Bodelshausen is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Bodelshausen
Coat of arms of Bodelshausen
Location of Bodelshausen within Tübingen district
Böblingen (district)Calw (district)Esslingen (district)Freudenstadt (district)Reutlingen (district)Rottweil (district)ZollernalbkreisAmmerbuchBodelshausenDettenhausenDußlingenGomaringenHirrlingenKirchentellinsfurtKusterdingenMössingenNehrenNeustettenOfterdingenRottenburg am NeckarRottenburg am NeckarRottenburg am NeckarStarzachTübingen
Bodelshausen is located in Germany
Bodelshausen
Bodelshausen
Bodelshausen is located in Baden-Württemberg
Bodelshausen
Bodelshausen
Coordinates: 48°23′39″N 8°58′21″E / 48.3943°N 8.9726°E / 48.3943; 8.9726
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictTübingen
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Florian King[1]
Area
 • Total13.82 km2 (5.34 sq mi)
Elevation
508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,851
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72411
Dialling codes07471
Vehicle registration
Websitewww.bodelshausen.de

Geography edit

Geographical Area edit

Bodelshausen is situated southern of the Rammert forest near the town of Hechingen.


Neighboring municipalities and towns edit

Rottenburg am Neckar, Ofterdingen, Mössingen, Hechingen ¹ and Hirrlingen

History edit

The oldest historical documents date back to 1100.


Politics edit

Mayor edit

The mayor is elected for 8 years. Mayor Bernd-Dieter Esslinger's term ended in 2006. Since 2006, Uwe Ganzenmüller holds the office.

  • 1982 – 2006: Bernd-Dieter Esslinger
  • since 2006: Uwe Ganzenmüller

Sister municipalities edit

Bodelshausen maintains friendly relationships with:


Sons and daughters of the town edit

  • Johannes Nill (1825–1894), Founder of private Zoo in Stuttgart
  • Ernst von Wittich (1835–1922), General superintendent of the city of Tübingen
  • Jakob Nill (1875–1960), Federal Parliament representative
  • Otto Keck (* 1944), political scientist
  • Barbara Schober (* 1958), Multi-media artist and online journalist

Economy and Infrastructure edit

Traffic edit

The federal highway 27 connects the town with Tübingen and Stuttgart, as well as Balingen and Rottweil.

References edit

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Bodelshausen 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  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.

External links edit