Leingarten ( German: [ˈlaɪnɡaʁtn̩] ) is a town 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.
5-559: 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 . Visible from afar
10-485: 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. Leingarten's is twinned with: Heilbronn (district) Landkreis Heilbronn ( German pronunciation: [haɪlˈbʁɔn] )
15-479: Is a Landkreis (district) in the north of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Neckar-Odenwald , Hohenlohe , Schwäbisch Hall , Rems-Murr , Ludwigsburg , Enz , Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar . In the centre of it is the free-city of Heilbronn , which is its own separate administrative area. The predecessor to the district is the Oberamt Heilbronn , which
20-516: The district. In 1973, the Landkreise (districts) were reorganized, and part of the dissolved districts of Sinsheim, Mosbach, Buchen and Schwäbisch Hall were added. Within the following two years 5 municipalities were incorporated into the city and therefore left the district, which got its current borders in 1975. The main river in the district is the Neckar , which flows through the district from
25-530: Was created in 1803 when the previously Free Imperial City of Heilbronn was incorporated into the Electorate of Württemberg . In 1926, about half of the Oberamt (old district) of Weinsberg was added. In 1938, it was recognized as a district, and in addition to the previous Oberamt, parts of the dissolved Oberämter Neckarsulm, Brackenheim, Marbach and Besigheim were added. The city of Heilbronn was not included in
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