Berglen

The municipality Berglen consists of the following nine districts: Bretzacker, Hößlinswart, Barrenhardt, Öschelbronn, Oppelsbohm, Reichenbach near Winnenden, Rettersburg, Steinach, Vorderweißbuch.

Space division

Total 2587 ha

879 ha = 34,0 % forest
1352ha = 52,3 % agriculture
10 ha = 0,4 % recovery area
8 ha = 0,3 % water
162 ha = 6,1 % buildings
158 ha = 6,1 % traffic area
17 ha = 0,7 % others

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Religions

Since the Reformation the area Berglen is predominantly Lutheran marked. In Oppelsbohm and Hößlinswart are Protestant churches, for some districts is the church in Remshalden Buoch responsible.

Mayor

Gerhard Schnabel, from 1964 bis 1972 mayor of the former municipalities Vorderweißbuch and Oppelsbohm, from 1972 to 1996 mayor of Berglen
Wolfgang Schille, mayor from 1996 to 2012
Maximilian Friedrich, mayor since 2012-09-13

Parties and Voting communities		% 2014	Seats 2014	% 2009	Seats 2009
BWV	Bürgerliche Wählervereinigung Berglen (Free voters)	56,84	12	50,35	12
FBB	Freie Bürger Berglen (Free citizens Berglen)	26,20	5	29,90	5
SPD-OL	SPD-Open list Berglen	16,96	3	19,75	3
Altogether		100,0	20	100,0	20
Participation		57,14 %		58,93 %

Partnerships

Berglen has since October 3, 1993, a partnership with Krögis, today part of Käbschütztal in Saxony.

Economy and infrastructure

Education

With the neighborhood school In the Berglen there is a primary and high school with Werkrealschule. Moreover, Steinach and Vorderweißbuch have their own primary schools. Schools can be visited in the neighboring cities. For the youngest members of the community there are six municipal nurserys, and also a private forest kindergarten.

Regular events

In the district Erlenhof takes place annually the Richtfest, organized by the in 1992 founded association Berglesbond.
Street festival by local clubs in the district Hößlinswart.
Christmas market on Saturday before the 3rd Advent in the district Birkenweißbuch.
The Linde Festival takes place every year usually in the first holiday weekend in the district Birkenweißbuch, organized by the Musikverein Weißbuch

Personality

Freeman

Werner Hofmann is the only honorary citizen of Berglen. The former school rector is the author of the chronicle and several native history books.

Sons and daughters of the town

Friedrich von Klett (1781–1869), Württemberg administrative officer and Member of Parliament
Johann Georg Hildt (1785–1863), foreman and architect
Georg Bernhard Bilfinger (1798–1872), lawyer and politician
Hansel Mieth (1909–1998), German-American photojournalist
Jörg Hofmann (born 1955), trade unionist, president of IG Metall

Other people

Otto Mörike (1897–1978), a resistance fighter against Nazism, was a Lutheran pastor in Oppelsbohm, Righteous Among the Nations
Manfred Winkelhock (1951–1985), race driver, lived until his death in the municipality
Denis Scheck (born 1964), German literary critic, translator and journalist, grew up in Bretzenacker

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Towns and municipalities in Rems-Murr (district)
Alfdorf Allmersbach im Tal Althütte Aspach Auenwald Backnang Berglen Burgstetten Fellbach Großerlach Kaisersbach Kernen Kirchberg an der Murr Korb Leutenbach Murrhardt Oppenweiler Plüderhausen Remshalden Rudersberg Schorndorf Schwaikheim Spiegelberg Sulzbach an der Murr Urbach Waiblingen Weinstadt Weissach im Tal Welzheim Winnenden Winterbach

References

↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
↑ Statistisches Landesamt, Fläche seit 1988 nach tatsächlicher Nutzung für Berglen.

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