Hemmendorf (Rottenburg)

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Hemmendorf
Former municipality coat of arms of Hemmendorf
Coordinates: 48 ° 25 ′ 5 ″  N , 8 ° 55 ′ 12 ″  E
Height : 423  (405-528)  m
Area : 6.57 km²
Residents : 842  (Jul 31, 2018)
Population density : 128 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 72108
Area code : 07478

Hemmendorf is a district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the Tübingen district in Baden-Württemberg ( Germany ).

geography

View from the edge of the Rammert forest to Hemmendorf

Geographical location

Hemmendorf is around nine kilometers south of the city center on the Gäu plateau at an altitude of 405 to 528 meters. In the east of the settlement area lies the 52 hectare Vollmershalde nature reserve .

expansion

Hemmendorf has an area of ​​657 hectares , 58.8% of which is used for agriculture and 34.1% for forestry; of the rest, 9.7% is accounted for by settlement and traffic areas, 0.5% by water and 0.7% by other uses.

history

Church and castle

The early medieval settlement of the village goes back to the 7th century. The place name is first handed down in writing around the year 1100. In 1258 the local branch of the Catholic Order of St. John / Maltese (Coming) is mentioned for the first time. For almost 550 years the place was a "spiritual dwarf state" and belonged to the Doppelkommende Hemmendorf-Rexingen. In 1805 the order came under Württemberg state sovereignty (1807 Oberamt Rottenburg, 1938 Tübingen district). The Church of St. John the Baptist dates from the 14th century. On January 1, 1972, Hemmendorf was incorporated into the city of Rottenburg am Neckar.

population

Hemmendorf has 842 inhabitants (as of July 2018). In relation to the district area of ​​6.57 km², this corresponds to a population density of 128 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Associations and institutions

societies
  • Friends of the primary school Hemmendorf eV
  • Johanniter and Bauernvolk Hemmendorf eV (2002)
  • Musikverein Hemmendorf eV (1929)
  • Guild of fools "Käpfle-Hexa Hemmendorf eV" (2008)
  • Reiterkameradschaft Hemmendorf eV (1992)
  • Sports club Hemmendorf eV (1959)
  • Kultur- und Förderverein eV (2016)
Facilities
  • library
  • Hemmendorf volunteer fire department
  • Elementary school Hemmendorf
  • Hemmendorf youth room
  • Catholic parish of St. Johannes Baptist Hemmendorf
  • Catholic kindergarten
  • Hemmendorf church choir
  • Multipurpose hall
  • Senior district Hemmendorf

literature

  • Karlheinz Geppert (Ed.): 900 years of Hemmendorf. Farmers and knights in the village of the Johanniter , Geiger, Horb am Neckar 2002, ISBN 3-89570-796-1 .

Web links

Commons : Hemmendorf  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 535 .