Allmersbach im Tal is a municipality in the
Rems-Murr district of
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany. It belongs to the
Stuttgart Region
Stuttgart Region (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is an urban agglomeration at the heart of the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region. It consists of the city of Stuttgart and the surrounding districts of Ludwigsburg, Esslingen, Böblingen, Rems-Murr and ...
(''middle Neckar Region'' until 1992) and to the boundary area of the
Stuttgart Metropolitan Region.
History
Allmersbach im Tal was first mentioned in 1291, relating to the gifting of goods from the Countess
Richinza von Löwenstein to the
Teutonic Order of
Winnenden. Owing to this gifting,
Manorialism came into the hands of the
Dominican Monastery Weiler bei Esslingen. In the 16th Century the
Reformation lead to the town falling under the jurisdiction of
Württemberg. Until 1712 Allmersbach im Tal belonged to the monastery court mastery and until 1807 to the monasterial administration of the monastery Weiler bei Esslingen.
With the new administrative structure of the
Kingdom of Württemberg, Allmersbach was assigned to the
Backnang
Backnang (; swg, Bagene) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 35,761 in 2005.
Backnang was ceded to W� ...
offices.
During
NS-rule, 1938 reforms assigned Allmersbach to the
Backnang district. In 1945 the town was a part of the
American Zone of the Ally occupied Germany, this made it a part of the newly founded
Württemberg-Baden which then dissolved into the state
Baden-Württemberg.
The municipality of Allmersbach im Tal was formed on 1 January 1972, as part of the , by the merging of the towns of Allmersbach and Heutensbach.
Geography
The municipality (''
Gemeinde
Gemeinde (; plural: Gemeinden) is a German word translating to "community", "town", "parish", or "municipality".
Gemeinde may refer to:
* An administrative division encompassing a single village, town, or city:
** Gemeinde (Austria)
** Gemeinde (G ...
'') of Allmersbach lies at the center of the
Rems-Murr district of
Baden-Württemberg, one of the
16 States of the
Federal Republic of Germany. Allmersbach is physically located in the and the southwest edge of the . The municipal area also includes portions of the
Schurwald and
Welzheim Forest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of
Normalnull (NN) to a low of NN.
[
The Federally-protected Sommerrain nature reserve is located in Allmersbach's municipal area.][
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Area division (German)
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Politics
Allmersbach is in a municipal association
Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipul ...
(''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') with the city of Backnang
Backnang (; swg, Bagene) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 35,761 in 2005.
Backnang was ceded to W� ...
and the municipalities of Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald
Auenwald is a municipality in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Twin town
The twin town of Auenwald is:
* Beaurepaire, Isère, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primaril ...
, Burgstetten
Burgstetten is a municipality in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe afte ...
, Kirchberg an der Murr, Oppenweiler, and Weissach im Tal.[
]
Mayors
* 1975–1999: Rüdiger Kieninger
* 1999–2021: Ralf Wörner
* since 2021: Patrizia Rall
Coat of arms
Allmersbach's coat of arms displays a crossbow, in red and with its trigger guard facing right, upon a field of silver. The crossbow is a motif that has been associated with Allmersbach since 1686, though it is not known why, and the tincture is taken from the arms of the , which had property in the town. The coat of arms was approved for official use and a corresponding municipal flag issued by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on 16 September 1965.[
]
Transportation
Allermsbach is connected to German's network of roadways by its local '' Landesstraßen'' and '' Kreisstraßen''. Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart.[
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References
External links
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Württemberg