Max Held (introduced by the Americans) 1946-1948: Wilhelm Gutmann (deputy of Max Held) 1948-1978: Otto Klenert (1915-1993) 1978-2002: Peter Knoche 2002-2015: Peter Dolderer Since 2015: Timo Frey District council Since the municipal election of 25 May 2014, the district council of Bad Friedrichshall has 28 seats. The election results are as follows: The mayor is a member of the district council and its chairman. Untergriesheim, Duttenberg, and Plattenwald, each have a village council which sends an honorary chairman to and approved by the district council. These bodies hear matters concerning each village. Arms and flag Blazon: Within the split sign on top of three blue waves a blue globus cruciger with a silver hoop and a black cross, behind in blue a straightened up horse. The town's colours are blue and white; town logo: depicts the three rivers Neckar, Jagst and Kocher. The Friedrichshalls coat of arms was originally designed on December 1, 1936, upon the direction of the town and Württemberg's archive. It connects the seal and weapon figures of Kochendorf and Jagstfeld. The three blue waves symbolize the rivers Neckar, Jagst and Kocher. The seal of Jagstfeld, derived since 1797 shows a Fleckenzeichen. In 1951 blue and white colors were determined. on March 4, 1963, the ministry of the interior of Baden-Württemberg officially dedicated the Friedrichshalls arms and flag. International relations Friedrichshalls twin towns are Saint-Jean-le-Blanc in the French Department called Loiret (since 1989) Hohenmölsen in the former East German state of Saxony-Anhalt (since 1990) Isenbüttel in Lower Saxony, Northern Germany (since 2002) Culture and sights Notable buildings The Lehen Castle (Kochendorf) was built in 1533 in the renaissance style to replace an old water castle. It serves as a hotel today. The Greckenschloss (Kochendorf) was built in 1602 by Wolf Conrad Greck II of Kochendorf and has served different purposes since 1806. In 1829, it became privately owned, and was a cigar and liqueur factory for some time. Next to the castle was a school and residential building. The castle was vacant for some time. Since its renovation in 2010 it serves as an elementary school with rooms rented to the music school of Bad Friedrichshall and painting school for children. The St. Andre Castle was built in 1710 by the same-named Freiherrs, owning from 1672 until 1762 a third of Kochendorf. In the today's building instead of the castle there's a notary's office. The old town