Löwenstein

Location of the town of Löwenstein within Heilbronn district
Löwenstein
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Löwenstein
Coordinates	49°6′N 9°23′E / 49.1°N 9.38333°E / 49.1; 9.38333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heilbronn
Town subdivisions	7
Mayor	Klaus Schifferer

Basic statistics
Area	23.46 km² (9.06 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m (1263 ft)
Population	3,106 (31 December 2006)
- Density	132 /km² (343 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HN
Postal code	74245
Area code	07130
Website	www.stadt-loewenstein.de

Löwenstein is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was first mentioned in 1123. The castle of Löwenstein served as a residence for the counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim. In 1634 the castle was destroyed by the imperial forces.

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Löwenstein.

Towns and municipalities in Heilbronn (district)

Abstatt \| Bad Friedrichshall \| Bad Rappenau \| Bad Wimpfen \| Beilstein \| Brackenheim \| Cleebronn \| Eberstadt \| Ellhofen \| Eppingen \| Erlenbach \| Flein \| Gemmingen \| Güglingen \| Gundelsheim \| Hardthausen \| Ilsfeld \| Ittlingen \| Jagsthausen \| Kirchardt \| Langenbrettach \| Lauffen am Neckar \| Lehrensteinsfeld \| Leingarten \| Löwenstein \| Massenbachhausen \| Möckmühl \| Neckarsulm \| Neckarwestheim \| Neudenau \| Neuenstadt am Kocher \| Nordheim \| Obersulm \| Oedheim \| Offenau \| Pfaffenhofen \| Roigheim \| Schwaigern \| Siegelsbach \| Talheim \| Untereisesheim \| Untergruppenbach \| Weinsberg \| Widdern \| Wüstenrot \| Zaberfeld

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