Bopfingen ( Swabian: ''Bopfeng'') is a small city in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is situated in the

Ostalbkreis The Ostalbkreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-Murr. ...

, between

Aalen Aalen () is a former Free Imperial City located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about east of Stuttgart and north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district and is its largest town. It is also the large ...

and

Nördlingen Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was bui ...

. It consists of the city Bopfingen itself and its suburbs Aufhausen, Baldern, Flochberg, Kerkingen, Oberdorf, Schloßberg,

Trochtelfingen Trochtelfingen is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Reutlingen Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the epon ...

, and Unterriffingen. Bopfingen is famous for its landmark Ipf, a table mountain which is part of the neighboring

Schwäbische Alb The Swabian Jura (german: Schwäbische Alb , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of ...

to the east. To the west it borders to Bavaria and the meteor crater

Nördlinger Ries The Nördlinger Ries is an impact crater and large circular depression in western Bavaria and eastern Baden-Württemberg. It is located north of the Danube in the district of Donau-Ries. The city of Nördlingen is located within the depression, a ...

. The first known settlers came to the area 8000 years ago in the Holocene. Also Celtic and Roman relics were found. It was first mentioned between 775-850 AD in a deed of foundation of "Traditiones Fuldenses" where it was called "Pophingen".

Mayors

Since February 2006 Gunter Bühler is the mayor of Bopfingen. Bühler is an economic geographer. Previous mayors: * Wilhelm Haas: 1840-1876 * Wilhelm Dörr 1877-1899 * Adolf Bergmüller: 1900-1903 * Eugen Enslin: 1903-1936 * Hans Ellinger: 1936-1945 * Paul Merz: 1945-1947 * Hans Ellinger: 1954-1973 * Erich Göttlicher: 1973-1998 * Bernhard Rapp: 1998-2006

Sons and daughters of the city

* Wilhelm Meyder (1841-1927), born in Oberdorf am Ipf, Schultheiss (mayor) and Member of Landtag *

Heinrich Hiesinger Heinrich Hiesinger (born 25 May 1960) is a German engineer and manager who served as the CEO of thyssenkrupp from 2011 until 2018. Early life and education The eldest of six children raised on a farm, Hiesinger was born in Bopfingen in southern Ge ...

(born 1960), industrial manager, since January 21, 2011 Chairman of the Management Board of ThyssenKrupp AG

References

* Bopfingen, Landschaft-Geschichte-Kultur. Theiss, 1992. Towns in Baden-Württemberg Ostalbkreis Free imperial cities {{Ostalbkreis-geo-stub