Plieningen

Plieningen is the southernmost municipality of Stuttgart in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Plieningen is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the city center of Stuttgart on the Filder Plain. Schloss Hohenheim, part of the Stuttgart Airport, and the parking garage for the Stuttgart Trade Fair are located here.

Plieningen
Stadtbezirk of Stuttgart
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location within Stuttgart
Plieningen
Plieningen
Coordinates: 48°42′3.6″N 9°12′38.52″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictStuttgart
CityStuttgart
BoroughAsemwald
Chausseefeld
Hohenheim
Steckfeld
FoundedApril 1, 1942
Government
 • BezirksvorsteherinAndrea Lindel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Stadtbezirk of Stuttgart13.07 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
 • Metro
11.039 km2 (4.262 sq mi)
Elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Metro
12,512
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
70599
Dialling codes0711
Vehicle registrationS
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Geography

Plieningen has five boroughs that altogether make up Plieningen's area of 1,307 hectares (13.07 km2).[2]

Municipalities
No.DistrictPopulation (2011)area
571Asemwald1,52514.2 hectares (0.142 km2)
552Chausseefeld1,1656.9 hectares (0.069 km2)
581Hohenheim575156.3 hectares (1.563 km2)
551Plieningen12,5121,103.9 hectares (11.039 km2)
561Steckfeld2,14726.2 hectares (0.262 km2)

History
Main article: History of Stuttgart

The first settlers in the area appear to have been the Romans, as a Roman column depicting Jupiter was found buried under a farm along the Körsch River. The old military roads (Steinernes Kreuz (German: Stone cross)) were first built by Roman hands.

In AD 600, the first crude iteration of the Church of Saint Martin was constructed here from wood. In the 12th Century, one Hugo of Plieningen took the cross and joined the Fourth Crusade, and the device he chose for himself was 3 white roses on a field of blue, today Plieningen's Coat of Arms. Starting in the 12th and 13th Century, House Plieningen ruled Plieningen from Burg Plieningen. The oldest commercial operation of the Plieningens is the Upper Seemühle, which dates back to the 12th century in the Körschtal (German: Körsch valley).

In 1747, the Old Town Hall at Mönchhof was constructed. Later, in 1770, Duke Charles Eugene of Württemberg constructed Schloss Hohenheim from an old moated castle. On April 1, 1942, Plieningen and Birkach were accepted into Stuttgart as districts and neighborhoods.

When the districts of Stuttgart were divided in 1956, Plieningen was divided into three boroughs: Plieningen, Hohenheim, and Steckfeld. In 2001, all five boroughs of Plieningen were established.

Attractions
Church of St. Martin, Plieningen
  • Schloss Hohenheim – Old residence of Duke Charles Eugene. Features a zoological museum, and Tiermedizinischem
  • University of Hohenheim – Surrounded by the Landesarboretum (German: Exotic garden) and Hohenheim Botanical Gardens, the German Agricultural Museum, and the Museum of the History of Hohenheim.
  • Heimatmuseum Plieningen – until 2009 at the Old Town Hall, since May 2015 the Zehntscheuer.
  • Church of Saint Martin – An early 12th Century stone monument of Plieningen.[3]
  • Steinernes Kreuz (German: Stone cross) – Neuhauser Street and Echterdinger Road.
  • Mönchhof – The old town hall. Now a museum.
  • Körschtal (with the Upper and Lower Mill and the Mühlensee) (German: Körsch valley)

Politics

The District Advisory Board of Plieningen operate on the basis of the population of the municipalities of 12 ordinaries and as many alternates. These are the results of the last local elections in 2014:

Transportation

Two country roads connect Plieningen to Bundesautobahn 8 (Karlsruhe-Munich), Bundesstraße 27 (Stuttgart-Tübingen), Stuttgart Airport, and the Stuttgart Trade Fair.

Plieningen is the final stop on the U3 line on the Stuttgart Stadtbahn (Plieningen – Möhringen – Vaihingen). It operates on former Stuttgart-Möhringen Stuttgart-Hohenheim line and was opened in 1888 by the Filderbahn Society.

Sports

Turnverein Plieningen 1873, founded in 1873, has about 1300 members including about 900 in the gymnastics department.[4]

Notable residents
Plieningen, circa 2011. Note Saint Martin's Church in the center

Citations
  1. "Bezirksvorsteherein Andrea Lindel" (in German). City of Stuttgart.
  2. "Datenkompass Stuttgart Auszug: Stadtbezirk Plieningen" (PDF). District of Stuttgart.
  3. "Das neue Heimatmuseum Plieningen". stadtmuseum-stuttgart.de. Stadtmuseum Stuttgart.
  4. Bürkle, Simone (April 7, 2012). "Children and health in focus". Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved September 9, 2012.

References
  • Lunke, Oerny B. (2013). Plieningen, Hohenheim, Birkach. Bebildert mit GPS Standortangaben : Plieningen, Hohenheim, Birkach, Ridenberg. Ortsbeschreibung aus Kirchenbüchern und Oberamtsbeschreibungen Pf. Mezger 1903. Stuttgart, Germany: Atelier Lunke TY Culture. ISBN 978-3-931074-14-2.
  • Lunke, Oerny B. (2013). Röslesland 2: "Historische Ortsansichten 1" – Foto Plieningen, Hohenheim, Birkach. Bebildert mit GPS Standortangaben : Historische Aufnahmen. Stuttgart, Germany: Atelier Lunke TY Culture. ISBN 978-3-931074-15-9.
  • Lunke, Oerny B. (2014). Röslesland 3: Bildband "Historisch Mobil" – Plieningen, Hohenheim, Birkach. Autos, Kutsche, Motorräder, Fahrräder teils mit GPS Standortangaben : Plieningen, Hohenheim, Birkach, Riedenberg, Historische Fahrzeuge. Stuttgart: Atelier Lunke TY Culture. ISBN 978-3-931074-16-6.
  • Lunke, Oerny B. (2014). Röslesland 4: Bildband "Heimat und Familien 1" – Plieningen, Hohenheim, Birkach. Historisch alte Familienaufnahmen 1850–1930 sowie Stammbäume. Stuttgart, Germany: Atelier Lunke TY Culture. ISBN 978-3-931074-17-3.
  • Lunke, Oerny B. (2014). Röslesland 5: Bildband "Luftbildaufnahmen Röslesland" – Plieningen, Hohenheim, Birkach. Historisch Aufnahmen im vergleich zu Heute, mit Doppelseitigen Panorama Luftbildaufnahmen, 70 Fotos und Grafiken, die ältesten von 1918. Stuttgart, Germany: Atelier Lunke TY Culture. ISBN 978-3-931074-18-0.
  • Breymayer, Reinhard (1985). Der endlich gefundene Autor einer Vorlage von Schillers "Taucher": Christian Gottlieb Göz (1746–1803), Pfarrer in Plieningen und Hohenheim, Freund von Philipp Matthäus Hahn?. Blätter für württembergische Kirchengeschichte 83/84 (1983/1984). Stuttgart, Germany. pp. 54–96.
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