Beuren
Coat of arms of Beuren
Location of Beuren within Esslingen district
Beuren  is located in Germany
Beuren
Beuren
Beuren  is located in Baden-Württemberg
Beuren
Beuren
Coordinates: 48°34′9″N 9°24′10″E / 48.56917°N 9.40278°E / 48.56917; 9.40278
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictEsslingen
Subdivisions2
Government
  Mayor (201523) Daniel Gluiber[1]
Area
  Total11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total3,690
  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

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.[3]

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. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 12 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
  3. "Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb: Gemeinde Beuren". Gemeinde/Stadt ChangeMe (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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