Althütte | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Althütte within Rems-Murr-Kreis district  | |
 Location of Althütte | |
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| Coordinates:48°54′47″N09°34′19″E / 48.91306°N 9.57194°E /48.91306; 9.57194 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Rems-Murr-Kreis |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 497 m (1,631 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,239 |
| • Density | 233.6/km2 (604.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 71566 |
| Dialling codes | 07183 |
| Vehicle registration | WN |
| Website | www |
Althütte is a municipality of theRems-Murr district inBaden-Württemberg,Germany.
The modern municipality of Althütte was formed by the merging of the villages of Althütte and Sechselberg in 1971.[2]
The municipality (Gemeinde) of Althütte is located in theRems-Murr district, in theGerman state ofBaden-Württemberg. Althütte is physically located in theMurrhardt Forest, a region of the largerSwabian-Franconian Forest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 571 meters (1,873 ft)Normalnull (NN) to a low of 339 meters (1,112 ft) NN.[2]
Portions of the Federally protected Hörschbachschlucht andStrümpfelbach valley [de]nature reserves are located in Althütte's municipal area.[2]
Althütte has two boroughs (Ortsteile), Althütte and Sechselberg, and 16 villages: Fautspach, Gallenhof, Glaitenhof, Hahnenhof, Hörschhof, Hörschhöfer Sägmühle, Kallenberg, Klösterle, Lutzenberg, Nonnenmühle, Rottmannsberger Sägmühle, Schlichenhöfle, Schlichenweiler, Schöllhütte, Voggenhof, and Waldenweiler. Althütte is in anmutually-beneficial municipal association [de] with the city ofBacknang and the municipalities ofAllmersbach im Tal,Aspach,Auenwald,Burgstetten,Kirchberg an der Murr,Oppenweiler, andWeissach im Tal.[2]
Althütte's municipalcoat of arms displays twowhite glassblowing pipes crossed over afield ofblue. The coat of arms refers to the name Althütte and to Althütte's history of glassworking. This coat of arms was created from a proposal by theCentral State Archive Stuttgart [de] in 1924.[2]
Althütte is connected toGermany's network of roadways by its localLandesstraßen andKreisstraßen. Local public transportation is provided by theVerkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart.[2]
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