Gültlingen

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Gültlingen
Wappen =
lat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 38 |lat_sec = 57
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 46 |lon_sec = 34
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Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Karlsruhe
Landkreis = Calw
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Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 35 080
Adresse = Marktstraße 2
72218 Wildberg
Website = [http://www.wildberg.de/ www.wildberg.de]
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Gültlingen is a small village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is considered a part (a Stadtteile) of the larger Wildberg.

History

The "Gültlingen Gold Helmet" (460-480 A.D.), was found together with other artifacts and is now in the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landesmuseum_W%C3%BCrttemberg Stuttgart State Museum] . [Waiblinger, Friedrich. "Gültlingen, Erinnerungen in Bildern." (Geiger-Verlang, 1993)] ["Clip Helmet", http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/cgi-bin/hilites_bin/hl.php?nr=45] Also, graves found in the area date the beginning of the aristocratic seat of the barons of von Gültlingen in the middle 12th century. [The History of Wildburg, http://www.wildberg.de/geschichte.htm]

Michaels Church

The church was built in 1465. [The History of Wildburg, http://www.wildberg.de/geschichte.htm] The pulpit of Michaels Church is hand-carved wood, featuring two Birds of Paradise (German: "Paradiesvogel"). [Waiblinger, Friedrich. "Gültlingen, Erinnerungen in Bildern." (Geiger-Verlang, 1993)] The church yard features two separate memorials for World War I (dedicated 1928) and World War II.

Geography

Gültlingen is located in a small valley, surrounded by farm land and grazing land for sheep.

Gültlinger See

The Gültlinger See, or Gültlingen Lake, is a popular local attraction.

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