Heitersheim
Heitersheim | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Heitersheim within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′31″N 7°39′17″E / 47.87528°N 7.65472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–28) | Christoph Zachow (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 6,452 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79423 |
| Dialling codes | 07634 |
| Vehicle registration | FR |
| Website | www.heitersheim.de |
Heitersheim is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The name of the school located in Heitersheim is Johanniterschule.
It was the seat of the Grand Prior of Germany of the Knights Hospitaller from 1505 until 1806 and also the seat of the Principality of Heitersheim of the Holy Roman Empire from 1546 until 1806.