Leingarten () is a town in the
district of Heilbronn,
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Germany
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. It is situated 7 km west of
Heilbronn
Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District.
From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...
. It was formed 1 January 1970, when the municipalities of Großgartach and Schluchtern merged.
Geography
Location
Leingarten is situated in the west of the
district of Heilbronn at the Lein, a feeder of the river
Neckar
The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar ...
, 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
Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District.
From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...
,
Nordheim (Württemberg) and
Schwaigern.
Main sights
Visible from afar 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.
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Twin municipalities
Leingarten's is twinned with:
*
Lésigny,
France
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, since May 1975
*
Asola,
Italy
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, since 30 October 2004
Personalities
Honorary citizen
* Hermann Eppler (born 1937), longtime mayor of Leingarten (1970-2002), honorary citizen of Leingarten since 2012
Other persons associated with the place
*
Ortwin Czarnowski (born 1940 in Tempelberg), former cyclist and teacher, lives in Leingarten
See also
*
Dautel
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Heilbronn (district)