Eisingen | |
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 The Katharinentalerhof, Eisingen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Eisingen within Enzkreis district  | |
 Location of Eisingen | |
  Eisingen  Eisingen | |
| Coordinates:48°56′51″N08°40′07″E / 48.94750°N 8.66861°E /48.94750; 8.66861 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Enzkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–29) | Sascha-Felipe Hottinger[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,855 |
| • Density | 604/km2 (1,560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 75237–75239 |
| Dialling codes | 07232 |
| Vehicle registration | PF |
| Website | www |
Eisingen (German pronunciation:[ˈaɪzɪŋən]) is a municipality in the district ofEnz inBaden-Württemberg inGermany. It is situated on theBertha Benz Memorial Route and contains no other villages.
Eisingen became a possession of theMargraviate of Baden in late 1495. It was governed by the district ofPforzheim until 1803, when it was reassigned to the district ofStein. Stein's district was dissolved on 25 May 1821 and Eisingen returned to Pforzheim's jurisdiction. On 25 June 1939 the district was reorganized as theLandkreis Pforzheim [de].[3]
On 1 March 1985, theEisinger Gäulandschaft [de]Federally-protected nature preserve was created and is mostly located inside Eisingen.[3]
The municipality (Gemeinde) of Eisingen covers 8.04 square kilometers (3.10 sq mi) of theEnz district of thestate ofBaden-Württemberg and theFederal Republic of Germany. It is physically located on thePfinzhügelland [de], on the southern reaches of theKraichgau. The primary watercourse in Eisingen is the Gennenbach, a tributary of theKämpfelbach. The lowest elevation above sea level in the municipal area is 207 meters (679 ft)Normalnull (NN) at the Untere Herrschaftswiesen. The highest elevation is the top of the Heidenkeller, at 360 meters (1,180 ft) NN.[3]
In theBaden-Württemberg local elections of 2014 [de], Eisingen had a voter turnout of 47.2% (compared to 50.6% in 2009) that bought the Eisingen Free Voter's Association eight seats with 55.15% of the vote and theCDU six seats with the remainder.[4] The mayor, Roland Bauer since December 2013, is entitled to a vote on the municipal council.[5]
Eisingen's municipalcoat of arms depicts aplowshare ingold above asilver-bladedbillhook on afield ofred. The plowshare and the billhook reference town's history ofviticulture, and were used on localboundary stones. The first municipal coat of arms was granted by the Margraves of Baden in 1497 and featured a plowshare and a billhook. The present pattern was adopted in 1902 with thetincture of theGrand Duchy of Baden on the suggestion of theKarlsruhe State Archive [de].[3]
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