Kirchberg an der Jagst is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in

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 ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. It is located on the river

Jagst The Jagst () is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The source of this 190 km long river is in the hills east of Ellwangen, close to the Bavarian border. The Jagst winds through the towns of Ellwangen, Cra ...

, 11 km northwest of

Crailsheim Crailsheim () is a town in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. Incorporated in 1338, it lies east of Schwäbisch Hall and southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall (district), Schwäbisch Hall district. The city's mai ...

. The Second World War resistance member Friedrich Gustav Jaeger was born here.

Politics

Elections for the local council (''Gemeinderat'') in 2014: * Unabhängige Wählervereinigung (Independent voters association): 7 seats * Aktive Bürger (active citizens) 8 seats * Unabhängige Grüne Liste (Independent green list) 5 seats

References

Schwäbisch Hall (district) {{SchwäbischHall-geo-stub