Kraichtal

Kraichtal (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁaɪçtaːl] ^ⓘ, lit. 'Kraich Valley') is a town in the north-eastern part of the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1971 by a merger of nine smaller municipalities.

Kraichtal
Town
Saint Martin's Chapel in Muenzesheim
Coat of arms
Location of Kraichtal within Karlsruhe district
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Coordinates: 49°07′27″N 08°42′53″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Subdivisions	9
Government
• Mayor (2021–29)	Tobias Borho[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	80.59 km2 (31.12 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,595
• Density	181.1/km2 (469.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76703
Dialling codes	07250, 07251, 07258, 07259
Vehicle registration	KA
Website	www.kraichtal.de

Geography

Kraichtal is a town embedded in western Kraichgau, a hilly landscape between the Black Forest, Odenwald forest and the Neckar river. Kraichtal (literally Kraich Valley) got its name from the Kraich river, which flows through Kraichtal, and then eventually into the Rhine.

Neighbouring towns

The following towns neighbour Kraichtal: Eppingen and Zaisenhausen, Oberderdingen, Bretten, Bruchsal, Ubstadt-Weiher and Oestringen.

Districts

Kraichtal consists of nine districts, each district (Stadtteil) representing one of the nine municipalities which merged to become Kraichtal in 1971:

• Bahnbrücken
• Gochsheim (Baden)
• Landshausen
• Menzingen (Baden)
• Münzesheim
• Neuenbürg (Baden)
• Oberöwisheim
• Oberacker
• Unteröwisheim

Count Eberstein Castle lies in Gochsheim, in the north east of Kraichtal.

The inner courtyard of Count Eberstein Castle