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Althütte
Althütte is a municipality of the Rems-Murr district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. HistoryThe modern municipality of Althütte was formed by the merging of the villages of Althütte and Sechselberg in 1971.[2] GeographyThe municipality (Gemeinde) of Althütte is located in the Rems-Murr district, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Althütte is physically located in the Murrhardt Forest, a region of the larger Swabian-Franconian Forest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 571 meters (1,873 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 339 meters (1,112 ft) NN.[2] Portions of the Federally protected Hörschbachschlucht and Strümpfelbach valley nature reserves are located in Althütte's municipal area.[2] PoliticsAlthütte has two boroughs (Ortsteile), and 16 villages: Fautspach, Gallenhof, Glaitenhof, Hahnenhof, Hörschhof, Hörschhöfer Sägmühle, Kallenberg, Klösterle, Lutzenberg, Nonnenmühle, Rottmannsberger Sägmühle, Schlichenhöfle, Schlichenweiler, Schöllhütte, Voggenhof, and Waldenweiler. Althütte is in an mutually-beneficial municipal association with the city of Backnang and the municipalities of Allmersbach im Tal, Aspach, Auenwald, Burgstetten, Kirchberg an der Murr, Oppenweiler, and Weissach im Tal.[2] Coat of armsAlthütte's municipal coat of arms displays two white glassblowing pipes crossed over a field of blue. The coat of arms refers to the name Althütte and to Althütte's history of glassworking. This coat of arms was created from a proposal by the Central State Archive Stuttgart in 1924.[2] TransportationAlthütte is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local Landesstraßen and Kreisstraßen. Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart.[2] References
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