Wernau (Neckar)
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Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ N , 9 ° 25 ′ E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
Administrative region : | Stuttgart | |
County : | Esslingen | |
Height : | 255 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 10.9 km 2 | |
Residents: | 12,324 (Dec 31, 2018) | |
Population density : | 1131 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 73249 | |
Area code : | 07153 | |
License plate : | ES, NT | |
Community key : | 08 1 16 072 | |
City structure: | 2 districts | |
City administration address : |
Kirchheimer Strasse 68–70 73249 Wernau (Neckar) |
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Mayor : | Armin Elbl | |
Location of the city of Wernau (Neckar) in the Esslingen district | ||
Wernau (Neckar) is a town in the Esslingen district in Baden-Württemberg . It belongs to the Stuttgart region (until 1992 the Middle Neckar region ) and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart .
geography
Geographical location
Wernau is located on the right bank of the Neckar , south of Plochingen and about 25 km east of Stuttgart . The Bodenbach flows through the city towards the Neckar. As early as 1818, its natural dynamism was ended by the creation of a deep, artificial river bed. The subsequent filling of the Neckar oxbow lakes began in 1820 and was carried out successively in several steps. Gravel extraction, which initially proceeded up the Neckar, reached the edge zones of today's quarry ponds (large and small lakes) as early as 1939. In 1981 the Wernau quarry ponds were declared a nature reserve. Today the area covers about 45 hectares. Another 5.5 hectare protected area in the city is the Wernau clay pit.
The hamlet Freitagshof, which belongs to Wernau, is located south-east between Wernau and Kirchheim unter Teck .
Neighboring communities
Adjacent municipalities are in turn the municipality of Deizisau in the northwest, the city of Plochingen in the north, the municipalities of Hochdorf in the east and Notzingen in the southeast, the cities of Kirchheim unter Teck in the south and Wendlingen in the southwest and the municipality of Köngen in the west, all of which are also in the Esslingen district lie.
Division of space
According to data from the State Statistical Office , as of 2014.
history
Wernau emerged in 1938 from the places Pfauhausen and Steinbach.
Until the parish merger
In 1384 and 1681 attempts to form a community were given up after a short time. Pfauhausen belonged to the Neuhausen dominion in Upper Austria until 1769 , then to the Principality of Speyer until 1802 and was therefore always Catholic. Due to the local rule of Speth von Sulzburg, Steinbach also remained Catholic during the Reformation. As a result, both places were a Catholic enclave in the evangelical surrounding area of Württemberg . Pfauhausen and Steinbach came to the Oberamt Esslingen in 1808 when the new administrative structure in the Kingdom of Württemberg was implemented . During the district reform in Württemberg during the Nazi era , the new municipality of Wernau became part of the Esslingen district in the year it was founded in 1938.
Post-war period in the 20th century
After the Second World War , the place became part of the American zone of occupation and thus belonged to the state of Württemberg-Baden , which became part of the current state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. In the post-war period, many expellees and refugees, especially from Hungary, came to Wernau. On April 1, 1968, the town was granted city rights.
Population development
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politics
Municipal council
The municipal council in Wernau has 22 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 |
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WBL / JB | Wernau Citizens List / Young Citizens | 30.97 | 7th | 26.63 | 6th | |
FWV | Wernau Free Electoral Association | 22.67 | 5 | 23.90 | 5 | |
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 19.11 | 4th | 24.20 | 6th | |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 13.63 | 3 | 14.61 | 3 | |
GREEN | Greens / Independent | 13.63 | 3 | 10.66 | 2 | |
total | 100.0 | 22nd | 100.0 | 22nd | ||
voter turnout | 59.38% | 49.00% |
mayor
- 1938–1945 Anton Bader
- 1945–1964 Friedrich Schönherr
- 1964–1984 Hans Wagner
- 1984-2007 Roger Kehle
- since 2008 Armin Elbl
On October 11, 2015, Elbl was re-elected with 93.4% of the vote. The turnout was 26.4%.
coat of arms
Blazon : "A black sloping bar in silver, covered with three golden balls."
It is the coat of arms of the von Wernau family , which was also the godfather of the place name. The three balls symbolize the legend of St. Nicholas, according to which Bishop Nikolaus von Myra threw three poor girls three times three gold bags through the window at night and thus made the wedding possible for them.
Town twinning
Culture and sights
Buildings
- Maria-Hilf-Chapel from 1667, the oldest building in Wernau
- Castle of the Barons of Palm from the 18th century
- St. Magnus Church (Catholic)
- St. Erasmus Church (Catholic)
- Johannes Church (Protestant)
- Quadrium
Natural monuments
- Wernauer Baggerseen nature reserve
- Wernauer Lehmgrube nature reserve
Regular events
- Wernauer Fasnet
- Maypole erection and May market
- Wernauer Maultaschen Festival
- Brühlfest Wernau
- The South German Pug & Bulldog Race is held in Wernau
- Wernauer Biegelkirbe
- Wernau Christmas market
Economy and Infrastructure
In Wernau there is the Quadrium congress and conference center with an indoor pool and a wellness facility. There is also an outdoor pool and an ice rink in Wernau.
The Wernau city library was opened in 1971. It has been located in its current domicile on Bahnhofsplatz since 1996. The inventory is 24,000 media; in 2012 almost 90,000 loans were counted.
In addition, Wernau is the seat of several youth facilities in the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart , such as the diocese's bishop's youth welfare office, the BDKJ diocesan association and the youth foundation just .
traffic
Wernau is connected to the national rail network by the Plochingen – Tübingen (Neckar-Alb-Bahn) line. Since December 12, 2009, Wernau has been a stop on line S1 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn . The S1 line ends in Kirchheim unter Teck, where there is also a bus connection - from Wernau train station. Wernau also has a direct connection to the B10 .
Companies
Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH and the German headquarters of the mechanical engineering company DMG Mori KK are located in Wernau .
Educational institutions
There are three primary schools in Wernau : the Teckschule in Schulstrasse and the Castle Garden School with the Schlosshof and Katzenstein locations. The secondary school on site is the Realschule Wernau im Katzenstein.
media
The Wernauer Anzeiger is published weekly in Wernau .
Personalities
Born in Wernau
- Mother M. Anselma Bopp (1835–1887), founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Martyr George in Thuine (1869)
- Julius Denzel (1852-1915), chemist
Connected with Wernau
- Benedikt Maria von Werkmeister (1745–1823), Roman Catholic theologian and church reformer of the Enlightenment, worked in Wernau
- Heinrich Getzeny (1894–1970), cultural philosopher and journalist, worked in Wernau
- Franz Josef Kuhnle (* 1926), theologian and auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese, was diocesan youth pastor in Wernau
- Hilda-Maria Lander (1934–2018), social worker and professor, worked in Wernau
- Franz Pitzal (* 1936), Catholic parish priest and author, worked in Wernau
- Hermann Seimetz (* 1938), politician, was a teacher in Wernau
- Josef Jakob (* 1939), handball trainer and former handball player, trained in Wernau
- Rudolf Kröner (1942–2017), professional footballer, played at TSV Wernau in his youth
- Elmar Müller (* 1942), politician, grew up in Wernau
- Hans-Ulrich Rauchfuß (* 1950), functionary of the German migration movement, from 1994 to 2009 owner of the Hirsch pharmacy in Wernau
- Roger Kehle (* 1953), administrative specialist, Mayor of Wernau from 1984 to 2007
- Velimir Petković (* 1956), handball trainer and former handball player, trained HC Wernau
- Gerhard Wörn (* 1957), former soccer player, lives in Wernau
- Silvia Schmitt (* 1962), handball player, played in Wernau
- Georg Restle (* 1965), journalist, grew up in Wernau
- Stephan Trüby (* 1970), architecture theorist and professor, grew up in Wernau
- Oliver Otto (* 1972), professional soccer player, grew up in Wernau and played for TSV Wernau in his youth
- Marielle Bohm (* 1981), handball player, played in Wernau when she was young
- Maike Weiss (* 1984), handball player, played for HC Wernau
- Michael Gerlich (* 1991), handball player, played for HC Wernau
literature
- Baumann, Michael: Wernau am Neckar, 1938–1988 from the archive images series, Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2010, ISBN 978-3-86680-648-1 .
- Ferdinand Schaller: Pfauhausen and Steinbach: Wernau am Neckar in the old days . Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2009, ISBN 978-3-86680-344-2 .
- The Esslingen district - ed. from the State Archives Baden-Württemberg i. V. with the district of Esslingen, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2009, Volume 2, Page 477, ISBN 978-3-7995-0842-1 .
- Anton Denzinger, Diether Hauber: Wernau: 700 years Pfauhausen and Steinbach 1276–1976 . Gottlieb & Osswald, Kirchheim 1976.
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Wernau.
- ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg ; until 1970 census results, from 1975 updates on December 31 of each year.
- ↑ Homepage of the city of Wernau. Accessed on December 28, 2013.
- ↑ Election information for the municipal data center
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 1, 2016 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.
- ↑ Worth seeing and noteworthy , Internet presence of the city of Wernau ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 26, 2010
- ↑ The Wernauer Baggerseen ; Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport , accessed on November 26, 2010
- ↑ Wernauer Fasnet ; Wernauer fools , accessed on June 5, 2020
- ↑ Maultaschen festival ; Association of the Self-Employed Wernau , accessed on June 5, 2020
- ↑ Maimarkt ; Musikverein Stadtkapelle Wernau , accessed on June 5, 2020
- ↑ Brühlfest ; Association of the Self-Employed Wernau , accessed on June 5, 2020
- ↑ Süddeutsches Pug and Bulldog race ; Mop event , accessed June 5, 2020
- ↑ Biegelkirbe ; Association of the Self-Employed Wernau , accessed on June 5, 2020
- ↑ Christmas market ; Association of the Self-Employed Wernau , accessed on June 5, 2020
- ↑ German library statistics ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2015 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. , accessed June 5, 2013
Web links
- Descriptions of Pfauhausen and Steinbach in the description of the Oberamt Esslingen from 1845 on Wikisource
- Official website of the city
- Environment theme park