Holzmaden

Holzmaden
Coat of arms
Holzmaden
Location of Holzmaden within Esslingen district
Coordinates: 48°38′1″N 9°31′2″E / 48.63361°N 9.51722°ECoordinates: 48°38′1″N 9°31′2″E / 48.63361°N 9.51722°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Government
• Mayor	Susanne Jakob
Area
• Total	3.09 km^2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,116
• Density	680/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	73271
Dialling codes	07023
Vehicle registration	ES
Website	www.holzmaden.de

Holzmaden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany that lies between Stuttgart and Ulm.

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 fossil locale is important for its examples of skin cover showing parts of the animal rarely found.

Harpoceras falcifer

Examples from this site include:

• Ichthyosaurs
• Plesiosaur
• Steneosaurus
• Platysuchus
• Lepidotus
• Dapedius
• Ammonite
• Pentacrinus colony (Sea Lily)

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.