Summary
Wannweil is a town in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located 5 kilometers northwest of Reutlingen between the cities Reutlingen and Tübingen.
Wannweil | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wannweil within Reutlingen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°30′53″N 09°09′03″E / 48.51472°N 9.15083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Reutlingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Christian Majer[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 332 m (1,089 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,405 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 72827 |
| Dialling codes | 07121 |
| Vehicle registration | RT |
| Website | www.wannweil.de |
It was home of 1990 soccer world champion Guido Buchwald and of Germany's former president Horst Köhler during his study period in Tübingen.
History edit
Wannweil was first mentioned in a 1257 Document as Wyle bi Betzingen, the name Wannwyle first appearing in 1465. In 1333, Albrecht of Blankenstein sold Wyle to the Spital of Reutlingen. Since then, it shares its history with the city. With the Treaty of Paris, Wannweil and Reutlingen were given to the Kingdom of Württemberg.[3]
Politics edit
Municipal council edit
The municipal council has 14 elected members and its chairman is the mayor.
Result of the last election
Grün-Alternative Liste Wannweil 8.594 Votes = 4 Seats
CDU 8.432 Votes = 3 Seats
Freie Liste Wannweil 7.074 Votes = 3 Seats
SPD 5.388 Votes = 2 seats
Freie Wählervereinigung 3.595 Votes = 1 Seats
Bürgerbeteiligung in Wannweil 3.546 Votes = 1 Seats
Mayor edit
The mayor is elected for 8 years
- 1967–1995: Rüdiger Scherret
- 1995–2018: Anette Rösch
- since 2018: Dr. Christian Majer
Crest edit
Blazon: "In red on a green hill a ruin of a silver tower, around whose foot, out of the black gate, a silver snake with a golden crown winds."
Town twinning edit
A partnership has been in place since May 2003 with the French municipality Mably (Loire department). Exchange meetings usually take place on Ascension Day.
Religion edit
A church in Wannweil was first mentioned in 1275. The place has been Evangelical-Lutheran since the introduction of the Reformation in Reutlingen in 1530. Today there is one evangelical and one Roman Catholic parish in the village. In addition, the Volksmission entschiedener Christen ("People's Mission of Committed Christians") and the New Apostolic Church are active in Wannweil.
References edit
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.wannweil.de/unsere-gemeinde/geschichte/