Rietheim-Weilheim is a municipality in the district of

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History

On January 1, 1975, the town was created by joining the villages of Rietheim and Weilheim. This was part of the that took place in the late 1960s and 1970s. Rietheim (then Reothaim) and Weilheim (then Amalpertiwilare) were first mentioned in a document written in Dürbheim on January 15, 786. Over the centuries, the spelling of Rietheim changed several times, but always referred to the grass-like Reed plant.

Demographics

The town consists of the historical villages of Rietheim and Weilheim. As of 31 December 2023, Rietheim has a population of 1.793 and an area of 688

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, square metres (), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. ...

, of which 210 are forest and 478 are agricultural fields and the populated area. Weilheim has a much smaller population of 1.138 and an area of 510 hectare.

Politics

Jochen Arno was Rietheim-Weilheim's mayor from 2007 to 2023. During that time, he was additionally mayor of Hausen ob Verena from 2016 to 2023. The current mayor is Felix Cramer von Clausbruch ( FDP). He was elected on 12 March 2023. 1.306 (57.56%) of the 2.269 eligible voters voted. The results were as follows:

References

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