Schwaikheim

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 52 '  N , 9 ° 21'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Stuttgart
County :	Rems-Murr district
Height :	276 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.22 km 2
Residents:	9481 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	1028 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	71409
Area code :	07195
License plate :	WN, BK
Community key :	08 1 19 068
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktplatz 2–4 71409 Schwaikheim
Website :	www.schwaikheim.de
Mayor :	Gerhard Houses ( FW )
Location of the community of Schwaikheim in the Rems-Murr district

The municipality of Schwaikheim is located in the Rems-Murr district in northern Baden-Württemberg . It belongs to the Stuttgart region (until 1992 the Middle Neckar region ) and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart .

geography

Geographical location

The municipality of Schwaikheim is located a good five kilometers north-northeast of the center of the district town of Waiblingen, surrounded by orchards, fields and wooded hills on the banks of the Zipfelbach , which crosses it from Winnenden in the east and then turns to the north-western lower reaches of the Neckar .

The municipality is located at heights of 250 m - at the outflow of the Zipfelbach - up to 370  m above sea level. NN - on the wooded Plattenberg in the southeast - almost entirely in the natural area of ​​the Neckar Basin and mainly in the lower area of ​​the Inner Backnang Bay . On the south-eastern edge, it extends over a corner of the Outer Backnang Bay a little way into a north-western foothill of the mountains, which are part of the neighboring natural area Schurwald and Welzheimer Wald .

Community structure

The village of the same name is the only place belonging to the municipality.

Division of space

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

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are from southwest to west to northwest the city of Waiblingen , in the northeast the community Leutenbach , in the east and southeast the city of Winnenden and in the south on a small piece of border also the community Korb .

history

View of Schwaikheim

Prehistory and Antiquity

Finds show that the Zipfelbachtal was inhabited in the Neolithic Age (4000 to 1800 BC). The Celts who lived here during the late Bronze Age (1800 BC) or early Iron Age (600 BC) were conquered by the Romans at the beginning of our era . The Römerstraße, now known as the Römerweg , which leads from Schwaikheim to Affalterbach, can still be followed quite well today. Around the year 260, Germanic tribes ousted the Romans. The tribal border of the Franks and Alemanni later ran near Schwaikheim.

Middle Ages and early modern times

In the year 853 Sueinincheim was mentioned for the first time in the document book of the imperial monastery Lorsch on Bergstrasse. At an unknown time, the Counts of Württemberg bought the place from the Lords of Ebersberg. When the country was divided, Schwaikheim belonged to the Waiblingen office and from 1463 to the Winnenden office. Numerous people were killed by the plague during the Thirty Years' War . As a result of the French invasions, Schwaikheim was set on fire on July 29, 1693.

From the royal times to the present

When the new administrative structure was implemented in the Kingdom of Württemberg , which was founded in 1806 , Schwaikheim was assigned to the Waiblingen Oberamt in 1808 , which was renamed the Waiblingen district in 1934 .

With the first section of the Murrbahn between Waiblingen and Backnang, which opened in 1876 , Schwaikheim was connected to the Württemberg railway network . Schwaikheim changed from an agricultural village community into an industrial and workers' community.

During the administrative reform in Württemberg during the Nazi era , Schwaikheim came to the Waiblingen district in 1938 .

After the Second World War, the place became part of the American zone of occupation in 1945 and thus belonged to the newly founded state of Württemberg-Baden , which was incorporated into the current state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952.

In 1973 there was the district reform in Baden-Württemberg , when Schwaikheim became part of the Rems-Murr district .

Today Schwaikheim is a modern community with efficient trade, craft and industrial companies.

Ortneckname

The local name Schwaikheim is "Schlappohra" and comes from the Thirty Years' War . The story goes that Swedish troops wanted to loot Schwaikheim and the Schwaikheimers turned their trouser pockets out as a sign of their poverty and thus faced the Swedish troops. Since it looked like floppy ears (Swabian: Schlappohra), the Schwaikheimers in the surrounding area kept this name.

Religions

history

Schwaikheim has had its own church since 1353, after the place was parish off to Siegelhausen . Today's Mauritius Church was built in 1487. With the introduction of the Reformation by the Württemberg people , Schwaikheim became Protestant-Lutheran . When a relevant number of Catholics came to Schwaikheim with the expellees after 1945 , a Catholic church was built with the Church of St. Mary Help of Christians. In addition to the two major denominations, there is also an Evangelical Free Church and a New Apostolic Church in Schwaikheim.

Denomination statistics

According to the 2011 census , a majority of 41.6% of the population in 2011 were Protestant, 23.2% were Roman Catholic and 35.3% were non-denominational , belonged to another religious community or did not provide any information. Currently (as of December 31, 2019) of the 9,474 inhabitants, 34.3% are Protestant, 21.1% Roman Catholic and 46.7% are non-denominational or belong to another religious community. The number of Protestants and Catholics has therefore decreased in the observed period, while the proportion of non-denominational increased.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Schwaikheim has 18 members. It consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following final result.

Parties and constituencies		% 2019	Seats 2019	% 2014	Seats 2014	Local elections 2019  % 50 40 30th 20th 10 0 40.06% 30.33% 29.61% CDU -FB SPD Green Gains and losses compared to 2014  % p  12  10    8th    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4 + 2.19  % p -0.92  % p +10.96  % p CDU -FB SPD Green
CDU-FB	Christian Democratic Union of Germany - Free Citizens	40.06	7th	37.87	7th
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	30.33	6th	31.25	6th
GREEN	Alliance 90 / The Greens	29.61	5	18.65	3
FDP-FW	Free Democratic Party - Free Voters	-	-	12.24	2
total		100.0	18th	100.0	18th
voter turnout		60.40%		51.26%

coat of arms

The Schwaikheim coat of arms shows a golden, straight official staff on a red shield, which is crossed diagonally with a golden abbot's staff that ends in a curve. The official staff can be seen here as a sign of the old membership of the Württemberg secular offices of Winnenden and Waiblingen, whose bailiffs once held the staff over Schwaikheim, i.e. carried out justice. The abbot points to Schwaikheim's historical relationships with various religious institutions, especially with Backnang Abbey .

Town twinning

Gorron has been Schwaikheim's twin town since 1986 . Gorron is a small town with about 3,000 inhabitants in the French department Mayenne in the Pays de la Loire region .

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

• freeglass, world market leader in the field of "plastic glazing"
• Kärcher Futuretech , manufacturer in the field of NBC protection , water treatment and catering systems.

Leisure and Tourism

The most important festival in the area is the Schwaikheim Spot Festival, which takes place every two years (alternating with the fire brigade festival) . It usually takes place as a three-day event from Saturday to Monday.

traffic

Schwaikheim is conveniently located on the highway 14 ( Stuttgart - Schwäbisch Hall ) with an exit to the municipal area. Via the B 14 there is a direct and fast connection to the state capital Stuttgart (20 km), the district town Waiblingen (10 km) and the city of Winnenden (5 km). The further construction of the B 14 to Leutenbach (2006) resulted in a significant reduction in traffic in the village.

Schwaikheim is connected to the surrounding area by public transport from bus line 339 ( Waiblingen - Korb - Winnenden ) and line 389 (Waiblingen - Winnenden - Hertmannsweiler ). In addition, the town has its own S-Bahn connection to the S3 line ( Backnang –Stuttgart- Flughafen ) of the S-Bahn Stuttgart with the Schwaikheim train station .

education

From the 2013/2014 school year, the primary and secondary school with the Werkrealschule in Schwaikheim became a community school. The type of school prepares students for all educational qualifications (secondary school leaving certificate, secondary school leaving certificate, Abitur).

Culture and sights

In addition to the old smithy, Schwaikheim has a newly opened local museum about the history of Schwaikheim and old trades.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• Lothar Krüger (born October 3, 1929 in Berlin), former mayor of Schwaikheim and honorary citizen since 1994
• Fritz Müller (born July 14, 1902 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, † April 6, 1967), mayor from 1931 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1966
• Karl Müller (born September 10, 1913, † February 17, 1989), great service to the community, local council
• Alfred Schefenacker (born June 3, 1912 in Esslingen, † October 21, 1995), founder of the Schefenacker company (today Visiocorp and Odelo)
• Fritz Ulrich (born February 12, 1888 in Schwaikheim, † October 7, 1969 in Stuttgart-Sillenbuch), politician (SPD), member of the state and Reichstag, interior minister in Baden-Württemberg
• Kurt Vollmer (born June 23, 1934, † November 8, 1998), 16 years old member of the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg and from 1965 a member of the district council of the Rems-Murr district

Sons and daughters of the church

• Fritz Ulrich (1888–1969), Member of the Landtag and Reichstag, Minister of the Interior in Baden-Württemberg
• Kurt Vollmer (1934–1998), member of the state parliament
• Oliver Straube (* 1971), soccer player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Hansjörg Dongus : Geographical land survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 171 Göppingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1961. →  Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)
3. ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Schwaikheim.
4. ↑ Census 2011 Schwaikheim Religion (%) , accessed on February 28, 2020
5. ↑ Population statistics (as of December 31, 2019) Extract from the statistical analysis of the “ITEOS” association , accessed on February 28, 2020
6. ↑ Information on the school profile ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Schwaikheim community school. 

Web links

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

Wikisource: Schwaickheim  - in the description of the Waiblingen Oberamt from 1850

• Website of the community of Schwaikheim
• Internet presence of all Schwaikheim clubs, associations, groups, parties and organizations