Tübingen (district)

The district is a district of Tübingen in Baden- Württemberg. He, together with the district of Reutlingen and the Zollernalbkreis the Neckar-Alb region in the district of Tübingen. The district of Tübingen bordered to the north by the district of Böblingen, on the east by the district of Reutlingen, south to the Zollernalbkreis, on the west by the district of Freudenstadt and to the northwest by the district of Calw.

• 4.1 District
• 4.2 Coat of Arms

• 5.1 traffic 5.1.1 Rail Transport
• 5.1.2 tramtrain
• 5.1.3 Road Traffic

• 6.1 Cities and Towns before the district reform

Geography

The district of Tübingen has a share in the Upper Gaeu and the Schönbuchrand. In the southeast it extends over the Albvorland up to the Swabian Alb ( Swabian Alb ). The Neckar flows through the circuit area from southwest to northeast. The altitude ranges from 301 m above sea level. NN on Kirchentellinsfurter Stretch to 854 m above sea level. NN on the Dreifürstenstein at Mossingen.

Nature

In the district of Tübingen has the following protected areas:

History

Before 1800, most of the present-day county territory belonged either to the Duchy of Württemberg ( Oberamt Tübingen) or Anterior Austria. 1803 /06, the front Austrian and other non -Württemberg areas of today's district also came to the Kingdom of Württemberg. 1811 Oberamt Rottenburg am Neckar was built and in 1934 the two top offices were transferred to counties. 1938, the district of Tübingen has been considerably enlarged. The circle area were almost all villages of the district of Rottenburg and some municipalities of the Herrenberg and the community Stockach from Kreis Reutlingen.

In the district reform on 1 January 1973 the district of Tübingen was enlarged to its present size by were gaining some communities of the dissolved district Horb. In return, he had to leave some communities in the district of Reutlingen, got from this, however, the community Gomaringen. After completion of the municipal reform of the district of Tübingen includes a further 15 municipalities, including three cities, which simultaneously also large district towns are ( Rottenburg am Neckar, Tübingen and Mossingen, but latter only from 1 January 2009). The district of Tübingen, making it the county with the fewest municipalities with city status in Baden- Württemberg. Largest city of the circle of Tübingen, smallest municipality is Hirrlingen.

Population Development

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

Policy

The district is administered by the county council and the district administration. The district council is elected by the voters in the district for 5 years. This body elects the District for a term of 8 years. This is the legal representative and the representative of the district as well as Chairman of the County Council and its committees, but has no vote in the committees. He directs the district office and is an official of the circle. His area of ​​responsibility includes the preparation of the district council meetings and its committees. He shall convene meetings, directs this and implements the decisions taken there. His deputy is the first state officials.

The council of the Tübingen consists of 59 deputies. Since the election of 7 June 2009, it is composed as follows:

District

The chief official of the men Oberamts Tübingen from 1809 to 1934 are presented in the article Oberamt Tübingen.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Tübingen shows in silver at an angle out of next from the underground black spear dreilatzige a red flag. The coat of arms was re- awarded in 1955, according to the district reform on 3 September 1973.

The flag was the symbol of the County Palatine of Tübingen, whose territory lay in the district. The colors reflect the Counts of Hohenberg.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Railway

The Neckar is followed by, opened in 1861 by the Württemberg State Railways route between Stuttgart and Tübingen (now " Neckar -Alb -Bahn "). It was continued from 1861 to Rottenburg and 1864 to Eyach. In 1866 they reached Horb, from where it was extended 1867/68 to Rottweil. This section was later part of the " Gäubahn " which links the station Ergenzingen since 1879 in the district. Since 1869, Tübingen is also the starting point of the " Zollernalb train" to Hechingen.

As cross-connection of the Gäubahn in Herrenberg to Tübingen in 1909 /10, " Ammertalbahn " put into operation. The Eyach station in the Neckar valley is since 1901 the northern edge of the " Hohenzollern country track " toward Haigerloch - Hechingen.

Built in 1902, the Baden Local Railway Company, the branch line Reutlingen - Gönningen, were the only two stations in the district of Tübingen. From 1911 opened by the Württemberg State Railways branch line Böblingen- Dettenhausen only heard the last stop to the circle; it has been operating since 1996 as a regional " Schönbuchbahn " in the operation of the Württemberg railway company.

The stake of 86 km-long railway network is up to 8 km still ( or again) in operation; further 8 km were shut down for about 30 years:

Tramtrain

For several years, the circles of Tübingen, Reutlingen and Zollernalb pursue the establishment of a regional light rail Neckar- Alb to the Karlsruhe model. For this is in particular a rail line from Central Station arise about university and teaching hospitals to residential Waldhäuser East, which is tied with the regional trains. A feasibility study showed a highly positive economic benefit - cost ratio of 2.0.

Road

The district area is in the far west touched Stuttgart- Singen ( Hohentwiel ) of the Federal Highway 81. He also is being developed by federal, state and county roads. The most important are the B 27 Stuttgart- Rottweil and B 28 Freudenstadt- Reutlingen.

County facilities

The district of Tübingen has been awarded the following Professional Schools: Vocational School ( Industrial, Commercial and Domestic school) Rottenburg am Neckar, Commercial School Tübingen, Mathilde Weber School ( Home Economics and Agricultural School ) Tübingen (including with nutrition 's Scientific and biotechnological Gymnasium) and Wilhelm Schickard school ( Commercial School ) Tübingen also the following special schools: Linde school for mentally handicapped Rottenburg am Neckar, Kirnbach school for mentally handicapped with Schulkindergarten Tübingen.

Cities and Towns

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Cities

Agreed administrative communities and local government associations

Communities

Cities and Towns before the district reform

Before the district reform on 1 January 1973 and the municipal reform were part of the old district of Tübingen since 1938 a total of 54 communities, including two cities. 1974 Mossingen was raised to the third town of the district of Tübingen.

On March 7, 1968, the parliament of Baden -Württemberg has paved the way for a church reform. The Act to Strengthen the administrative force smaller municipalities, it was possible that smaller communities could voluntarily unite to form larger communities. The first in the old district of Tübingen made ​​on December 1, 1971, several municipalities that were incorporated into the city of Rottenburg am Neckar. On December 1, 1971 In addition, the new church was built Ammer book. In the following years the number of municipalities decreased steadily. Most remaining communities of the old Tübingen District went on 1 January 1973 on the new enlarged district of Tübingen, six municipalities came to the district of Reutlingen.

Largest parish of the old district of Tübingen was the county town of Tübingen, which had 1956 large district since April 1, smallest municipality was Dörnach.

The old district of Tübingen recently included an area of 482 km ² and had at the 1970 census, a total of 147 428 inhabitants.

Population development of the old district of Tübingen until 1970. All population figures are census results.

The communities of the old Tübingen District before the municipal reform: