Bopfingen

Bopfingen (Swabian: Bopfeng) is a small city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Ostalbkreis, between Aalen and Nördlingen. It consists of the city Bopfingen itself and its suburbs Aufhausen, Baldern, Flochberg, Kerkingen, Oberdorf, Schloßberg, Trochtelfingen, and Unterriffingen. Bopfingen is famous for its landmark Ipf, a table mountain which is part of the neighboring Schwäbische Alb to the east. To the west it borders to Bavaria and the meteor crater Nördlinger Ries.

Bopfingen
Town
Coat of arms of Bopfingen
Coat of arms
Location of Bopfingen within Ostalbkreis district
Bopfingen is located in Germany
Bopfingen
Bopfingen
Bopfingen is located in Baden-Württemberg
Bopfingen
Bopfingen
Coordinates: 48°51′25″N 10°21′8″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictOstalbkreis
Subdivisions9 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2021–29) Dr Gunter Bühler[1]
Area
 • Total76.98 km2 (29.72 sq mi)
Elevation
468 m (1,535 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,621
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
73441
Dialling codes07362
Vehicle registrationAA
Websitewww.bopfingen.de

The first known settlers came to the area 8000 years ago in the Holocene. Also Celtic and Roman relics were found. It was first mentioned between 775 and 850 AD in a deed of foundation of "Traditiones Fuldenses" where it was called "Pophingen".

Mayors

Since February 2006 Gunter Bühler is the mayor of Bopfingen. Bühler is an economic geographer. Previous mayors:

  • Wilhelm Haas: 1840-1876
  • Wilhelm Dörr 1877-1899
  • Adolf Bergmüller: 1900-1903
  • Eugen Enslin: 1903-1936
  • Hans Ellinger: 1936-1945
  • Paul Merz: 1945-1947
  • Hans Ellinger: 1954-1973
  • Erich Göttlicher: 1973-1998
  • Bernhard Rapp: 1998-2006

Sons and daughters of the city
  • Wilhelm Meyder (1841-1927), born in Oberdorf am Ipf, Schultheiss (mayor) and Member of Landtag
  • Heinrich Hiesinger (born 1960), industrial manager, since January 21, 2011 Chairman of the management board of ThyssenKrupp AG

References
  1. Bürgermeisterwahl 2021, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 3 February 2022.
  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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  • Bopfingen, Landschaft-Geschichte-Kultur. Theiss, 1992.


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