Rietheim-Weilheim is a town in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History

On January 1, 1975, the town was created by joining the villages of Rietheim and Weilheim. This was part of the Municipal reform of Baden-Württemberg [de] that took place in the late 1960s and 1970s.[3]

Rietheim (then Reothaim) and Weilheim (then Amalpertiwilare) were first mentioned in a document written in Dürbheim on January 15, 786. Over the centuries, the spelling of Rietheim changed several times, but always referred to the grass-like Reed plant.[4]

Demographics

The town consists of the historical villages of Rietheim and Weilheim. As of 31 December 2023, Rietheim has a population of 1.793 and an area of 688 hectare, of which 210 are forest and 478 are agricultural fields and the populated area.[4] Weilheim has a much smaller population of 1.138 and an area of 510 hectare.[5]

Politics

Jochen Arno was Rietheim-Weilheim's mayor from 2007 to 2023. During that time, he was additionally mayor of Hausen ob Verena from 2016 to 2023.[6][7]

The current mayor is Felix Cramer von Clausbruch (FDP).[7] He was elected on 12 March 2023. 1.306 (57.56%) of the 2.269 eligible voters voted. The results were as follows:[8]

Candidate Result
Votes %
Felix Cramer von Clausbruch 873 66.85%
Jochen Karl 426 32.62%
Invalid votes 7 0.54%

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Geschichte Rietheim-Weilheim". Gemeinde Rietheim-Weilheim (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  4. ^ a b "Geschichte Weilheim". Gemeinde Rietheim-Weilheim (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ "Zahlen & Daten". Gemeinde Rietheim-Weilheim (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  6. ^ Braungart, Regina (2023-11-06). "Vier Bürgermeister-Kandidaten für Hausen ob Verena". www.schwaebische.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  7. ^ a b Spitz, Cornelia. "Bürgermeisterwahl in Rietheim-Weilheim: Cramer von Clausbruch wird Bürgermeister". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  8. ^ "Ergebnis". wahlergebnisse.komm.one. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
The Rietheim sewage farm