Murrhardt is a town in the
Rems-Murr
Rems-Murr is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn, Schwäbisch Hall, Ostalbkreis, Göppingen, Esslingen, the district-free city Stuttgart and the distr ...
district, in
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany. It is located 12 km east of
Backnang
Backnang (; swg, Bagene) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 35,761 in 2005.
Backnang was ceded to WÃ ...
, and 18 km southwest of
Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall (; "Swabian Hall"; from 1802 until 1934 and colloquially: ''Hall'' ) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg located in the valley of the Kocher river, the longest tributary (together with its headwater Lein) of the ...
. The source of the
Murr is situated in Murrhardt.
Local council (Gemeinderat)
Elections were held in May 2014:
*
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (german: link=no, Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands ; CDU ) is a Christian democratic and liberal conservative political party in Germany. It is the major catch-all party of the centre-right ...
/ Free Electoral Union: 32.64% = 6 seats
*
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been the ...
: 23.77% = 4 seats
*UL Independent list: 23.43% = 4 seats
*MD/AL-Murrhardt Democrats / Alternative List: 20,17 % = 4 seats
Mayor
Armin Mößner (CDU) was elected in July 2011 with 66,42 % of the vote. His predecessor was Dr. Gerhard Strobel.
Sons and daughters of the town
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Heinrich von Zügel (1850-1941), painter
References
Rems-Murr-Kreis
Württemberg
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