Kraichtal

Kraichtal
Saint Martin's Chapel in Muenzesheim Saint Martin's Chapel in Muenzesheim
Coat of arms of Kraichtal Coat of arms
Kraichtal
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Government
• Mayor	Ulrich Hintermayer (CDU)
Area
• Total	80.56 km2 (31.10 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	14,413
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	76703
Dialling codes	07250, 07251, 07258, 07259
Vehicle registration	KA
Website	www.kraichtal.de

Kraichtal is a town in the north-eastern part of the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1971 by a merger of nine smaller municipalities.

Geography

Kraichtal is a German town embedded in western Kraichgau, a hilly landscape between the Black Forest, Odenwald forest and the Neckar river. Kraichtal (literally Kraich Valley) got its name from the Kraich river, which flows through Kraichtal, and then eventually into the Rhine.

Neighbouring towns

The following towns neighbour Kraichtal: Eppingen and Zaisenhausen, Oberderdingen, Bretten, Bruchsal, Ubstadt-Weiher and Oestringen.

Districts

Kraichtal consists of nine districts, each district (Stadtteil) representing one of the nine municipalities which merged to become Kraichtal in 1971:

• Bahnbrücken
• Gochsheim (Baden)
• Landshausen
• Menzingen (Baden)
• Münzesheim
• Neuenbürg (Baden)
• Oberöwisheim
• Oberacker
• Unteröwisheim

Count Eberstein Castle lies in Gochsheim, in the north east of Kraichtal.

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The inner courtyard of Count Eberstein Castle