Esslingen is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in the centre of
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 ...
,
Germany
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. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise)
Rems-Murr
Rems-Murr is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn, Schwäbisch Hall, Ostalbkreis, Göppingen, Esslingen, the district-free city Stuttgart and the distr ...
,
Göppingen
Göppingen ( Swabian: ''Geppenge'' or ''Gebbenga'') is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the b ...
,
Reutlingen
Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818.
Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...
,
Böblingen
Böblingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Beblenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen (district), Böblingen District. Sindelfingen and Böblingen are Geographic contiguity, contiguous.
History
Böblingen was found ...
and the district-free city
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 ...
.
Until 15 October 1964 the district's name was written officially as Landkreis Eßlingen.
History
The district dates back to the
Oberamt Esslingen, which was created when the previously free imperial city of
Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar ( Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest town in the district. Within Baden-Württemberg it is t ...
became part of
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 ...
in 1803. It was changed several times in the course of history. Since 1810 it belonged to the ''Landvogtei Rothenberg'' and from 1818 until it was dissolved in 1924 to the ''Neckarkreis''. In 1934 the ''Oberamt'' was renamed ''Kreis Eßlingen'' and the now termed ''Landkreis Eßlingen'' was enlarged by several municipalities of the dissolved ''Oberamt Stuttgart'' and the Kreise ''Schorndorf, Kirchheim unter Teck and Göppingen'' on 1 October 1938.
After several changes over the next century, it was converted into a district in 1938. Additionally, with the territorial Partition act on 24 April 1938, it was enlarged by adding several municipalities from the neighboring ''
Amtsoberamt Stuttgart'', ''
Oberamt Schorndorf'', ''
Oberamt Kirchheim'' and ''
Göppingen
Göppingen ( Swabian: ''Geppenge'' or ''Gebbenga'') is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the b ...
''.
On 16 October 1964 the state government allowed the change from the previous spelling to the current ''Landkreis Esslingen.''
In 1973, the district was merged with the
district Nürtingen (without
Grafenberg). In 1975, two municipalities (
Leinfelden
Leinfelden-Echterdingen ( Swabian: ''Laefälda-Ächdordeng'') is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport and directly adjacent to ...
and
Musberg) from the district
Böblingen
Böblingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Beblenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen (district), Böblingen District. Sindelfingen and Böblingen are Geographic contiguity, contiguous.
History
Böblingen was found ...
were added to give the district today's borders.
Since the completion of the municipality reform the ''Landkreis Esslingen'' yet consists of 44 municipalities, amongst them 13 towns and among those, in turn, six Major district towns (Esslingen am Neckar, Filderstadt, Kirchheim unter Teck, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Nürtingen and Ostfildern). The districts largest town is Esslingen am Neckar, the smallest municipality Altdorf near Nürtingen. In 1980 German right-wing extremists of the ''Deutsche Aktionsgruppen'' committed a bomb attack on the administrative district office and the district administrators house.
Geography
The district is cut into two halves by the river
Neckar
The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Schwenn ...
. The west part is part of the
Filder plain
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 ...
, while the east is part of the mountains of the
Swabian Alb
The Swabian Jura (german: Schwäbische Alb , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of ...
(''Schwäbische Alb'') and the
Schurwald
The Schurwald is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany, which at its highest point is 513.2 m above sea level.
It is one of the most important Recreation areas for the Stuttgart area. Over the centuries, the vast forests ...
(part of the Swabian-Franconian mountain range).
At
Plochingen
Plochingen ( Swabian: ''Blocheng'' or ''Blochenga'') is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It lies on the river Neckar, on which it has a river port. With about 14,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Stutt ...
the
Fils
Fils or FILS may refer to:
People
* Anton Fils (1733–1760), German composer
* Arthur Fils (born 2004), French tennis player
* Pascal Fils (born 1984), Canadian football player
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* Fils (currency), a subdivision of currency used in ...
flows into the Neckar river which leaves the district near Esslingen-Mettingen heading towards Stuttgart. With 229 m above sea level the water level of the Neckar near Mettingen represents the districts lowest Point. The highest point is located 830 m above SL in the Brucker Hölzle near Bissingen-Ochsenwang.
Places
The list of localities in the district Esslingen consists of about 185 places (
Cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
,
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
s,
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
s,
hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
,
smallholding
A smallholding or smallholder is a small farm operating under a small-scale agriculture model. Definitions vary widely for what constitutes a smallholder or small-scale farm, including factors such as size, food production technique or technology ...
s and dwelling places) as far as they are geographically separate.
Neighbouring districts
The Landkreis Esslingen borders in clockwise direction starting in the North the Landkreise (districts)
Rems-Murr-Kreis
Rems-Murr is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Heilbronn, Schwäbisch Hall, Ostalbkreis, Göppingen, Esslingen, the district-free city Stuttgart and the distr ...
,
Göppingen
Göppingen ( Swabian: ''Geppenge'' or ''Gebbenga'') is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the b ...
,
Reutlingen
Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818.
Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...
and
Böblingen
Böblingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Beblenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen (district), Böblingen District. Sindelfingen and Böblingen are Geographic contiguity, contiguous.
History
Böblingen was found ...
as well as the Stadtkreis (urban district)
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 ...
.
Natural reserves
The Landkreis Esslingen owns the following natural reserves. According to the reserves statistic of the Landesanstalt ''für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden Württemberg (LUBW)'', of the district's area is under nature protection (3.62 %).
# Alter Neckar: 21.3 ha;
Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar ( Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest town in the district. Within Baden-Württemberg it is t ...
and
Altbach
Altbach is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg. It belongs to the Stuttgart Region. (until 1992 ''Region Mittlerer Neckar'') and the European Metropolitan Region Stuttgart.
Geography Geographical location
Altb ...
# Am Rank (Röhmsee): 13 ha;
Unterensingen
Unterensingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Geography
It is located 19 km southeast of Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German ...
# Denkendorfer Erlachsee: 4.4 ha;
Denkendorf
# Eichhalde: 85 ha;
Bissingen an der Teck
Bissingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Geographical location
Bissingen lies at the foot of the Swabian Jura, the district Ochsenwang on the Alb plateau. The municipality covers an a ...
# Erkenbergwasen: 15.7 ha;
Neidlingen
Neidlingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
In 1807, Neidlingen, formerly a possession of the Kingdom of Bavaria, was assigned to the district of Wiesensteig in the Kingdom of Württemberg. ...
# Grienwiesen (Schülesee): 11.5 ha;
Unterensingen
Unterensingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Geography
It is located 19 km southeast of Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German ...
# Häslachwald: 53.6 ha (thereof 8.6 ha in the district Esslingen); City
Ostfildern
Ostfildern (; Swabian: ''Oschtfilder'') is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 8 km southeast of Stuttgart. It was formed in 1975 out of a fusion of the previously sepa ...
- area Kemnat
#
Jusi
Jusi is the residual of a volcano, an Inliers and outliers (geology), erosional outlier of the Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
This category of extinct volcanos is only found within a range of 25 km of Bad Urach. It is the largest ...
/Auf dem Berg: 48.9 ha;
Kohlberg and Kappishäusern
# Krähenhäule: 5.3 ha;
Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar ( Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest town in the district. Within Baden-Württemberg it is t ...
# Kurzer Wasen/Roter Wasen: 29.1 ha;
Weilheim an der Teck
Weilheim an der Teck is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated 7 km southeast of Kirchheim unter Teck, and 13 km southwest of Göppingen. Locals often refer to it as just "Weilheim ...
#
Limburg
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* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
: 161.5 ha;
Weilheim an der Teck
Weilheim an der Teck is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated 7 km southeast of Kirchheim unter Teck, and 13 km southwest of Göppingen. Locals often refer to it as just "Weilheim ...
# Musberger Eichberg: 14.4 ha;
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen (Swabian: ''Laefälda-Ächdordeng'') is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport and directly adjacent to t ...
# Nägelestal: 20.0 ha;
Kirchheim unter Teck
Kirchheim unter Teck ( Swabian: ''Kircha'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is 10 km (6 miles) near the Teck castle, approximately ...
# Neckarwasen: 13.3 ha;
Köngen
Köngen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. About nine kilometers from the district city Esslingen am Neckar and about six kilometers away from Nürtingen. It is part of the Stuttgart Region and the E ...
and
Wendlingen am Neckar
Wendlingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated on the Neckar and Lauter rivers, 27 km southeast of Stuttgart.
The town grew in size, officially, on 1 April 1940, when three s ...
# Neuffener Heide: 16.9 ha;
Neuffen
Neuffen is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Geography
It is located 14 km northeast of Reutlingen, and 28 km southeast of Stuttgart.
Its major attraction is a quite impressive castle wit ...
# Neuffener Hörnle-Jusenberg: 48.0 ha;
Neuffen
Neuffen is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Geography
It is located 14 km northeast of Reutlingen, and 28 km southeast of Stuttgart.
Its major attraction is a quite impressive castle wit ...
# Oberes Lenninger Tal including side valleys: 593 ha; municipality
Lenningen
Lenningen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Neighbour communities
Those are in the east Wiesensteig (district of Göppingen), in the south Römerstein and Grabenstetten (both district of Reutlingen), in ...
- areas Gutenberg and Oberlenningen
# Randecker Maar including Zipfelbachschlucht: 110.0 ha; Ochsenwang and Hepsisau
# Schaichtal: 467.8 ha; Aich, Grötzingen and Neuenhaus,
Altenriet and
Schlaitdorf
Schlaitdorf is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe a ...
,
Waldenbuch
Waldenbuch ( Swabian: ''Waldebuech'') is a town in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It is the home of the popular Ritter Sport brand of chocolate.
Geography
Geographical location
Waldenbuch is situated at an altitude ...
(
Landkreis Böblingen), Walddorf and Häslach (
Landkreis Reutlingen
Reutlingen, nicknamed "The Gate to the Swabian Alb" (german: "Das Tor zur Schwäbischen Alb"), is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The former free imperial city (until 1802) reached the ...
) and
Dettenhausen
Dettenhausen is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Dettenhausen is a village in the administrative district (Kreis) of Tübingen, in the Schönbuch Nature Park. It is located 11 km north of Tübingen ...
(
Landkreis Tübingen
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia ...
)
# Schönrain: 7.1 ha;
Neckartenzlingen
Neckartenzlingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Geography
It is located 10 km north of Reutlingen, and 25 km south of Stuttgart.
Twin towns — sister cities
Neckartenzlingen is t ...
# Schopflocher Moor (Torfgrube): 50.4 ha; municipality
Lenningen
Lenningen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Neighbour communities
Those are in the east Wiesensteig (district of Göppingen), in the south Römerstein and Grabenstetten (both district of Reutlingen), in ...
- Schopfloch and Ochsenwang
# Siebenmühlental: 98.5 ha; 52.6 ha on the Areas of
Filderstadt
Filderstadt (; Swabian: ''Fildorsdadd'') is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 13 km south of Stuttgart.
Filderstadt is located next to the Stuttgart Airport and t ...
and
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen (Swabian: ''Laefälda-Ächdordeng'') is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport and directly adjacent to t ...
in the Landkreis Esslingen and 45.8 ha on the area of
Steinenbronn and
Waldenbuch
Waldenbuch ( Swabian: ''Waldebuech'') is a town in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It is the home of the popular Ritter Sport brand of chocolate.
Geography
Geographical location
Waldenbuch is situated at an altitude ...
in the
Landkreis Böblingen
# Stettener Bach: 49.6 ha;
Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar ( Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest town in the district. Within Baden-Württemberg it is t ...
and Schanbach
#
Teck Teck may refer to:
* Teck Castle (Burg Teck) in Württemberg, Germany
* Teckberg, mountain on which it is located
* Duke of Teck, a title of nobility, associated with Teck Castle
* Teck Railway, Germany
* Teck Resources, a Canadian mining company ...
: 386.0 ha;
Bissingen an der Teck
Bissingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Geographical location
Bissingen lies at the foot of the Swabian Jura, the district Ochsenwang on the Alb plateau. The municipality covers an a ...
,
Dettingen unter Teck
Dettingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Geography
Dettingen is located 40 km southeast of Stuttgart and 4 km south of Kirchheim unter Teck at an elevation of between 329 t ...
, Unterlenningen and Owen
# Tobeltal including Mittagsfels and Wielandstein: 151.4 ha; municipality
Lenningen
Lenningen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Neighbour communities
Those are in the east Wiesensteig (district of Göppingen), in the south Römerstein and Grabenstetten (both district of Reutlingen), in ...
, area Oberlenningen
# Unter dem Burz: 26.9 ha;
Neidlingen
Neidlingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
In 1807, Neidlingen, formerly a possession of the Kingdom of Bavaria, was assigned to the district of Wiesensteig in the Kingdom of Württemberg. ...
# Wernauer Baggerseen: 32.1 ha;
Köngen
Köngen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. About nine kilometers from the district city Esslingen am Neckar and about six kilometers away from Nürtingen. It is part of the Stuttgart Region and the E ...
,
Wendlingen am Neckar
Wendlingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated on the Neckar and Lauter rivers, 27 km southeast of Stuttgart.
The town grew in size, officially, on 1 April 1940, when three s ...
and
Wernau (Neckar)
Wernau is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg southwestern Germany. It is situated on the Neckar river, 25 km southeast of Stuttgart.
Geography Location
Wernau is located on the southeast bank of the Neckar river, sou ...
# Wernauer Lehmgrube: 5.5 ha;
Wernau (Neckar)
Wernau is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg southwestern Germany. It is situated on the Neckar river, 25 km southeast of Stuttgart.
Geography Location
Wernau is located on the southeast bank of the Neckar river, sou ...
# Wiestal mit Rauber: 136.5 ha; Jesingen,
Holzmaden
Holzmaden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany that lies between Stuttgart and Ulm.
Holzmaden is 4 km south-east from Kirchheim unter Teck and 19 km south-east of Esslingen am Neckar. The A 8 runs south from Holzmaden. The town ...
and
Ohmden
Ohmden is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities are starting from North clockwise: Schlierbach, Hattenhofen, Zell unter Aichelberg , all district Göpp ...
Demographics
The numbers of inhabitants are census results (¹) or official updates of the ''Statistischen Landesamts Baden-Württemberg'' (only main residence). The demographic development before 1973 includes the sums of the inhabitants of those municipalities which nowadays belong to the district Esslingen but prior belonged to other administrative units (Oberämtern, Landkreisen).
With almost 525,000 inhabitants the district Esslingen stands in 6th place in Germany, slightly behind the district Ludwigsburg which pushed him back from the 5th Position in the first quarter of 2007.
Politics
The district is administered by the ''Kreistag'' (district council) and the ''Landrat'' (District Administrator).
Kreistag (district council)
The Kreistag is elected every 5 years by the districts eligible voters. The election on 25. Mai 2014 led to following provisional results. The official result was published by the statistical state Office towards the end of 2014.
* WG: free voters, as the results from 1989 until 2004 are not dividable into individual free voter groups.
Landrat (district administrator)
The Kreistag elects the Landrat for a period of 8 years. The Landrat is the legal representative of the district as well as head of the Kreistag and its committees, but is not eligible to vote in those bodies. He leads the Landratsamt (courthouse) and is public servant of the district.
Among his responsibilities belongs the preparation of the district councils and ist committees sessions. He convokes the sessions, leads them and administers the decisions made there. His Proxy is the ''Erste Landesbeamte''.
* 1933–1938: Ernst Mäulen
* 1938–1945: Hans Häcker
* 1945–1946: Fritz Landenberger
* 1946–1966: Georg Geist
* 1966–1972: Richard Schall
* 1973–2000: Hans Peter Braun
* since 2000: Heinz Eininger
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows the imperial eagle taken from the coat of arms of the
city of Esslingen. The checkered diamonds in the bottom are the symbol of the Dukes of Teck, and the horn on the breast of the eagle is the symbol of the Counts of Urach. Both symbols were taken from the coat of arms of the district of Nürtingen, as the two families played a major role in the history of the area.
Economy and infrastructure
In the "Zukunftsatlas 2016" the district Esslingen ranked 22nd out of 402 districts, municipal associations and district free cities in Germany and therefore belongs to the regions with "very high opportunities for the future".
Economy
The most labour-intensive sectors in the district Esslingen are according to the states statistical office:
* car manufacturing: 14,500 employees
* health, veterinary and social services: 13,100 employees
* Mechanical Engineering: 23,300 employees
* services close to companies: 14,100 employees
Transportation
Air
Stuttgart Airport
Stuttgart Airport (German: ''Flughafen Stuttgart'', formerly ''Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen'') is the international airport of Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's forme ...
lays on the eastern border of the city Leinfelden-Echterdingen. The runways are situated mostly on grounds belonging to Filderstadt-Bernhausen.
Public transport
Since 1845 the eventual
Württembergische Staatsbahn runs from Stuttgart to the district City Esslingen, since 1846 as far as Plochingen and 1847 as
Filsbahn towards the crossing of the Swabian Albs in the direction of Geislinger Steige–Ulm.
In 1859 the
Neckar-Alb-Bahn was attached starting in Plochingen towards Nürtingen–Reutlingen an. From this railway the
Teckbahn
The Teck Railway (german: Teckbahn) is a branch line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, connecting Wendlingen am Neckar with Kirchheim unter Teck and Oberlenningen. In Deutsche Bahn’s timetable it has route number 761. A branch line o ...
of the ''Kirchheimer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'' branched off in Wendlingen (back then Unterbohingen) in 1864 and extended as far as Oberlenningen by the Staatsbahn in 1899. Another meanwhile defunct local branch line was the railway line
Kirchheim (Teck) Süd–Weilheim (Teck, opened in 1908.
The
Tälesbahn Nürtingen–Neuffen belongs to the
Württembergischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft since its opening in 1900.
Over the course of 100 years a diverse public transport network developed on Filder plains at the southern border of Stuttgart, the
Filderbahn-Gesellschaft. In Leinfelden-Echterdingen the
S-Bahn
The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble co ...
(S2 and S3) to Stuttgart Airport put into operation between 1989 and 1993 uses partly the alignment of the line
Vaihingen–Echterdingen put in use by the
Deutsche Reichsbahn
The ''Deutsche Reichsbahn'', also known as the German National Railway, the German State Railway, German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regiona ...
in 1920, from which in 1928 in Leinfelden a line branched off heading to Waldenbuch. The S2 line was extended from the Airport to
Filderstadt
Filderstadt (; Swabian: ''Fildorsdadd'') is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 13 km south of Stuttgart.
Filderstadt is located next to the Stuttgart Airport and t ...
-Bernhausen in the autumn of 2001.
In Echterdingen they linked to the line Möhringen–Neuhausen, built by the
Filderbahn-Gesellschaft in metre gauge in 1897 and changed to Standard gauge in 1902. The part Möhringen–Echterdingen was replaced by a connection Möhringen–Leinfelden, which was built as an electric cross-country railway in meter gauge in 1928 and had been – parallel to the standard gauge line to Neuhausen – extended up to Echterdingen Ort. Since 1990 a standard gauge light rail called ''
Stadtbahn
' (; German for "city railway"; plural ') is a German word referring to various types of urban rail transport. One type of transport originated in the 19th century, firstly in Berlin and followed by Vienna, where rail routes were created that co ...
'' (Line U5) runs only up to Leinfelden Bahnhof instead from where the S-Bahn carries on.
In Esslingen the tram
Straßenbahn Esslingen am Neckar was inaugurated in 1912, which from 1919 on provided a link to the tram network of the
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) is the principal public transport operating company in the German city of Stuttgart. The SSB is a member of the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS), and operates the Stuttgart Stadtbahn, bus lines, a ...
(SSB). It was replaced in 1944 through the
trolleybus Esslingen am Neckar. In 1926 the interurban tram
Esslingen–Nellingen–Denkendorf (END) was added, which did run up to the
Filder
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 ...
until 1978 as well. Unlike the Filderbahn lines not from the west but rather from the northern side. Since 1929 it had a branch line from Nellingen towards Neuhausen.
Regarding the railways only two smaller sections have been defunct:
* 1955: Leinfelden–Musberg–Waldenbuch (
Siebenmühlentalbahn, 11.7 km)
* 1982: Kirchheim Süd–Holzmaden–Weilheim (7.7 km)
In the year 2000 the SSB opened the light rail Stuttgart–Nellingen.
Responsible for the public transport is the
Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart
The ''Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart GmbH'' (VVS; en, Stuttgart Transport and Tariff Association LLC) is a transport association that coordinates the local public transport in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg, as well as in th ...
(VVS).
Individual transport
From west to east the
Bundesautobahn 8
is an autobahn in southern Germany that runs 497 km (309 mi) from the Luxembourg A13 motorway at Schengen via Neunkirchen, Pirmasens, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim, Stuttgart, Ulm, Augsburg and Munich to the Austrian West Autobahn near Salzb ...
, connecting
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 ...
and
Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
, is running through the district area. The most important
Bundesstraße
''Bundesstraße'' (German for "federal highway"), abbreviated ''B'', is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.
Germany
Germany's ''Bundesstraßen'' network has a total length of about 40,000 km.
German ''Bundesstraßen'' ...
n are the
B 10 Stuttgart–Ulm, the
B 27 Stuttgart–Tübingen, the B 312 Flughafen–Reutlingen and the B 313 Plochingen–Reutlingen.
District institutions
The district Esslingen is Provider of the following
vocational school
A vocational school is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary or post-secondary education designed to provide vocational education or technical skills required to complete the tasks ...
s: Friedrich-Ebert-Schule (industrial school) Esslingen, John-F.-Kennedy-Schule (commercial school) Esslingen, Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule (domestic Management school) Esslingen, Max-Eyth-Schule (industrial school) Kirchheim unter Teck, Jakob-Friedrich-Schöllkopf-Schule (commercial school) Kirchheim unter Teck, Philipp-Matthäus-Hahn-Schule (industrial school) Nürtingen, Otto-Umfrid-Schule (industrial school) Nürtingen, Albert-Schäffle-Schule (commercial school) Nürtingen and Fritz-Ruoff-Schule (domestic Management and agricultural school) Nürtingen, moreover the Rohräcker schools Esslingen (School for mentally disabled, physically disabled and speech impaired pupils and correspondingly with School kindergarten and also School for sick pupils with longer lasting Hospital treatment) and the Bodelschwinghschule for mentally impaired Nürtingenwith school kindergarten. In Dettingen unter Teck another school for mentally and speech impaired school with school kindergarten was constructed.
Additionally the district is shareholder of the medius KLINIKEN gGmbH. This association is carrier of the Paracelsus-hospital Ruit in
Ostfildern-Ruit and the Hospital Kirchheim-Nürtingen with ist two sites
Kirchheim unter Teck
Kirchheim unter Teck ( Swabian: ''Kircha'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is 10 km (6 miles) near the Teck castle, approximately ...
and Nürtingen. Both are academic teaching hospitals for the University of Tübingen.
Towns and municipalities
Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaften / Gemeindeverwaltungsverbände (municipal administration unions):
# Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of the town Kirchheim unter Teck together with the municipalities of Dettingen unter Teck and Notzingen
# Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Lenningen with office in Lenningen; Members: Municipalities of Lenningen and Erkenbrechtsweiler as well as the town Owen
# Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Neckartenzlingen with office in Neckartenzlingen; Members: Altdorf, Altenriet, Bempflingen, Neckartailfingen, Neckartenzlingen and Schlaitdorf
# Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of the town Neuffen with the municipalities Beuren and Kohlberg
# Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of the town Nürtingen with the municipalities Frickenhausen, Großbettlingen, Oberboihingen, Unterensingen and Wolfschlugen
# Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Plochingen with office in Plochingen; Members: Town Plochingen and the municipalities Altbach and Deizisau
# Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Reichenbach an der Fils with office in Reichenbach an der Fils; Members: Baltmannsweiler, Hochdorf, Lichtenwald and Reichenbach an der Fils
# Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of the town Weilheim an der Teck with the municipalities Bissingen an der Teck, Holzmaden, Neidlingen and Ohmden
# Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Wendlingen am Neckar with Office in Wendlingen am Neckar; Members: Town Wendlingen am Neckar and municipality Köngen
References
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