Gäufelden
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Gäufelden | |
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Gäufelden | |
Coordinates: 48°33′38″N 8°50′06″E / 48.5605°N 8.8350°ECoordinates: 48°33′38″N 8°50′06″E / 48.5605°N 8.8350°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Böblingen |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–27) | Benjamin Schmid[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 20.07 km2 (7.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,387 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 71126 |
Dialling codes | 07032 |
Vehicle registration | BB |
Website | www.gaeufelden.de |
Gäufelden is a municipality in the administrative district of Böblingen, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Geography[]
Gäufelden is located in the upper Gäu about seven kilometres from Herrenberg and just as far from Nagold. The local subdistrict extends from 390 to 545 metres above sea level.
Economy and Infrastructure[]
Traffic[]
Rail[]
Gäufelden is connected to the national railway network via the Gäu Railway. The railway station is served every two hours by regional express trains to Singen (in the opposite direction to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof), by regional trains to Freudenstadt Hauptbahnhof or Rottweil, which also share every two hours in Eutingen im Gäu, and by individual regional trains to Herrenberg (in the opposite direction to Bondorf (b Herrenberg)). In the evenings from Monday to Friday, a pair of trains on the S 81 line of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn, which otherwise ends in Eutingen im Gäu, will also be tied through to Herrenberg, which also stops in Gäufelden.
Bus transport[]
In order to provide a connection to the S 1 line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn to Kirchheim unter Teck, which terminates in Herrenberg, Gäufelden is served hourly by buses in the direction of Herrenberg.
Roads[]
Gäufelden is located on several Landesstraßen and .
History[]
The municipality was founded July 1, 1971 by the voluntary merger of the previously independent villages of Nebringen, Öschelbronn and Tailfingen. Since then, the population has more than doubled. These three villages constitute "Ortsteile" (districts) of Gäufelden. Each district retains a Rathaus (town hall), but the administration is centralized in Öschelbronn.
Former mayors[]
- Herrmann Wolf (1971-2003)
- Johannes Buchter (2003-2019)
References[]
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in German)
- Public Library of Gäufelden (in German)
- Municipalities in Baden-Württemberg
- Böblingen (district)
- Stuttgart region geography stubs