Gaiberg is a municipality in the
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...
.
Geography
The state certified climatic health resort (''Luftkurort'') sits on the border of the
Odenwald
The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the Germany, German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Location
The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße Route, Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried' ...
and the
Kraichgau within the
Neckartal-Odenwald nature park, about 10 km south of
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...
.
To the south of Gaiberg lies
Leimen. To the north and west lies Heidelberg. To the east lies
Bammental.
History
The settlement which appeared in the late Middle Ages, was bought by the
Electorate of the Palatinate
The Electoral Palatinate was a Imperial State, constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-electors who elected the Holy ...
in 1419. In 1803 Gaiberg became part of
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Ba ...
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Government
Gaiberg belongs to the Neckargemünd municipal association. The seat of the municipal association is in
Neckargemünd.
Municipal council
In addition to the chairperson and mayor, there are 12 councilors.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is based on a court seal from 1751. It depicts a column next to a tree. The meaning of the symbols is not explained. In 1900 the municipality adopted the coat of arms at the suggestion of the General State Archiv.
The flag is green and white and was awarded by the Ministry of the Interior in 1956.
Sister cities
La Canourgue,
France
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Economy and infrastructure
Transport
The municipality connect to the regional highway net by 8 km of state road to the exit Heidelberg/Schwetzingen of
Bundesautobahn 5
is a 445 km (277 mi) long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the Hattenbach triangle intersection (with the Bundesautobahn 7, A 7). The southern end is at the Switzerland, Swiss border near Basel. It runs through the Germa ...
.
Education
In Gaiberg there is a primary and secondary school with a vocational school. Schools for further education can be found in
Leimen and Heidelberg. There are Gymnasien in Neckargemünd and Bammental.
External links
(German
Official Website
References
{{Authority control
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis