Bretzfeld

Bretzfeld
Location of Bretzfeld within Hohenlohekreis district
Location of Bretzfeld
Bretzfeld
Bretzfeld
Coordinates: 49°11′N 9°26′E / 49.183°N 9.433°E / 49.183; 9.433
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictHohenlohekreis
Subdivisions12 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Martin Piott
Area
 • Total
64.68 km2 (24.97 sq mi)
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
12,645
 • Density195.5/km2 (506.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74626
Dialling codes07946, 07945
Vehicle registrationKÜN, ÖHR
Websitewww.bretzfeld.de

Bretzfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁɛtsfɛlt]) is a municipality in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 17 km (11 mi) east of Heilbronn. There is an exit (Nr. 39) with the same name at the A6 motorway.

Today's Bretzfeld is a sort of collective municipality or merger as the following 11 villages (Ortsteile), that each have their own history and previously were independent, were incorporated into the original village of Bretzfeld throughout 1972 and 1975: Adolzfurt, Bitzfeld, Brettach, Dimbach, Geddelsbach, Rappach, Scheppach, Schwabbach, Siebeneich, Unterheimbach, and Waldbach.