Pfedelbach

For the river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, see Pfedelbach (Ohrn).

"Windischenbach" redirects here. For the river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, see Windischenbach (Pfedelbach).

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

Pfedelbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Pfedelbach within Hohenlohekreis district
Pfedelbach Show map of Germany Pfedelbach Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 49°11′N 9°30′E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Hohenlohekreis
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Torsten Kunkel[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	41.28 km2 (15.94 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,471
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74629
Dialling codes	07941
Vehicle registration	KÜN, ÖHR
Website	www.pfedelbach.de

In 1472 the town and castle were bought by the counts of Hohenlohe. The present castle was built from 1568 to 1572 by the count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg. Being regionally most popular for its Fürstenfass (Prince's barrel), Pfedelbach's history dates back to the 11th century.

Nowadays most of the surrounding smaller townships have been suburbanized to Pfedelbach, including Oberohrn, Heuberg/Buchhorn/Gleichen (three small villages counting as one), Harsberg, Untersteinbach and Windischenbach to name but a few.

A special aspect about the early culture of Pfedelbach is the affiliation to the Yenish language.

Local council (Gemeinderat)

Elections were held in May 2014:

FWV	56,2 %	13 Seats
CDU/FW	43,8 %	10 Seats