Frommenhausen is a suburban district of
Rottenburg am Neckar
Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) s ...
in the
administrative district of Tübingen in
Baden-Württemberg
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(
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).
Geography
Frommenhausen is located 9 km (5.59 mi) southwestern from
Rottenburg am Neckar
Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) s ...
on the Gäu-Plateau with an elevation from 369 to 493 m.
Extent
The area of the district is 362
hectare
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s. Thereof fall 73.4% upon agriculturally used area, 14.7% upon forest area, 9.4% upon settlement area and roads, and 1.9% upon other.
Neighbour localities
The territories of the following villages adjoin to Frommenhausen, they are called clockwise beginning in the north:
Schwalldorf,
Hirrlingen and
Wachendorf.
All villages are in the admin.
district of Tübingen.
Population
The village has a population of 467 people
(31/01/08). So it is the smallest district of Rottenburg. At an area of 3.62 km
2 (2.2 sq mi) this corresponds to a population density of 129 people per km
2, or 334 per sq mi.
Faiths
Most of the population is Roman Catholic.
References
External links
Official Webpage (German)
{{Authority control
Rottenburg am Neckar