German municipality
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Spiegelberg is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg , Germany .
History
Spiegelberg's name comes from a glassworking manufactory built in the town in 1699 that produced mirrors from 1705 to 1794.[ 3]
Geography
The municipality (Gemeinde ) of Spiegelberg is located at the northern edge of the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg , along its border with the district of Heilbronn . Spiegelberg is situated in the valley of the Lauter and within the Swabian-Franconian Forest . Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 566 meters (1,857 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 291 meters (955 ft) NN.[ 3]
A portion of the Federally protected Bodenbach gorge [de ] nature reserve is located in Spiegelberg's municipal area.[ 3]
Politics
Spiegelberg has three boroughs (Ortsteile ) – Jux, Nassach, and Spiegelberg – and ten villages: Dauernberg, Eisenlautern, Gieshof, Großhöchberg, Hüttlen, Kurzach, Neuhöchberg, Obere Roßstaig, Roßsteig, and Vorderbüchelberg. The industrial district of Roßstaig and the abandoned villages of Glashausen and Lassweiler are also located in the municipal area.[ 3]
Coat of arms
Spiegelberg's municipal coat of arms is divided party per pale into a left, yellow half and a right, green half . Alternating between these two colors is an oak tree rooted to a three-pointed mountain .[ 3]
Transportation
Spiegelberg is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local Landesstraßen and Kreisstraßen . Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart .[ 3]
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Coat of arms