Dörzbach

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Dörzbach

Total population

2,469

Elevation242 m

Land area32.35 km²

Coordinates49.38°, 9.70°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dörzbach is a municipality in the Jagst river valley in the Hohenlohe district of Baden-Württemberg, in south central Germany. It is also the site of 3 historic castles, the Chapel of St. Wendel, and a stone bridge built in 1808–1810 for King Frederick I of Württemberg. Records for the Dörzbach area date to 1230, but the modern incorporation was approved during 1972–74.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Theodor Haecker

German writer (1879-1945)

C

Carl Julius Cranz

German mathematician and physicist (1858–1945)

Christopher Francis of Buseck

Prince-bishop (1724-1805)

Ilse Junkermann

German Protestant theologian, former bishop of the Protestant Church in Central Germany

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Elmar Beierstettel

German fencer (1948–1985)

Franz Konrad Macké

German politician (1756-1844)

Ottmar Mergenthaler

German-American precision mechanic and inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine (1854-1899)

Feodor Dietz

German artist (1813-1870)

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Adalbert Wolpert

German politician (1897-1968)

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August Kuhn

German politician (1886-1964)

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Josef Vögele

German journalist and publisher (1893-1974)

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Franz Anton Keller

German jurist

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Jakob Waldstein

F

Fritz Eichhorn

German forester (1870–1939)

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Alfred Bund

German university teacher (1882-1975)

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Karl Heinrich Oppenländer

German economist (1932–2014)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Criesbach
  6.3 mi away
• Kocherstetten
  8.5 mi away
• Gaisbach
  8.8 mi away
• Wohlmuthausen
  10.2 mi away
• Berlichingen
  10.6 mi away · pop. 657
• Steinkirchen
  10.8 mi away
• Langenburg
  11.1 mi away · pop. 1,723
• Döttingen
  11.6 mi away
• Bächlingen
  11.6 mi away
• Heckfeld
  12 mi away · pop. 435
• Sindringen
  12.5 mi away
• Nesselbach
  12.7 mi away

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-24

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-09-24

broad-leaved sweet pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-09-22

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-09-22

Dwarf Elder

Sambucus ebulus

Seen 2026-09-21

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Seen 2026-09-19

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers