Rutesheim is a town located in the

district of Böblingen A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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.

Location

Rutesheim is situated directly to the Highway 8 (

Bundesautobahn 8 is an autobahn in southern Germany that runs 497 km (309 mi) from the Luxembourg A13 motorway at Schengen via Neunkirchen, Pirmasens, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim, Stuttgart, Ulm, Augsburg and Munich to the Austrian West Autobahn near Sa ...

), from the town

Leonberg Leonberg (; swg, Leaberg) is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district (''Landk ...

, from the city Stuttgart and just from

Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart Airport (German: ''Flughafen Stuttgart'', formerly ''Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen'') is the international airport of Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's for ...

and from the new exhibition center, way west from the town

Heimsheim Heimsheim is a town in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Heimsheim was given the official status of a township by the County Palatine of Tübingen at the start of the 14th century. Early in the 16th century, the town ...

History

Rutesheim was first mentioned in the year 767 in a deed from the convent of

Lorsch Lorsch is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hessen, Germany, 60 km south of Frankfurt. Lorsch is well known for the Lorsch Abbey, which has been named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Geography Location Lorsch lies about 5 km wes ...

. The council of ministers decided on 22 January 2008, to award Rutesheim the designation

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

on 1 July 2008. Prime Minister Oettinger assigned the deed to the town in a ceremonial act on 26 June 2008.

Population development

The sources are census results (¹) or the data of the statistical office Baden-Württemberg.

Politics

Mayor

Since 2018 Susanne Dornes (née Widmaier) has been the mayor of the city.

City council

The current legislative period lasts until 2014. Distribution of seats after the election of June 2009:Wahlergebnisse
Stadt Rutesheim, retrieved 3 August 2009.

Partnerships

Scheibbs Scheibbs () is a town in Austria in the Scheibbs district of Lower Austria. In 1886, it became the first town in Austria to have street lighting powered by electricity. Population Mayors *1950-1965: Anton Herok *1965-1983: Alois Derfler *1983 ...

(Niederösterreich), since 1972 *

Saalburg-Ebersdorf Saalburg-Ebersdorf is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany close to the Bavarian border. It is situated on the river Saale, 10 km southwest of Schleiz, 30 km west of Plauen and 30 km north-west of Hof. T ...

(Thüringen), since 1989 * Perosa Argentina (Italien), friendship treaty since October 2008

Religions

There are three Evangelical churches, two New-Apostolic churches, one Evangelical Methodist church and one Roman Catholic church in Rutesheim. The town has a history with the

Waldensians The Waldensians (also known as Waldenses (), Vallenses, Valdesi or Vaudois) are adherents of a church tradition that began as an ascetic movement within Western Christianity before the Reformation. Originally known as the "Poor Men of Lyon" in ...

(''Perouse'').

Sport

The most well-known sports club from Rutesheim is SKV Rutesheim. Its first football team is playing in the seven-rated Landesliga Württemberg.

References

Böblingen (district) Württemberg {{Böblingen-geo-stub