Königsbach-Stein
German municipality
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::summary German municipality ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Gemeinde |
| image_photo | Königsbach, Traishof - Fachwerkhaus 1 - panoramio.jpg |
| image_caption | The Traishof, in Königsbach |
| image_coa | DEU Königsbach-Stein COA.svg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Königsbach-Stein im Enzkreis.png |
| state | Baden-Württemberg |
| region | Karlsruhe |
| district | Enzkreis |
| Gemeindeverwaltungsverband | Kämpfelbachtal |
| elevation | 177 |
| area | 33.72 |
| postal_code | 75203 |
| area_code | 07232 |
| licence | PF |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 08 2 36 076 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Königsbach-Stein is a municipality in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.
History
Until German mediatization, the town of Stein was ruled by both the Margraviate of Baden and the . After meditization, it was assigned to the Amt of Königsbach on 24 July 1813. On 25 May 1821, Stein was assigned to and Königsbach to . Stein was reassigned again to the district of Pforzheim in 1920 and was joined on 1 April 1924 by Königsbach. The two towns remained with Pforzheim until, with the , they were assigned to the new Enz district. Stein and Königsbach merged to form Königsbach-Stein on 1 July 1974. On 20 June 1989, 39 ha of the Steiner Mittelberg, a local mountain, became the Federally-protected nature reserve (Naturschutzgebiet).
Karl-Möller-Straße in Königsbach-Stein is named after author Karl Leopold von Möller.
Geography
The municipality (Gemeinde) of Königsbach-Stein covers an area of 33.72 km2 of the Enz district, within the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Federal Republic of Germany. Physically, it is located at the southern end of Kraichgau, a hilly region formed by layers of and of the . The primary watercourse within the municipal area is the Kämpfelbach. The lowest elevation in the municipality, 161 m Normalnull (NN), is found where the Kämpfelbach flows into Remchingen. The highest elevation, 333 m NN, is found at the Langenwald campsite.
Demographics
Population development:
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| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,700 |
| 2001 | 9,791 |
| 2011 | 9,729 |
| 2021 | 10,179 |
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Coat of arms
Königsbach-Stein's municipal coat of arms were awarded by government of the Enz district on 16 November 1992. It is divided into four sections by quartering. In the top left quarter is a bend in red on a golden field, followed by a bust of a king upon a silver field in the top right. The bottom left quarter, a pair of silver calipers measures a stone on a blue field, and the final quarter is made up by a blue wavy bar on a silver field.
Citations
References
- "Königsbach-Stein". [[Baden-Württemberg]].
- "Königsbach-Stein (Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen".
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