Wittlingen (Bad Urach)

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Whiting
City of Bad Urach
Former coat of arms of Wittlingen
Coordinates: 48 ° 28 ′ 6 ″  N , 9 ° 26 ′ 31 ″  E
Height : 689 m above sea level NN
Area : 13.62 km²
Residents : 1068  (December 31, 2014)
Population density : 78 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st September 1971
Postal code : 72574
Area code : 07125

With 1068 inhabitants, Wittlingen is the largest district of the city of Bad Urach in the district of Reutlingen , Baden-Württemberg, after the core city .

The place is at 689  m above sea level. NN . It is an original Alemannic settlement that lies in a volcanic depression.

In the Wittlingen district there is a kindergarten, a primary school attended by children from Whiting and those from neighboring Hengen , a butcher's shop with a small shop, a farm shop, a bank and an industrial area.

history

An early Alemannic settlement is proven by row grave finds in the local area and the name ending in "Witilingin". A clan called Witilo is considered to be the local nobility. As a result of the founding of the empire , Wittlingen came into the possession of the Counts of Achalm. In 1089 "Witilingin" was mentioned for the first time in the Bempflingen Treaty , in which the division of Achalm property was laid down. One of the heirs and signatories, Burkhard von Wittlingen, later transferred his property to the Zwiefalten monastery. However, a cousin of Burkhard withdrew most of the donation from the monastery and sold goods and rights on the site to Duke Friedrich of Swabia . The local rule was an accessory to Hohenwittlingen Castle , which was probably built at the end of the 11th century. already existed. Around 1250, Bishop Eberhard von Konstanz bought the castle and village and lent both to Count Ulrich von Württemberg , with which the local rule probably also came to Württemberg. From the 2nd half of the 13th century Until the 15th century, a noble family called themselves after Whiting, but members of a branch of the Speth also called themselves after the place from 1339 and presumably held the local rule until 1495.

According to a legend, Whiting is said to have been a walled town in earlier times. In 1831 the evangelical village had 512 inhabitants.

The village always belonged to the Office or Oberamt Urach and together with Gruorn , Hengen (today the city of Bad Urach), Seeburg , Rietheim and Trailfingen (both city of Münsingen ) formed a sub-office. After the dissolution of the Urach district, Wittlingen came to the Münsingen district in 1938. On September 1, 1971, Wittlingen was incorporated into Bad Urach on the occasion of the community reform and received its own local administration.

politics

All Bad Urach districts have a local council and a local mayor . The mayor of Wittlingen is Horst Vöhringer (List of Independent Voters' Association Whiting). The local council in Wittlingen has nine members since the last election. The turnout in the local elections on June 7, 2009 was 65.05%. The Independent Voters' Association Whiting achieved five seats in the local council with 2,713 votes (55.96%). The Wittlingen community of voters received 2135 votes (44.04%) and four seats.

Attractions

The ruins of Hohenwittlingen Castle, built at the beginning of the 11th century, lie on a promontory above the Ermstal . The entrance to the Schiller Cave is located in the forest near the castle .

societies

The Wittlingen village community is supported by a number of associations. These include the accordion club Hengen-Wittlingen, the Gesangverein Wittlingen, the youth club Wittlingen, the youth development association of the TSV Wittlingen, the nursing association, the Rulaman Bombers, the Swabian Alb Association as well as the SFC Wittlingen and the TSV Wittlingen.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Bad Urach: Numbers and facts
  2. ^ City of Bad Urach: coat of arms history whiting
  3. ↑ Description of the Upper Office Urach. Memminger. Tübingen and Stuttgart, 1831
  4. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 531 .