Gomaringen
{{Primary sources|date=December 2007}}
{{Infobox German location
|image_plan = Karte Gomaringen.png
|image_coa = Wappen Gomaringen.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.4520|9.1000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|state = Baden-Württemberg
|region = Tübingen
|district = Tübingen
|elevation = 474
|area = 17.3
|postal_code = 72810
|area_code = 07072
|licence = TÜ
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 4 16 015
|divisions = 3 Ortsteile
|website = [http://www.gomaringen.de/ www.gomaringen.de]
|mayor = Steffen Heß[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse], Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–28
}}
Gomaringen is a municipality located about 10 km south of Tübingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Geography
=Geographical Position=
=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 [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Schw%C3%A4bische_Alb Schwaebische Alb].
Public transport is provided by Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau (NALDO). The town is in comb no. 113.
References
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External links
- [http://www.gomaringen.de/ Official Internet site of the municipality]
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