Herrenberg
Encyclopedia
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:
forest and is a central town within the Gäu region. The Stiftskirche, which houses the Glockenmuseum, 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 110kmhttp://www.map24.de 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).
on 13. June 2004, a total of 40 Seats.
The distribution of the different parties and groups are as follows: (in German)
Herrenberg has some hotels as well as accommodation in smaller guest houses in the old town. The old town has Italian, Chinese, Indian, Greek, Mexican and German restaurants. It also has 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. http://www.choere-herrenberg.de/presse_gb010723.html
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, about 30 km
south of Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
and 20 km from Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
. After Sindelfingen
Sindelfingen
Sindelfingen is a German town near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe that is the site of a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.-History:* 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen...
, Böblingen
Böblingen
Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous.-History:Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles...
, and Leonberg
Leonberg
Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg about 10 miles to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. Approximately 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third biggest borough in the rural district of Böblingen .Leonberg is most famous for its picturesque market...
, it is the fourth largest town in the district of Böblingen
Böblingen (district)
Böblingen is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Calw, Enz, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, and the districts Esslingen and Tübingen.- History :...
. 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
Location
Herrenberg is situated on the western edge of the SchönbuchSchönbuch
The Schönbuch is an almost completely wooded area south west of Stuttgart and part of the Southern German Escarpment Landscape . In 1972 the centre zone of the Schönbuch became the first natural park in Baden-Württemberg...
forest and is a central town within the Gäu region. The Stiftskirche, which houses the Glockenmuseum, is a tourist attraction in the main square.
Herrenberg station
Herrenberg station
Herrenberg station is located on the on the Gäu Railway and is at the start of the Ammer Valley Railway . Because it is a stop for Regional-Express services and it is a terminus for both Stuttgart S-Bahn line S 1 and Regionalbahn services from Tübingen and Bondorf, it is an important transport node...
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
Stuttgart S-Bahn
The Stuttgart S-Bahn is a suburban railway system serving the Stuttgart Region, an agglomeration of around 2.6 million people, consisting of the city of Stuttgart and the adjacent districts of Esslingen, Böblingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr. It consists of seven lines numbered S1 through S6 and...
. It also has connections, via the A81
Bundesautobahn 81
is a motorway in Germany. It branches off the A 3 at the Würzburg-West triangle and ends near the border to Switzerland.The oldest part of the A 81 between the Weinsberg intersection near Heilbronn and the Leonberg triangle near Stuttgart was finished in the years 1938 to 1940...
, to Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
and northern
Northern
-Geography:* Northern , various regions, states, territories, etc.* Northern Range, a range of hills in Trinidad* Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States-Education:* Northern University , various institutions...
Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. To the south the A81
Bundesautobahn 81
is a motorway in Germany. It branches off the A 3 at the Würzburg-West triangle and ends near the border to Switzerland.The oldest part of the A 81 between the Weinsberg intersection near Heilbronn and the Leonberg triangle near Stuttgart was finished in the years 1938 to 1940...
provides access to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Herrenberg is also close to Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, which is only about 110kmhttp://www.map24.de to the west
The following towns and municipalities border Herrenberg. They are listed in clockwise direction beginning in the north:
Deckenpfronn
Deckenpfronn
Deckenpfronn is a municipality in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
, Gärtringen
Gärtringen
Gärtringen is a municipality in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 25 km southwest of Stuttgart and consists of the villages Rohrau and Gärtringen....
, Nufringen
Nufringen
Nufringen is a municipality in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Location :Nufringen is situated in the Gäu region, of Herrenberg and of Böblingen at the Bundesstraße 14 and at the Gäubahn.- History :...
, Hildrizhausen
Hildrizhausen
Hildrizhausen is a town in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-Geography:The village is located on a clearing of the forest "Schönbuch" and about 9 kilometres southern of Böblingen. In Hildrizhausen there is one of the two sources of the river "Würm".-History:Hildrizhausen...
and Altdorf
Altdorf, Böblingen
Altdorf is a municipality in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
(all Böblingen
Böblingen
Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous.-History:Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles...
district), Ammerbuch
Ammerbuch
Ammerbuch is a municipality in the district of Tübingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km northwest of Tübingen.See Also: Entringen...
(Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
district), Gäufelden
Gäufelden
Gäufelden is a municipality in the administrative district of Böblingen, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-Geography:Gäufelden is located in the upper Gäu, 7 km from Herrenberg and 7 km from Nagold .-History:...
and Jettingen (both Böblingen
Böblingen
Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous.-History:Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles...
district) as well as Wildberg
Wildberg
Wildberg is a town in Calw in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The asteroid 117506 Wildberg was named in its honour by its discoverer, the Observatorium Wildberg....
(Calw
Calw
Calw is a municipality in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital of the district Calw. It is located in the northern Black Forest.-History:...
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 documentated, although Pfalzgraf Rudolf von Tübingen already wrote in 1228 "castrum nostrum herrenberc" into a certificate. From 1276, the church building wrer started, which had already two towers first.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
|
class="wikitable"> | Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 16 June 1933¹ | 3,395 |
| 17 May 1939¹ | 3,689 |
| 1946 | 5,605 |
| 13 September 1950¹ | 6,292 |
| 6 June 1961¹ | 9,539 |
| 27 May 1970¹ | 12,573 |
| 31 December 1975 | 24,389 |
| 31 December 1980 | 25,422 |
| 27 May 1987¹ | 26,001 |
| 31 December 1990 | 27,344 |
| 31 December 1995 | 28,839 |
| 31 December 2000 | 30,377 |
| 30 September 2004 | 31,195 |
| 23 November 2006² | 31,235 |
| 31 December 2010 | 31,292 |
- ¹ Census results
- ² Herrenberg Amtsblatt 23 November 2006
Politics
The local council has, since the last electionElection
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
on 13. June 2004, a total of 40 Seats.
The distribution of the different parties and groups are as follows: (in German)
- CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
30,6% (-2,4) - 13 Seats (-1) - FW 21,8% (-2,3) - 9 Seats (-1)
- SPDSocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
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:- Feinmetall (electronic test components)
- Frog Design (industrial design)
- GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
(pharmaceuticals) - Hewlett-PackardHewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
(computer manufacturing) - IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
(IT training and sales) - SolectronSolectronSolectron Corporation was a global electronics manufacturing company for original equipment manufacturers . It pioneered the electronics manufacturing services industry in 1977 and was a leader in the field...
(printed-circuit manufacturing) - Walter Knoll (furniture)
Tourism