Geography

The state certified climatic health resort (Luftkurort) sits on the border of the Odenwald

Odenwald

The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Location :The Odenwald lies between the Upper Rhine Rift Valley with the Bergstraße and the Hessisches Ried in the west, the Main and the Bauland in the east, the Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin – a subbasin of...

 and the Kraichgau

Kraichgau

The Kraichgau is a hilly region in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Odenwald and the Neckar to the North, the Black Forest to the South, and the Upper Rhine Plain to the West. To the east, its boundary is considered to be the Stromberg, the Hardt, and the...

 within the Neckartal-Odenwald national park, about 10 km south of Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

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To the south of Gaiberg lies Leimen

Leimen

Leimen is the name of the following towns:* Leimen in Baden-Württemberg,* Leimen in Rhineland-Palatinate....

. To the north and west lies Heidelberg. To the east lies Bammental

Bammental

Bammental is a municipality in Rhein-Neckar Kreis of Baden-Württemberg.- Geography :Bammental is about 9 km southeast of Heidelberg and 13 km northeast of Sinsheim in the Elsenz valley, between Mauer and Neckargemünd...

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History

The settlement which appeared in the late Middle Ages, was bought by Electoral Palatinate in 1419. In 1803 Gaiberg became part of Baden

Baden

Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....

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Government

Gaiberg belongs to the Neckargemünd municipal association. The seat of the municipal association is in Neckargemünd

Neckargemünd

Neckargemünd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the Neckar, 10 km upriver from Heidelberg at the confluence with the river Elsenz. This confluence of the two rivers is the origin of the name, as Neckargemünd means confluence of...

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms is based on a court seal from 1751. It depicts a column next to a tree. The meaning of the symbols is not explained. In 1900 the municipality adopted the coat of arms at the suggestion of the General State Archiv.

The flag is green and white and was awarded by the Ministry of the Interior in 1956.

Transportation

The municipality connect to the regional highway net by 8 km of state road to the exit Heidelberg/Schwetzingen of Bundesautobahn 5

Bundesautobahn 5

is a 445 km long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the Hattenbach triangle intersection is a 445 km (277 mi) long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the Hattenbach triangle intersection is a 445 km (277 mi) long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the...

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Education

In Gaiberg there is a primary and secondary school with a vocational school. Schools for further education can be found in Leimen

Leimen

Leimen is the name of the following towns:* Leimen in Baden-Württemberg,* Leimen in Rhineland-Palatinate....

and Heidelberg. There are Gymnasien in Neckargemünd and Bammental.