Löwenstein

Löwenstein
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Löwenstein
Location of the town of Löwenstein within Heilbronn district
Coordinates	49°6′N 9°23′E / 49.1°N 9.38333°E / 49.1; 9.38333Coordinates: 49°6′N 9°23′E / 49.1°N 9.38333°E / 49.1; 9.38333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heilbronn
Town subdivisions	7
Mayor	Klaus Schifferer
Basic statistics
Area	23.46 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m  (1263 ft)
Population	3,134 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	134 /km2 (346 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HN
Postal code	74245
Area code	07130
Website	www.stadt-loewenstein.de

 Löwenstein (help·info) is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was first mentioned in 1123. The castle of Löwenstein served as a residence for the counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim. In 1634 the castle was destroyed by the imperial forces.

References

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Löwenstein.

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v t e Towns and municipalities in Heilbronn (district) Abstatt Bad Friedrichshall Bad Rappenau Bad Wimpfen Beilstein Brackenheim Cleebronn Eberstadt Ellhofen Eppingen Erlenbach Flein Gemmingen Güglingen Gundelsheim Hardthausen Ilsfeld Ittlingen Jagsthausen Kirchardt Langenbrettach Lauffen am Neckar Lehrensteinsfeld Leingarten Löwenstein Massenbachhausen Möckmühl Neckarsulm Neckarwestheim Neudenau Neuenstadt am Kocher Nordheim Obersulm Oedheim Offenau Pfaffenhofen Roigheim Schwaigern Siegelsbach Talheim Untereisesheim Untergruppenbach Weinsberg Widdern Wüstenrot Zaberfeld