Bretzfeld
Bretzfeld | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bretzfeld
within Hohenlohekreis district | |
Location of Bretzfeld | |
Bretzfeld Bretzfeld | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′N 9°26′E / 49.183°N 9.433°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Hohenlohekreis |
| Subdivisions | 12 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 |
| • Density | 195.5/km2 (506.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 74626 |
| Dialling codes | 07946, 07945 |
| Vehicle registration | KÜN, ÖHR |
| Website | www.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.