| Altdorf | |
| Image Coa: | DEU Altdorf COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 48.5942°N 9.2708°W |
| Image Plan: | Altdorf (Landkreis Esslingen) in ES.svg |
| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Region: | Stuttgart |
| District: | Esslingen |
| Elevation: | 356 |
| Area: | 3.25 |
| Postal Code: | 72655 |
| Area Code: | 07127 |
| Licence: | ES |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08 1 16 005 |
| Website: | www.gemeinde-altdorf.de |
| Mayor: | Joachim Kälberer[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 28 |
Altdorf is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is 8km (05miles) away from the town of Nürtingen.
Altdorf lies two kilometres south of the river Neckar in the foothills of the Swabian Jura.
Adjacent communities are Neckartailfingen to the north, Nürtingen to the Northeast, Großbettlingen to the east, Bempflingen to the south and Neckartenzlingen in the West. All located in the district of Esslingen.
Altdorf was first mentioned in 1291. The name Altdorf probably derives from the Alemannic Allachdorf, what a settlement was then called. From various findings it can be concluded that people have resided in Altdorf for four thousand years.
The population figures are census results (¹) or official extensions of the State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg, only including Hauptwohnsitze (main domicile).
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With around 1,500 inhabitants, Altdorf is the smallest Gemeinde (municipality) in the District of Esslingen.
Altdorf belongs to the Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Neckartenzlingen.
The council has 10 members in Altdorf. The local elections on 25 May 2014 gave the following distribution of seats:
| Freie Bürgerliste Altdorf (Free Citizens of Altdorf) | 52,7 % | 6 Seats | |||
| Unabhängige Bürger (Independent Citizens) | 47,3 % | 4 Seats |
The independent Joachim Kälberer is mayor of Altdorf. He was elected for his first term of office with 90.3% of the vote in the 2004 mayoral election, which gained a 54.6% voter turnout. The first term ended in 2012, though on 29 January 2012 Joachim Kälberer was confirmed for a further eight years in office, following a 97.6% approval rate with a voter turnout of 49.9%.
Blazon : A black Hirschstange (literally 'deer post', and known as the symbol of Württemberg) on a golden chief, below which is a silver ploughshare on blue.
In 2008 the Altdorf municipality built a Kneipp therapy pool.
Altdorf has its own primary school and a kindergarten . Two kinds of secondary school, a Realschule and a Gymnasium, are located in the neighbouring town Neckartenzlingen . Hauptschule secondary school pupils attend the school in the community Neckartailfingen .