Mühlacker

Mühlacker
Coat of arms
Mühlacker
Coordinates: 48°57′0″N 8°50′22″E / 48.95000°N 8.83944°ECoordinates: 48°57′0″N 8°50′22″E / 48.95000°N 8.83944°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Enzkreis
Government
• Mayor	Frank Schneider (FDP)
Area
• Total	54.32 km^2 (20.97 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	24,931
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	75401–75417
Dialling codes	07041
Vehicle registration	PF
Website	www.muehlacker.de

Mühlacker is a town in the eastern part of the Enz district in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Mühlacker station has direct rail connections with Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Pforzheim and the Northern Black Forest.

Since 1930, Mühlacker has been transmitter site, at which between 1934 and 1945 the tallest tower ever built of wood stood (height: 190 metres).

A further landmark is the water tower.

Water tower

Mühlhausen an der Enz where Spree killer Ernst August Wagner killed 13 people in 1913 has been a part of the city since 1972.

The community of Ötisheim joined onto the city so as to act as a single municipality for certain tasks.

International relations

Mühlacker is twinned with:

• Bassano del Grappa, Italy^[2]

Notable People

• Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan, Indonesian footballer

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
2. "Homepage of the Town-twinning Committee of Mühlacker". Retrieved 2013-07-15.

External links

• Official Web site
• War memorials in Muehlacker cemetery at "Sites of Memory" webpage