Hessigheim

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 0 '  N , 9 ° 11'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Stuttgart
County :	Ludwigsburg
Height :	189 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.03 km 2
Residents:	2458 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	489 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	74394
Area code :	07143
License plate :	LB, VAI
Community key :	08 1 18 028
Address of the municipal administration:	Besigheimer Strasse 17 74394 Hessigheim
Website :	www.hessigheim.de
Mayor :	Günther Pilz
Location of the community of Hessigheim in the Ludwigsburg district

Hessigheim is a municipality in the Ludwigsburg district about 25 km north of Stuttgart . It belongs to the Stuttgart region (until 1992 the Middle Neckar region ) and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart . Apart from the village of Hessigheim, no other places belong to the municipality of Hessigheim.

geography

Geographical location

Hessigheim is mostly on the right bank of the Neckar on a south-facing loop between Mundelsheim in the east and Besigheim in the west. The steep slopes north of the loop are overgrown with vineyards , the south bank of the river is forested. Other neighbors are Gemmrigheim in the north, Kleiningersheim in the south and the Besigheim district of Ottmarsheim in the northeast.

Community structure

The only part of the settlement in the municipality of Hessigheim is the village of the same name.

Neighboring communities

In the northwest, the municipality of Gemmrigheim borders the municipality , in the northeast the Ottmarsheim area exclave of Besigheim for short , in the east the municipality of Mundelsheim , in the southeast the municipality Ingersheim , in the southwest and west the main part of the area of ​​the city of Besigheim . All neighboring communities are also in the Ludwigsburg district.

Division of space

According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2014.

history

The place was probably founded by the Alemanni and came under Frankish rule around 500 AD . In the period from 500 to 900 Hessigheim belonged to the Enzgau. It was first mentioned in a document in the Lorsch Codex in 774 . In 779, Count Kunibert gave all of his property in the Main and Neckar region to the Fulda monastery, including property in Hessigheim. The period from 900 to 1200 was marked by belonging to the Ingersheim county.

In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Besigheim rule and shared their fortunes; so it was owned by the margraviate of Baden , partly in the Electoral Palatinate . In 1595, Württemberg acquired the rule. Administratively, the place belonged to the Oberamt Besigheim , from 1938 to the district of Ludwigsburg .

The historical past was mainly determined by monasteries, especially Hirsau monastery. Since no viticulture was possible in the Black Forest, the monks needed property on the Neckar, whose wine was already famous in the Middle Ages. For centuries, the wine growers in Hessigheim marketed their wines themselves, until the Weingärtnergenossenschaft Hessigheim eG was founded in 1950, which merged with the Weingärtnergenossenschaft Besigheim in 1972.

During the community reform in the 1970s, when incorporation into Besigheim was discussed, the community was able to maintain its independence. Since then, however, it has been a member of the Besigheim municipal administration association. With around 2200 inhabitants, Hessigheim is the smallest municipality in the district.

Population development

Population figures according to the respective area. The numbers are census results (¹) or official updates from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office (only main residences ).

year Residents December 1, 1871¹ 943 December 1, 1880¹ 973 December 1, 1890¹ 1.012 December 1, 1900¹ 1,058 December 1, 1910¹ 1,085 June 16, 1925¹ 1,113 June 16, 1933¹ 1,125 May 17, 1939¹ 1,072 September 13, 1950¹ 1,401

year Residents June 6, 1961¹ 1,381 May 27, 1970¹ 1,797 December 31, 1980 1,766 May 25, 1987¹ 1,796 December 31, 1990 1.941 December 31, 1995 2,107 December 31, 2000 2.191 December 31, 2005 2,209 December 31, 2010 2,217 December 31, 2015 2,384

Religions

Hessigheim has been predominantly evangelical since the introduction of the Reformation in the 16th century . The Roman Catholic community in Gemmrigheim is responsible for the few Catholics .

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Hessigheim has 10 members. In the local elections on May 26, 2019 , the local council was elected by majority vote. Majority voting takes place if no or only one nomination has been submitted. The applicants with the highest number of votes are then elected. The municipal council consists of the voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. The turnout was 67.4% (2014: 57.3%).

mayor

Martin Schwarz became mayor in 1992. Günther Pilz was elected as his successor on February 7, 2010. Pilz was re-elected in February 2018 with 96.7% of the vote.

badges and flags

On July 18, 1979, Hessigheim was awarded a coat of arms and a flag in the colors green and white by the Ludwigsburg district office. The coat of arms shows a green vine with three blue grapes in silver on a green hill, which is covered with a silver wavy strip below. It thus points to viticulture as a traditional branch of business and the location on the Neckar.

Culture and sights

Hessigheim is located on the Württemberg Wine Route , which leads past many sights.

Town hall of Hessigheim

Buildings

• The town hall of Hessigheim dates from the 16th century.
• The Hessigheim barrage is located in the Neckar .

The Hessigheim rock gardens seen from the hiking trail above

Wall lizard in dry stone wall (location: Hessigheim rock gardens)

Natural monuments

→ Main article : Hessigheim rock gardens

To the north of the village, on a bulging slope of the Neckar, are the towering, rugged rock gardens , which are popular with hikers and sport climbers. In recent years, however, the high-altitude trails have been closed to hikers due to severe erosion, landslides and rockfall . In the meantime, extensive slope stabilization has been carried out. The rocky areas and the vineyards below form a biotope for protected and warmth-loving plants and animals such as the Carthusian carnation , the wall lizard or the blue-winged wasteland insect .

Economy and Infrastructure

Hessigheim is a wine-growing place whose vineyards belong to the large Schalkstein site in the Württemberg-Unterland area of ​​the Württemberg wine-growing region .

Established businesses

Below the Hessigheim rock gardens, on the road to Besigheim, is the rock garden winery , which is run by the winemakers of the surrounding communities (including Hessigheim).

education

Hessigheim has its own primary and secondary school . There are also two kindergartens and a crèche for toddlers in town.

sons and daughters of the town

• Karl Hengerer (1863–1943), architect
• Andreas Schickhardt (1710–1782), Württemberg financier in the ducal secret cabinet ministry

Supply and disposal

The electricity network in the community is operated by Syna GmbH. There is no gas supply . The drinking water is obtained from the Besigheim water supply group. The wastewater is disposed of in the municipality's own sewage treatment plant , which is about a kilometer down the Neckar. The waste is taken from the Abfallverwertungsgesellschaft the district Ludwigsburg mbH (AVL), a 100% subsidiary of the district Ludwigsburg. AVL is commissioned to carry out the tasks of avoiding, recycling and disposing of waste on behalf of the Ludwigsburg district.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Hessigheim.
3. ↑ Population development in Baden-Württemberg from 1871 to 2012  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ https://www.swp.de/suedwesten/staedte/besigheim/guenther-pilz-bleibt-buergermeister-24866232.html

Web links

Commons : Hessigheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Hessigheim  - travel guide

Wikisource: Hessigheim  - in the description of the Oberamt Besigheim from 1853

• Environment theme park