Nußloch

Nußloch
Town hall
Nußloch
Location of Nußloch within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Coordinates	49°19′25″N 8°41′38″E / 49.32361°N 8.69389°E / 49.32361; 8.69389Coordinates: 49°19′25″N 8°41′38″E / 49.32361°N 8.69389°E / 49.32361; 8.69389
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Mayor	Karl Rühl (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	13.59 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation	146 m  (479 ft)
Population	10,700 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	787 /km2 (2,039 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HD
Postal code	69226
Area code	06224
Website	www.nussloch.de

Nußloch from across the Saugrund

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Nußloch is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (Baden-Württemberg), about 10 km south of Heidelberg. It's located on the tourist routes Bergstraße ("Mountain Road") and Bertha Benz Memorial Route. The hamlet Maisbach also belongs to Nußloch.

History

Nußloch was first mentioned on December 31, 766 in a deed of gift to the Lorsch Abbey. A married couple of strong faith donated a vineyard to the monastery from their property in Nußloch. It has been uder the control of the Palatinate at the latest since 1269. The hamlet Maisbach was annexed April 1, 1937. Literally translated, the German name Nußloch means "Nut Hole".

Government

Nußloch has a municipal council with 18 members according to the municipal code of Baden-Württemberg. The mayor also has a seat and a vote in the municipal council as a regular member.

Municipal Council

Municipal Council 2004
Party	Votes	Seats
CDU	35.0 %	7
Independent (Freie Wähler)	18.5 %	3
FDP/BfN	16.6 %	3
SPD	15.7 %	3
Greens	14.2 %	2
Voter Participation:  %

Sister cities

The community of Nußloch has sister city relationships to the following communities:

• Andernos-les-Bains in France since 1977
• Nagyatád in Hungary since 2000
• Segorbe in Spain since 2001

Economy

The clothing company Betty Barclay employs more than 500 people in Nußloch. The factory outlet is supposed to be expanded to include 8000 square meters of salesfloor.

Aerial tramway for goods transport in Nußloch

At Nußloch, there is also a large cement factory. It uses a material aerial tramway as mean of transport.

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. 

External links

• Official Homepage of Nußloch
• Homepage of the Nußloch library
• Homepage der Red Cross youth organization in Nußloch
• Homepage of the Motorsport Club Nußloch e.V. in ADAC
• Homepage the Nußloch Automobile Slalom driver Stefan Körner