Gomaringen
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| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Administrative Region: | Tübingen |
| Region: | Neckar-Alb |
| District: | Tübingen |
| Altitude: | 474 m ü. NN |
| Area: | 17,3 km² |
| Population: | 8543 (31. Dez. 2005) |
| Population density: | 494 inhabitants per km² |
| Foreign Population: | 8,7 % |
| Time Zone: | Central Europe Time (GMT+1) |
| Time Zone Daylight Saving: | Central Europe Summer Time (GMT+2) |
| Area Code: | 07072 |
| Licence Plate Code: | TÜ |
| Official municipal number: | 08 4 16 015 |
| Formation of the muncipality: | 3 settlements |
| Address of Town House: |
Rathausstraße 4 72810 Gomaringen |
| Official Website: | www.gomaringen.de |
| E-Mail-Address: | info@gomaringen.de |
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| Mayor: | Manfred Schmiderer |
Gomaringen is a municipality, located about 10 km south of Tübingen.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Geographical Position
Gomaringen is located in the valley of the stream Wiesaz, a right-side arm of the Steinlach, which in terms flows to the Neckar.
[edit] Neighboring municipalities
The following cities und Municipalities border to Gomaringen, accounted in clockwise order starting with the north. They belong to District of Tübingen or to District of Reutlingen ¹
Kusterdingen, Reutlingen ¹, Mössingen, Nehren, Dußlingen und Tübingen
[edit] Formation of the municipality
The settlements Hinterweiler and Stockach belong to the municipalty of Gomaringen.
[edit] History
- The ending of the name "ingen" if proof for the first settlement done by the Alamanni
- The name "Gomaringen" is first mentioned in a document in 1191, the chronical of Berthold von Zwiefalten.
- Werner von Gomaringen (approx. 1356-1393) and Peter von Gomaringen (1393-1412) belonging to the house of the Herren von Gomaringen become abbots of Bebenhausen, the domestical monastery of the Pfalzgrafen von Tübingen.
- 1499: Gomaringen and its contemporary settlements Hinterweiler und Stockach get bought by Reutlingen. For a 150 year long era reeves take care of the interests of the imperial city.
- 1648: Because of the high contributions in the 30-year-war Reutlingen had to pay as an imperial city, it needed to sell Gomaringen and Hinterweiler to Württemberg.
- 1807: Gomaringen becomes member of the Oberamt, later the district Reutlingen.
- 1973: As a result of the district reformation in 1973 the municipality changed from district of Reutlingen to the district of Tübingen.
[edit] Politics
Gomaringen is seat of the municipal administration cooperation "Steinlach-Wiesaz". Other members are Dußlingen and Nehren.
[edit] Town Council
The last town election on 13 June 2004 had the following results at the seat proportionment:
[edit] International town partnership
- Arcis-sur-Aube in France, since 1976
[edit] Cultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten
[edit] Museen
- Gustav-Schwab-Museum inside the castle palace
[edit] Bauwerke
- Castle Gomaringen, started 1837 finished 1841, was domicile of Reverend Gustav Schwab.
[edit] Economy and Infrastructure
[edit] Traffic
The state road L 230 links the town to the federal road B 27 and thereby to Tübingen and Stuttgart. The state road L 394 links Gomaringen east-bound to Reutlingen. The state road L 384 provides the link from Gomaringen to the Schwaebische Alb.
Public Transport is provided by Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau (NALDO). The town is in comb no. 113.
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