Wolfschlugen

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 in case of the liquidation of the district of Nürtingen the municipality became a member of 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
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

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Wolfschlugen.

Towns and municipalities in Esslingen (district)
Aichtal Aichwald Altbach Altdorf Altenriet Baltmannsweiler Bempflingen Beuren Bissingen (Teck) Deizisau Denkendorf Dettingen (Teck) Erkenbrechtsweiler Esslingen am Neckar Filderstadt Frickenhausen Großbettlingen Hochdorf Holzmaden Kirchheim (Teck) Kohlberg Köngen Leinfelden-Echterdingen Lenningen Lichtenwald Neckartailfingen Neckartenzlingen Neidlingen Neuffen Neuhausen (Fildern) Notzingen Nürtingen Oberboihingen Ohmden Ostfildern Owen Plochingen Reichenbach an der Fils Schlaitdorf Unterensingen Weilheim Wendlingen Wernau Wolfschlugen

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