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14-596: Five of the six boroughs of Remseck used to be villages and were founded several hundred years ago. References to Aldingen and Hochdorf can be found as early as 1100, Hochberg is mentioned in a text from 1231 whereas Neckargröningen is already referred to in 806. Neckarrems is also mentioned in 1268 as „Rems“; the „Neckar“ was added only in the 17th century. Hochdorf, Hochberg, and Neckarrems used to belong to Waiblingen , whereas Aldingen und Neckargröningen belonged to Ludwigsburg . In 1938 however, all five boroughs were assigned to Ludwigsburg. Today’s Remseck am Neckar

28-596: A city. The town government applied for town privileges in 2003 and obtained city rights on January 1, 2004. Since the last local elections (June 7, 2009), Remseck’s local council has a total of 26 members. 6 members are from the CDU (23,8% in the election), 5 members from the Freie Wähler (20,9%), 5 members from the FDP (18,7%), 5 members from the Die Grünen (18,6%) and 5 members from

42-549: Is twinned with three cities. Waiblingen Waiblingen ( German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪblɪŋən] ; Swabian : Woeblinge ) is a town in the southwest of Germany , located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart region , directly neighboring Stuttgart . It is the capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. As of 31 December 2018 , Waiblingen had 55,449 inhabitants (27,334 men and 28,115 women). As of 31 December 2004 ,

56-751: The Stuttgarter Zeitung , report on events in Remseck. The local weekly newspaper Remseck Woche is released every Thursday and the Pattonville Info every other week. The “Radiomuseum” in Aldingen displays radios from 1924 to today. The “Heimatstube”, located in Nekarrems, presents peasant life in the region, including a shoemaker’s workshop. In the “Dorfschmiede” in Neckargröningen, visitors can try forging in

70-460: The Battle of Nördlingen . Fires raged for more than a week, and most of Waiblingen's citizens were killed or had to flee. Rebuilding only began four years after this catastrophe; the existing old central part of the town dates back to the years between 1640 and 1700. Its fortifications are now well restored. The following towns were incorporated into Waiblingen: Waiblingen houses the principal office of

84-537: The SPD (17,9%). Until 2004, the chairman of the district council was called mayor. When Remseck became a city, the mayor became the “Oberbürgermeister” (head mayor). The Oberbürgermeister is elected directly by the people for eight years and he has two proxies, the “Erster Bürgermeister” (first mayor) and the “Bürgermeister” (mayor). Remseck has six boroughs: Since 1999, Remseck is connected to Stuttgart via line U14 (Remseck – Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof – Heslach Vogelrain) of

98-589: The Stadtbahn , which is a part of the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart . There are four stops on Remseck territory. There are four bus lines (402, 403, 404, and 405) operating just in Remseck plus several lines connecting Remseck with Ludwigsburg , Waiblingen and other nearby cities. At weekends, the night-time bus N43 also stops in Remseck. Several media, including the Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung and

112-608: The 12th and 13th century. During the Siege of Weinsberg in 1140, the Hohenstaufens of Swabia (led by Conrad III of Germany ) used "Wibellingen" - a version of the town name - as their rallying cry; "Wibellingen" subsequently became Ghibellino in Italian. The town was almost completely destroyed in 1634 during the Thirty Years' War , when Imperial and Spanish troops sacked the city after

126-476: The age of 18 and 15.9% older than 65 years. Remseck has one Gymnasium (Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium), located in Aldingen, one Realschule (Realschule Remseck), located in Pattonville and one Hauptschule (Wilhelm-Keil-Schule), located in Aldingen. Every borough has its own elementary school. There are also 15 kindergarten, including three Protestant , one Roman-Catholic and one ecumenical kindergarten. Remseck

140-644: The area of the town (including all external properties, such as forests) was 42.76 km (16.51 sq mi). Waiblingen was first mentioned in Carolingian documents in 885 at the time of Charles the Fat . It received its town charter in 1250. Waiblingen was the property of the Salian kings, from whom the Hohenstaufen dukes and kings inherited it. It is intimately tied to the conflict between Guelphs and Ghibellines in

154-557: The blacksmith’s shop. Five of six boroughs have their own clubs: TV Aldingen, TSV Neckargröningen, VfB Neckarrems, SGV Hochdorf, and SKV Hochberg. The most successful football club is currently the VfB Neckarrems, playing in the Landesliga 1. As of December 31, 2008, the population of Remseck is 22,612, of which 11,086 are male and 11,526 are female. 2,676 resident aliens are living in Remseck. The population spreads out with 20.6% under

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168-419: The same place, further verifying the name “Remseck”. In 1992, Pattonville , a former residential area which was founded in 1955 and was predominantly inhabited by US Americans, joined Remseck, but was split in two parts: The eastern part belongs to Remseck, the western part belongs to Kornwestheim . In 1999, the population exceeded 20,000, which is the minimal limit of inhabitants a town has to have to become

182-581: The world's biggest chainsaw manufacturer, Stihl . Engineering and technology multinational Robert Bosch GmbH has two factories in the city producing polymer and packaging technology. It is also the location for the letter processing center for the Stuttgart region of the Deutsche Post . Waiblingen is twinned with: [REDACTED] Media related to Waiblingen at Wikimedia Commons Roman-Catholic Too Many Requests If you report this error to

196-411: Was founded on January 1, 1975, by amalgamation of the communities Aldingen, Hochberg, Hochdorf, Neckargröningen und Neckarrems and was initially named “Gemeinde Aldingen am Neckar”, but renamed on July 1, 1977. The town’s new name “Remseck” was chosen due to a castle, which used to be located on a mountain at the confluence of the rivers Rems and Neckar . The “Castle Remseck” was built in 1842 at exactly

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