Beuren, Esslingen

Beuren is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is a spa and resort. With the majority of its district (95.2%), Beuren is part of the Swabian Alb biosphere reserve.

Beuren
Coat of arms
Location of Beuren within Esslingen district
AltdorfBeurenDenkendorfHochdorfKohlbergKohlbergOwen
Beuren
Beuren
Coordinates: 48°34′9″N 9°24′10″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictEsslingen
Subdivisions2
Government
  MayorDaniel Gluiber
Area
  Total11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total3,689
  Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72660
Dialling codes07025, 07022 (Sonnenhof)
Vehicle registrationES
Websitewww.beuren.de

Geography

Beuren is located 28 km southeast of Stuttgart and 16 km southwest of Reutlingen.

Politics

Mayors since 1853

  • 1853–1879: Nicolaus Klaß
  • 1879–1888: Jacob Klaß
  • 1888–1890: Philipp Friedrich Nestel
  • 1890–1927: Wilhelm Eugen Schraft
  • 1927–1934: Karl Friedrich Schminke
  • 1934: Wilhelm König
  • 1934–1945: Wilhelm Spanagel
  • 1945–1946: August Reuß
  • 1946–1948: Helmut Link
  • 1948–1983: Willi Gras
  • 1983–2015: Erich Hartmann
  • since 2016: Daniel Gluiber

Municipal council

The result of the local government elections on May 25, 2014:

CDU46,2%+2,16 seats±0
Freie Wähler53,8%+15,78 seats+2

Notable people

  • August Pfänder (1891–1971), mayor in Neuffen and Nürtingen
  • Gottlob Espenlaub (1900–1972), born in Balzholz, German pilot and plane-constructor
  • Karl Albert Pfänder (1906–1990), wooden sculptor and wood turner, designer for wood products
  • Wolfgang Ischinger (born 1946), German jurist, former diplomat, leader of Munich Security Conference since 2008

References

  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
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