Sonnenbühl is a municipality in the district of
Reutlingen
Reutlingen (; ) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous Reutlingen (district), district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it had an estimated population of 116,456. Reutlingen has a Reutlingen University, univ ...
, state of
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 ...
,
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 north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
.
Sonnenbühl is a municipality on the plateau of the
Swabian Alb
The Swabian Jura ( , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of Swabia. It is part of th ...
, just south of
Reutlingen
Reutlingen (; ) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous Reutlingen (district), district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it had an estimated population of 116,456. Reutlingen has a Reutlingen University, univ ...
. The seat of the municipality is in the district Undingen.
Geographical location
Sonnenbühl lies on the northern edge of the
Swabian Jura
The Swabian Jura ( , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of Swabia. It is part of th ...
. The district Genkingen (771 m above sea level. NN) extends up to the escarpment. West of Willmandingen (751 m above sea level. NN) originates the
Lauchert. In the district
Erpfingen (731 m above sea level. NN) originates the Erpf which opens south of the village into the Lauchert. The district Undingen is located 775 m above sea level. NN.
Geology
The near-surface geological bedrock Sonnenbühls is dominated by the rocks of the
White Jura
The White Jurassic or White Jura ( or ''Weißjura'') in earth history refers to the upper of the three lithostratigraphic units of the South German Jurassic, the latter being understood not as a geographical, but a geological term in the sense of ...
. The limestones of the White Jura are heavily karstified and characterized by karst formations such as caves, sinkholes and dry valleys.
Neighboring communities
The following cities and towns are bordering to the municipality of Sonnenbühl, they are starting called clockwise in the north and part of the district of Reutlingen or to Zollernalbkreis¹ and district Tübingen.²
Pfullingen
Pfullingen (; ) is a town in the Reutlingen (district), district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 3 km southeast of Reutlingen at the foot of the Swabian Jura, Swabian ''Alb''.
With its almost 20,000 inhabitants it ...
,
Lichtenstein,
Engstingen,
Trochtelfingen
Trochtelfingen () is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Reutlingen
Reutlingen (; ) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous Reutlingen (d ...
,
Burladingen
Burladingen () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
In 1849, Burladingen and the villages of and came under the dominion of the Kingdom of Prussia. They were assigned in 1850 to , one of the of Pr ...
¹,
Mössingen
Mössingen is a town in the Tübingen (district), district of Tübingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated north of the Swabian Jura, about 13 km south of Tübingen.
Geography
Mössingen is located on the northern edge of the ...
² and Reutlingen.
Municipality arrangement
The municipality Sonnenbühl was created on 1 January 1975 under the municipal reform in
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 ...
, initially under the name Undingen, from the four previously independent municipalities Erpfingen, Genkingen, Undingen and Willmandingen.
Climate
In February 1978, the district Erpfingen was officially recognized as air spa.
History
The name Erphinga (Erpfingen) appears on November, 16, 777, for the first time in a deed of the
Lorsch codex
The Lorsch Codex (Chronicon Laureshamense, Lorscher Codex, Codex Laureshamensis) is an important historical document created between about 1175 to 1195 AD in the Lorsch Abbey, Monastery of Saint Nazarius in Lorsch, Germany. The codex is handwrit ...
.
Genkingen belongs since 1506 to the nunnery Pfullingen and became part of Württemberg after the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...
.
Already 806 Undinga was owned by the
Abbey of St. Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall () is a dissolved abbey (747–1805) in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had er ...
. 1098 it donated Graf Luithold Achalm the monastery Zwiefalten and 1454 Undingen came to Württemberg.
The name Willmandingen stands on a charter of 10 July, 772, of the monastery of St. Gallen. 1474 bought Count Eberhard von Württemberg the place, so it came to Oberamt Urach, in 1808 to district Reutlingen.
Politics
The district Undingen is the administrative headquarter of the total community.
Council
The council Sonnenbühl has after the last election 21 members (2009: 18). The municipal election held on 25 May 2014 led to the following official results. The turnout was 54.3% (2009: 57.1%). The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.
*Free Voters Association 10 seats 49.8% (2009: 11 seats, 57.6%)
*Sonnenbühl citizens 6 seats 26.9% (2009: 5 seats, 26.8%)
*CDU 5 seats 23.3% (2009: 0 seats, 0.0%)
*Civic Democratic Sonnenbühl 0 seats 0.0% (2009: 2 seats, 15.6%)
Mayor
The mayor is elected for a term of eight years. On July 12, 2009, the incumbent mayor Gerrit Elser was elected mayor of
Giengen
Giengen (; full name: Giengen an der Brenz; Swabian: ''Gẽänge'') is a former Free Imperial City in eastern Baden-Württemberg near the border with Bavaria in southern Germany. The town is located in the district of Heidenheim at the eastern ...
. Therefore, a mayoral election was held in Sonnenbühl on October 11, 2009. Uwe Morgenstern was voted with a majority of 58.9%.
* Genkingen
* to 1908: Schumacher
* 1909- ?: John Ruoff
* ? -1950: Weinland
* 1950-1974: Ernst Herrmann
* Undingen
* 1973-1975: Manfred Stierle
* Sonnenbühl
* 1975-1999: Dieter Winkler
* 1999-2009: Gerrit Elser
* Since 2010: Uwe Morgenstern
Arms of Sonnenbühl
The former autonomous districts had very different own crest. Therefore, it was agreed to the merger on designing a brand new coat of arms. This is formed from the two components of the community name. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ". In blue over golden (yellow) hills (Buhl) a golden (yellow) sun with 16 alternating consecutive straight and S-shaped curved golden (yellow) rays"
Coat of subsites
Erpfingen
Erpfingen Genkingen
Genkingen Undingen
Undingen Willmandingen
Willmandingen
Twinning
Since 1987, there is a partnership of Sonnenbühl with the municipality of
Corseul
Corseul (; ; Gallo: ''Corsoeut'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum.
History
Cors ...
in France.
Museums
In the district Erpfingen the first Easter Egg Museum
of Germany was established and inaugurated in February 1993. It shows more than a thousand exhibits from all over Europe.
Sports
In the district Erpfingen is located since 1992 a spa garden and a 1300 meters long summer bobsleigh track.
For golf players there is in Undingen an 18-hole golf course.
In winter, there are a variety of trails for cross country skiers, in the summer, these are walking trails.
Tourism
The amusement park Dreamland on the Bear Cave (Bärenhöhle) is a real attraction, especially for families with small children.
Economy
The area is used both for agriculture and forestry. Sonnenbühl is a year-round holiday destination. These include Sonnenmatte, swimming and camping at Erpfingen, cycling, hiking and ski trails and touristically developed attractions such as the caves. A ski lift at Genkingen allows downhill.
In quarries on the northern edge of Willmandingen and Genkingen limestone is broken. In Willmandingen formerly Bohnerz was recovered.
Transport
The municipality is connected in north-south direction through the provincial road 382 and east-west direction through the provincial road 230.
The public transport is ensured by the Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau (NALDO). The community is located in the comb 223.
Conservation
The area between
Schloss Lichtenstein and Nebelhöhle is a nature reserve.
Natural monuments
The major attractions in Sonnenbühl are probably the two large caves ''
Bärenhöhle'' and ''Nebelhöhle''.
The Bärenhöhle is part of the district Erpfingen and is accessible to 271 meters in length. It was discovered in 1949.
The first part of the Nebelhöhle was discovered in 1517. The visitable part is 450 meters long.
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Sons and daughters of the town
*Johann Ludwig Schneller (1820–1896), a Protestant missionary and educator in Jerusalem (born in Erpfingen)
*Johann Martin Flad (1831–1915), a Protestant missionary in the mission to the Falashas in Ethiopia
*Heinz Schanz (1927–2003), painter
* Willi Betz (1927-2015 [Thomas de Marco]
''Willi Betz verstorben''.
Schwäbisches Tagblatt
The ''Schwäbisches Tagblatt'' is a daily newspaper for Tübingen, in print since 1945, as well as the publishing house that prints it. With 40,820 paid subscriptions in 2012, it is the newspaper with the highest circulation in the district of T� ...
, 15. Dezember 2015.), forwarder. Founder of the freight forwarding and logistics company Willi Betz (born in Undingen).
*Otwin Brucker (born 1940), mayor in Pliezhausen
Pliezhausen ( Swabian: ''Bliazhausa'') is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Geography
Pliezhausen is located between the Neckar and the Schönbuch.
Constituent communities
The original municipality ...
, former President of the Municipality Day Baden-Württemberg
References
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Reutlingen (district)