Heitersheim

Heitersheim
Town hall
Location of Heitersheim within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Location of Heitersheim
Heitersheim
Heitersheim
Coordinates: 47°52′31″N 7°39′17″E / 47.87528°N 7.65472°E / 47.87528; 7.65472
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictBreisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Christoph Zachow (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
 • Total
6,577
 • Density561.7/km2 (1,455/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79423
Dialling codes07634
Vehicle registrationFR
Websitewww.heitersheim.de

Heitersheim (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪtɐsˌhaɪm] ; Alemannic German: Heitersche) is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Since October 1, 2022 it may use the name Malteserstadt Heitersheim.

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.