Heitersheim

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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Location of Heitersheim within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district

(2020–28) Christoph Zachow^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total11.71 km² (4.52 sq mi)Elevation

254 m (833 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,465 • Density550/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

79423

Dialling codes07634Vehicle registrationFRWebsitewww.heitersheim.de

Heitersheim is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The name of the school located in Heitersheim is Johanniterschule.

It was the seat of the Grand Prior of Germany of the Knights Hospitaller from 1505 until 1806 and also the seat of the Principality of Heitersheim of the Holy Roman Empire from 1546 until 1806.

Geography

The city is located in Markgräflerland in South Baden. The city contains older central part Heitersheim and newer Gallenweiler.

History

777. Mentioned for the first time in Lorscher codex
1272. Acquired by the Knights Hospitaller.
1505. Became permanent seat of the Hospitaller German priory.
1546. Acquired imperial immediacy under the emperor.
1806. Principality dissolved and city annexed to Grand Duchy of Baden.
1847. Railway Freiburg-Basel passes through city
1971. Unification with Gallenweiler

Partner cities

The Austrian town of Vandans is the sister city of Heitersheim since 1991.

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.