Mühlacker

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Mühlacker

Mühlacker
Herz-Jesu-Kirche Mühlacker.jpg
Coat of arms of Mühlacker
Mühlacker is located in Germany
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Mühlacker
Coordinates 48°57′0″N 8°50′22″E / 48.95°N 8.83944°E / 48.95; 8.83944
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Enzkreis
Town subdivisions 6
Mayor Arno Schütterle (Greens)
Basic statistics
Area 54.32 km2 (20.97 sq mi)
Elevation 240 m  (787 ft)
Population 25,369 (31 December 2010)
 - Density 467 /km2 (1,210 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PF
Postal codes 75401–75417
Area code 07041
Website www.muehlacker.de

Mühlacker is a town in the eastern part of the Enz district in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Mühlacker station has direct rail connections with Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Pforzheim and the Northern Black Forest.

Since 1930, Mühlacker has been transmitter site, at which between 1934 and 1945 the tallest tower ever built of wood stood (height: 190 metres).

A further landmark is the water tower.

Water tower

Mühlhausen an der Enz where Spree killer Ernst August Wagner killed 13 people in 1913 has been a part of the city since 1972.

The community of Ötisheim joined onto the city so as to act as a single municipality for certain tasks.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Mühlacker is twinned with:

  • Italy Bassano del Grappa, Italy

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Enz (district)
Birkenfeld (Enz) | Eisingen | Engelsbrand | Friolzheim | Heimsheim | Illingen | Ispringen | Kämpfelbach | Keltern | Kieselbronn | Knittlingen | Königsbach-Stein | Maulbronn | Mönsheim | Mühlacker | Neuenbürg | Neuhausen | Neulingen | Niefern-Öschelbronn | Ölbronn-Dürrn | Ötisheim | Remchingen | Sternenfels | Straubenhardt | Tiefenbronn | Wiernsheim | Wimsheim | Wurmberg
Coat of arms


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