Obergröningen
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Coordinates: 48 ° 54 ' N , 9 ° 55' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
Administrative region : | Stuttgart | |
County : | Ostalbkreis | |
Height : | 500 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 5.86 km 2 | |
Residents: | 447 (Dec. 31, 2018) | |
Population density : | 76 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postcodes : | 73569, 73453 | |
Area code : | 07975 | |
License plate : | AA, GD | |
Community key : | 08 1 36 049 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Seestrasse 12 73569 Obergröningen |
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Mayor : | Jochen König | |
Location of the municipality of Obergröningen in the Ostalb district | ||
Obergröningen is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg and belongs to the Ostalb district .
geography
Geographical location
Obergröningen has a share in the natural areas of the Eastern Alb foreland and the Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains , both of which are part of the Swabian Keuper-Lias region . It is located north of Schwäbisch Gmünd on the Frickenhofer Höhe , a ridge that stretches south of the Kocher . The municipality extends from the Kocher valley at 355 meters above sea level to the Galgenberg at 515 meters above sea level and at Algishofen also extends somewhat to the right side of the Kochers.
Neighboring communities
The community borders in the north and east on Abtsgmünd , in the south on Schechingen and in the west on Eschach .
Community structure
The municipality of Obergröningen includes the village of Obergröningen, the hamlets of Algishofen, Buchhof, Fach and Rötenbach, the courtyards Bräunlesrain, Brandhof, Schlauchhof and Wahlenhalden and the houses Reute and Suhhaus as well as an old castle on the "Schloßburren".
Division of space
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According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2014.
history
Obergröningen initially belonged to the Oberamt Gaildorf . When this was dissolved in 1938, the place came to the district of Schwäbisch Gmünd , with which it was dissolved by the district reform in 1973 in the Ostalb district.
Religions
After the introduction of the Reformation , Obergröningen became Protestant. In 1852 410 of the 430 inhabitants belonged to the Evangelical Church . The Protestant parish of Obergröningen also includes Hohenstadt and Schechingen. Several members of Jehovah's Witnesses have also lived in the community since the 1980s. In February 2014 there were 21.
politics
Administrative association
The community belongs to the Leintal-Frickenhofer Höhe community administration association with its seat in Leinzell .
mayor
Jochen König (also mayor of the neighboring municipality of Eschach) holds the office in Obergröningen on a voluntary basis.
Attractions
The Nikolauskirche was built in the 14th century in the Romanesque style. The loopholes in the square tower identify it as a fortified church . Above the nave there is a large room in which the villagers could seek shelter in times of war.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Natural areas of Baden-Württemberg . State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart 2009.
- ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume IV: Stuttgart district, Franconian and East Württemberg regional associations. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-17-005708-1 , pp. 745-746.
- ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Obergröningen.