Hagelloch is an administrative district of

Tübingen Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in thr ...

situated around three kilometres to the northwest of the town centre. Hagelloch is known beyond

for its picturesque setting near

Schönbuch Schönbuch is an almost completely wooded area south west of Stuttgart and part of the Southern German Escarpment Landscape (German: ''südwestdeutsches Schichtstufenland''). In 1972 the centre zone of Schönbuch became the first nature park in ...

and the view across Tübingen.

History

Hagelloch was originally known as Hagenloch and meant a 'wood surrounded by a hedge'. It was first mentioned in records in 1106. The oldest owners of Hagelloch were the Palatinate counts of

. Count Gottfried sold Hagelloch to

Bebenhausen Abbey Bebenhausen Abbey (''Kloster Bebenhausen'') is a former Cistercian monastery complex located in Bebenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The complex is also the location of Bebenhausen Palace, a hunting retreat created and maintained by two Ki ...

in 1296 which retained ownership of the district until the cloister was dissolved in 1807. For centuries the district suffered from severe poverty. During the 19th century, many areas of Germany underwent 'Realteilung' - a redistribution of land and property - which also affected Hagelloch and small landowners. In the first half of the 19th century 43.1% of the inhabitants of Hagelloch were manual workers (such as bricklayers, plasterers and carpenters), 18.6% farmers and 11.6% 'day labourers'. In the 1970s Hagelloch became popular among commuters to nearby Tübingen and even

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 ...

. After peaking in 1999, the population has settled to its current level of 1796.

Events

Village in Hagelloch comes to life through its festivals and clubs with concerts throughout the year, sports weekends and a triathlon. The 2-day summer festival is organised by the local musician society. This society serves the care and support of the dull folk music and related even more dull attempts. The Christian youth group organises a

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tournament and an annual festival. On 30 April the 'May Enunciation' takes place outside the town hall with the erection of a

May pole A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may occur on 1 May or Pentecost (Whitsun), although in some countries it is instead erected at ...

accompanied by music and singing.

Transportation

Hagelloch is served by local buses from Tübingen (Lines 8 and 18) and the night bus N97.

References

Stadt Tübingen - Ortsteil Hagelloch
{{Authority control Boroughs of Tübingen