| Mauer | |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Mauer Baden.svg |
| Coordinates: | 49.3389°N 8.7986°W |
| Image Plan: | Mauer in HD.svg |
| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Region: | Karlsruhe |
| District: | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
| Elevation: | 131 |
| Area: | 6.30 |
| Postal Code: | 69256 |
| Area Code: | 06226 |
| Licence: | HD |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08 2 26 048 |
| Website: | www.gemeinde-mauer.de |
| Mayor: | John Ehret[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 28 |
Mauer is a village in southwestern Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
On 1 June 2012, John Ehret (no party) took office as mayor. He is the first black mayor in Baden-Württemberg and thought to be the first black mayor in Germany in modern times.[2]
Mauer is located at an altitude of 130–240 m, and covers an area of 630 hectares. Of this area, 22.8% is covered by settlements, roads and paved areas, 55.3% is agricultural, and 18.6% is forested. Adjacent municipalities are, starting in the north and moving clockwise, Wiesenbach, Meckesheim, Wiesloch, Leimen and Bammental.
In 1522, the Reformation was introduced into Mauer; probably by Franz von Sickingen. Today it hosts both an evangelical and a Roman Catholic church community.
Mauer is the location where the first remains of Homo heidelbergensis were found. The remains, a jaw, were discovered in 1907 in the local sand quarry by Daniel Hartmann, a worker there. The sandpit remained active for some time, and the original resting place of the remains no longer exists. However, the sandpit is now a nature park, and the sedimentary layers corresponding to those of the original find can be viewed on a 25 meter high section.
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