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Spiegelberg

 
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Spiegelberg
Coat of arms of Spiegelberg
Spiegelberg is located in Germany
Spiegelberg
Spiegelberg
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Rems-Murr-Kreis
Mayor Uwe Bossert
Basic statistics
Area 28.22 km2 (10.90 sq mi)
Elevation 383 m  (1257 ft)
Population 2,167  (31 December 2006)
 - Density 77 /km2 (199 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WN
Postal code 71579
Area code 07194
Website www.gemeinde-spiegelberg.de

Coordinates: 49°02′15″N 09°26′45″E / 49.0375°N 9.44583°E / 49.0375; 9.44583

Spiegelberg (German: mirror hill) is a town in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Church of Spiegelberg
Village of Jux in 1900

The name of the town refers to 18th century glass production on the hills, with mirror polishing being done in the valley of the Lauter river.

Situated in Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald, the community of Gemeinde Spiegelberg comprises 12 separate villages and farms: Spiegelberg, the villages of Eisenlautern, Großhöchberg, Hüttlen, Obere Roßstaig, Roßstaig, Vorderbüchelberg, Gieshof and Dauernberg, which was incorporated in 1977. On the hilltops to the west, there are also the villages of Nassach, Kurzach and Jux.[1]


References

  1. ^ Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band III: Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Regionalverband Mittlerer Neckar. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2. S. 556–557



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