Hüttisheim is a municipality in the district of

Alb-Donau Alb-Donau-Kreis is a (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Biberach, Reutlingen, Göppingen and Heidenheim, the two Bavarian districts Günzburg and Neu-Ulm, and the city o ...

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. The municipality is a member of the local government association Kirchberg Weihungstal headquartered in Illerkirchberg.

Geography

Hüttisheim lies between the

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and

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about 8 km from

Laupheim Laupheim (; Swabian: ''Laoba'') is a major district town in southern Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Laupheim was first mentioned in 778 and gained city rights in 1869. One of the main trading routes, from Ulm to Ravensburg and then ...

and about 17 km south of

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, ...

on the river Schmiehe. The hamlet of Humlangen is administratively incorporated into Hüttisheim.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north to the city of Ulm, on the east by Staig and Schnürpflingen in Alb-Donau-Kreis, to the south with the district

Bihlafingen Bihlafingen is a village and part of the municipality of Laupheim, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany and has a population of 848. Geography Bihlafingen is an exclave of the municipality of Laupheim, being surrounded by the municipali ...

the city Laupheim in Biberach district and on the west by

Achstetten Achstetten () is the northernmost municipality in the district of Biberach, in the region of Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The villages of Oberholzheim, Bronnen and Stetten were incorporated into the municipality of Achstetten ...

, also in the district of Biberach.

History

Hüttisheim is first mentioned in a document dated 1152 as "Hittinishaim" confirming the rights of

Rot an der Rot Abbey Rot an der Rot Abbey (also referred to as ''Roth'', ''Münchroth'', ''Münchenroth'', ''Mönchroth'' or ''Mönchsroth'') was a Premonstratensian monastery in Rot an der Rot in Upper Swabia, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the first Premonstrat ...

of some property in the village. Through donations both Rot an der Rot Abbey and Wiblingen Abbey were in possession of the village. From about 1450 the entire village was, however, owned by Wiblingen Abbey until the monastery's

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in 1806. During the German Peasants' War the village was burnt down in 1525.

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remained with the Count of Kirchberg, the founders of Wiblingen Abbey. The

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in the coat-of-arms of Hüttisheim represents the almost four hundred years of being ruled by the abbey.

Politics

Council

The last local elections ( municipal council, county council ) for a term of five years was on June 7 of 2009.

Mayor

*1945-1946 Frau von Borowsky *1948-1986 Matthew Merz (1921-2003) *1986-2002 Frieder Ehni *2002-2004 Bernd Porter (independent) from Laupheim *2004-2006 is the mayoralty vacant *2006-2014 Stefan Gert Hofer ( CDU ) *Since June 2006 Hüttisheim has no full-time mayor any more. The Hüttisheimer IT manager Stefan Gert Hofer was the first time volunteer (part-time) mayor

Things

Regular events

Annually plays the theater group of the Musikverein Hüttisheim in the town hall. Information about the performances can be found on the homepage of the Musikverein. The Garden Party in Humlangen has a long tradition and is also aligned by the Musikverein. The garden party always takes place at Corpus instead. Since 2005, a village festival takes place, in which actions are offered in several farmsteads situation.

Economy and Infrastructure

Transportation

Education

Kindergarten "Little Rascals " Primary school

Personality

Freeman

1986 Mayor Matthew Merz

References

Hochspringen ↑ Population development in the municipalities of Baden-Württemberg in 2014 (Forwarded official population figures) ( help to ).

External links

Commons: Hüttisheim - collection of images, videos and audio files Wikisource: Hüttisheim in the description of the Oberamts Laupheim from 1856 - sources and full texts Website the municipality

References

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