Wolfschlugen Explained
| Wolfschlugen |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Wolfschlugen.svg |
| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Regbzk: | Stuttgart |
| District: | Esslingen |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08116073 |
| Area: | 7.12 |
| Elevation: | 371 |
| Coordinates: | 48.65°N 26°W |
| Image Plan: | Wolfschlugen in ES.svg |
| Postal Code: | 72649 |
| Area Code: | 07022 |
| Licence: | ES, NT |
| Mayor: | Matthias Ruckh[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2018 - 26 |
| Website: | wolfschlugen.de |
Wolfschlugen is a town in the district of Esslingen in the Filder Plain in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
History
Wolfschlugen was first mentioned in documents on April 2, 1318 when a local named Benz from Kirchheim unter Teck sold some products of his farm in Wolfschlugen.[2] It is however commonly assumed that people have settled there long before. A strong indication is provided by the close presence of the Waldhauser Schloss, an old Latin estate in a forest nearby Wolfschlugen.[3]
- 1380 the town became official by a declaration of Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg.
- 1603 the Protestant church was reconstructed and obtained the shape which still can be seen today.
- 1608/09 construction of the town hall by the builders Michel Knell and Jerg Mercklin.
- 1776 construction of the first school.
- 1866 foundation of the voluntary fire department.
- 1899 first telegraph office.
- 1903 foundation of the music society.
- 1906 first telephone connection.
- 1914 first electrical lights on the streets.
- 1938 Wolfschlugen became a member of the district of Nürtingen.
- 1970 dedication of the festival hall and the sports field.
- 1973 the district of Nürtingen ceased to exist and the municipality Wolfschlugen was absorbed into the district of Esslingen.
- 1993 dedication of the new sports hall.
Demographics
Number of residents
The numbers of inhabitants are census results (¹) or official data from statistical office, Stuttgart.
| Date | Number of residents |
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| 3. December 1834 ¹ | 1.206 | | 1. December 1871 ¹ | 1.281 | | 1. December 1900 ¹ | 1.407 | | 17. May 1939 ¹ | 1.762 | | 13. September 1950 ¹ | 2.239 | | 6. June 1961 ¹ | 2.689 | | 27. May 1970 ¹ | 3.547 | | 25. May 1987 ¹ | 5.212 | | 31. December 1995 | 5.710 | | 31. December 2000 | 6.082 | | 31. December 2005 | 6.264 | | 31. December 2010 | 6.309 | | 31. December 2015 | 6.340 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Bürgermeisterwahl Wolfschlugen 2018 . Staatsanzeiger BW . de . 5 June 2023.
- Web site: Wolfschlugen - Geschichte . www.wolfschlugen.de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020809064242/http://www.wolfschlugen.de/geschichte.html . 2002-08-09.
- Web site: Waldhauser Schloss (Neuhausen auf den Fildern) . Vici.org . 2013-05-28 . 2022-12-20.
