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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Gültlingen

Gültlingen is a village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Since 1 January 1975, it is a part (a Stadtteil) of the town Wildberg.

History

The "Gültlingen Gold Helmet" (460-480 AD), was found together with other artifacts and is now in the Stuttgart State Museum. Also, graves found in the area date the beginning of the aristocratic seat of the barons of von Gültlingen in the middle 12th century.

Michaels Church

The church was built in 1465. The pulpit of Michaels Church is hand-carved wood, featuring two birds-of-paradise (German: Paradiesvogel). The church yard features two separate memorials for World War I (dedicated 1928) and World War II.

Geography

Gültlingen is located in a small valley, surrounded by farm land and grazing land for sheep.

Gültlinger See

The Gültlinger See, or Gültlingen Lake, is a popular local attraction.

References

  1. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1975 (erroneously named "Gültingen"), Statistisches Bundesamt.
  2. ^ Waiblinger, Friedrich. Gültlingen, Erinnerungen in Bildern. (Geiger-Verlang, 1993)
  3. ^ "Clip Helmet". Archived from the original on 2005-04-26.
  4. ^ The History of Wildburg Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine