Gomaringen

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Gomaringen
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Coordinates: 48°27′07″N 9°06′00″E / 48.4520°N 9.1000°E / 48.4520; 9.1000Coordinates: 48°27′07″N 9°06′00″E / 48.4520°N 9.1000°E / 48.4520; 9.1000
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Tübingen
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Steffen Heß
Area
• Total	17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	474 m (1,555 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,129
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72810
Dialling codes	07072
Vehicle registration	TÜ
Website	www.gomaringen.de

Gomaringen is a municipality located about 10 km south of Tübingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Geography[]

Geographical Position[]

Gomaringen is located in the valley of the stream Wiesaz, a tributary of the Steinlach, which in turn flows into the Neckar.

Neighboring municipalities[]

The following cities and Municipalities border Gomaringen in clockwise order starting from the north. They belong to District of Tübingen or to District of Reutlingen.

• Kusterdingen
• Reutlingen (Reutlingen District)
• Mössingen
• Nehren
• Dußlingen
• Tübingen

Formation of the municipality[]

The settlements Hinterweiler and Stockach belong to the municipality of Gomaringen.

History[]

• The ending of the name "ingen" is proof for the first settlement done by the Alamanni
• The name "Gomaringen" is first mentioned in a document in 1191, the chronicle of Berthold von Zwiefalten.
• Werner von Gomaringen (approx. 1356-1393) and Peter von Gomaringen (1393-1412) belonging to the house of the Herren von Gomaringen become abbots of Bebenhausen, the domestical monastery of the Pfalzgrafen von Tübingen.
• 1499: Gomaringen and its contemporary settlements Hinterweiler und Stockach are bought by Reutlingen. For a 150-year-long era reeves take care of the interests of the imperial city.
• 1648: Because of the high contributions in the Thirty Years War Reutlingen had to pay as an imperial city, it needed to sell Gomaringen and Hinterweiler to Württemberg.
• 1807: Gomaringen becomes member of the Oberamt, later the district Reutlingen.
• 1973: As a result of the district reformation in 1973, the municipality changed districts, from Reutlingen to Tübingen.

Politics[]

Gomaringen is the seat of the municipal administration cooperation "Steinlach-Wiesaz". Other members are Dußlingen and Nehren.

Town Council[]

The last town election on 7 June 2009 had the following results at the last reapportionment:

• FWV - 7 seats
• SPD - 4 seats
• CDU - 4 seats
• Grüne Liste - 3 seats

International town partnership[]

• Arcis-sur-Aube in France, since 1976

Culture[]

Museums[]

• Gustav-Schwab-Museum inside the castle palace

Castles[]

• Castle Gomaringen, started 1837 finished 1841, was the home of Gustav Schwab.

Economy and infrastructure[]

Traffic[]

The state road L 230 links the town to the federal road B 27 and thereby to Tübingen and Stuttgart. The state road L 394 links Gomaringen east-bound to Reutlingen. The state road L 384 provides the link from Gomaringen to the Schwaebische Alb.

Public transport is provided by (NALDO). The town is in comb no. 113.

References[]

External links[]

• Official Internet site of the municipality