Birkach () is a
borough in the south of
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
located on the plain known as the
Filderebene
The Filder (plural) – also Filder Plain (german: Filderebene) – is a natural region (major unit no. 106) of the Swabian Keuper-Lias Land within the South German Scarplands.
They form a gently rolling, fertile plateau in the German state of Ba ...
, just north of
Plieningen
Plieningen is the southernmost borough ('' Stadtbezirk'') of Stuttgart in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Plieningen is located about from the city center of Stuttgart on the Filder Plain. Schloss Hohenheim, part of the Stuttgart Airport, ...
. Of the districts of Stuttgart, Birkach is among the smallest.
History
Birkach was mentioned for the first time in 1140 as "Birckhe" and was probably a possession of the Lords of
Plieingen and by extension the
County Palatine of Tübingen. Between 1295 and 1317, the village, now known as Birtach or Birka,
was sold to
Bebenhausen Abbey.
References
Districts of Stuttgart
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