Wört

Wört (German pronunciation: [ˈvœʁt]) is a municipality (German: Gemeinde) and town in the district of Ostalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

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Wört
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Wört within Ostalbkreis district
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Coordinates: 49°01′56″N 10°16′21″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ostalbkreis
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Thomas Saur^[1]
Area
• Total	18.17 km² (7.02 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	1,506
• Density	83/km² (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	73499
Dialling codes	07964
Vehicle registration	AA
Website	www.gemeinde-woert.de

Location

Wört is located in the valley of the Rotach, a tributary of the Wörnitz River, in the Virngrund region. It is in the northeastern foothills of the Swabian Alb range, between Dinkelsbühl (6 km) and Ellwangen (13 km).

Neighboring Towns

The municipality is bordered to the north by Fichtenau, part of Schwäbisch Hall district, to the east by the Bavarian city of Dinkelsbühl, to the south by Stödtlen and to the west by Ellenberg.

Land Use

According to the Baden-Württemberg Statistics Office, the total area of the municipality is 18.17 km² (7.02 sq mi), of which 8.13 km² (45%) is woodland, 7.67 km² (42%) is agricultural, 0.9 km² (5%) is buildings, 0.74 km² (4%) is for transportation, 0.62 km² (3.5%) is water and 0.09 km² (0.5%) is for recreational use.^[3]

Geography

Location

Neighboring Towns

Land Use

Notable residents

References

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