Eberdingen is a municipality in the district of

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History

The municipality of Eberdingen was created in 1975 by the merging of the municipalities of Eberdingen, Hochdorf an der Enz, and Nussdorf.

Geography

The municipality (''

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'') of Eberdingen is located at the western extremity of

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, in the German state of

, along its border with the districts of

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and the Enz. Eberdingen is physically located in the

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. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of

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(NN) to a low of NN.

Politics

Eberdingen has three boroughs (''Ortsteile'') – Eberdingen, Hochdorf, and Nussdorf – and four villages: Amphertal, Schillerhöhe, Sonnenberg, Sorgenmühle. The

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of Hohenscheid is also located in the municipal area.

Coat of arms

Eberdingen's

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displays three

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roses with five

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sepals growing out of a green, three-pointed hill upon a

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. This coat of arms was derived from a 16th century court seal and selected specifically to represent the three municipalities that formed Eberdingen. It was approved and a corresponding municipal flag issued by the Luwdigsburg district office on 10 May 1977.

Transportation

Eberdingen is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local Landesstraßen and

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n. Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart.

References

External links

* (in German) {{Authority control Ludwigsburg (district) Württemberg