Obersulm

Obersulm
Town hall in Obersulm-Affaltrach
Obersulm
Location of Obersulm within Heilbronn district
Coordinates	49°8′N 9°23′E / 49.13333°N 9.38333°E / 49.13333; 9.38333Coordinates: 49°8′N 9°23′E / 49.13333°N 9.38333°E / 49.13333; 9.38333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heilbronn
Local subdivisions	6
Mayor	Tilman Schmidt
Basic statistics
Area	31.07 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m  (666 ft)
Population	13,952 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	449 /km2 (1,163 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HN
Postal code	74182
Area codes	07130 und 07134
Website	www.obersulm.de

Obersulm is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in the 1970-s as a merger of the formerly independent municipalities Affaltrach, Eichelberg, Eschenau, Sülzbach, Weiler, and Willsbach. It is situated 12 km east of Heilbronn. Its name refers to its geographical location in the upper ("Ober-") valley of the small river Sulm.

The nineteenth century synagogue has been restored.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
2. ^ http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/affaltrach_synagoge.htm