East Württemberg region

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Logo Regionalverband Ostwürttemberg.svg Location of the East Württemberg region in Germany
Basic data
State : Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region : Stuttgart
Administrative headquarters : Schwäbisch Gmünd
Area : 2,138.68 km²
Residents : 446,474 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 209 inhabitants / km²
Regional breakdown: 2 counties
Regional association
Association chairman: Gerhard Kieninger
Association Director: Thomas Eble
Address of the regional association: House of the Region
Bahnhofplatz 5
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Website : www.ostwuerttemberg.org
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East Württemberg region

The East Württemberg region is one of twelve regional planning and spatial planning regions in Baden-Württemberg . It includes the district of Heidenheim and the Ostalb district .

Regional planning

On January 1, 1973, the Regional Association of East Wuerttemberg was established as a public corporation as the body responsible for regional planning in the region . It is one of twelve regional associations in Baden-Württemberg , two of which are also responsible beyond state borders. The office of the regional association is in Schwäbisch Gmünd .

Population development

The population figures are census results (¹) or official updates from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office ( main residences only ).

date Residents
December 31, 1973 401,803
December 31, 1975 397.728
December 31, 1980 400,089
December 31, 1985 400.024
May 25, 1987 ¹ 405.860
December 31, 1990 425.204
December 31, 1995 448.425
date Residents
December 31, 2000 451.174
December 31, 2005 451.934
December 31, 2010 441,849
May 9, 2011 ¹ 434.116
December 31, 2015 443.177
December 31, 2018 446.474

Spatial planning

Map of the central areas in the East Wuerttemberg region

In the region Ostwürttemberg not have is a regional center reported. There are the following four central areas , the delimitation of which can be found in the articles on the respective cities:

According to the State Development Plan 2002 of the State of Baden-Württemberg, however, these four medium-sized centers are to jointly cover the need for central functions for the region.

Division of space

According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2015.

Association chairperson

  • 1974–1990: Friedrich Schenk (Mayor of Heubach, ret.)
  • 1990–2000: Erich Göttlicher (Mayor of the city of Bopfingen, ret.)
  • 2000–2004: Roland Würz (District Administrator of the Heidenheim district, ret.)
  • 2004–2012: Hermann Mader (District Administrator of the Heidenheim district, retired)
  • since 2012: Gerhard Kieninger (Mayor of Niederstotzingen, retired)

Association directors

  • 1974–1981: Jürgen C. Tesdorpf
  • 1982–1999: Bernhard Eppmann
  • since 1999: Thomas Eble

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Survey of land according to type of actual use in 2015