Gammelshausen
Gammelshausen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen, Baden- Württemberg. It belongs to the marginal zone of the metropolitan region of Stuttgart. The municipality Gammelshausen There are no other places beside the village Gammelshausen.
- 2.1 religions
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 3.2 partnerships
- 4.1 associations
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Public bodies
- 5.3 Formation
Geography
Gammelshausen is situated in 385-722 meters altitude at the escarpment, about nine kilometers south of the county town of Göppingen. The highest point of the municipality lies on the Sielenwang.
Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities are Heiningen, Eschenbach, Bad Ditzenbach, Gruibingen, Dürnau and that pertains to Eschenbach Lotenberg. (All the district of Göppingen )
History
The name is due to an earlier Alamannic clan leader Gamold. From the former Gamoltzhusen the present Gammelshausen developed.
In our village competition is could be nicer achieve each a gold medal at the national competition in the country and the community Gammelshausen in 1975.
Religions
In the center is a Protestant church, for the pastor from Dürnau is responsible.
Population Development
The population development of the village just between 1837 and 2010.
Policy
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms of Gammelshausen is: In gold with a red cherry pair a red house.
The cherry pair of partially persuasive emblem indicates the Kirschbau, which is operated in Gammelshausen. The house is the second part of the name in the local name Gammelshausen. The coat of arms and the red-yellow flag municipality were granted on 9 October 1959 the Home Office.
Partnerships
Gammelshausen maintains since 1983 partnerships with Breil / Brigels in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Sport and Leisure
At the northern end of Gammelshausen a football field connects. In addition, operates and maintains Gammelshausen together with Dürnau a sports and leisure center, but which is located in Dürnau on the outskirts to Gammelshausen. Above the village there is an event space on the gallows hump, which is regularly used for various events such as bonfires. The location is ideal as a starting point for mountain tours to the surrounding mountains Fuchseck, Sielenwang, Köpfle and Kornberg.
Clubs
- Bowling club Gammelshausen; the first women's team currently plays in the 2nd Bundesliga, the first men's team in the fifth division.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Gammelshausen is linked by highways with Hein Ingen, Dürnau, Gruibingen and the Bad Ditzenbach belonging Auendorf. The connection points Aichelberglifte and Mühlhausen the motorway A 8 are located about 9 km away. There to many bus lines in Gammelshausen, with which one can get inter alia, in the county town of Göppingen.
Public institutions
Near the town hall is the Municipal House completed in 1976. It contains a bowling alley, and since 2000 also a youth room. Gammelshausen also has a public bakehouse.
Education
Gammelshausen does not own schools or kindergartens. Instead, the Gammel houses children attend the shared facilities in the neighboring municipality Dürnau. These are from the village, only about a kilometer away.
Attractions
In Gammelshausen is a fruit trail, which was inaugurated in 1974 and runs until after Dürnau. More recently still came the first Swabian Spruchweg.