Weißbach, Baden-Württemberg

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For the town in the district of Zell am See, see Weißbach, Austria.

Weißbach
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Weißbach
Weißbach, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Weißbach, Baden-Württemberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Hohenlohekreis
Municipal assoc. „Mittleres Kochertal“   
Local subdivisions 2 Ortsteile
Mayor Rainer Züfle
Basic statistics
Area 12.77 km² (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation 201 m  (659 ft)
Population 2,204  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 173 /km² (447 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KÜN
Postal code 74679
Area code 07947
Website www.gemeinde-weissbach.de
Location of Weißbach within Hohenlohekreis district
Map

Coordinates: 49°18′00″N 9°36′00″E / 49.3, 9.6

Weißbach is a town in the district of Hohenlohe in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Protestant church in Weßbach
Protestant church in Weßbach

Weißbach is situated in the middle of the Kochertal valley where the Langenbach flows into the Kocher. It's parts stretch from 200 to 430 meters above sea level and it is 10 km west of it's district town Künzelsau. It consists of the formerly independant villages Weißbach and Crispenhofen and the two hamlets Halberg and Guthof.

[edit] Economy and Infrastructure

[edit] Companies

  • Konrad Hornschuch AG (Manufacturer of d-c-fix foils and of skai®-artificial leather)

[edit] Education

Weißbach has a primary school and two Kindergarten run by the protestant church and one library.

[edit] Sport

Weißbach has a gymnasium and in Crispenhofen there is a tennis court.