Gültlingen
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 A view of Gültlingen from the north. | |
Location of Gültlingen  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°38′57″N 08°46′34″E / 48.64917°N 8.77611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Calw |
| Town | Wildberg |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Website | www.wildberg.de |
Gültlingen is a village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Since 1 January 1975, it is a part (a Stadtteil) of the town Wildberg.[1]
History
[edit]The "Gültlingen Gold Helmet" (460-480 AD), was found together with other artifacts and is now in the Stuttgart State Museum.[2][3] Also, graves found in the area date the beginning of the aristocratic seat of the barons of von Gültlingen in the middle 12th century.[4]
Michaels Church
[edit]The church was built in 1465.[4] The pulpit of Michaels Church is hand-carved wood, featuring two birds-of-paradise (German: Paradiesvogel).[2] The church yard features two separate memorials for World War I (dedicated 1928) and World War II.
Geography
[edit]Gültlingen is located in a small valley, surrounded by farm land and grazing land for sheep.
Gültlinger See
[edit]The Gültlinger See, or Gültlingen Lake, is a popular local attraction.
References
[edit]- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1975 (erroneously named "Gültingen"), Statistisches Bundesamt.
- ^ a b Waiblinger, Friedrich. Gültlingen, Erinnerungen in Bildern. (Geiger-Verlang, 1993)
- ^ "Clip Helmet". Archived from the original on 2005-04-26.
- ^ a b The History of Wildburg Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
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