Beuren, Esslingen Explained
| Beuren |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Beuren (bei Nuertingen).svg |
| Coordinates: | 48.5692°N 9.4028°W |
| Image Plan: | Beuren in ES.svg |
| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Region: | Stuttgart |
| District: | Esslingen |
| Elevation: | 435 |
| Area: | 11.69 |
| Postal Code: | 72660 |
| Area Code: | 07025, 07022 (Sonnenhof) |
| Licence: | ES |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08 1 16 011 |
| Divisions: | 2 |
| Website: | www.beuren.de |
| Mayor: | Daniel Gluiber[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2023 - 31 |
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.[2]
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:
| 46,2% | +2,1 | 6 seats | ±0 |
| 53,8% | +15,7 | 8 seats | +2 |
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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
Notes and References
- https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-beuren-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Beuren 2023
- Web site: Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb: Gemeinde Beuren . 2023-08-06 . Gemeinde/Stadt ChangeMe . de.
