Beuren is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in the district of
Esslingen 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
Germany
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. It is a spa and resort. With the majority of its district (95.2%), Beuren is part of the
Swabian Alb biosphere reserve.
Geography
Beuren is located 28 km southeast 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 Sw ...
and 16 km southwest of
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 ...
.
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:
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
Wolfgang Friedrich Ischinger (born April 6, 1946) is a German diplomat who served as chairman of the Munich Security Conference from 2008 to 2022.
From 2001 to 2006, Ischinger was the German ambassador to the United States, and from 1998 to 20 ...
(born 1946), German jurist, former diplomat, leader of Munich Security Conference since 2008
References
Esslingen (district)
Württemberg
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