Mutlangen is a
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 ...
in the
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ge ...
state 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 ...
in the
Ostalbkreis
The Ostalbkreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-Murr. ...
district and belongs to the
Stuttgart Metropolitan Region
The Stuttgart Metropolitan Region is a metropolitan region in south-west Germany consisting of the cities and regions around Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Tübingen/Reutlingen. These cities are arranged into three agglomeration areas. The population of t ...
. As of 31 December 2015, it has 6,588 inhabitants.
Geography
Mutlangen is located between the
Welzheim Forest
The Welzheim Forest (german: Welzheimer Wald) is a wooded, hill ridge, up to , in the counties of Rems-Murr, Ostalb and Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).
Geography Location
The Welzheim Forest lies just under 38 kilomet ...
and the
Swabian Keuper-Lias Plains
The Swabian Keuper-Lias Plains (german: Schwäbisches Keuper-Lias-Land) is a major natural region in southwest Germany and includes the southwesternmost part of the Keuper Uplands, which is bordered immediately to the north by the Swabian Jura.
...
on an elevation above the
Rems valley. The neighboring communes of Mutlangen are
Durlangen in the north, the city of
Schwäbisch Gmünd
Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district a ...
in the east and south as well as
Alfdorf
Alfdorf is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
The municipality of Alfdorf was formed in 1972 by the merging of the municipalities of Alfdorf, Pfahlbronn, and Vordersteinenberg.
Geography
The munici ...
in the west. Mutlangen consists of the small town Mutlangen and the hamlet Pfersbach, which belongs to Mutlangen since 1 April 1973.
History
At around 500 AD and later the first verifiable settlement existed (marking of Muotho). However, the site only became more popular at around 1100 to 1200 AD. The manorial systems alternated in a fast pace:
Hohenstaufen
The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynasty ...
,
Weinsberg
Weinsberg (South Franconian: ''Weischberg'') is a town in the north of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It was founded around 1200 and is situated in the Heilbronn district. The town has about 11,800 inhabitants. It is noted for its win ...
and
Rechberg. After some time monasteries and families from the nearby Gmünd area were its landlords. The name Mutlangen was first mentioned in 1293 in the scriptures of the
Lorch Monastery, which probably was its owner at the time.
In the year 1581, the neighboring town of Schwäbisch Gmünd took Mutlangen as property. In the course of the secularization circa 1800, Schwäbisch Gmünd lost its sovereignty and was assigned to the newly established
Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg (german: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which exist ...
. After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
Mutlangen had around 1,200 inhabitants and exhibited a mostly agricultural labour structure. In addition, in the aftermath of the war numerous refugees and expellees were received. The following decades were characterised by a change to a more industrialised town with newly established enterprises and an increasing population.
The ''Mutlanger Heide'', a heathland nearby, was the site of a US military base for
Pershing II
The Pershing II Weapon System was a solid-fueled two-stage medium-range ballistic missile designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System as the United States Army's primary nuclear-capable thea ...
missiles, which were assigned to the
56th Field Artillery Command headquartered in nearby
Schwäbisch Gmünd
Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district a ...
. The ''Pressehütte Mutlangen'' has since then been a site of peace and antinuclear activism. The missiles were dismantled following the
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty, formally the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles; / ДРСМР...
in 1990; the base has been almost completely demolished and now is a residential zone. Two remaining blast shelters and a historical path still bear evidence of this part of Mutlangen's history.
Politics
Town council and mayor
On 13 March 2016, Stephanie Eßwein was elected as the new mayor with a majority of 77.57% of the votes, thus replacing Peter Seyfried, who served for about 30 years as mayor. The town council was last elected on 26 May 2019 and consists of the following parties: Independent voters list (35.8%, 7 seats),
Grüne (23.9%, 4 seats),
SPD
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been t ...
(23.0%, 4 seats) and
CDU (17.3%, 3 seats).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was awarded to Mutlangen on 1 February 1954 by the government 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 ...
. Within the red area lays a silver cross, which accommodates the shape of the town's Saint Georg church. The street crossing with the church depicts the accessibility by means of transport, while the colours are a reminder of the affiliation to the former imperial city of Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Town twinnings
Since 1964, there has been a partnership agreement with the commune
Bouxières-aux-Dames
Bouxières-aux-Dames () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Geography
The village is located on the slope of a hill, directed south-north. It overlooks the confluent of Moselle and of Meurthe within its n ...
. Furthermore, in 1992, a partnership with the Hungarian town of
Vaskút was established.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Mutlangen is connected to the national road network via the federal highway Bundesstraße 298 (
Gaildorf-Schwäbisch Gmünd). The closest national highway is the
Bundesautobahn 7
is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 963 km (598 mi). It bisects the country almost evenly between east and west. In the north, it starts at the border with Denmark as an extension of the Danish part o ...
in the east near
Aalen
Aalen () is a former Free Imperial City located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about east of Stuttgart and north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district and is its largest town. It is also the large ...
. Of further importance for the regional traffic are the
Landesstraße
''Landesstraßen'' (singular: ''Landesstraße'') are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads t ...
L1155 and L1156. The nearest train station is
Schwäbisch Gmünd station.
Public institutions
A larger public hospital with the name ''Stauferklinikum Schwäbisch Gmünd'' is located within the boundaries of the town in the south-west.
The "Mutlantis" indoor swimming pool has existed since 1974.
Education
In Mutlangen there are two primary schools, a Werkrealschule and a Realschule, a special school for people with linguistic difficulties and since 2012 the private Catholic ''Franziskus-Gymnasium''. For preschool education the town offers two Kindergarten ''St. Elisabeth'' and ''Don Bosco'' as well as a daycare named ''Lämmle'' for children aged 2 to 3.
Notable residents
* (1886–1963), provost in
Rottenburg am Neckar
Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) s ...
and first honorary citizen of Mutlangen
* Heinz Hartmann (born 1924), mayor (1954–1986)
*
Ines Pohl (born 1967), journalist
* Joachim Pfeiffer (born 1967), politician, member of the
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons ...
for the CDU
*
Alexander Zorniger
Alexander Zorniger (born 8 October 1967) is a German football manager of Greuther Fürth and retired player who played as a midfielder.
Coaching career Early career
Zorniger started his coaching career with stints as head coach of Normannia Gmü ...
(born 1967), soccer coach
* Anja Jantschik (born 1969), journalist and writer
* Alexander Delle (born 1974), politician for the
NPD, former member of the
Landtag of Saxony
The Landtag of Saxony (german: Sächsischer Landtag), also known in English as the Saxon State Parliament, is the legislature of the Saxony, Free State of Saxony, one of Germany's sixteen States of Germany, states. It is responsible for legislat ...
* Ernst Karl Schassberger (born 1975), cook
* Claus-Dieter Kuhn (born 1978), biochemist
* Timo Bader (born 1983), writer
* Anna Bader (born 1983), cliff diver
* Arthur Abele (born 1986), athlete
* Florian Schöbinger (born 1986), handball player
*
Simon Schempp
Simon Schempp (born 14 November 1988) is a German former biathlete.
Career
In 2009, he made his World Cup debut. He became world champion by winning gold in the 15 km mass start race at the Biathlon World Championships 2017 in Hochfilzen. He ...
(born 1988), biathlete
*
Carlo Waibel (born 1990), rapper
* Lisa Arnholdt (born 1996), volleyball player
References
External links
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