Beuren, Baden-Württemberg
Beuren is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is a spa and resort. With the majority of its district (95.2%), Beuren is part of the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve.
Geography
Beuren is located 28 km southeast of Stuttgart and 16 km southwest of Reutlingen.
Politics
Mayors since 1853
- 1853–1879: Nicolaus Klaß
- 1879–1888: Jacob Klaß
- 1888–1890: Philipp Friedrich Nestel
- 1890–1927: Wilhelm Eugen Schraft
- 1927–1934: Karl Friedrich Schminke
- 1934: Wilhelm König
- 1934–1945: Wilhelm Spanagel
- 1945–1946: August Reuß
- 1946–1948: Helmut Link
- 1948–1983: Willi Gras
- 1983–2015: Erich Hartmann
- since 2016: Daniel Gluiber
Municipal council
The result of the local government elections on May 25, 2014:
| CDU | 46,2% | +2,1 | 6 seats | ±0 |
| Freie Wähler | 53,8% | +15,7 | 8 seats | +2 |
Notable people
- August Pfänder (1891–1971), mayor in Neuffen and Nürtingen
- Gottlob Espenlaub (1900–1972), born in Balzholz, German pilot and plane-constructor
- Karl Albert Pfänder (1906–1990), wooden sculptor and wood turner, designer for wood products
- Wolfgang Ischinger (born 1946), German jurist, former diplomat, leader of Munich Security Conference since 2008
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Beuren 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ "Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb: Gemeinde Beuren". Gemeinde/Stadt ChangeMe (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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