Mauer (Baden)

Mauer
Town hall
Mauer
Location of Mauer within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Coordinates	49°20′20″N 8°47′55″E / 49.33889°N 8.79861°E / 49.33889; 8.79861Coordinates: 49°20′20″N 8°47′55″E / 49.33889°N 8.79861°E / 49.33889; 8.79861
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Mayor	Jörg Albrecht
Basic statistics
Area	6.30 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m  (430 ft)
Population	3,928 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	623 /km2 (1,615 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HD
Postal code	69256
Area code	06226
Website	www.gemeinde-mauer.de

Mauer is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Mauer is the location where the first remains of Homo heidelbergensis were found. The remains, a jaw, were discovered in 1907 in the local quarry by Daniel Hartmann, a worker there.

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.