Country Germany Admin. region Stuttgart Elevation 455 m (1,493 ft) Area 18.17 km² Local time Thursday 8:35 PM Dialling code 07964 | State Baden-Württemberg District Ostalbkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 1,413 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 73499 Administrative region Stuttgart | |
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Wört is a municipality (German: gemeinde) and town in the district of Ostalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
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Location
Wört is located in the valley of the Rotach, a tributary of the Wörnitz River, in the Virngrund region. It is in the northeastern foothills of the Swabian Alb range, between Dinkelsbühl (6 km) and Ellwangen (13 km).
Neighboring Towns
The municipality is bordered to the north by Fichtenau, part of Schwäbisch Hall district, to the east by the Bavarian city of Dinkelsbühl, to the south by Stödtlen and to the west by Ellenberg.
Land Use
According to the Baden-Württemberg Statistics Office, the total area of the municipality is 18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi), of which 8.13 km2 (45%) is woodland, 7.67 km2 (42%) is agricultural, 0.9 km2 (5%) is buildings, 0.74 km2 (4%) is for transportation, 0.62 km2 (3.5%) is water and 0.09 km2 (0.5%) is for recreational use.
Notable residents
It is the birthplace of church historian Hubert Wolf.