Murrhardt

Murrhardt
Murrhardt market place
Location of Murrhardt within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
Location of Murrhardt
Murrhardt
Murrhardt
Coordinates: 48°58′48″N 09°34′53″E / 48.98000°N 9.58139°E / 48.98000; 9.58139
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictRems-Murr-Kreis
Subdivisions3 Stadtbezirke
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Armin Mößner[1]
Area
 • Total
71.15 km2 (27.47 sq mi)
Elevation
291 m (955 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
14,551
 • Density204.5/km2 (529.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
71540
Dialling codes07192
(07184 in the City District of Kirchenkirnberg)
Vehicle registrationWN, BK
Websitewww.murrhardt.de

Murrhardt (German pronunciation: [ˈmʊʁhaʁt] ) is a town in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 12 km east of Backnang, and 18 km southwest of Schwäbisch Hall. The source of the Murr is situated in Murrhardt.

Local council (Gemeinderat)

Elections were held in May 2014:

Mayor

Armin Mößner (CDU) was elected in July 2011 with 66,42 % of the vote. His predecessor was Dr. Gerhard Strobel.[3]

Twin town

Murrhardt has been twinned with Frome, England since 1983.[4]

Sons and daughters of the town

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
  3. ^ "Wahlergebnis Bürgermeisterwahl 2011".
  4. ^ "Frome mayor travels to German town for 40 years of twinning celebrations". Frome Times. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-04.