Gültlingen Explained

Gültlingen
Type:Stadtteil
Town:Wildberg
Coordinates:48.6492°N 8.7761°W
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Karlsruhe
District:Calw
Website:www.wildberg.de

Gültlingen is a village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Since 1 January 1975, it is a part (a Stadtteil) of the town Wildberg.[1]

History

The "Gültlingen Gold Helmet" (460-480 AD), was found together with other artifacts and is now in the Stuttgart State Museum.[2] [3] Also, graves found in the area date the beginning of the aristocratic seat of the barons of von Gültlingen in the middle 12th century.[4]

Michaels Church

The church was built in 1465.[4] The pulpit of Michaels Church is hand-carved wood, featuring two birds-of-paradise (German: Paradiesvogel).[2] 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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/1975.html;jsessionid=B1C08BCA27508945CDF3E7D5C0906198.live722?nn=212328 Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1975
  2. Waiblinger, Friedrich. Gültlingen, Erinnerungen in Bildern. (Geiger-Verlang, 1993)
  3. Web site: Clip Helmet. https://web.archive.org/web/20050426033436/http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/cgi-bin/hilites_bin/hl.php?nr=45. 2005-04-26.
  4. http://www.wildberg.de/cms/index.php?id=75 The History of Wildburg