Wört
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{{Infobox German place
|image_coa = DEU Wört COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|49|01|56|N|10|16|21|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Wört in AA.svg
|state = Baden-Württemberg
|region = Stuttgart
|district = Ostalbkreis
|elevation = 455
|area = 18.17
|postal_code = 73499
|area_code = 07964
|licence = AA
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 36 084
|website = [http://www.gemeinde-woert.de/ www.gemeinde-woert.de]
|mayor = Thomas Saur[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse], Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
|leader_term = 2018–26
}}
Wört ({{IPA|de|ˈvœʁt}}) is a municipality (German: Gemeinde) and town in the district of Ostalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Geography
= 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statistik-bw.de/BevoelkGebiet/GebietFlaeche/015152xx.tab?R=GS136084|title=Fläche seit 1988 nach tatsächlichen Nutzung|last=|first=|date=2014|website=|publisher=Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg|language=German|access-date=13 Jul 2016}}
Notable residents
It is the birthplace of church historian Hubert Wolf (born 1959).
References
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