Mauer (Baden)

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Mauer
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mauer within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Mauer Show map of Germany Mauer Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 49°20′20″N 08°47′55″E / 49.33889°N 8.79861°E / 49.33889; 8.79861
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–28)	John Ehret[1]
Area
• Total	6.30 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,163
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	69256
Dialling codes	06226
Vehicle registration	HD
Website	www.gemeinde-mauer.de

Mauer is a village in southwestern Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

On 1 June 2012, John Ehret (no party) took office as mayor. He is the first black mayor in Baden-Württemberg and thought to be the first black mayor in Germany in modern times.^[3]