Weilheim an der Teck

Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Stuttgart
County :	Esslingen
Height :	385 m above sea level NHN
Area :	26.51 km 2
Residents:	10,275 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	388 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	73235
Area code :	07023
License plate :	ES, NT
Community key :	08 1 16 070
LOCODE :	DE WLH
City structure:	3 districts / boroughs
; City administration address :	Marktplatz 6 ; 73235 Weilheim
Website :	www.weilheim-teck.de
Mayor :	Johannes Züfle (independent)
Location of the city of Weilheim an der Teck in the Esslingen district

Look at Weilheim by the Limburg from

Floor plan of Weilheim an der Teck

Peterskirche, in the foreground the market fountain by Walter Ostermayer

Town hall in Weilheim

Weilheim an der Teck , the Swabian Zähringer town at the foot of the Swabian Alb , has a history of over 1200 years. It belongs to the Esslingen district in Baden-Württemberg . The city belongs to the Stuttgart region (until 1992 the Middle Neckar region ) and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart . The city of Weilheim has agreed an administrative community with the communities of Bissingen an der Teck , Holzmaden , Neidlingen and Ohmden . 59.3% of the district of Weilheim lies in the Swabian Alb biosphere area .

geography

Geographical location

Weilheim is located north of the Albtrauf and in the foreland of the central Swabian Alb . This lies in the Swabian Jura , from the Lias eta to the Weißjura beta , the city in between is mainly on the Braunjura . The elevations include the striking Limburg ( 598 m above sea level ) and the Egelsberg ( 428 m above sea level ) as Weilheim's "local mountain", which is also popularly known as Bürrle ("little mountain "). Both are of volcanic origin, as is Tuchbleiche ( 390 m above sea level ). On the Wolfscherre ( 537 m above sea level ), east of the city, there is a drinking water reservoir with a 4000 m³ elevated tank a good 50 meters below the spur summit . Another branch of the Alb is the Egenfirst to the southeast ( 536 m above sea level ). The highest point in Weilheim is about 800 m above sea level. NN on the upper slope edge of the Bosler or Boßler at the Erdschliff . The official height at the town hall is 385 m above sea level. NN .

The largest stream is the Lindach . It rises near the Reußenstein castle ruins, about 7 km away, in the neighboring village of Neidlingen, above a small waterfall and flows through the middle of Weilheim. After a run of almost 17 km, it flows into the Lauter in the city of Kirchheim unter Teck . Side streams from it on the municipality marker are the left Zipfelbach , which rises in the Randecker Maar and flows through the district Hepsisau, the Kohlesbach and the Schmiedbach , both flow from the right, and the last one is the left Federnbach . The Ehnisbach , the right and main upper reaches of the Windbach , runs through the western edge of the marking and flows into the Lindach well below the municipality via the Gießnaubach in Kirchheim- Nabern . Another stream, the Lachenbach , flows from the district to its northern border, on which the Seebach runs in sections , which then drains over the Trinkbach also far below into the Lindach.

Weilheim's market area shows the typical landscape of the foothills of the Alb and is actively used for agriculture: There are fields and meadows, orchards , many cherry tree meadows and on the slopes of Limburg there are also vineyards. In addition, some forest areas and tree nurseries belong to the district . The juniper heaths typical of the Swabian Alb can still be found.

City structure

In addition to the core city, Weilheim also includes the district of Hepsisau , which is about 3.5 km further to the south and has about 750 inhabitants, which was incorporated on January 1, 1972. The small hamlet of Häringen is located about 3.5 km southeast of the urban area at the origin of the Häringer Bach , which is the left upper reaches of the Schmiedbach . Other old Aussiedlerhöfe at the foot of the Albaufstieg are the Pfundhardthof in the southeast and the Herzogenau in the east . On the Reutenberg there are individual old villas and houses scattered outside the settlement area. To the west of Weilheim, at the foot of the mountain cone of the same name, lies the newly created Egelsberg district with around 2000 inhabitants.

Neighboring communities

The following towns and communities border the town of Weilheim an der Teck: Holzmaden ^E in the north, Aichelberg ^G in the northeast, Gruibingen ^G in the east, Neidlingen ^E in the southeast, Bissingen an der Teck ^E in the southwest and west and Kirchheim unter Teck ^E in the northwest.

^E.in the Esslingen district

^Gin the district of Göppingen

Division of space

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

history

From prehistory to the Middle Ages

Finds from prehistoric times indicate a very early settlement of the Weilheim area. The oldest written mention of the place can be found on October 1, 769 in a deed of donation from the Lorsch Monastery . Between 1050 and 1070, Duke Berthold with the beard from the Zähringer family founded Limburg Castle and a provost office in Weilheim, which remained the Zähringer headquarters for around 20 years.

In 1319, Count Ulrich von Aichelberg elevated Weilheim to the status of a town, which was fortified and quickly gained importance because of the market rights. In 1334 Count Brun von Kirchberg sold the place for 7,500 guilders to the Counts of Württemberg . Around 1370 the people of Württemberg pledged this property to the Lords of Lichtenstein. In 1432, Peter von Liebenstein and his son-in-law Kaspar von Schlat sold the liens to Hans von Wernau . The latter later transferred the pledge to his cousin Eitel. Württemberg finally released the pledge from his sons in 1478.

In 1461 a city fire devastated the core of the settlement. In 1489, instead of a church from 1089, the Peterskirche was built with its rich furnishings in the late Gothic style.

Early modern age

In 1534 the Protestant Duke Ulrich ordered that Württemberg, and thus also Weilheim, should be Protestant from now on. The plague raged in the city from 1634 to 1638 , killing 1,505 people. In 1647, Swedish troops looted the place during the Thirty Years' War .

Weilheim 1683, forest inventory book by Andreas Kieser
Hepsisau 1683
1683
Pfundhard 1683

In 1777 the old town hall was built on the market square.

19th century

When the new administrative structure in the Kingdom of Württemberg was implemented at the beginning of the 19th century, Weilheim remained assigned to the Oberamt Kirchheim .

At the end of the 19th century, industrial development began hesitantly. The Kirchheim-Weilheim post office was set up in 1858, a weaving mill was established in 1884, the first largest industrial enterprise, and in 1908 the Kirchheim (Teck) Süd – Weilheim (Teck) railway was put into operation, on which passenger traffic ceased on September 25, 1982 became, in 1986 the freight transport.

20th and 21st centuries

From 1922 to 1924, the city's water supply was established through water pipes.

From 1934 to 1937 the A 8 motorway was built, which runs through the district in the far north. The administrative reform during the Nazi era in Württemberg led to Weilheim's membership in the Nürtingen district in 1938 . On the Bosler , a rock on the Albtrauf, several aircraft have had an accident since 1940 when they hit the abruptly rising mountain.

After the Second World War, Weilheim belonged to the state of Württemberg-Baden in the American zone of occupation . When Baden-Württemberg was founded in 1952, Weilheim became part of today's federal state. Due to the district reform in Baden-Württemberg in 1973, Weilheim became part of the Esslingen district . In 1975 an administrative community was set up with the communities of Bissingen , Holzmaden , Neidlingen and Ohmden .

In 2009 the town hall received a modern extension with an underground car park.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1972, the community of Hepsisau was incorporated into Weilheim. The coat of arms of the old community, adopted in 1952, shows a golden diagonal right-hand bar in blue, covered with a natural cherry branch. Hepsisau is located around 4 kilometers from Weilheim directly on the Albtrauf and today has around 750 inhabitants. While the local nobility, the Lords of Hepsisau, is documented as early as 1237 and 1241, the community itself appears for the first time in 1504. Far beyond the district boundaries, it is known that under the auspices of the Esslingen district standing Schullandheim Lichteneck .

Population development

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

year	population
December 3, 1834 ¹	3.152
December 1, 1871 ¹	3,001
December 1, 1900 ¹	3,072
May 17, 1939 ¹	3,242
September 13, 1950 ¹	4,783
June 6, 1961 ¹	6,521
May 27, 1970 ¹	7,443
May 25, 1987 ¹	8,145
December 31, 1991	9,135
December 31, 1995	9,366
December 31, 2000	9,473
December 31, 2005	9,670
December 31, 2015	10,052

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. In Weilheim, the municipal council is elected according to the procedure of the false sub-district election. The number of local councils can change due to overhang mandates . The municipality council in Weilheim has 18 members after the last election (unchanged). 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 % 40 30th 20th 10 0 30.49% 27.31% 23.41% 18.45% FW UWV SBV BDF Gains and losses compared to 2014 % p 20th 18th 16 14th 12 10 8th 6th 4th 2 0 -2 -4 -6 -8th -10 -9.56 % p -2.90 % p -6.33 % p + 18.45 % p FW UWV SBV BDF Template: election diagram / maintenance / new result not 100%
FWV	Free voter association Weilheim an der Teck	30.49	6th	40.05	7th
UWV	Independent voter association Weilheim an der Teck and Hepsisau	27.31	5	30.21	6th
SBV	Social citizens' association Weilheim an der Teck	23.41	4th	29.74	5
BDF	Citizens' Democratic Group Weilheim an der Teck	18.45	3	-	-
total		100	18th	100	18th
voter turnout		61.48%		52.81%

mayor

1889–1916: Stadtschultheiß Scheu
1916–1937: Karl Schmid
1937–1972: Georg Kandenwein
1972–2009: Hermann Bauer (Free Voters)
since April 1, 2009: Johannes Züfle (independent)

In the mayoral election on January 29, 2017, none of the applicants could achieve the required majority. On February 12, incumbent Züfle was re-elected with 56.07% of the vote.

coat of arms

Blazon : Under the golden head of the shield , covered with a lying black deer pole , a blue key in silver.

The coat of arms has been passed down since around 1600 and has been in use in its current form since at least 1907. The stag pole - half an antler - indicates that the city belongs to Württemberg . The key is reminiscent of the symbol of the patron St. Peter of the St. Peter's Church in Weilheim . The white and blue flag has been legally used since at least the beginning of the 20th century.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Former station building

Coming from Neidlingen in the southeast and following the Lindachtal, the L 1200 crosses Weilheim and continues to Kirchheim unter Teck in the northwest. The L 1252 connects to the west with Dettingen unter Teck , the L 1214 in the direction of Aichelberg offers connection to the A 8 after less than 2.5 km from the town center via the Aichelberg slip road . Like this, the L 1213 climbs eastward over the Albtrauf and leads to Gruibingen.

At Kirchheim unter Teck train station, which is about 9 km away on the road, the people of Weilheim have a connection to the Teckbahn . Until 1982 the city had a direct rail connection via the Kirchheim (Teck) Süd – Weilheim (Teck) railway. The line has been idle since 1994, but it is planned to reactivate it for passenger transport.

The Alb-Neckar cycle path reaches Weilheim as a long-distance cycle path . It leads from Ulm to Heilbronn .

Viticulture

Weilheim is the most southeastern branch of the Württemberg wine-growing region , whose Weilheim single location Schlosssteige belongs to the large Hohenneuffen location in the Remstal-Stuttgart area.

Established businesses

Fischer Weilheim GmbH, earthworks, demolition work, transport work
Hans Fischer Transport GmbH, a national freight forwarding and logistics company
Wilhelm Kächele GmbH, leading manufacturer of special rubbers (e.g. for oil production ) and rubber-metal compounds
Kurt Hack GmbH (Eurotramp-Trampoline), trampoline manufacturer
CNC-Technik Ortlieb GmbH & Co.KG, metal processing company in the field of machining

Educational institutions

In addition to the Realschule and the elementary and secondary school with Werkrealschule, there is also a pure elementary school in the city, the Limburg School. A special school rounds off the school offer. The high school students of the community move to the secondary school in Kirchheim unter Teck . There are also five municipal kindergartens on site, the “Free Kindergarten Weilheim e. V. “and the Waldkindergarten Weilheim e. V.

In 2012, the city library, which is housed in a listed building, borrowed almost 142,000 items from its stock of 28,000 media. From July 1, 2013 the offer will be digitally expanded; " Onleihe " is then possible for registered readers .

Leisure and sports facilities

The Lindach Stadium, home of the Weilheim gymnastics and sports club with adjoining tennis and soccer fields, a basketball field , a bike park and a skate park .
Egelsberg sports field (soccer field)
Riding facility (Egelsberg)

Culture and sights

Buildings

The Peterskirche with rich furnishings was built in 1489 in the late Gothic style and is now a cultural monument. It replaced a church from 1089.
Capuchin house
Community center
The town hall on the market square was built in 1777.
Lion shear

Regular events

City festival , every year on the first Sunday in July
Village festival in Hepsisau, every year on the first Sunday in September
Cherry blossom festival in April
Advent market , every year on the 2nd Advent

Natural monuments

Sessile oak on Kinderwasen with a chest height of 6.50 m (2015).

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Christian Mali (1832–1906), professor and painter
Emil Paillard (1859–1945), general practitioner
Georg Kandenwein, mayor from 1937 to 1972
Karl Gottlob Dreher (1886–1979), former rector. D., author of the home book Weilheim / Teck, then and now , Volumes I + II
Hermann Bauer, mayor from 1972 to 2009

sons and daughters of the town

Friedrich von Gerok (1786–1865), theologian, general superintendent of Ludwigsburg, member of the state parliament
Richard Döcker (1894–1968), architect and university professor
August Hermann Hinderer (1877–1945), theologian and publicist
Sabine Hirler (* 1961), music teacher, music therapist, author, composer and lecturer
Jannik Steimle (* 1996), racing cyclist

Personalities who have worked on site

Josef Schwarz (1910–1985), expellee politician (CDU), member of the state parliament, lived in Weilheim and was also a local councilor here
Gerhard Dreher (1924–2008), freelance visual artist, lived in Weilheim for a long time
Moritz Rugendas (1802–1858), painter and explorer, died in Weilheim

Culinary specialties

In Weilheim and the surrounding area, people like to eat the Bätscher , a pizza-like pastry that is coated with a sour cream mixture and garnished with caraway seeds and pieces of bacon .

literature

Christoph Bizer: Hepsisau - from the story of a village at the foot of the Alb. Edited by the city of Weilheim ad Teck, 1987, ISBN 3-9800255-2-7 .
Karl Dreher: Weilheim an der Teck then and now. A. Gottliebs & J. Oßwalds Buchdruckereien, Kirchheim unter Teck 1939
Hans Schwenkel : Home book of the Nürtingen district . Volume 2, Würzburg 1953, pp. 1173-1217.
Ulrich Marstaller: The Peterskirche in Weilheim . Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-8062-0436-5 .
The Esslingen district (Volume 2). Edited by the State Archives Baden-Württemberg i. V. with the district of Esslingen, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2009, ISBN 978-3-7995-0842-1 , page 437.
Manfred Waßner u. a., The history of the city on Limburg . Weilheim an der Teck 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-021110-2 .