Urbach, Baden-Württemberg
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Urbach | |
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Location of Urbach within Rems-Murr-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°48′48″N 09°34′44″E / 48.81333°N 9.57889°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Rems-Murr-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Martina Fehrlen[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.76 km2 (8.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,095 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 73656–73660 |
| Dialling codes | 07181 |
| Vehicle registration | WN |
| Website | www.urbach.de |
Urbach is a municipality in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is east of Stuttgart. It belongs to the metropolitan region of Stuttgart.
History[edit]
Middle Ages[edit]
On 25 May 1181 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor "Barbarossa" issued a certificate in which he took the monastery at Adelberg under his protection. In the document, Urbach was referred to as Uracbach.
Modern Times[edit]
Since their formation in 1819, the agricultural Oberurbach and the more industrial Unterurbach were two separate municipalities. Ober-and Unterurbach belonged initially to Oberamt Schorndorf and became part of the district of Waiblingen in 1938. In 1970 Ober- and Unterurbach were merged to form the district of Urbach. When Waiblingen was dissolved in 1973, Urbach became part of Rems-Murr-Kreis.
Culture[edit]
Buildings[edit]
- The Afrakirche is a Protestant church with parts built over the course of the 16th to 18th centuries.
- The Baptist Church was completed in 1999.[3] In 2003 it was awarded with the "Freikirchlicher Architekturpreis".[4]
- Urbach Tower is a 14-metre experimental structure that serves as a lookout point and shelter.[5]
Museums[edit]
In Urbach there are two museums, the Museum am Widumhof and the Museum Farrenstall.
Twin Towns[edit]
Urbach is twinned with:
Sons and daughters of the town[edit]
- Theodor Bäuerle (born 16 June 1882 in Unterurbach; died 29 May 1956 in Stuttgart), politician (independent, Minister of Culture of Württemberg-Baden)
- Eleonore Dehnerdt (born 1956), writer
- Hermann Nuding (born 3 July 1902 in Oberurbach; died 31 December 1966 in Stuttgart), KPD -politician, (Bundestag, Landtag Württemberg-Baden)
References[edit]
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ http://www.baptisten-urbach.de/section/view/10 "Gemeindezentrum" on baptisten-urbach.de; accessed 12 January 2014
- ^ http://www.architektur-und-freikirche.de/ "Der 3. Architekturpreis für freikirchliches Bauen 2003" on http://www.architektur-und-freikirche.de/; accessed 12 January 2014
- ^ Grossman, David (2019-09-23). "Cool New Method Curves Wood Without Machines". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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