Gomaringen

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

Gomaringen
Municipality
Coat of arms of Gomaringen
Coat of arms
Location of Gomaringen within Tübingen district
Gomaringen is located in Germany
Gomaringen
Gomaringen
Gomaringen is located in Baden-Württemberg
Gomaringen
Gomaringen
Coordinates: 48°27′07″N 9°06′00″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictTübingen
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Steffen Heß[1]
Area
 • Total17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation
474 m (1,555 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,163
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72810
Dialling codes07072
Vehicle registrationTÜ
Websitewww.gomaringen.de

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.

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:

International town partnership

Culture
Gomaringen Castle

Museums

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 Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau (NALDO). The town is in comb no. 113.

References
  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
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