Bühl (Baden)

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Bühl
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Coat of arms
show Location of Bühl within Rastatt district
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Coordinates: 48°41′43″N 8°8′6″E / 48.69528°N 8.13500°E / 48.69528; 8.13500Coordinates: 48°41′43″N 8°8′6″E / 48.69528°N 8.13500°E / 48.69528; 8.13500
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rastatt
Subdivisions	11
Government
• Lord mayor	Hubert Schnurr (FW)
Area
• Total	73.21 km2 (28.27 sq mi)
Elevation	138 m (453 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	28,889
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	77801–77815
Dialling codes	07223
Vehicle registration	RA, BH
Website	www.buehl.de

The city of Bühl is part of the district of Rastatt in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has a history reaching back to the twelfth century and was formerly an agricultural town, especially famous for its plums. Bühl has a population of about 29,000, and is in the region between the Rhine Valley and the Black Forest.

Today it is mainly an industrial town, especially in the car manufacturing supply industry. Yet it still has preserved its character and is also renowned for its good restaurants.^{[citation needed]}

Bühl is a town in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 10 km (6.2 mi) South of Baden-Baden. Bühl is the third largest town in Rastatt County (Landkreis), after Rastatt itself and Gaggenau. Due to its location, size and importance it has become a central place for numerous towns, townships and villages in the neighbourhood. Bühl was proclaimed a major district town (Große Kreisstadt) on 1 January 1973, after it lost its status as an independent county seat during municipal reforms in Baden-Württemberg. Bühl has agreed to form a joint administrative community with the municipality of Ottersweier.

History[]

Etymology[]

The word Bühl is derived from Old German "puhil" and Middle German "buhel", meaning "hill". The three yellow hills on blue ground seen on the coat of arms (already displayed in the court seal of Bühl in 1324) confirm this interpretation.
To distinguish Bühl from other towns named Bühl, not only in Germany, but other German-speaking countries like Switzerland and Austria, the town used the denominator Bühl (Baden) or Bühl/Baden, clearly identifying Bühl in the Margravate of Baden (Baden) and later in the Grand Duchy and the State of Baden. With the unification of Baden, Hohenzollern and Württemberg in 1952 forming the state of Baden-Württemberg and later the introduction of postal codes there was no need anymore for the denominator Baden. However, it is still used frequently.

Notable people[]

Alban Stolz

• Alban Stolz (1808–1883), professor of theology
• Ralf Dujmovits (born 1961), mountaineer who climbed all eight thousand meters mountains
• Christian Lusch (born 1981), sport shooter
• Stefan Kneer (born 1985), handball player

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External links[]

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