Niederstetten

Niederstetten
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Niederstetten within Main-Tauber-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 49°24′03″N 09°55′05″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Main-Tauber-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Heike Naber[1]
Area
• Total	104.06 km^2 (40.18 sq mi)
Elevation	306 m (1,004 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,941
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97996, 97980 (Mönchshof)
Dialling codes	07932, 07933, 07939 (Heimberg)
Vehicle registration	TBB, MGH
Website	www.niederstetten.de

Niederstetten (German: [niː.dɐˈʃtɛ.tn̩] ^ⓘ) is a town and a municipality in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Bad Mergentheim, and 19 km west of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Sights

Inner courtyard of castle Haltenbergstetten

The main attraction is Haltenbergstetten Castle, first built around 1200 by the House of Hohenlohe. The lands of Haltenbergstetten probably originally belonged to Pfitzingen Castle, which was located in a neighboring village. Conrad of Pfitzingen, who was already mentioned in documents in 1136/1141, was probably the father of Konrad of Weikersheim, the progenitor of the House of Hohenlohe, first mentioned in 1153.

Haltenbergstetten Castle was enlarged around a courtyard in the 16th century. Through feudal changes of ownership in the Middle Ages and later through inheritance, the castle was later owned by the Counts of Castell, the Counts of Limpurg, the Lords of Rosenberg, the Counts of Hatzfeld (1641–1794), the Bishopric of Würzburg and, from 1803, by the Princes of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg who still own and inhabit it today.

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  Haltenbergstetten Castle

Museum

The Albert-Sammt-Zeppelin-Museum is in memory of last German airship captain Albert Sammt and shows original parts as well as documents of Zeppelin history.

Economy, industry and infrastructure

Military

Niederstetten is home to German Army Aviation Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 based at Niederstetten Air Base.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Niederstetten is twinned with:

• Le Plessis-Bouchard (France).

References

1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.