Gschwend

Gschwend
Coat of arms
Gschwend
Location of Gschwend within Ostalbkreis district
Coordinates: 48°56′03″N 09°44′36″E / 48.93417°N 9.74333°ECoordinates: 48°56′03″N 09°44′36″E / 48.93417°N 9.74333°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ostalbkreis
Government
• Mayor	Rosalinde Kottmann
Area
• Total	54.50 km^2 (21.04 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,966
• Density	91/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	74417
Dialling codes	07972
Vehicle registration	AA
Website	www.gschwend.de

Gschwend is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Notable people

• Philipp Gottlieb Osiander (1803–1876), born in Frickenhofen, Oberamtmann and Member of Landtag
• Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891), born in Frickenhofen, architect of many churches and town halls in new-gothic style
• Christian Dietrich (1844–1919), Swabian old-pietist
• Peter Jakob Schober (1897–1983), painter
• Lina Haag (1907–2012) resistance fighter ^[2]
• Erich Schneider (born 1933), politician (CDU), President of Landtag Baden-Württemberg from 1982 till 1992

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
2. Sonntagsblatt Ausgabe 18/2007 vom 6. Mai 2007: Eine Überlebensgeschichte. Die 100-jährige KZ-Überlebende Lina Haag und ihr Buch »Eine Hand voll Staub«.