Ostelsheim

Ostelsheim is located at the extreme limit of the Black Forest, and around a quarter of the 923-hectare mountain area consists of forest. The municipality is surrounded by hills and forests, protecting it from bad weather. Typical of the landscape are sheep pastures, stone bars, and numerous rear belts, which are preserved in their original appearance.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

The municipality of Ostelsheim includes the villages of Ostelsheim and Sägemühle.Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band V: Regierungsbezirk Karlsruhe Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, {{ISBN|3-17-002542-2}}. S. 476–477 Ostelsheim borders the municipalities Althengstett, Simmozheim, Weil der Stadt, Grafenau and Gechingen.

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Ostelsheim is probably an Alemannic founding from the 4th century.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} In 1357 the municipality, along with Böblingen, joined the County of Württemberg. The County of Württemberg, which eventually became known as Württemberg-Hohenzollern, became part of the newly founded State of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. After regional reorganization in 1975 Ostelsheim retained its status as a municipality.

In April 2023, Ryyan Alshebl, a Syrian refugee, was elected mayor.[https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/karlsruhe/ryyan-alshebl-aus-syrien-buergermeister-ostelsheim-100.html Geflüchteter wird Rathauschef: Ryyan Alshebl aus Syrien ist Bürgermeister von Ostelsheim], SWR, 3 April 2023.

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! colspan=2| Candidate

! Party

! Votes

! %

! +/-

! Result

|-

| bgcolor=#DCDCDC|

| align=left| Ryyan Alshebl

| align=left| Independent

| 753

| 55.41

| New

| {{yes2|Elected}}

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| bgcolor=#DCDCDC|

| align=left| Marco Strauß

| align=left| Independent

| 591

| 43.49

| New

| {{no2|Not elected}}

|-

| bgcolor=#DCDCDC|

| align=left| Mathias Fey

| align=left| Independent

| 15

| 1.10

| New

| {{no2|Not elected}}

|-

! colspan=3| Valid votes

! 1,359

! 99.85

! {{decrease}} 0.5

!

|-

! colspan=3| Invalid votes

! 2

! 0.15

!

!

|-

! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout

! 1,361

! 68.39

!

!

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| colspan=8| Source: [https://www.ostelsheim.de/rathaus/ostelsheim-aktuell?tx_hwnews_hwnews%5Baction%5D=show&tx_hwnews_hwnews%5Bcontroller%5D=Newsartikel&tx_hwnews_hwnews%5BnewsartikelId%5D=386&cHash=1af4f0deac05f18f91277520bd28113d Ostelsheim]

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No federal road runs through the municipality, though national road B 295 (Stuttgart - Calw) is three kilometers north of Ostelsheim in Weil der Stadt. The nearest motorway junction is Böblingen-Hulb on the A81, about twelve kilometers south-east.{{where|date=July 2023}} Ostelsheim is located on the Black Forest Railway which runs from Stuttgart via Weil der Stadt and then continues to Calw. However, passenger transport shut down in 1983 and with decommissioning of the section between Weil der Stadt and Calw for freight in 1988, the community became disconnected from the railway. The nearest railway station is now{{as of?|reason=As of when? Or is it since 1988?|date=July 2023}} located about three kilometers away, in Weil der Stadt, and from there {{clarify span| regular buses |reason= normal busses, or busses than run regularly?|date=July 2023}} from Ostelsheim to Calw are available. The reactivation of the railway line is in planning.{{when|date=July 2023}}

Since 1972, Ostelsheim has had a water supply contract with the Zweckverband, and the municipality has drawn its drinking water from the Zweckverband Schwarzwald water supply since 1976.Karl Walz, Dagmar Kraus: 100 Jahre Trinkwasser. Zweckverband Schwarzwaldwasserversorgung 1896 - 1996. Neuweiler 1996.{{Explain|date=July 2023|reason=Zweckverband translates as Special Purpose Association, which should be used here?}}

• Gottlieb Wilhelm Hoffmann (1771-1846), notary and mayor, founder of the Württemberg Brethren in Korntal and Wilhelmsdorf

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