Creglingen

Creglingen
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Coat of arms of Creglingen Coat of arms
Creglingen
Location of Creglingen within Main-Tauber-Kreis district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Main-Tauber-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Uwe Hehn
Area
• Total	117.22 km2 (45.26 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	4,716
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97993, 97990 (Standorf
Dialling codes	07932, 07933, 07939, 09335, 09865
Vehicle registration	TBB, MGH
Website	www.creglingen.de

Creglingen is a town in the Main-Tauber district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Celts who founded the town between 200 and 100 B.C. also farmed the surrounding plateaus and valleys. In 1349, Creglingen received its town charter from the German Kaiser Karl IV.

The town Creglingen contains the following quarters (since the municipal reform of 1972): Archshofen, Blumweiler, Craintal, Erdbach, Finsterlohr (together with the villages Schonach, Burgstall and Seldeneck), Frauental, Freudenbach, Münster, Niederrimbach, Oberrimbach, Lichtel, Reinsbronn (together with the village of Niedersteinach), Reutsachsen, Schirmbach, Schmerbach, Schön, Schwarzenbronn, Waldmannshofen (together with the village of Sechselbach and the hamlets Fuchshof und Seewiesenhof), Wolfsbuch, Weiler.

The quarters and their history

Archshofen

Archshofen is situated four Kilometers away from Creglingen upstream the River Tauber. The village was first documentad at 807 BC.

External links

• Official town website (German)