term of office from to Note
Brändlein 1945 1946 appointed by military government
Friedrich Fahrbach 1946 1948 elected by local council
Walter Kaiser 1948 1951
Wilhelm Balbach 1951 1993
Emil G. Kalmbach 1993 2014
Achim Beck 2014 today

Coat of Arms

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The coat of arms show Saint Lawrence, after whom the main church of Niedernhall is named. A martyr, he is honored in many old citys' coat of arms.[3]

Economy

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About 2.300 people in 100 companies work in Niedernhall. The primary industries are Electronics, wood, metal and plastics processing.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Niedernhall 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Geschichte". Stadt Niedernhall (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. ^ "Stadt Niedernhall". hohenlohekreis.de. Retrieved 2 Oct 2024.
  5. ^ "Zahlen, Daten & Fakten". Stadt Niedernhall (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-01.