Summary
Hausen ob Verena (sometimes also just referred to as Hausen)[3] is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Hausen ob Verena | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hausen ob Verena within Tuttlingen district  | |
  Hausen ob Verena  Hausen ob Verena | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′14″N 08°43′30″E / 48.05389°N 8.72500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Tuttlingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–23) | Jochen Arno[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 834 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78595 |
| Dialling codes | 07424 |
| Vehicle registration | TUT |
| Website | www.hausen-ob-verena.de |
Geography edit
Geographical location edit
Hausen ob Verena lies on the edge of the Baar plateau at the foot of the Swabian Alb between 740 and 860 m above sea level, a good ten kilometers northwest of the district town of Tuttlingen and two kilometers southwest of Spaichingen. The 912-metre-high Hohenkarpfen is located in the municipality.
Neighboring municipalities edit
The municipality borders the town of Spaichingen to the north, Rietheim-Weilheim to the east, Seitingen-Oberflacht to the south and Gunningen to the west.
Community structure edit
The municipality of Hausen ob Verena includes the village of Hausen ob Verena, the Hohenkarpfen farmstead and the house "Hausener Mühle".[4]
Politics edit
The current mayor of Hausen is Jochen Arno, who was also additionally mayor of Rietheim-Weilheim from 2007 to 2023.[3] In office since February 2016, he was elected on 6 December 2015, succeeding Gustav Schlecht. Of the 619 eligible voters, 344 (55%) voted, of which 334 (92.5%) voted for Arno.[5]
The most recent mayoral election was held on 3 December 2023, to decide Arno's successor. 478 (72%) of the 661 eligible voters voted. The results were as follows:[6][7]
| Candidate | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Wolfgang Klaiber | 240 | 50.6 |
| Jochen Arno | 151 | 33.5 |
| Thomas Zeller | 38 | 8 |
| Eugen Kapustinski | 35 | 7.3 |
| Invalid votes | 4 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | 478 | 100 |
History edit
Hausen ob Verena was first mentioned in a document from the year 1092.[8] It was part of the Oberamt of Tuttlingen until 1806, and then part of Oberamt Spaichingen until 1938. Following the aboltion of the Spaichingen Oberamt in 1938, Hausen ob Verena was incorporated into the Tuttlingen district.[9]
References edit
- ^ Jochen Arno beerbt in Hausen Gustav Schlecht, Schwäbische Zeitung, 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ a b Braungart, Regina (2023-11-06). "Vier Bürgermeister-Kandidaten für Hausen ob Verena". www.schwaebische.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Das Land Baden-Württemberg: Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Volume VI: Regierungsbezirk Freiburg Kohlhammer. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. 1982. pp. 661–663. ISBN 3-17-007174-2.
- ^ "Jochen Arno beerbt in Hausen Gustav Schlecht". www.schwaebische.de (in German). 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Bürgermeisterwahl Hausen ob Verena 2023". Staatsanzeiger BW (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "In Hausen ob Verena wird ein neuer Bürgermeister gewählt". www.schwaebische.de (in German). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Hausen ob Verena: Historie". www.hausen-ob-verena.de. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Hausen ob Verena - Detailseite - LEO-BW". www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved 2024-01-29.