Obergröningen

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 54 '  N , 9 ° 55'  E
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
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

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

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

Wikisource: Ober-Gröningen in the description of the Oberamt Gaildorf from 1852  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Natural areas of Baden-Württemberg . State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart 2009.
3. ^ 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.
4. ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Obergröningen.