Balzheim

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Balzheim within Alb-Donau-Kreis district

(2020–28) Maximilian Hartleitner^[1]Area

• Total17.58 km² (6.79 sq mi)Elevation

529 m (1,736 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,141 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

88481

Dialling codes07347Vehicle registrationULWebsitewww.balzheim.de

Balzheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbalt͡shaɪm]) is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Notable people

Christian Wirth, called 'Christian the cruel', (1885–1944), German policeman, SS-Sturmbannführer, first commander of Belzec extermination camp, decisively involved in Aktion T4 .

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.