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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Beuren, Esslingen

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

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Beuren 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb: Gemeinde Beuren". Gemeinde/Stadt ChangeMe (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-06.