Gomaringen

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Gomaringen
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Gomaringen (Germany)
Gomaringen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Tübingen
Local subdivisions 3 Ortsteile
Mayor Manfred Schmiderer
Basic statistics
Area 17.3 km² (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation 474 m  (1555 ft)
Population 8,535  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 493 /km² (1,278 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate TÜ
Postal code 72810
Area code 07072
Website www.gomaringen.de

Coordinates: 48.4520°00′00″N 9.1000°00′00″E / 48.452, 9.1

Gomaringen is a municipality located about 10 km south of Tübingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

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[edit] Geography

[edit] Geographical Position

Gomaringen is located in the valley of the stream Wiesaz, a tributary of the Steinlach, which in turn flows into the Neckar.

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

The following cities und Municipalities border Gomaringen in clockwise order starting from the north. They belong to District of Tübingen or to District of Reutlingen.

[edit] Formation of the municipality

The settlements Hinterweiler and Stockach belong to the municipalty of Gomaringen.

[edit] History

  • The ending of the name "ingen" is proof for the first settlement done by the Alamanni
  • The name "Gomaringen" is first mentioned in a document in 1191, the chronicle 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 are 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 Thirty Years 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 districts, from Reutlingen to Tübingen.

[edit] Politics

Gomaringen is the 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 last reapportionment:

[edit] International town partnership

[edit] Culture

Gomaringen Castle
Gomaringen Castle

[edit] Museums

[edit] Castles

[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.

[edit] External links

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Towns and municipalities in Tübingen (district)
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