Güglingen

Güglingen
Town hall
Coat of arms
Güglingen
Location of Güglingen within Heilbronn district
Coordinates: 49°4′N 9°0′E / 49.067°N 9.000°E / 49.067; 9.000Coordinates: 49°4′N 9°0′E / 49.067°N 9.000°E / 49.067; 9.000
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heilbronn
Municipal assoc.	Oberes Zabergäu
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Dieterich
Area
• Total	16.26 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Elevation	206 m (676 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	6,168
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	74363
Dialling codes	07135
Vehicle registration	HN
Website	www.gueglingen.de

 Güglingen  is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated 18 km southwest of Heilbronn.

Güglingen is situated in a valley called Zabergäu in the southwest district of Heilbronn.

Neighbouring towns and municipalities (clockwise): Pfaffenhofen, Eppingen, Brackenheim, Cleebronn (all of the district of Heilbronn) and Sachsenheim (Ludwigsburg (district)).

The town Güglingen consists of Güglingen itself (4254 inhabitants), with its subdivisions Eibensbach (1035) and Frauenzimmern (922). Total: 6211 (June 30, 2005).

In the Stone Age the communal land of Güglingen was settled in the time of the Romans and Celts. In 2002, two Mithras sanctuaries have been discovered and dug up. By the previous finds it is guessed that the Roman settlement had a surface of 10 hectare.

The village Güglingen was probably founded in the 4th or 5th century and was mentioned documentary in 1188 by a document of emperor Frederick Barbarossa for the first time. In 1295 at the latest the village received town rights. In the early 14th century the town changed to Württemberg. During the German Peasants' War 1525 it was the centre of the rebellion in the Zabergäu. Several fires about 1850 brought about destruction. After World War II the previous agricultural town changed into a trade and industry site.