| Image Coa: | Wappen_Holzmaden.png |
| Coordinates: | 48.6336°N 9.5172°W |
| Image Plan: | Holzmaden in ES.svg |
| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Region: | Stuttgart |
| District: | Esslingen |
| Elevation: | 356 |
| Area: | 3.09 |
| Postal Code: | 73271 |
| Area Code: | 07023 |
| Licence: | ES |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08 1 16 029 |
| Website: | www.holzmaden.de |
| Mayor: | Florian Schepp[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2021 - 29 |
Holzmaden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany that lies between Stuttgart and Ulm.Holzmaden is 4 km south-east from Kirchheim unter Teck and 19 km south-east of Esslingen am Neckar. The A 8 runs south from Holzmaden. The town and surrounding area are well known as the source of exceptionally well-preserved fossils from the Jurassic period.
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The community is located north of the Bundesautobahn 8, halfway between Ulm and Stuttgart; the next junction is Aichelberg.
The railway Kirchheim (Teck) Süd-Weilheim (Teck) connected Holzmaden to the railway network. Passenger traffic was discontinued in 1982 and freight in 1995.Holzmaden also has a primary school, two kindergartens, a community hall with integrally joined forming gym and a sports and leisure facility.
The association's work is an essential factor in the social life in Holzmaden.
The ground in and around the city contains rich layers of well-preserved fossils (or Lagerstätten) of the Jurassic period. The fossils are found in the 180-million-year-old Posidonia Shale and displayed in the local Museum Hauff as well as museums around the world. This locale is important for its frequent preservation of soft tissue, a rarity in fossils.
Examples from this site include: