Winterbach (Remstal)

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '  N , 9 ° 29'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Stuttgart
County :	Rems-Murr district
Height :	258 m above sea level NHN
Area :	17.13 km 2
Residents:	7660 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	447 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	73650
Area code :	07181
License plate :	WN, BK
Community key :	08 1 19 086
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktplatz 2 73650 Winterbach
Website :	www.winterbach.de
Mayor :	Sven Müller
Location of the municipality of Winterbach in the Rems-Murr district

Winterbach is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district and is located in the Rems Valley in Baden-Württemberg , about 23 km east of Stuttgart . It belongs to the Stuttgart region (until 1992 the Middle Neckar region ) and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart .

geography

Geographical location

Winterbach is located in the Remstal on the federal highway 29 (Stuttgart - Aalen ) between Stuttgart and Schorndorf . In the main town there is a stop on the S-Bahn line S2 (Schorndorf - Stuttgart - Stuttgart Airport - Filderstadt ), which connects Winterbach to the Stuttgart S-Bahn network via the Remsbahn .

structure

Population development of Winterbach (Remstal)

Winterbach consists of the districts Winterbach, Engelberg and Manolzweiler . Of the 7602 inhabitants (as of the end of 2015), 7196 live in the main town. While the districts of Engelberg and Manolzweiler lie on the Schurwald south of the main town of Winterbach, Winterbach itself is in the valley on the Rems . In the north of Winterbach, wine is grown on a southern slope. In Winterbach, the municipal council is elected according to the procedure of the false suburbs . For this purpose, the three districts of Winterbach ( residential district I ), Engelberg ( residential district II ) and Manolzweiler ( residential district III ) form residential districts within the meaning of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code .

Division of space

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

Neighboring communities

The municipality of Winterbach borders clockwise from north to east to southeast on the city of Schorndorf , in the south on the municipalities of Lichtenwald and Baltmannsweiler , in the southwest on the city of Weinstadt and from southwest over west to north on Remshalden .

Despite its great economic power, Winterbach has so far retained its village character.

history

middle Ages

Winterbach was an old imperial estate and was first confirmed in 1046 by Emperor Heinrich III. mentioned in a document in the Lorsch Codex . The emperor issued the certificate for Lorsch on August 28, 1046 in the Palatinate in Winterbach. Henry III. visited the royal court in Winterbach again in December 1048. However, finds suggest that Winterbach was much older. In 1080 the royal courts of Winterbach and Waiblingen came into the possession of the cathedral chapters of Speyer through a donation from Henry IV before the battle of Hohenmölsen . In 1238, a pastor was first recorded in Winterbach and since 1293, viticulture can be traced in the district. With the decline of the Staufer , Winterbach came to the Counts of Württemberg .

In 1309, the Michael Church, which is still standing today, was inaugurated, but the existence of an original church for the middle Rems valley in the village is assumed even before Winterbach was first mentioned in a document . The parish of Winterbach has been run as a branch of the church in Schorndorf since 1369 . When the county of Württemberg was divided in 1442, Winterbach came into the possession of the Stuttgart count line.

In 1490 the church was rebuilt and the Passion frescoes that have survived to this day date from this period.

Modern times

Winterbach residents were also involved in the uprising of poor Konrad in 1514. After Duke Ulrich von Württemberg's return , he introduced the Reformation in the Duchy in 1534 . During the Thirty Years' War the Rems Valley was devastated several times by armies passing through. In 1644 a lightning strike set fire to the church tower, which was rebuilt in the following years. Around 1750 Winterbach achieved a modest level of prosperity, among other things, from 1751 to 1758 the conversion of the Michaelskirche took place.

Winterbach belonged to the office of Schorndorf, but until 1808 it was itself the seat of a subordinate staff office for the surrounding Württemberg villages.

19th century

After the establishment of the Kingdom of Württemberg , Winterbach remained part of the Oberamt Schorndorf . Bathing began in Winterbach in 1825 after sulfur-containing springs were tapped at Gasthaus Adler. Only 25 years later these dried up and the spa business came to a standstill. As a result, an institution for mentally handicapped children was set up in the bathhouses.

In 1861, Winterbach's transport links improved with the opening of the Remsbahn to Wasseralfingen . Thus, the place was integrated into the rail network of the Württemberg State Railways early on.

In 1874, an asylum for women in need of care was built on the site of the former bathing establishment. A central water supply was built around the turn of the 20th century.

20th century

Aerial view from the southwest, 1983

In 1906 Winterbach was electrified. In 1910 and 1911 there was a bad harvest among the winemakers due to phylloxera , which is why many gave up viticulture. In the course of a regional reform during the Nazi era , Winterbach came to the Waiblingen district in 1938 . In 1945 Winterbach fell into the American zone of occupation and thus belonged to the newly founded state of Württemberg-Baden , which was merged into the current state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. After the Second World War , Winterbach developed from an agricultural place into an industrial and service community. The entire canalization took place in 1958. Since the district reform that took place in 1973 , Winterbach has belonged to the Rems-Murr district. In 1978, the town won the state winner in the monument protection and urban development competition . After completion, the new development area Schießwiesen was inaugurated in 2003. The development of the Sterrenberg II building area followed in May 2007 . In the days from January 13th to January 14th 2011 and May 30th 2013 the place had to fight with floods. In 2013 the town center was completely renovated. In 2015, the development work on the Schilfweg construction area was completed.

Denomination statistics

According to the 2011 census , in 2011 47.4% of the population were predominantly Protestant , 20.2% Roman Catholic and 32.4% were non-denominational , belonged to another religious community or did not provide any information. The number of Catholics and Protestants has decreased since then. As of December 31, 2015, 45.9% (3,488) of the 7,602 inhabitants were Protestant, 19.8% (1,505) were Roman Catholic and 34.3% either belong to another religion or are non-denominational.

politics

Municipal council

In Winterbach, the municipal council is elected using the spurious selection of a part of town. The number of local councils can change due to overhang mandates . The municipal council in Winterbach has 19 members after the last election (2014: 20). 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	Local elections 2019  % 50 40 30th 20th 10 0 46.65% 21.32% 20.05% 11.98% BWV Green CDU SPD Gains and losses compared to 2014  % p    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4 -2.85  % p +5.52  % p + 0.45  % p -3.12  % p.p. BWV Green CDU SPD
BWV	Winterbach-Engelberg-Manolzweiler civil electoral association	46.65	9	49.5	10
GREEN	Alliance 90 / The Greens	21.32	4th	15.8	3
CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	20.05	4th	19.6	4th
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	11.98	2	15.1	3
total		100.0	19th	100.0	20th
voter turnout		69.17%		59.1%

mayor

In July 2016, Sven Müller was elected as the new mayor in the first ballot. He replaced Albrecht Ulrich, who held the office for 16 years.

Partnerships

There has been a partnership with the municipality of Gleisdorf in Styria ( Austria ) since 1961 .

coat of arms

Town center with Michaelskirche

Description: In red a silver (white) wavy bar, above a golden (yellow) crown, underneath a silver (white) hape with a golden (yellow) handle wood.

The golden crown is a reminder that Winterbach was an old estate and that Emperor Heinrich III. stayed in Winterbach on August 28, 1046 and December 3, 1048. The wavy bar makes the coat of arms "talking" in relation to the second part of the place name.

The Weinberghape is the old coat of arms of Winterbach, which can be traced back to 1831, became a sickle over time and now appears again as Hape.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Winterbach is one of the rich communities in Baden-Württemberg. Winterbach companies provide more than 2000 jobs. This roughly corresponds to the number of employees living in Winterbach. The largest employer in town is the Peter Hahn fashion house with shipping .

Public facilities

The Arbeiterwohlfahrt has been running a nursing home in the center of the village since 1988 .

education

Schools in Winterbach:

• Free Waldorf School Engelberg in the Engelberg district
• Magdalenenschule ( special education and counseling center )
• Lehenbachschule ( elementary and community school )

Culture and sights

Michaelskirche and town halls

Bürgerhaus Kelter (YOC 1750)

Winterbach is on the Württemberger Weinstrasse .

Buildings

• Michaelskirche
• The three town halls
• Community house Kelter

Ostlandkreuz

Museums

• Village and local history museum with Julie Palmer parlor

Remstal Garden Show 2019

Monopteros

From May 10 to October 20, 2019, a green project of the state of Baden-Württemberg took place in Remstal , in which Winterbach is also participating. This Remstal garden show 2019 is one of the "small" garden shows that alternate annually with the state garden shows.

In this context, Gleisdorfer Platz with access to the Rems was redesigned and the river in the west of the village was renatured . Winterbach took part in the “16 stations”, the garden show's architectural project, with a white monopteros on an orchard in the south above the village.

Regular events

Every year at the end of June, the Winterbacher Brunnenfest takes place from Saturday to Monday and the Winterbacher Christmas market takes place on the first Sunday in Advent .

In uneven years, the Rock cultural initiative organizes the Winterbach tent spectacle in July .

Every year the Remstal run takes place in Winterbach, mostly in April since 1992.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Caroline von der Lühe , b. Caroline von Brandenstein, (* 1757 in Engelberg, † after 1805), composer, writer, correspondent, salonier
• Karl Ludwig Friedrich Josef von Brandenstein (1760–1847), Minister of State
• Wilhelm August von Plessen (1808–1887), Minister of Justice
• Georg Friedrich Erhardt (* 1825), royal court painter
• Werner Dilger (1942–2007), professor of computer science, holder of the chair for artificial intelligence at the TU Chemnitz

Personalities who have worked on site

Well-known personalities who have spent part of their life in Winterbach are:

• Julie Kern (1858–1938), German local poet
• Joachim Klar (1909–1996), German rector and home nurse
• Peter-Andreas Mothes (1935–2008), German painter and art teacher; lived in Manolzweiler
• Klaas Engelken (1939–2017), German administrative lawyer and specialist book author
• Giovane Élber (* 1972), former Brazilian national soccer player, lived in Winterbach in the 1990s when he played for VfB Stuttgart. The Giovane Élber Foundation he founded is based in Winterbach.
• Gerhard Kurt Hofmamn, German graphic artist
• Davie Selke (* 1995), soccer player, grew up in Winterbach
• Karl Schulz (* 1911), German painter and graphic artist

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Facts & Figures. In: Sunny winter stream. Winterbach municipality, accessed on February 27, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Main statute of the municipality of Winterbach from July 24, 2001, last amended on July 23, 2019
4. ↑ State Statistical Office, area since 1988 according to actual use for Winterbach.
5. ↑ Minst, Karl Josef [transl.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 1), Certificate 121, August 28, 1046 - Reg. 3607. In: Heidelberg historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 164 , accessed on July 15, 2018 . 
6. ^ Regesta Imperii from April 16, 1046 to May 1, 1047 , accessed on August 23, 2018
7. ^ Regesta Imperii from May 8, 1047 to January 13, 1050 , accessed on August 23, 2018
8. ^ Siegfried Zarth: The Michaeliskirche - history, construction and equipment. in: Ev. Winterbach parish (ed.): 700 years Michaeliskirche in Winterbach. Winterbacher Heimat series, issue 5, 2009, ISBN 978-3-86705-066-1
9. ↑ https://www.winterbach.de/de/winterbach/gemeindeportraet/geschichte.html History of Winterbach
10. ↑ https://www.winterbach.de/de/winterbach/gemeindeportraet/zeittafel.html Zeittafel from Winterbach
11. ↑ Winterbach Religion , 2011 census
12. ↑ Winterbach municipality facts and figures , accessed on May 17, 2020
13. ↑ http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.wahl-in-winterbach-klarer-sieg-fuer-sven-mueller.78b85748-3848-4661-9502-c624a82fb650.html
14. ↑ Claudia Bell: Feeling strengthened for Fellbach and the Rems Valley. In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten. October 21, 2019, accessed December 24, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Architecture with 16 stations on remstal.de. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

Web links

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

Wikisource: Winterbach in the description of the Oberamt Schorndorf from 1851  - sources and full texts

• Internet presence of the municipality of Winterbach