Mauer (Baden)

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Location of Mauer within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Mauer
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Mayor	Jörg Albrecht
Basic statistics
Area	6.30 km² (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population	3,870 (31/03/2007)
- Density	614 /km² (1,591 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HD
Postal code	69256
Area code	06226
Website	www.gemeinde-mauer.de
Coordinates: 49°20′20″N 08°47′55″E / 49.33889, 8.79861

Mauer is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Mauer is the location where the first remains of Homo heidelbergensis were found. The remains, a jaw, were discovered in 1907 in the local quarry by Daniel Hartmann, a worker there.

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Rhein-Neckar (district)

Altlußheim \| Angelbachtal \| Bammental \| Brühl \| Dielheim \| Dossenheim \| Eberbach \| Edingen-Neckarhausen \| Epfenbach \| Eppelheim \| Eschelbronn \| Gaiberg \| Heddesbach \| Heddesheim \| Heiligkreuzsteinach \| Helmstadt-Bargen \| Hemsbach \| Hirschberg \| Hockenheim \| Ilvesheim \| Ketsch \| Ladenburg \| Laudenbach \| Leimen \| Lobbach \| Malsch \| Mauer \| Meckesheim \| Mühlhausen \| Neckarbischofsheim \| Neckargemünd \| Neidenstein \| Neulußheim \| Nußloch \| Oftersheim \| Plankstadt \| Rauenberg \| Reichartshausen \| Reilingen \| Sandhausen \| Sankt Leon-Rot \| Schönau \| Schönbrunn \| Schriesheim \| Schwetzingen \| Sinsheim \| Spechbach \| Waibstadt \| Walldorf \| Weinheim \| Wiesenbach \| Wiesloch \| Wilhelmsfeld \| Zuzenhausen