Neidlingen

Neidlingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden- Württemberg.

• 2.1 Population development

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Education

• 5.1 Structures
• 5.2 Natural Monuments
• 5.3 Sport

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 6.2 personalities who were active in Neidlingen

Geography

Geographical Location

Neidlingen lies in the central northern foothills of the Swabian Alb in the upper valley of the Lindachstraße, east of the border Ecker Maar. The nearest major town is Weilheim an der Teck. Neidlingen is with all his denunciation part of a biosphere area Swabian Alb.

Community structure

The municipality Neidlingen apart from the village Neidlingen There are no other places. In the area of ​​the municipality the disposed Erkenberg castles, Burg Windeck, ruins Home Stone, Reußenstein, Postal to the Lindachstraße and Postal lying in the yard

Neighboring communities

Adjacent communities are in the south and in the north Weilheim an der Teck ( district of Esslingen ), to the east Gruibingen and Wiesensteig, both Göppingen district, in the southwest Lenningen ( district tuft hole ) and to the west Bissingen an der Teck ( district Ochsenwang ) (both Esslingen ).

History

The place name comes from the personal name Nidilo, the settlement was founded around 400 by the Alemanni. Earlier than the majority of other municipalities of dive Neidlingen as Nitlinga in the written tradition on: In the year 797 the town was first mentioned in a document of the Lorsch codex. The high authority changed hands several times, in 1564 was the then owners, the lords of Freyberg by the emperor bestowed the high justice, so Neidlingen began full imperial immediacy. 1596 fell Neidlingen by inheritance finally to Württemberg. From the direct imperial rule now has a special Württemberg's Office, the bailiwick Neidlingen. In addition to the Office Kirchheim they led until the 19th century their own lives.

The Lindachtal was settled very early, this show finds from the Neolithic period. On the Butzenberg, which is also called Lichtenstein, a fortification from the Bronze Age tumuli is believed, on the Erkenberg one from the Hallstatt period; Moreover, a small Celtic statuette was found in the home cave. The road through the valley dates back to Roman times.

Two water castles from the 13th century were in place, but are long since departed. After the younger in 1517 was destroyed, a few meters a four-wing moated castle originated north to 1536 (on the drawing by Andreas Kieser easy to see ).

Population Development

The population figures are census results (¹) or official updates by the State Statistical Office ( primary residences only ).

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Neidlingen has 10 members. The turnout at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 was 62.1 % and showed the following distribution of seats:

The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the local council.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows in shared sign up in silver a green oak branch with acorns 3, down in green with a silver N ( for Neidlingen ). The coat of arms is in use since 1669. Between 1807 and 1952, the church started a different coat of arms. 1952 the coat of arms of 1669 was adopted.

Economy and infrastructure

Education

Neidlingen has its own small primary school.

Culture and sights

• The cherry blossom in Neidlinger Valley is known throughout the region: more than 20,000 cherry trees grow on the fertile and climatically favorable slopes for Alb.

• Back in the valley is the Bannwald pan mountain, which is left to itself for over 100 years.

• On Seebach in Neidlingen is one of the last ( according to information on its website the final manufacturing ) ball mills in Germany. Here balls are made from the rocks of the area.

Structures

• Landmark Lingens envy is the one of the valley dominant rock crowning castle ruins Reußenstein. The castle, which was built in the late 13th century and their ownership changed several times, was inhabited until the 16th century and then fell apart.

• The Protestant parish church was rebuilt in 1746 in the castle garden.

Natural Monuments

The Neidlinger waterfall

• The idyllic location in the steep wooded slopes of Albtrauf Neidlinger waterfall directly below the ruins Reußenstein the origin is the Lindachstraße (see also: Waterfalls in Germany ).

• In the home cave was to have lived before he built the castle Reußenstein according to the legend of Wilhelm Hauff, the giant home of Home Stone.

Sports

Under dragon and paragliders Neidlingen is also known as flying area. The launch site is located on a western slope east above Neidlingen (270 meters height difference).

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• John Hepperle ( born March 10, 1882 in Neidlingen, † February 28, 1976 in Kirchheim unter Teck ), carpenters and harmonium Bauer, owner of Teck Harmonium in Kirchheim unter Teck

Personalities who were active in Neidlingen

• Seufferheld Heinrich (1866-1940), painter, professor at the University of Tübingen, lived in the summer in Neidlingen
• Konrad Widerholt (* 1598 in goats grove at Treysa, † 1667 in Kirchheim unter Teck ), Wuerttemberg commander, received in 1650 the rule over Neidlingen