Spraitbach

Spraitbach is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Spraitbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Spraitbach within Ostalbkreis district
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Coordinates: 48°52′55″N 09°45′56″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ostalbkreis
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Johannes Schurr[1]
Area
• Total	12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Elevation	539 m (1,768 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,399
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	73565
Dialling codes	07176
Vehicle registration	AA, GD
Website	www.spraitbach.de

History

In 1907 a new town hall was built, the name of the mayor (Schultheiß) was Hägele. In 1914 electricity for Spraitbach and Vorderlintal was installed. In 1950 the municipality had 960 inhabitants.

From 1952 to 1966 there was a land consolidation. The census result in 1987 was 2878 inhabitants.

From 1958 to 1994 Walter Zepf was the mayor, his successor was Rolf Siebert. Up until the most recent elections in 2017, Ulrich Baum served as mayor since 2002. ^[3]