Güglingen () is a town in the district of Heilbronn in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

in southern

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. It is situated 18 km southwest of

Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. From the late Mid ...

Geography

Güglingen is situated in a valley called Zabergäu in the southwest district of Heilbronn.

Neighbouring municipalities

Neighbouring towns and municipalities (clockwise): Pfaffenhofen,

Eppingen Eppingen () is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The town has the second-largest population in the district. Eppingen lies in the Kraichgau, a hilly region in southwestern Germany, close to the conflu ...

Brackenheim Brackenheim () is a town in the ''Landkreis'' Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is southwest of Heilbronn. With of vineyards, it is the biggest grape-growing municipality of Württemberg. Geography Geographical positio ...

Cleebronn Cleebronn () is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Geography Cleebronn is in the Zabergäu in the south of the district of Heilbronn, directly in the north of the Stromberg mountain with an e ...

(all of the district of Heilbronn) and

Sachsenheim Sachsenheim () is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 11 km northwest of Ludwigsburg. Buildings * The most important attraction is the water castle in Großsachsenheim. Built in the 14th cent ...

(

Ludwigsburg (district) Landkreis Ludwigsburg is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn, Rems-Murr-Kreis, the district-free city Stuttgart, and the districts Böblingen and En ...

Town structure

The town Güglingen consists of Güglingen itself (4254 inhabitants), with its subdivisions Eibensbach (1035) and Frauenzimmern (922). Total: 6211 (June 30, 2005).

History

In the

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the communal land of Güglingen was settled in the time of the

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and

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s. In 2002, two

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sanctuaries have been discovered and dug up. By the previous finds it is guessed that the Roman settlement had a surface of 10 hectare. The village Güglingen was probably founded in the 4th or 5th century and was mentioned documentary in 1188 by a document of emperor

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for the first time. In 1295 at the latest the village received town rights. In the early 14th century the town changed to

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...

. During the

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1525 it was the centre of the rebellion in the Zabergäu. Several fires about 1850 brought about destruction. After

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the previous agricultural town changed into a trade and industry site. The history of Eibensbach is closely connected with the castle ''Blankenhorn'' built 1220 in the south of the village. Already in the 17th century the castle just was a ruin. During the

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the village belonged to this castle. Until 1808 the village belonged to the department Güglingen, after it was independent and was incorporated to the town Güglingen on January 1, 1975. Frauenzimmern was first mentioned documentary as ''Cimbern'' on December 19, 794. The name of this village goes back to the convent Marienthal existing from 1245 until 1442. Frauenzimmern was incorporated to Güglingen on July 1, 1971.

Religions

Each in Güglingen, Eibensbach and Frauenzimmern there is a Protestant parish. The Catholic parish

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Güglingen is not only responsible for the town itself but also for the municipalities Pfaffenhofen,

Zaberfeld Zaberfeld () is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Zaberfeld lies in the Zabergäu, in the southwestern corner of the Heilbronn district, at the head of the Zaber river. Neighboring communities Zabe ...

and

. In Güglingen there is also a

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and

New Apostolic Church The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian denomination, Christian church that split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany. The church has existed since 1863 in Germany and since 1897 in the Ne ...

Politics

District council

After the municipal election on June 13, 2004, the district council of Güglingen has 20 seats and consists of: * Freie Unabhängige Wählervereinigung FUW (12 seats) * Bürger-Union BU (6 seats) * Neue Liste NL (2 seats) Further member of the district council and its chairman is the mayor.

Coat of arms

In red a silver gugel. The town colours are white and blue. The gugel as a talking arms figure is ascertainable in all seals of Güglingen since 1359. The arms colours stayed unchanged since 1575. Image:Wappen Gueglingen.svg, Güglingen Image:Wappen Eibensbach.png, Eibensbach Image:Wappen Frauenzimmern.png, Frauenzimmern

Town partnerships

Currently (December 2005), partnerships with

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and Auneau,

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are in preparation.

Culture and sights

The ''Mauritiuskirche'' in Güglingen was first mentioned in 1241, was burned down by the fire 1849 and was rebuilt in 1850. The old department hall, since 1349

timber framing Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...

, is currently used as the town hall. The ''Blankenhorn Castle'' situated above Eibensbach was built in 1220 and first mentioned in 1241. The ''Marienkirche'' of Eibensbach was built in the 14th century, the ''Martinskirche'' in Frauenzimmern about 1200.

Economy

Güglingen is the main site company Afriso-Euro-Index GmbH, one of the leading German producers of measure, adjust and supervision gadgets for heating technology, industry and environmental protection. A further significant employer in Güglingen is the company ''Weber Hydraulik GmbH''. "Eugen Lägler GmbH" world market leader for wood floor sanding machines, selling in more than 142 countries worldwide. In the district Eibensbach is headquarters of one of the most significant producer of scaffoldings, the ''W.

Layher Layher Holding GmbH & Co. KG is a globally leading German manufacturer of scaffolding, protective and event systems and ladders. The company operates two production facilities in Germany. The headquarters in Güglingen-Eibensbach produces steel sc ...

GmbH & Co. KG''.

Education

The elementary and secondary school ''Katharina-Kepler-Schule'' is attended by nearly 750 students, more than 900 students attend the secondary modern school in Güglingen. The library, which is open to the public, provides more than 16,000 items of media.

References

External links

Official Web site
(in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Guglingen Heilbronn (district) Württemberg