Bempflingen is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

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 in the district of Esslingen

Esslingen (district)

Esslingen is a district in the centre of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Göppingen, Reutlingen, Böblingen and the district-free city Stuttgart.-History:...

 in Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

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 in southern Germany

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Neighboring Communities

Bempflingen is bordered by Neckartenzlingen

Neckartenzlingen

Neckartenzlingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-Geography:It is located 10 km north of Reutlingen, and 25 km south of Stuttgart....

 on the northwest, Altdorf

Altdorf

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 on the north, Großbettlingen

Großbettlingen

Großbettlingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Großbettlingen is about 5 km from Nürtingen. Unlike many small, German villages, Großbettlingen is not administered with any other villages....

 on the northeast, all of which are in the Esslingen County. On the south are Grafenberg

Grafenberg

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 and Riederich

Riederich

Riederich is a town in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It's about 30 km away from Stuttgart and has a population of 4300....

 in Reutlingen County.

History

The first documented mention of Bempflingen was in 1090. From the early 14th century the settlement belonged to the Kaib family. Later the village passed through sale and inheritance to the Baron of Baustetten and the Baron of Mansberg. The Von Baustettens' part was acquired by Württemberg in 1448, and then the Von Mansbergs' part of the village in 1465. After the municipal reforms in the 19th century Bempfligen became part of Urach Township, and then part of the Nürtingen District after the township system was abolished. During the reordering of the districts in 1973 Bempflingen became part of the Esslingen district.

Annexations

The village of Kleinbettlingen was united with Bempfligen on January 1, 1972. The first documented mention of this village was in 1313 as "Clainbaettelingen."

Religion

Bempflingen has practiced Protestantism since the Reformation. There is also a small Roman Catholic parish in the village.