Hohenheim () is one of 18 outer quarters of the city of
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...
in the borough of
Plieningen that sits on the
Filder in central
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...
. It was founded in 1782.
Geography
Hohenheim sits on the
Filder, a large and fertile plateau in the center of Baden-Württemberg. Hohenheim forms the Plieningen Municipality of Stuttgart along with
Asemwald,
Chausseefeld, Plieningen and
Steckfeld.
The quarter was founded in 1782 when
Schloss Hohenheim was constructed on the orders of
Charles Eugene of Baden-Württemberg. The
University of Hohenheim
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, as the name might imply, is based here and uses much of Schloss Hohenheim for its campus.
History
After the duke had acquired the former manor of the
Bombast von Hohenheim family in 1768, he gave it to his mistress
Franziska Leutrum von Ertingen, including the title of a ''
Reichsgräfin von Hohenheim''. From 1772 Karl Eugen had the manor house rebuilt as a
water castle surrounded by an extended
English garden featuring several midget replicas of historic buildings, an
arboretum
An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arbor ...
and numerous exotic plants. The construction of the present-day palace started in 1782 but discontinued with the duke's death in 1793.
In 1818 King
William I of Württemberg established an agricultural school at Hohenheim, the predecessor of today's university. Today the gardens comprise the
Landesarboretum Baden-Württemberg and the
Botanischer Garten der Universität Hohenheim.
Transportation
From 1888 to 1967, Hohenheim was tethered to the Möhringen-Hohenheim tracks by local railroads. Today, Hohenheim serves as the final stop of the U3 line of the
Stuttgart Stadtbahn
The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is a semi-metro system in Stuttgart, Germany. The Stadtbahn began service on 28 September 1985. It is operated by the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), which also operates the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG#Bus system ...
(
Plieningen –
Möhringen –
Vaihingen).
The track of rail that did connect Schloss Hohenheim is decommissioned. The town (and university) is equipped with buses and streetcars that can take one to the Schloss or Degerloch.
Famous residents
*
Hermann Eckstein (1847–
1893), German-
South Africa
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n mining magnate and banker
*
Erwin Mack (
1893–
1942
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), Major General
*
Erich Spring (
1903-
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
), District Officer in
Tettnang
*
Paracelsus
Paracelsus (; ; 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
H ...
(1494–1541),
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
physician, alchemist and astrologer
References
External links
Hohenheim Palace
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Districts of Stuttgart