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Gaildorf
Town
The Old Castle in Gaildorf
The Old Castle in Gaildorf
Coat of arms of Gaildorf
Coat of arms
Location of Gaildorf within Schwäbisch Hall district
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Gaildorf is located in Germany
Gaildorf
Gaildorf
Gaildorf is located in Baden-Württemberg
Gaildorf
Gaildorf
Coordinates: 49°0′N 9°46′E / 49.000°N 9.767°E / 49.000; 9.767
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictSchwäbisch Hall
Subdivisions10 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Frank Zimmermann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total62.56 km2 (24.15 sq mi)
Elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total12,268
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74405
Dialling codes07971
Vehicle registrationSHA
Websitewww.gaildorf.de

Gaildorf is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Kocher, 13 km south of Schwäbisch Hall. Gaildorf is the approximate center of the Limpurger Land district, formerly a county of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the counts Schenk von Limpurg until their extinction in 1713, thereafter inherited by a number of female heirs, and mediatized to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806.

Notable people

Hermann Frasch

Buildings and structures

Naturstromspeicher Gaildorf, a combination of wind park and pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant. Three of the wind turbines were from 2017 to 2019 the tallest in the world.

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Gaildorf 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.


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