Heitersheim is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The name of the school located in Heitersheim is Johanniterschule.

Heitersheim
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Heitersheim
Coat of arms of Heitersheim
Location of Heitersheim within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
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Heitersheim is located in Germany
Heitersheim
Heitersheim
Heitersheim is located in Baden-Württemberg
Heitersheim
Heitersheim
Coordinates: 47°52′31″N 7°39′17″E / 47.87528°N 7.65472°E / 47.87528; 7.65472
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictBreisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Christoph Zachow[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,465
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79423
Dialling codes07634
Vehicle registrationFR
Websitewww.heitersheim.de

It was the seat of the Grand Prior of Germany of the Knights Hospitaller from 1505 until 1806 and also the seat of the Principality of Heitersheim of the Holy Roman Empire from 1546 until 1806.

Geography

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The city is located in Markgräflerland in South Baden. The city contains older central part Heitersheim and newer Gallenweiler.

History

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  • 777. Mentioned for the first time in Lorscher codex
  • 1272. Acquired by the Knights Hospitaller.
  • 1505. Became permanent seat of the Hospitaller German priory.
  • 1546. Acquired imperial immediacy under the emperor.
  • 1806. Principality dissolved and city annexed to Grand Duchy of Baden.
  • 1847. Railway Freiburg-Basel passes through city
  • 1971. Unification with Gallenweiler

Partner cities

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The Austrian town of Vandans is the sister city of Heitersheim since 1991.

References

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  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.