Hirschau (Tübingen)
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Location of Hirschau in Tübingen
Hirschau is a borough of the university town of Tübingen in Baden -Württemberg. It is located west of downtown.
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Geography
Hirschau is six miles from the university city of Tübingen and by the Episcopal city of Rottenburg am Neckar away. A sought-after residential, industrial and commercial district is located 330 m above sea level. NN next to the quarry. The highest point of the district of Tübingen flanking Spitzberg can be found at 475 m above sea level. NN. The Spitzberg belongs to the region beautiful book. At the foot of Mount Spitz turn wine production. The single vineyard called Sonnenhaldenstrasse in Upper Neckar area of the vineyard Württemberg.
History
In the year 1204 " Hirzouue " was first mentioned in a directory of the Cistercian monastery Bebenhausen. It was built as a planned village founded along a road. For the late 13th century the plant a vineyard has been demonstrated for Hirschau. A private chapel is mid-14th century tangible. 1381 sold Count Rudolf III. of Hohenberg his reign Duke Leopold of Austria, which was Hirschau vorderösterreichisch. In 1461 the Hirschenauer chapel is upgraded to the parish and the parishes of abgepfarrt Wurmlingen and Sülchen formerly competent. The patronage remains today the Swiss Kreuzlingen Abbey. In the late Middle Ages Hirschau one of the richest villages in the county of Hohenberg. see also Castle Hirschau
With the Peace of Pressburg of 1805 Austria was forced to cede the county of Hohenberg to the Duchy of Württemberg. 1807, the now Württemberg Hirschau is assigned to the upper office Rottenburg. In the reorganization of counties in Württemberg Hirschau comes to the district of Tübingen in 1936. 1971 Hirschau is incorporated to Tübingen and loses its municipal independence.
The place has retained its village character since its incorporation. There are several clubs on site. With sports club, tennis club, volunteer fire department Hirschau, singing and music clubs as well as the Narrenzunft here are just a few mentioned. Also there are various Besenwirtschaften, offering the local wine ( Semsakrebsler ).
Population Development
In Hirschau now live 3197 people (as of December 2008). Based on the district area of 6.17 km2, this corresponds to a population density of 518 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Religions
Hirschau is, unlike other districts Tübingen, predominantly Catholic. This is because that the place belonged for centuries to the county of Hohenberg, who was a part of Vorderösterreich. Hirschau and the Tübingen district of Bühl are the only two areas of Tübingen with a majority Catholic population.
In 2007, 43 percent of the population are Roman Catholic, 33 percent Protestant, and 24 percent religious affiliation or belonged to another religion.
Policy
Community partnership
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