Lichtenstein, Baden-Württemberg

Lichtenstein
Coat of arms
Lichtenstein
Location of Lichtenstein within Reutlingen district
Coordinates: 48°25′37″N 09°15′13″E / 48.42694°N 9.25361°ECoordinates: 48°25′37″N 09°15′13″E / 48.42694°N 9.25361°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Reutlingen
Government
• Mayor	Peter Nußbaum
Area
• Total	34.24 km^2 (13.22 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,194
• Density	270/km^2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	72805
Dialling codes	07129
Vehicle registration	RT
Website	www.gemeinde-lichtenstein.de

See Liechtenstein for the country.

Lichtenstein is a municipality in the Tübingen administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies at the foot of the Swabian Alb (plateau).

It was formed on January 1, 1975 from the former independent municipalities of Honau (Traifelberg), Holzelfingen, and Unterhausen.

Partner cities

Lichtenstein has been a partner city with Voreppe, France, since 1992.

Main sights

• Lichtenstein Castle is located above Honau.
• Johannes Church is in Unterhausen.
• Sankt-Blasius Church is in Holzelfingen.

References

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

External links

Media related to Lichtenstein (Württemberg) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)
• Additional information (German)