Location and landscape
Hardthausen am Kocher is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg. It lies in the lower Kocher valley on the southern edge of the Harthäuser Forest and comprises Gochsen, Kochersteinsfeld and Lampoldshausen. The Kocher flows through the municipal area from east to west.
The terrain ranges from about 161 metres above sea level at the municipal boundary near Neuenstadt am Kocher to around 334 metres in the Harthäuser Forest. Hardthausen am Kocher belongs to the natural regions of the Kocher-Jagst plains and the Hohenloher Ebene, the landscapes of which are shaped by Muschelkalk and Unterkeuper.
History
Gochsen and Kochersteinsfeld were first mentioned in a document of Emperor Otto III dated 18 December 996. On 1 January 1974, they were merged to form Hardthausen am Kocher. Lampoldshausen was added on 1 January 1975.
Viticulture
Kochersteinsfeld is documented as a winegrowing locality. The vineyard sites belong to the Großlage Kocherberg in the Kocher-Jagst-Tauber area of the winegrowing region Württemberg. For the vineyards between Gochsen and Kochersteinsfeld, Merlot, Lemberger and Schwarzriesling are recorded. The municipality also has the vineyard site Rosenberg listed.
