Mötzingen

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '  N , 8 ° 46'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Stuttgart
County :	Boeblingen
Height :	533 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.15 km 2
Residents:	3683 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	452 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	71159
Area code :	07452
License plate :	BB, LEO
Community key :	08 1 15 034
Address of the municipal administration:	Schloßgartenstrasse 1 71159 Mötzingen
Website :	www.moetzingen.de
Mayor :	Marcel Hagenlocher
Location of the community Mötzingen in the district of Böblingen

Mötzingen is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg , which belongs to the district of Böblingen . It belongs to the Stuttgart region (until 1992 the Middle Neckar region ) and the peripheral zone of the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart .

geography

Mötzingen is located in the Korngäu or Upper Gäu and is ten kilometers southwest of Herrenberg and five kilometers east of Nagold. The A 81 Rottenburg motorway junction is about six kilometers away.

history

The first settlement finds in the Mötzingen area date back to the Iron Age. The first documentary mention comes from 1094 . From 1806 Mötzingen belonged to the Württemberg Oberamt Herrenberg . On the occasion of the municipal reform in 1938, which led to the dissolution of the higher offices and the introduction of districts, the place became part of the Böblingen district .

Religions

The Reformation was introduced in Mötzingen in 1534. The following religions are represented in Mötzingen today with the following institutions:

1. Evangelical Church : The Evangelical Church is represented by the Mauritius Church (built in 1792), a parish hall and a parish library.
2. Catholic Church : The cath. The church is represented in Mötzingen with a parish hall. Since there is a parish association between Vollmaringen and Mötzingen, the members of the Catholic faith of the two villages are counted as part of the Catholic parish of St. Georg .
3. Evangelical-Methodist Church : The members of the Evangelical-Methodist faith belong to the Evangelical-Methodist Church Community of Gäufelden .
4. New Apostolic Church : The New Apostolic Church is represented in Mötzingen with a church building .
5. People's mission : The people's mission is represented in Mötzingen with a local congregation. Furthermore, they provide a building that is used for various activities (Royal Rangers, youth services, ...).

Population development

These are population numbers according to the respective territorial status. The numbers are census results (¹) or official updates from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office (only main residences ).

year Residents December 8, 1853 960 December 1, 1871 ¹ 972 December 1, 1880¹ 1,120 December 1, 1890¹ 1092 December 1, 1900 ¹ 1143 December 1, 1910¹ 1200 June 16, 1925 ¹ 1263 June 16, 1933 ¹ 1262 May 17, 1939 ¹ 1240 September 13, 1950 ¹ 1686

year Residents June 6, 1961 ¹ 1592 May 27, 1970 ¹ 1922 December 31, 1980 2458 May 27, 1987 ¹ 2643 December 31, 1990 2979 December 31, 1995 3443 December 31, 2000 3502 December 31, 2005 3564 December 31, 2010 3678 December 31, 2015 3608

politics

Municipal council

The community council in Mötzingen has 12 members. The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following final result. The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.

Parties and constituencies		% 2019	Seats 2019	% 2014	Seats 2014	Local elections 2019  % 40 30th 20th 10 0 36.70% 31.40% 21.08% 10.82% UWV WGM CDU SPD Gains and losses compared to 2014  % p  10    8th    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4   -6 -2.05  % p -5.95  % p + 8.05  % p -0.06  % p UWV WGM CDU SPD
UWV	Independent electoral association	36.70	4th	38.75	5
WGM	Mötzingen voter community	31.40	4th	37.35	4th
CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	21.08	3	13.03	2
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	10.82	1	10.88	1
total		100.0	12	100.0	12
voter turnout		60.31%		50.8%

mayor

Marcel Hagenlocher, who previously worked in Mötzingen's municipal administration, has been mayor since February 1, 2008. His predecessor Thomas Sprißler gave up the office after he was elected mayor of the large district town of Herrenberg in December 2007 .

coat of arms

The coat of arms consists of a silver chalice on a blue background. In the past, the chalice was surrounded by two branches of laurel, also silver. The origin of the coat of arms is unclear.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Mötzingen is located directly on Landesstraße 1361 and can also be reached via 6 district roads . It is also connected to the A 81 via a motorway slip road. In addition, well-developed public transport to Nagold and Herrenberg ensures the connection to the S-Bahn network and thus a good connection to Stuttgart and the local airport and main train station.

Established businesses

To the west of Mötzingen is the quarry area Schotterwerk Mayer . In addition to the raw material supply with gravel materials, an earth dump is operated.
The two upholstered furniture manufacturers Rolf Benz and Walter Knoll have production sites in Mötzingen.

Educational institutions

Mötzingen has its own elementary school , three kindergartens and a community library.

Others

In Mötzingen standing stations Mötzingen , an FM - gap-fillers of SWR .
One of the most important caves in the Muschelkalkzone in the Upper Gäu, the Pommerlesloch , is located in a wooded area in Mötzingen.
The Herrgottscheuer, one of the largest sinkholes in the Upper Gäus, is also located in Mötzingen.

nature

On March 1, 2013, the municipality of Mötzingen was appointed by Nabu to be the first dormouse municipality in Baden-Württemberg.

Trivia

The Mötzinger Muggeschnapper (flycatchers) are named as the place name .

Personalities

• Thomas Sprißler (* 1966), Lord Mayor of Herrenberg, was Mayor of Mötzingen from 1994 to 2007

literature

• Burkhart Oertel : Ortssippenbuch Mötzingen: Böblingen district, Württemberg, 1560–1984. Neubiberg: Self-published by the author in 1984 (= Württembergische Ortssippenbücher 12)
• Evang. Parish of Mötzingen: 1792–1992 Evangelical Mauritius Church in Mötzingen. 1992

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ 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.  
3. ↑ from: Description of the Oberamt Herrenberg, Table_I.
4. ↑ Gäubote of March 2, 2013

Web links

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

Wikisource: Mötzingen in the description of the Oberamt Herrenberg from 1855  - sources and full texts

• Official website of the municipality