Bartholomä

Bartholomä
Bartholomä
Location of Bartholomä within Ostalbkreis district
Location of Bartholomä
Bartholomä
Bartholomä
Coordinates: 48°45′13″N 09°59′15″E / 48.75361°N 9.98750°E / 48.75361; 9.98750
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictOstalbkreis
Government
 • Mayor (2021–29) Thomas Kuhn[1]
Area
 • Total
20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Elevation
641 m (2,103 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,062
 • Density99.37/km2 (257.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
73566
Dialling codes07173
Vehicle registrationAA
Websitewww.bartholomae.de

Bartholomä (German pronunciation: [baʁtoloˈmɛː]) is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Bartholomä is mainly a commuter town in the historical region of Swabia, that straddles the border between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.

The language spoken in Bartholomä is the Swabian dialect.

Bartholomä is a 35-minute drive from Neresheim, home of the Neresheim Abbey.

The town is first mentioned in 1365 as Laubenhart but changes its name in the 1500s after Bartholomew the Apostle.

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.