Rutesheim () is a town located in the district of Böblingen,

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 ...

, 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 S ...

), from the town

Leonberg Leonberg (; ) 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 () of Böblingen (afte ...

, from the city

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 ...

and just from

Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart Airport () formerly is an international airport serving Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's former mayor, Manfred Rommel, son of Erwin Rommel, and is the sixth ...

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 ...

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

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

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), 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: ...

(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. Th ...

(Thüringen), since 1989 *

Perosa Argentina Perosa Argentina (French: Pérouse) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, in the val Chisone. The population of the village is 3061 (30 June 2023). I ...

(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 of Lyon in the l ...

(''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 The Landesliga Württemberg (consisting of four divisions) is the second highest league of the Württemberg Football Association and the seventh highest league in the German football league system. It was first carried out between 1945 and 1950. ...

References

Böblingen (district) {{Böblingen-geo-stub