Neuffen

Neuffen is a small town in Baden -Württemberg in the district of Esslingen. The city is part of the marginal zone of the metropolitan region of Stuttgart. With the communities Beuren and Kohlberg, the city has Neuffen in administrative matters. Neuffen with its entire municipal area part of the biosphere area Swabian Alb.

2.1 History
2.2 Amalgamations
2.3 Population development
2.4 districts 2.4.1 Kappishäusern

3.1 Mayor
3.2 municipal
3.3 Coat of Arms

5.1 Economics
5.2 traffic
5.3 Water supply
5.4 waste
5.5 educational institutions
5.6 Leisure and sports facilities

6.1 Museums
6.2 Structures

7.1 freeman
7.2 Sons and daughters of the town
7.3 personalities who have lived or worked in Neuffen

Geography

Neuffen is located approximately 27 kilometers south of Stuttgart at the foot of the High Neuffens on the northern edge of the Swabian Alb, the so-called Albtrauf. The old town is 407 meters Neuffener, the castle ruins Hohenneuffen 743 m above sea level.

Neighboring communities

The city Neuffen borders in the north on the community Frickenhausen ( denunciations Linsenhofen and Tischardt ), on the northeast by Beuren, on the east by Erkenbrechtsweiler, to the south Hülben and Dettingen an der Erms, on the west by the city of Metzingen and Kohlberg.

Boroughs

To Neuffen consists of the quarters Kappishäusern and Neuffen. The area of the districts is identical to the districts of the formerly independent municipalities of the same name. The two parts form the city residential areas in terms of Baden-Württemberg municipal code. The district Kappishäusern is a village within the meaning of Baden-Württemberg municipal code with its own mayor and Ortschaftsrat named Neuffen - Kappishäusern. For Kappishäusern district includes the village Kappishäusern. For Neuffen district encompasses the City Neuffen, the courtyards Jushof and Whit hump and the houses hard and Im hardt. The Hohenneuffen castle is not mentioned as living space. In the urban area are the disposed villages Bodelsberg, winches and Hofstetten, but this is possibly identical with the two courts Bodelsberg and winches.

History

The first Celtic settlements began around 100 BC In the first millennium conquered by the Alemanni time turning the area. Around 1100 the castle was Hohenneuffen. The place that formed in the valley below the castle stood as the Lords of Nifen. Due to the good contacts of Nifens Neuffen already received city rights in 1232. 1303 sold Liutgard of Nifen Neuffen to Württemberg.

From the 14th century until 1806 was Neuffen seat of an office. With the Württemberg division in 1442 due to the Nürtinger contract Neuffen was temporarily administrative headquarters of the eastern part of the country. As of 1543 extended the castle Hohenneuffen was to land fortress. When city fire in 1634 Neuffen was almost completely destroyed. From 1801, the castle was partially canceled. The Office Neuffen 1806 assigned to the newly formed Oberamt Nürtingen. 1900 a railway connecting the small town was realized with the Tälesbahn first time. In 1938 the newly founded Neuffen County Nürtingen, with the city in 1973 was to become the district of Esslingen.

In August 1948, led the Prime Minister of Württemberg -Baden Reinhold Maier and South Baden Leo Wohleb as well as the Interior Minister of South Württemberg -Hohenzollern Victor Renner at Hohenneuffen calls for establishment of a new Southwest State, today Baden- Württemberg.

Incorporations

Population Development

Districts

Kappishäusern

→ Main article: Kappishäusern

Kappishäusern was first mentioned in documents in 1396. It belonged to the counts of Urach Achalm - and then came to Württemberg, where it was incorporated into the Office Neuffen. Kappishäusern has the geographical location of a functional exclave. By road it is accessible only by the neighboring Kohlberg.

Policy

Mayor

Parish council

Since the last municipal election held on 7 June 2009, the council has 21 members. The turnout was 59.76 %. The choice was as follows:

Chairman of the council is the mayor.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: ". In gold above the other three with the mouthpiece ( heraldic ) left introverted Hifthörner black with gold fittings and black bondage "

The oldest known color representation of the coat of arms dates from 1535 and is on the crest of the city's founder, the Lords of Neuffen back.

Religions

The evangelical church is divided into the Evangelical Parish East and West. It meets in the Gothic St. Martin's Church. There is also an Evangelical Free Church. In the Lichtensteinstraße is the Catholic Church. There is also a Alevi Cultural Association in Neuffen.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

The initial focus was on agriculture ( farming, viticulture, fruit trees, small animals ), followed by Weber, later, the textile industry, now dominated the metal industry. Is one of the highest vineyards in Germany on the slopes below the ruins Hohenneuffen. The major site Hohenneuffen to the addition to the documents Neuffens also belong in Beuren, Linsenhofen, Kohlberg, Kappishäusern, Metzingen and Weilheim an der Teck, one of the area Rems -Stuttgart. Neuffen is the seat of Weingärtnergenossenschaft Hohenneuffen -Teck.

Traffic

The Tälesbahn to Nürtingen Neuffen connects to the national rail network. Monday to Friday reversed the Tälesbahn hour in rush hour in 30 -minute intervals, during low traffic time and on Saturdays. Since March 2013, at the modern Regio-Shuttle trains, which are also in use during the week, Sundays 9 to 20 clock in 60 -minute intervals. The L 1250 combines Neuffen with Linsenhofen and Hülben.

On Sundays and public holidays during the summer months, a heritage railway operations of the Company is carried out for the preservation of rail vehicles on the track once a month.

Water supply

The high zone of Neuffen gets its drinking water from the purpose association for regional water supply. The low zone is supplied with water from their own sources ( headwaters Bauer hole headwaters tissue ends and the headwaters of contact ). If necessary, the low region may be supplied via the high zone. The district Kappishäusern is supplied with drinking water from the water supply association Jusigruppe based in Kohlberg.

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 so-called green dot in 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.

Educational institutions

Neuffen has not only a primary school and a secondary school and a secondary school.

Leisure and sports facilities

The offer includes the sports grounds Spadelsberg that Höhenfreibad Neuffen, the city sports hall and the sports hall of the Gymnastics Federation Neuffen. In addition, the Gymnastics Federation operates a ski lift with enough snow in the winter. Neuffen is located directly below the Swabian Alb - northern edge - path HW1 ( long distance path ).

Culture and sights

The visitor falls from a distance immediately Hohenneuffen eye, the second largest fortress ruin in Baden-Württemberg. From there you have a beautiful view of the town Neuffen, its especially at the time of the cherry blossom lovely valley, the Albrand and Voralb landscape. The Neuffener Heath, a nature reserve, is well known because of their orchid wealth. The migration of Metzingen on Jusi, Sattelbogen, Hoernle and Barnberg to Hohenneuffen heard - even if only committed in sections - the most beautiful Albwanderungen. Neuffen lies at the Württemberg wine road that leads past many sights.

Museums

In addition to the City Museum at the Big House there is also a religious museum.

Structures

Castle ruins Hohenneuffen
Martin church with the Mount of Olives 1504
Schilling'sches Big House
Melchior Hunter House
Town hall
City wall (only partially preserved )
Station Neuffen

Personalities

Freeman

Since 1986, the former mayor Kurt Schmid is an honorary citizen of Neuffen.

Sons and daughters of the town

Robert Reinhardt (1843-1914), architect
William Steinhilber (1892-1977), local historian
Jörg Biel ( born 1943 ), Prehistoric Archaeologist, to 2008 State Curator

Personalities who have lived or worked in Neuffen

Godfrey of Neifen (13th century)
Friedrich Wilhelm Fischer (1779-1836), the city and district clerk and Oberamtsverweser in Neuffen, Member of Parliament
Besides the family, Julius Marx lived in the 1930s, the well-known not only as a businessman but also as a poet and writer Leopold Marx in Neuffen. 1938, the straps and ribbon weaving was the Marx family " arisiert ".
Wilhelm Karl König ( born 1935 ), dialect poet. He grew up in Kappishäusern district.
Jörg striker (* 1942), politician ( CDU), Member of Parliament, lives in Neuffen.
Thomas Brdarić (* 1975), German national football team, grew up in Neuffen.

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