Wiesenbach (Rhein-Neckar)

Wiesenbach
Location of Wiesenbach within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Location of Wiesenbach
Wiesenbach
Wiesenbach
Coordinates: 49°21′41″N 08°48′10″E / 49.36139°N 8.80278°E / 49.36139; 8.80278
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Eric Grabenbauer[1]
Area
 • Total
11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi)
Elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,181
 • Density285.8/km2 (740.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
69257
Dialling codes06223
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.wiesenbach-online.de

Wiesenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈviːzn̩bax] ) is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg.

Geography

The town sits on the L 532/ B 45, between the heights of the Odenwald and the hills of the Kraichgau about 127 to 327 meters above sea-level. It is 15 km east of Heidelberg.

It is called the gateway from the little Odenwald to the Kraichgau.

The German painter Wolfgang Maria Ohlhäuser lived there for 23 years.

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse Archived 2021-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, 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.