Römerstein (municipality)
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Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ' N , 9 ° 32' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Tübingen | |
| County : | Reutlingen | |
| Height : | 874 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 46.04 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 3991 (December 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 87 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 72587 | |
| Area code : | 07382 | |
| License plate : | RT | |
| Community key : | 08 4 15 088 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Albstraße 2 72587 Römerstein |
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| Mayor : | Matthias Winter (independent) | |
| Location of the municipality of Römerstein in the Reutlingen district | ||
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Römerstein is a municipality in the Reutlingen district in Baden-Württemberg . Römerstein and its entire area are part of the Swabian Alb biosphere area and the UNESCO Swabian Alb Geopark .
geography
Geographical location
The community is located about 22 kilometers east of Reutlingen on the plateau of the Swabian Alb at an altitude of 803 m above sea level. NN (Donnstetten Town Hall). It is named after the highest elevation in the municipality, the Römerstein ( 874 m above sea level ).
Neighboring communities
The following cities and municipalities border the municipality of Römerstein, they are named starting from the north in clockwise direction: Lenningen (Esslingen district), Wiesensteig (Göppingen district), Westerheim , Laichingen (both Alb-Donau district), Münsingen manor district , Bad Urach and Grabenstetten (all district of Reutlingen).
Community structure
The community consists of the formerly independent communities Böhringen, Donnstetten and Zainingen. The former municipalities of Donnstetten and Zainingen today form localities in the sense of the Baden-Württemberg municipal code, each with its own local council and mayor .
The village of Böhringen includes the village of Böhringen, the hamlet of Strohweiler and the farm Aglishardt. The village of Donnstetten and the house Römersteinhäuser, a lookout tower built in 1912 on the Römerstein, belong to the village of Donnstetten. Only the village of the same name belongs to the village of Zainingen.
In the municipality Römerstein are several Outbound , now-defunct places; In the area of the village of Böhringen, the Fischenhausen, which was dissolved in 1487 as zu Fischenhusen and probably in Aglishardt, the Geisweiler, Gölenbrunnen, Hofen, mentioned in 1454 as the Gaiswyler , the two places Ichenhusen and Horgenloch mentioned in 1275, the place Katzensteig, mentioned around 1192 as the Cazcensteige , the 1454 as Oberweiler mentioned in Oberwiler , Vohenhausen mentioned in 1345 as uf Vohenhusen as well as the Zimmerbuch mentioned in 1204 as Zimberbuch and 1299 as Zymberbuch , in the area of the village of Donnstetten are the two desert areas Beuren, to which a field name suggests, and Roter Hof.
history
Roman stone
The settlement probably goes back to the Roman settlement of Clarenna . The identification of the Roman place Clarenna, which has been handed down by the Peutinger tablet, is very likely with the archaeological finds in Donnstetten, but not absolutely certain.
The municipality of Römerstein was created in the course of the Baden-Württemberg municipal reform on January 1, 1975 as a merger of the previously independent municipalities of Böhringen (with Strohweiler and Aglishardt), Donnstetten and Zainingen. The whole of today's municipality used to belong to the Münsingen district and when it was dissolved in 1973 it came to the Reutlingen district .
Boehringen
Böhringen was first mentioned in a document together with the Aglishardt estate in 1090. The place originally belonged to the Kirchheimer Hundred . Böhringen came to Württemberg in the 15th century through the Lords of Sperbereck . In the Thirty Years War the place was almost completely destroyed. During the Second World War , too, there was severe destruction in the last days of the war.
Donnstetten
As early as 776, Donnstetten was referred to as a tunnel state in a document from the Lorsch monastery . In 1603 it fell to Württemberg .
Zainingen
Zainingen was first mentioned in 788 as Zeininger marca in the Lorsch Codex . In 1383 the place fell to Württemberg .
Religions
The St. Gallus Church in Böhringen was mentioned as early as 1192. The church in Zainingen was first mentioned in 1275. Donnstetten, which previously belonged to Zainingen, has had the status of its own parish since 1447. Since the introduction of the Reformation , the places have been evangelical-Lutheran .
In Römerstein there are three Protestant parishes today, the Protestant parish of Böhringen with the St. Gallus Church, the Protestant parish of Zainingen with the Martinskirche and the Protestant parish of Donnstetten-Westerheim with the St. George's Church, which is part of the Bad Urach parish -Münsingen belong to the Evangelical Church in Württemberg .
The members of the Evangelical Methodist Church meet in Laichingen, while the Catholics are assigned to the parish of St. Josef in Bad Urach.
politics
The seat of the municipal administration is Böhringen, local administrative offices are in Donnstetten and Zainingen.
Municipal council
The municipality council in Römerstein has 14 members. The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following preliminary final result. The turnout was 65.2% (2009: 64.4%). The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.
| Free citizen list Römerstein | 45.8% | 6 seats | (2009: 45.3%, 6 seats) |
| Independent citizen list Römerstein | 54.2% | 8 seats | (2009: 54.7%, 8 seats) |
mayor
The mayor is elected for an eight-year term.
- 1975–1999: Hans Sigel
- 1999-2013: Michael Donth
- 2014– : Matthias Winter
coat of arms
Blazon : "A golden sparrowhawk flying upwards over a double-row black and silver shield base in blue."
Culture and sights
Römerstein is located on the Swabian Albstraße , which leads past many sights.
Museums
In Donnstetten there is a local history museum in the parish barn.
societies
- German Red Cross, local association Römerstein: Founded in 1976 as a result of the municipal reform from the three DRK local groups Böhringen, Donnstetten and Zainingen.
- Schwäbischer Albverein eV, local group Zainingen: Founded in 1949 in Zainingen
- Schwäbischer Albverein, local group Böhringen: awarded the Eichendorff plaque in 1993
music
- Accordion and Handharmonica Club Römerstein e. V., founded in 1951 in Donnstetten
- Choral society "Frohsinn" Böhringen, founded in 1887
- Liederkranz Donnstetten, founded in 1843
- Musikverein Zainingen e. V., founded in 1920
- Musikverein "Harmonie" Donnstetten, founded in 1895 as the Munderichs band
Sports
- Sportfreunde Donnstetten, founded April 3, 1948
- Sports club Zainingen, founded March 14, 1926
- TSV Böhringen, founded in 1919
- FC Römerstein, founded in 2005
Buildings
- The St. Galluskirche in Böhringen was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1885/86 after the old Romanesque church was demolished in 1884 by senior building officer Christian Friedrich von Leins , the late Gothic choir and the sacristy from 1498 have been preserved. In addition to the stately neo-Gothic stone architecture of the building, which is sometimes called "the Minster of the Alb", the interior of the church was richly decorated with contemporary wall paintings based on a design by building inspector Heinrich Dolmetsch until after the Second World War , especially the wall surface above the choir arch with "symbolic painting" ( in the central medallion the lamb with the victory flag according to Rev 5 LUT and the four evangelist symbols ). From today's perspective, this church decoration, which is possibly worth preserving, was replaced by a new artistic conception in 1951/52 and a choir wall sgraffito (Christ in the mandorla , left and right the wise and foolish virgins) by Professor Rudolf Yelin the Elder. J. and the colored glazing of the Gothic tracery windows in the choir created by Wolf-Dieter Kohler . The exterior renovation 2010–2011 was headed by architect Walter Holder (St. Johann), the interior renovation in 2016 by architect Michael Keller (Süßen).
- The Georgskirche in Donnstetten was built in the 15th century. The large prayer bell from 1489 and the crucifix still date from this period. The artfully forged altar grille and the pulpit paintings are typical testimonies to the Baroque period around 1700. The nave was extended to the south in 1825 and a previously possibly three-sided, now north and west gallery was built. The parapet carries picture stories arranged in pairs according to the Old and New Testament.
- The early medieval year of construction of the Martinskirche in Zainingen is not exactly known. The year 1494 can be seen on the keystone behind the late Baroque painted choir organ from 1769. The mighty church courtyard wall from 1559 is noteworthy, the construction of which was ordered by Duke Christoph on the trade route from Paris to Prague and with a drawbridge and the fortified church offered protection to merchants passing through. Accordingly, there is a fresco of Christophorus , the patron saint of travelers, from the 15th century on the south wall . The original steeple resembles a half-timbered house that peers over the defensive wall. The church renovation in 1908 was led by the later famous architect Martin Elsaesser .
Observation towers
- The 28 m high Römerstein tower stands on the 872 m high Römerstein three kilometers to the north and was built in 1912.
- The 20 m high Waldgreutturm stands two kilometers southeast of Zainingen.
- The 42 m high Hursch tower is located southwest of Zainingen on the Hursch .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Römerstein is conveniently located on federal highways 28 and 465 ( Kirchheim unter Teck - Leutkirch im Allgäu ), which cross the municipality.
Local public transport is guaranteed by the Neckar-Alb-Danube transport association (NALDO). The community is located in honeycomb 222.
tourism
Three ski lifts and six interlinked cross-country ski trails totaling over 50 kilometers make Römerstein a popular winter sports resort on the Swabian Alb. Römerstein has a bobsleigh run and from Zainingen you can get to the Swabian Alb biosphere area in the former Münsingen military training area . In the center of Zainingen is one of the last originally preserved hulls on the Swabian Alb. From the roofed viewing platform of the Römerstein tower a view in all four directions over the middle Alb is possible.
education
With the Römerstein secondary school in Böhringen and the primary schools in Zainingen and Donnstetten, there are three schools in Römerstein. There is one communal and two Protestant kindergartens for the youngest residents .
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the church
- (Ludwig) Friedrich Gifftheil, the son of a pastor, born in Böhringen in 1595, died in Amsterdam in 1661 ; Pacifist and religious writer, one of the pioneers of early Pietism in the Netherlands , friend of Hermann Jung and Friedrich Breckling .
- Carl Heinrich Wilhelm Erhardt (1787–1841), Württemberg administrative clerk and court notary
- Georg Length (1898–1990), called "Ritterbauer", original leader of the Pietistic community hour in Böhringen (Swabian Alb), which was under the influence of the Münsingen teacher Friedrich Mayer, who combined old Pietism and the theosophical Pietism founded by the lay preacher Michael Hahn . Georg Länges importance has been recognized by the Pietism researcher Reinhard Breymayer since 1968.
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VII: Tübingen administrative region. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004807-4 . Pp. 86-88
- ^ 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. 538 .
- ^ Website of the Evangelical Church Community in Böhringen
- ^ Website of the Evangelical Church Community in Zainingen
- ^ Website of the Evangelical Church Community Donnstetten-Westerheim
- ^ Eva-Maria Seng: The Protestant Church Building in the 19th Century. The Eisenach movement and the architect Christian Friedrich von Leins . Tübingen Studies on Archeology and Art History Volume 15, dissertation from 1992, published Tübingen 1995, p. 500 ff, picture page 77 f Fig. 224-231
- ^ Prelate Heinrich Merz (ed.): Symbolic church painting ; Christliches Kunstblatt, Volume 28, Issue 11, Stuttgart 1886, pages 169–171
- ↑ A room for everyone. Festschrift for the interior renovation of St. Galluskirche Böhringen 2016 ; ed. Ev. Parish of Böhringen; Römerstein 2016
- ↑ Church leader (leaflet): Heinz Schmutz: Welcome ; Donnstetten no year (after 2008)
- ^ Elisabeth Spitzbart, Jörg Schilling: Martin Elsaesser. Church buildings, parish and parish houses ; Tübingen / Berlin 2014, catalog no.12
- ^ Swabian Alb Association - Waldgreutturm
- ↑ Swabian Alb Association - Hursch Tower
- ↑ comparisons Reinhard Breymayer: "Dees ischd a 'dump dessa' it ..." Go pietistic language in a Swabian construction hour of the 20th century. In: Irmtraut Sahmland / Hans-Jürgen Schrader (eds.): Medical and cultural-historical connections of Pietism. Healing arts and ethics, arcane traditions, music, literature and language . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, (Göttingen / Bristol, CT [Connecticut, USA] 2016) (= Works on the History of Pietism , Volume 61), Pages 373–398, ISBN 978-3-52-555844-7 . [To the address by Georg Length at the anniversary of the Kullenstunde in Hülben on September 22, 1968.]
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Manor district Münsingen (unincorporated area)