Herrenberg

Herrenberg is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, about 30 km south of Stuttgart and 20 km from Tübingen. After Sindelfingen, Böblingen, and Leonberg, it is the fourth largest town in the district of Böblingen. The number of inhabitants of Herrenberg exceeded 20,000 in 1972 due to the incorporation of the following formerly independent municipalities:

  • In 1965 Affstätt
  • In 1971 Haslach, Kayh, Kuppingen, and Mönchberg
  • In 1972 Oberjesingen
  • In 1975 Gültstein
Herrenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Herrenberg within Böblingen district
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Herrenberg
Herrenberg
Coordinates: 48°35′48″N 8°52′15″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictBöblingen
Subdivisions8
Government
 • MayorThomas Sprißler
Area
 • Total65.71 km2 (25.37 sq mi)
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total31,545
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
71070–71083
Dialling codes07032
Vehicle registrationBB
Websiteherrenberg.de

Location

Herrenberg is situated on the western edge of the Schönbuch forest and is a central town within the Gäu region. The Stiftskirche, which houses the Glockenmuseum (bell museum), is a tourist attraction in the main square.

Herrenberg station is on the Gäu Railway (Gäu bahn) and is at the start of the Ammer Valley Railway (Ammertalbahn) It is the southern end of services on line S1 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. It also has connections, via the A81, to Stuttgart and northern Germany. To the south the A81 provides access to Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Herrenberg is also close to Strasbourg, which is only about 110 km to the west.

The following towns and municipalities border Herrenberg. They are listed in clockwise direction beginning in the north:

Deckenpfronn, Gärtringen, Nufringen, Hildrizhausen and Altdorf (all Böblingen district), Ammerbuch (Tübingen district), Gäufelden and Jettingen (both Böblingen district) as well as Wildberg (Calw district).

History

The once small community Herrenberg was formed out of the hamlets "Mühlhausen" and "Raistingen", who were combinated in the 13th century, when Herrenberg was founded. In 1278, Herrenberg was first documented, although Pfalzgraf Rudolf von Tübingen already wrote in 1228 "castrum nostrum herrenberc" into a certificate. From 1276, the church building was started, which at the time, had two towers.

The supposed founder of the Rosicrucian movement in Europe, Johann Valentin Andreae, who also wrote The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, was born in Herrenberg on 17 August 1586.[2]

City arrangement

Herrenberg consists of the town center and the 7 additional towns which were merged in the regional reorganization of the 1960s and 1970s. This includes Affstätt, Gültstein, Haslach, Kayh, Kuppingen, Mönchberg and Oberjesingen. In each different area of Herrenberg there is an office for the district and a town clerk.

Population
Year Population
1622ca. 1,800
16521,006
17711,570
18031,796
18251,985
18432,140
18612,015
1 December 18712,127
1 December 1880¹2,646
1 December 1890¹2,614
1 December 1900¹2,557
1 December 1910¹2,705
16 June 1925¹3,021
Year Population
16 June 1933¹3,395
17 May 1939¹3,689
19465,605
13 September 1950¹6,292
6 June 1961¹9,539
27 May 1970¹12,573
31 December 197524,389
31 December 198025,422
27 May 1987¹26,001
31 December 199027,344
31 December 199528,839
31 December 200030,377
30 September 200431,195
23 November 2006²31,235
31 December 201031,292 [3]
  • ¹ Census results
  • ² Herrenberg Amtsblatt 23 November 2006
The S-Bahn train

Politics

The local council has, since the last election on 13. June 2004, has a total of 40 Seats. The distribution of the different parties and groups are as follows: (in German)

  • CDU 30,6% (-2,4) - 13 Seats (-1)
  • FW 21,8% (-2,3) - 9 Seats (-1)
  • SPD 21,9% (+0,4) - 9 Seats (=)
  • Grüne 16,3% (+5,6) - 6 Seats (+2)
  • Frauenliste 9,4% (+2,4) - 3 Seats (+1)
  • Others 0,0% (-3,7) - 0 Seats (-1)

Business

Internationally known businesses located in Herrenberg include:

  • Frog Design (industrial design)
  • IBM (IT training and sales)
  • Omega Pharma (pharmaceuticals)
  • Walter Knoll (furniture)

Tourism
Herrenberg train station
Herrenberg town hall (Rathaus) in front of the historical collegial church (Stiftskirche)

Herrenberg has several hotels as well as accommodations in smaller guest houses in the Old Town. The Old Town has many restaurants including; Italian, Chinese, Indian, Greek, Mexican and German cuisine . There are also ice cream shops and cafes. The Stadtfest (town festival) is held annually in July. 25,000 people turn up for the town festival to celebrate, drink, and listen to the live music in the squares.

Sights

The symbol of the town, the traditional church "Stiftskirche", with its Glockenmuseum (bell museum) the tower, as well as the "Herrenberger Rathaus" (town hall) and the historical ruins of the castle "Schlossberg", are an attractive destination for tourists of all over the world. There are guided tours (some in English) as well through the historical buildings of the town. Large sections of the old city wall are still standing (or have been rebuilt) and numerous timber-framed houses fill the "Old Town" surrounding the "Marktplatz" (market place),

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). July 2019.
  2. Grey, Global. "Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, PDF". Global Grey. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  3. http://www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de/SRDB/home.asp
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