Bartholomä

Bartholomä
Bartholomä
Location of Bartholomä within Ostalbkreis district
Location of Bartholomä
Bartholomä
Bartholomä
Coordinates: 48°45′13″N 09°59′15″E / 48.75361°N 9.98750°E / 48.75361; 9.98750
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictOstalbkreis
Government
 • Mayor (2021–29) Thomas Kuhn
Area
 • Total
20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Elevation
641 m (2,103 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
2,062
 • Density99.37/km2 (257.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
73566
Dialling codes07173
Vehicle registrationAA
Websitewww.bartholomae.de

Bartholomä (German pronunciation: [baʁtoloˈmɛː]) is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Bartholomä is mainly a commuter town in the historical region of Swabia, that straddles the border between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.

The language spoken in Bartholomä is the Swabian dialect.

Bartholomä is a 35-minute drive from Neresheim, home of the Neresheim Abbey.

The town is first mentioned in 1365 as Laubenhart but changes its name in the 1500s after Bartholomew the Apostle.