Unterriexingen is a village in the district of Ludwigsburg,

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. By 1973 it was incorporated to the town of

Markgröningen Markgröningen is a town in the district (Kreis) of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is known for its fine historic buildings, many in the ''Fachwerk'' German architectural style, and its annual Shepherds' Run. Markgröningen is on ...

Geography

Geology

Unterriexingen lies on a by the Glems split terrace of the

Enz The Enz is a river flowing north from the Black Forest to the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg. It is 106 km long. Its headstreams – the Little Enz (german: Kleine Enz) and the Great Enz or Big Enz (''Große Enz'') – rise in the Northern B ...

, which rises to the south and was covered by a glacial

Loess Loess (, ; from german: Löss ) is a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust. Ten percent of Earth's land area is covered by loess or similar deposits. Loess is a periglacial or aeolian ...

layer.

Location and route network

The village lies on the northern edge of the ''Strohgäu'' about four kilometers north of

. Through Unterriexingen flows the Glems. About 400 meters below the town the Glems opens in the

Neighbouring

Around Unterriexingen are the settlements of Großsachsenheim, Untermberg, Markgröningen, Talhausen, Aichholzhof, Pulverdingen,

Enzweihingen Enzweihingen is a village, part of the town of Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany. It has a population of 3,951 people (2021). Enzweihingen lies about three miles southeast of the centre of Vaihingen, between Strohgäu and Heckengäu, at the confluenc ...

, Leinfelder Hof and

Oberriexingen Oberriexingen () is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Enz, 20 km northwest of Stuttgart, and 13 km west of Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a city ...

(from the north clockwise). Evangelische Pfarrkirche Unterriexingen

Sons and daughters of the town

* August Ludwig Reyscher (born 1802 in the rectory; died in Cannstatt 1880), lawyer, legal scholars and politician (Landtag and Reichstag), '' 'the only honorary citizen' '' of Unterriexingen (appointment on 24 December 1842). He left a description of his youth in Unterriexingen Siehe August Ludwig Reyscher: ''Aus alter und neuer Zeit.'' Freiburg und Tübingen 1884. * Ulrich Noack (born 1956), lawyer and a professor at the

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References

Former municipalities in Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg (district) {{Ludwigsburg-geo-stub