Spraitbach
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Spraitbach (German pronunciation: [ˈʃpʁaɪtbax]) is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.
Spraitbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Spraitbach
within Ostalbkreis district  | |
 Location of Spraitbach | |
  Spraitbach  Spraitbach | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′55″N 09°45′56″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Ostalbkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Johannes Schurr[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 539 m (1,768 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,372 |
| • Density | 272.2/km2 (704.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 73565 |
| Dialling codes | 07176 |
| Vehicle registration | AA, GD |
| Website | www.spraitbach.de |
History
In 1907 a new town hall was built, the name of the mayor (Schultheiß) was Hägele. In 1914 electricity for Spraitbach and Vorderlintal was installed. In 1950 the municipality had 960 inhabitants.
From 1952 to 1966 there was a land consolidation. The census result in 1987 was 2878 inhabitants.
From 1958 to 1994 Walter Zepf was the mayor, his successor was Rolf Siebert. Up until the most recent elections in 2017, Ulrich Baum served as mayor since 2002. [3]
