Altbach

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

• 4.1 municipal
• 4.2 Mayor
• 4.3 Coat of Arms

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Education
• 5.3 power plant Altbach / Deizisau
• 5.4 waste

• 6.1 Community Hall
• 6.2 Old Town Hall
• 6.3 Christ Church
• 6.4 Ulrichskirche

Geography

Altbach is situated in 245-450 meters altitude between Plochingen and Esslingen in the Neckar valley on the southern slope of the virgin forest.

The district is rich source so the community can meet 45% of its drinking water demand from their own wells.

Community structure

The municipality Altbach apart from the village Altbach There are no other places.

Neighboring communities

Adjacent communities are Esslingen am Neckar in the west and north, Plochingen in the east and in the south Deizisau (all Esslingen district ).

History

Finds of series cemeteries and early recorded mention suggest an early medieval foundation of the settlement. Altbach was first mentioned in 783 in the Lorsch Codex. In the 13th century ( Alpbach ), the counts of Aichelberglifte bought the place, but sold it piecemeal to the monastery Adelberg. With the Reformation (1535 ), the country's domination came to Württemberg, Altbach remained part of the monastery Office Adelberg.

From 1806 Altbach belonged in the Kingdom of Württemberg to Oberamt Eßlingen.

1819 Altbach from neighboring cell, now a district of Esslingen was separated and there since then as an independent municipality. In 1846, Altbach received a train station, making conditions for industrialization were created.

Population Development

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

Policy

Parish council

The council has 18 members in Altbach. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following result:

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

Mayor

Coat of arms

Blazon: In a red upward curved silver (white ) oblique beams.

The coat of arms was originally led by the local nobility of Altbach. The flag colors are white and red. Coat of arms and flag colors were the municipality in 1954 awarded by the state government.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Altbach is connected to the B 10 (Stuttgart -Ulm ) and rail transport with the Filstalbahn (Stuttgart -Ulm ), S -Bahn line S1 in the Transport and Tariff Association Stuttgart included ( VVS).

On 19 December 2006, the world's first people mover, train tracks was crossed, in Altbach taken into operation.

Education

Altbach has a primary and secondary school with Werkrealschule, four kindergartens and a local library.

Power plant Altbach / Deizisau

The power plant Altbach / Deizisau is operated by EnBW and is considered one of Germany's most modern coal-fired power plants. It lies on a Neckarinsel and half on the boundaries of the neighboring community Deizisau why the full name Kraftwerk Altbach / Deizisau is. The two chimneys are higher than the virgin forest heights and Filderstadt and thus visible from afar.

Since 1899 the Neckar was used by one of the then largest hydropower plants Württemberg for energy. The buildings were demolished in 1998 and transformed into a park.

Waste

For waste disposal waste management company of the district Esslingen is responsible. There are separate collections for organic waste, household waste and paper. Packaging will be collected as part of the Green Dot in so-called yellow bags. Bulky waste will be picked up free of charge annually to two vouchers or can be brought to a disposal station. At the disposal stations also electrical and metal scrap and other recyclable materials will be issued. For hazardous waste, such as fluorescent lamps and paints, there are special hazardous waste collections.

Culture and sights

Community hall

Altbach has a community hall, are performed in the regular theater, concerts, tributes, parties and other events of Altbacher culture series. The hall will not only put Altbachern available.

Old Town Hall

The Old Town Hall was originally a hunting lodge in the former deer park of Hohengehren. The hunting lodge was purchased, dismantled and rebuilt as the city hall in the same year 1839 by Altbach.

Christ Church

The Christ Church was built Seytters 1959-1960 according to the plans and eingeweiht.Die on July 24, 1960 the church was decorated by Helmuth Uhrig with works of art. The figure of Christ on the wall, the baptismal font and the windows are Michael from his hand.

Ulrichskirche

1353 in Altbach a Ulrich chapel occupied, it received its name from the patron saint of the monastery Ulrich Adelberg. 1514, 1599 and 1748 and remodeled in 1736, she received a new tower. 1817 was added a sacristy cultivation, in the 1920s the interior was thoroughly renovated twice; the location on the market square church was leased to the civil community, subjected 1978-1980 an interior and exterior renovation and now offers space for cultural purposes.

Sport and Leisure

In Altbach, there are over 20 clubs with a wide range, including the Turnverein, the cyclist club, sports club, the tennis club (along with Esslingen- Zell) and the table tennis club. Operating together, the clubs organize with the support of the community and the parishes a versatile children's holiday program.

Companies located

• Decoma (Germany) GmbH, a subsidiary of Magna Holding, produces plastic parts for the automotive industry

Regular events

• The village festival takes place every year on the penultimate weekend before the start of the summer holidays.
• The Christmas market takes place every year on the second Saturday in December.
• Altbacher culture series during the winter months
• Every second year there is a night parade of fools Altbacher in Altbach.
• Every year, usually in May, the Altbacher people cycling takes place, which is organized by the cycling club Altbach. The local clubs will make the participants.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Matthew Böblinger (1450-1505), late Gothic German builder

Famous athletes

• Serdar Taşçı, former football player at VfB Stuttgart, since 2013 at Spartak Moscow, began his career at SC Altbach.
• Fabian re Stone, handball players, youth national team, participants in the U19 World Cup in 2013 in Hungary, began his career in the TV Altbach

Churches

The center of the Protestant church Altbach is the Christ Church was built in 1960.