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 ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...

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

Illerkirchberg Illerkirchberg is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Unterkirchberg (Lower Kirchberg) had a Roman castrum built around 40 AD as part of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes to secure the street along the south sh ...

Geography

Hüttisheim lies between the

Danube The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...

and

Iller The Iller (; ancient name Ilargus) is a river of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube, long. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Breitach, Stillach and Trettach near Oberstdorf in the Al ...

about 8 km from

Laupheim Laupheim (; ) 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 on towards Lake ...

and about 17 km south of

Ulm Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city. Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...

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 Staig is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau (district), Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The community belongs to the Gemeindeverwaltungsverband-Kirchberg Weihungstal with headquarter in Illerkirchberg. Geography Staig is lo ...

and

Schnürpflingen Schnürpflingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the ...

Alb-Donau-Kreis 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 ...

, 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 Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Biberach (district), Biberach, in the region of Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The villages of Oberholzheim, Bronnen (Achstetten), Bronnen ...

, 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 Premonstrate ...

of some property in the village. Through donations both Rot an der Rot Abbey and

Wiblingen Abbey Wiblingen Abbey was a former Benedictine abbey which was later used as barracks. Today its buildings house several departments of the medical faculty of the University of Ulm. The former abbey is located south of the Confluence (geography), ...

were in possession of the village. From about 1450 the entire village was, however, owned by Wiblingen Abbey until the monastery's dissolution in 1806. During the

German Peasants' War The German Peasants' War, Great Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt () was a widespread popular revolt in some German-speaking areas in Central Europe from 1524 to 1525. It was Europe's largest and most widespread popular uprising befor ...

the village was burnt down in 1525.

High justice High, middle and low justices are notions dating from Western feudalism to indicate descending degrees of judicial power to administer justice by the maximal punishment the holders could inflict upon their subjects and other dependents. The scale ...

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

crosier A crozier or crosier (also known as a paterissa, pastoral staff, or bishop's staff) is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a bishop or abbot and is carried by high-ranking prelates of Roman Catholic, Eastern Catho ...

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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