Schlat

Schlat is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.HistorySeveral grave mounds around suggest a first settlement during the Iron Age. Schlat was mentioned for the first time in 1139.BuildingsThe Andreaskirche was built in 1472 at the highest point of Schlat; it is dedicated to Andrew the Apostle. The church was renovated in 1999. A special feature of the church is the sharing between the Catholic and the Protestant parish.Sons and daughters of the townJohn Mühlhäuser (1834-1914), viticulture specialist, Member of Landtag 1870-1876