Remshalden

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Remshalden
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Remshalden within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
Interactive map of Remshalden
Location within Germany Show map of Germany Location within Baden-Württemberg Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°48′52″N 09°25′15″E / 48.81444°N 9.42083°E / 48.81444; 9.42083
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Subdivisions	5 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Reinhard Molt
Area
• Total	15.15 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	14,291
• Density	943.3/km2 (2,443/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	73630
Dialling codes	07151, 07181
Vehicle registration	WN
Website	www.remshalden.de

Remshalden is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Stuttgart region. It lies in the Remstal (Rems valley) along the Bundesstraße 29 between Waiblingen and Schorndorf.

Geography

Remshalden is situated about 18 km east of Stuttgart and 8 km east of Waiblingen on the river Rems. The municipality comprises the five districts (Ortsteile) Buoch, Geradstetten, Grunbach, Hebsack and Rohrbronn.

History

The present municipality of Remshalden was created in the course of the Baden-Württemberg municipal reform: on 1 January 1972 Buoch was incorporated into Grunbach, and Hebsack and Rohrbronn into Geradstetten; on 1 October 1974 Grunbach and Geradstetten merged to form Remshalden.

Government

Transport

Remshalden lies on the four-lane B 29 trunk road between Waiblingen and Schorndorf with signed exits for Remshalden-Grunbach and Remshalden-Geradstetten. It is served by the Stuttgart S-Bahn line S2 (Schorndorf–Stuttgart–Flughafen/Messe–Filderstadt) at the stations Grunbach and Geradstetten.

Cycling connections include the Remstal-Radweg, a state long-distance cycle route along the Rems valley.

Twin towns

Remshalden is twinned with:

• Gournay-en-Bray, France (since 1989/1990)
• Etyek, Hungary (since 1994/1995)
• Elterlein, Germany (official since 2003)

Economy

Companies based in Remshalden include (selection):

• Klingele Paper & Packaging – group headquarters and corrugated board plant in Remshalden-Grunbach (Alfred-Klingele-Straße 56–76).
• BRAWA (model railways) – company site and contact in Remshalden.
• Frigeo (Ahoj-Brause), part of Katjes – production of the brand’s sherbet products in Remshalden; local entity Frigeo GmbH & Co. KG is registered in Remshalden.
• Schnaithmann Maschinenbau – automation and handling systems manufacturer with headquarters in Remshalden.
• KRAISS & FRIZ – Gase und Technik – industrial gases and technical equipment supplier located in Remshalden.
• Arnold Glas (Arnold Glas Group/Arnold Zentralverwaltungsgesellschaft) – location in Remshalden.

Former companies with sites in Remshalden include:

• Max Holder GmbH – small tractor production at the Grunbach plant (opened 1 July 1949; closed 1986).
• Irmscher Automobilbau – Remshalden facility closed in 2013.

Education

There are two primary schools (Grunbach and Geradstetten) and the Realschule Remshalden in Geradstetten. Further institutions include the construction training centre Bildungszentrum Bau and the IHK Bildungshaus of the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

People

• Ernst Heinkel (1888–1958), German engineer and aviation pioneer (born in Grunbach)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Remshalden.

• Municipality of Remshalden (in German)
• Buoch district website (in German)