Baltmannsweiler Explained

Image Coa:Wappen Baltmannsweiler.svg
Coordinates:48.7433°N 9.4492°W
Image Plan:Baltmannsweiler in ES.svg
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Stuttgart
District:Esslingen
Elevation:453
Area:18.54
Postal Code:73664–73666
Area Code:07153
Licence:ES
Gemeindeschlüssel:08 1 16 007
Divisions:2
Website:www.baltmannsweiler.de
Mayor:Simon Schmid[1]
Leader Term:2015 - 23

Baltmannsweiler is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg. It belongs to the Region Stuttgart. (until 1992 Region Mittlerer Neckar) and the European Metropolitan Region Stuttgart.

Geography

Geographical location

The densely wooded municipal area Baltmannsweiler lies at about 290 to 465 meters in virgin forest. The center of the name-giving suburb is about four and a half kilometers northeast of Plochingen as the crow flies and about ten kilometers east of the center of the district town Esslingen am Neckar. The two villages of the community are situated in a common clearing island on a mountain ridge, which is drained by the Reichenbach at the edge of the community and by the Lützelbach at its south-western edge to the Fils as well as in the west and north-west from the upper reaches of the Schweizerbach to the Rems.

Neighbouring communities

Adjoining communities are in turn the town Weinstadt in the northwest, the community Winterbach in the north and northeast, both in the Rems-Murr-Kreis. In the east is the community Lichtenwald, in the south the community Reichenbach an der Fils, in the southwest the town Plochingen, in the west on only a short section the county town Esslingen am Neckar and in the west the community Aichwald; the last five belong all to the own District Esslingen.

Area usage

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Religion

At the end of 1998, the municipality had 1275 inhabitants who were Roman Catholic and 2998 inhabitants who were Protestant.

History

Baltmannsweiler

Baltmannsweiler was first documented in 1299. The village originally belonged to the Zähringern and then came to Württemberg. There it was assigned to the Amt, later Oberamt Schorndorf from 1381 on. Since 1938 Baltmannsweiler belongs to the district of Esslingen. The autochthonen Inhabitants of the village today used name for the village is "Baltemore".[3]

Development of population

YearPopulation¹
1871 1310
1880 1335
1890 1191
1900 1171
1910 1184
1925 1230
1933 1274
YearPopulation¹
1939 1333
1950 1963
1961 2688
1970 3944
1975 4599
1980 5143
1985 5206
YearPopulation¹
1990 5307
1995 5425
2000 5520
2005 5552
2010 5554
2015 5646
¹Statistical Office of the State of Baden-Württemberg; until 1970 census results, from 1975 onwards updates on 31 December of each year.

Economy and Infrastructure

Resident companies

The Hohengehren district is home to Schneider Verlag, a specialist book publisher.

Education

Baltmannsweiler also has four kindergartens.

Waste disposal

The waste management company of the district of Esslingen is responsible for waste disposal.

Culture and sights

Every year, the municipality of Baltmannsweiler organises five to eight cultural events such as cabaret and theatre, concerts and mobile cinema in the cultural centre Baltmannsweiler. The cultural centre has a foyer with a bar, where there is room for celebrations with up to 120 people. In addition there is a large hall for 300 to 500 people.

The hunting lodge Hohengehren stood in the former game park until 1839. This was acquired by the municipality Altbach, rebuilt there as town hall and used in this function until 1975.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse
  2. [State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg]
  3. Web site: Anfahrt.
  4. https://www.baltmannsweiler.de/index.php?id=424 Volkshochschule Baltmannsweiler.