Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg
Gschwend is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.
Gschwend | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gschwend within Ostalbkreis district  | |
  Gschwend  Gschwend | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′03″N 09°44′36″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Ostalbkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–24) | Christoph Hald[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.50 km2 (21.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,882 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 74417 |
| Dialling codes | 07972 |
| Vehicle registration | AA |
| Website | www.gschwend.de |
Notable people
- Philipp Gottlieb Osiander (1803–1876), born in Frickenhofen, Oberamtmann and Member of Landtag
- Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891), born in Frickenhofen, architect of many churches and town halls in new-gothic style
- Christian Dietrich (1844–1919), Swabian old-pietist
- Peter Jakob Schober (1897–1983), painter
- Lina Haag (1907–2012) resistance fighter [3]
- Erich Schneider (born 1933), politician (CDU), President of Landtag Baden-Württemberg from 1982 till 1992
- Theodore Frederic Molt (1795–1856), organist and composer in Canada, was born here
References
- Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
- Sonntagsblatt Ausgabe 18/2007 vom 6. Mai 2007: Eine Überlebensgeschichte. Die 100-jährige KZ-Überlebende Lina Haag und ihr Buch »Eine Hand voll Staub« Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine.
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