Rotenberg (Stuttgart)

Rotenberg is a district of Stuttgart, managed by the municipality Untertürkheim and surrounded by the neighboring villages Obertürkheim Uhlbach and Fellbach.

History

The village Rotenberg ( formerly " Rothenberg " ) is first mentioned in records in 1248. Centuries shaped the fortified castle Wirtemberg, the ancestral castle of Württemberg, the image between the free imperial city of Esslingen am Neckar and the residence city of Stuttgart, before it was completely demolished in 1819 by decision of the then King William I. In their place, he had a magnificent mausoleum, the grave chapel on the Wuerttemberg, for his early deceased second wife, the Tsarevna Catherine Pavlovna, build.

1907 Rotenberg with the grave chapel by King William II was officially renamed in Württemberg.

1931 Rotenberg lost its independence and was incorporated as a municipality twelfth to Stuttgart. When dividing the city into districts Stuttgart 1956 Rotenberg has been assigned to the municipality Untertürkheim.

Residential area

The residential area is regarded as one of the most expensive in Stuttgart addresses. An exposed view location and limited development opportunities characterize the residential area. Numerous celebrities such as footballer of VfB Stuttgart, reside in Stuttgart- Rotenberg.

Museums

  • Grave chapel on the Wuerttemberg built by Giovanni Salucci 1824 for Queen Catherine Pavlovna
  • Local museum Untertürkheim / Rotenberg with native historical exhibition in the old schoolhouse

Attractions

  • Priest's house and farm buildings by Giovanni Salucci below the grave chapel
  • Listed townscape with half-timbered houses
  • Joshua and Caleb - Fountain
  • Atonement Cross from 1724 on Schäferlesweg
  • Swabian Baroque village church with onion dome from 1754
  • Viewpoint / theme park Heide Egelseer
  • Winepress of the wine cooperative Collegium Wirtemberg - Weingartner Rotenberg & Uhlbach eG

See also viticulture in Stuttgart and Württemberg wine road

Personalities

  • Eugen Böhringer ( born January 22, 1922 in Rotenberg, † June 19, 2013 in Stuttgart) was a racing driver and European rally champion, finished in 1965 his successful racing career.
  • Kate Schaller Harlin (* October 19, 1877 in Mangalore, India, † May 9, 1973 in Stuttgart- Rotenberg ) was a famous portrait painter (paintings, among others in the State Gallery of Stuttgart).
  • Christian Gentner ( born August 14, 1985 in Nürtingen ) is a German football player who is under contract with the Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart since 2010.

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Events

  • Wine Festival in August at the winepress
  • Red Berger Käskipperfest, annually on the first weekend in July

Others

  • The nickname Käskipper for the Reds Berger is often explained by the envy of neighboring communities on the privileges of its proximity to the ancestral castle of Württemberg - the neighbors called the Wirtemberg, the pride of the Red Berger, therefore like as Käsbuckel. But originally the name goes on the preference of the Red Berger for the " Luckeleskäs " ( " Luckele ": small chicken that were fed with the cheese ) back, a simple quark cheese and milk. The also " Heähleskäs " said cheese was tipped out of a pot on a wooden plank, seasoned with cumin and salt and eaten on bread and wine.
  • Rotenberg district belongs to the district of the Upper Neckar suburbs and has thus since February 2008 a youth.
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