Murrhardt Explained

Type:	Stadt
Image Coa:	DEU Murrhardt COA.svg
Image Plan:	Murrhardt im Rems-Murr-Kreis.png
Coordinates:	48.98°N 9.5814°W
State:	Baden-Württemberg
Region:	Stuttgart
District:	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Elevation:	291
Area:	71.13
Postal Code:	71540
Area Code:	07192 (07184 in the City District of Kirchenkirnberg)
Licence:	WN, BK
Gemeindeschlüssel:	08 1 19 044
Divisions:	3 Stadtbezirke
Website:	www.murrhardt.de
Mayor:	Armin Mößner^[1]
Leader Term:	2019 - 27

Murrhardt is a town in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 12 km east of Backnang, and 18 km southwest of Schwäbisch Hall. The source of the Murr is situated in Murrhardt.

Local council (Gemeinderat)

Elections were held in May 2014:

• Christian Democratic Union of Germany / Free Electoral Union: 32.64% = 6 seats
• Social Democratic Party of Germany

23.77% = 4 seats

• UL Independent list: 23.43% = 4 seats
• MD/AL-Murrhardt Democrats / Alternative List: 20,17 % = 4 seats

Mayor

Armin Mößner (CDU) was elected in July 2011 with 66,42 % of the vote. His predecessor was Dr. Gerhard Strobel.^[2]

Twin town

Murrhardt has been twinned with Frome, England since 1983.^[3]

Sons and daughters of the town

• Heinrich von Zügel (1850-1941), painter
• Michael Sladek (1946–2024), ecologist

Notes and References

1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse
2. Web site: Wahlergebnis Bürgermeisterwahl 2011.
3. Web site: 12 October 2023 . Frome mayor travels to German town for 40 years of twinning celebrations . 2024-03-04 . Frome Times.