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{{Infobox German location
|image_photo        = Flein Karmeliterhaeuschen 20050918.jpg
|image_coa             = Wappen Flein.svg
|coordinates        = {{coord|49|6|N|9|13|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan           = Flein in HN.png
|plantext = 
|state         = Baden-Württemberg
|region   = Stuttgart
|district          = Heilbronn
|Gemeindeverwaltungsverband = Flein-Talheim
|elevation               = 212
|area             = 8.47
|postal_code                = 74223
|area_code            = 07131
|licence                = HN
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 25 030
|website           = [http://www.flein.de/ www.flein.de]
|mayor             = Alexander Krüger<ref>[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-flein-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Flein 2023], Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2023&ndash;31
|party             = 
}}
'''Flein''' ({{IPA|de|flaɪn|lang|Flein.ogg}}) is a municipality in the district of [[Heilbronn (district)|Heilbronn]] in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

== Geography ==
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Flein is situated in the south of the district of Heilbronn and directly borders on to [[Heilbronn]] in the south.

=== Neighbouring municipalities ===
Neighbouring towns and municipalities of Flein are (clockwise from north-west): ''[[Heilbronn]]'' ([[Independent city|Stadtkreis]]), [[Untergruppenbach]] and [[Talheim, Neckar|Talheim]] (both in the district of Heilbronn). Flein has combined with Talheim to form a joint association of administrations.

== Population ==
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*1648: 250
*1800: 800
*1900: 1,600
*2005: 6,535 <!-- Source: Statistisches Landesamt B-W. -->

[[Image:Flein Panorama 20050918.jpg|820px|Panorama 2005]]

== Politics ==

=== District council ===

Elections in 2014:

*Free voters: 8 seats 
*CDU/Bürgerliste: 5 seats
*SPD: 5 seats
No difference to year 2009.

The mayor is also a member of the district council and its chairman.

=== Mayor ===
On June 24, 2007, there were mayoral elections; the incumbent, Jürgen Schmid did not stand for re-election after 16 years in office. Since there was no absolute majority after the first election a run off was necessary. On July 15, 2007. Alexander Krüger was elected as mayor for an eight-year term with 63.9% of the votes. He started on August 15, 2007.<ref>Sabine Friedrich: ''Schmid im Ruhestand, Krüger im Amt''. In: ''Heilbronner Stimme'' from August 17, 2007, p. 26</ref>

===Coat of arms and flag ===

The colours of the coats of arms were laid down in 1938 by the head archive of Württemberg. In the same year, the Nazi [[NSDAP]] party Heilbronn suggested to accept another arms without a religious meaning. The archive direction suggested a blazon containing an arms ''In a split sign in blue a head of a lion, behind in gold a blue grape with two vine leaves''. However, in June 1939 the NSDAP stated that it was of minor importance and not to hurry the change. So Flein remained with its previous coat of arms and confirmed this decision in 1956. This decision was confirmed on January 11, 1957, by the ministry of the interior of Baden-Württemberg. In the same year local artist Hans Epple created a drawing used by the municipality today (see illustration).<ref>Heinz Bardua: ''Die Kreis- und Gemeindewappen im Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart''. Theiss, Stuttgart 1987, {{ISBN|3-8062-0801-8}} (Kreis- und Gemeindewappen in Baden-Württemberg, 1). p. 64<br />Eberhard Gönner: ''Wappenbuch des Stadt- und des Landkreises Heilbronn mit einer Territorialgeschichte dieses Raumes''. archive direction Stuttgart, Stuttgart 1965 (Veröffentlichungen der Staatlichen Archivverwaltung Baden-Württemberg, 9). p. 78<br />Ernst Clement: ''Das Wappen der Gemeinde Flein''. In: Peter Wanner (Hrsg.): ''Flein, Flein, du edler Fleck''. Gemeinde Flein, Flein 1988. p. 13f.</ref>

=== Twin municipalities ===
Twin municipalities of Flein are 
* [[Onzain]] in the [[France|French]] [[Departments of France|Département]] [[Loir-et-Cher]] (since March 1990) 
* [[Steinthaleben]] in the [[Kyffhäuserkreis]] in [[Thuringia]] (since June 1991)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.flein.de/ www.flein.de] (in German)

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[[Category:Heilbronn (district)]]