Nehren, Baden-Württemberg

Nehren
Nehren
Coordinates	48.4312°N 9.0695°E / 48.4312°N 9.0695°E / 48.4312; 9.0695Coordinates: 48.4312°N 9.0695°E / 48.4312°N 9.0695°E / 48.4312; 9.0695
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Tübingen
Mayor	Werner Landenberger
Basic statistics
Area	8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m  (1401 ft)
Population	4,272 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	498 /km2 (1,290 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	TÜ
Postal code	72147
Area code	07473
Website	www.nehren.de

Nehren is a community on the outskirts of the Swabian Jura and belongs to the district of Tübingen and its catchment area. The following communities and towns border on the community of Nehren (clockwise, beginning in the north): Gomaringen, Mössingen, Ofterdingen and Dußlingen.

History

Nehren was mentioned documentary for the first time in 1086. The settlement in today's form developed in the 15. and 16. century, when the abutting villages Nehren and Hauchlingen were combined, after they had been "churchly combined" some years before.

In the 18. century some row graves were uncovered near "the Kappel". In the northeast of the railway Tübingen-Sigmaringen an area of the Hallstatt Time (about 8.-5. century B.C.), with approximately 30 grave hills, forms one of the biggest grave fields in the district of Tübingen. In former times Nehren possessed even a castle. During an excavation of the castle hill in the corridor "Weihergarten" in 1951 the foundation walls of a rectangular building, perhaps of a stone house or a tower, were laid open.

During the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648) Nehren suffered from draughts of alternating ruler's troops because of its location near the "Swiss road" (today: national road 27). The village was plundered and many houses and barns were destroyed.

More specific information about Nehren offer the "village chronicles". They were penned in 1838 by pastor Friedrich August Köhler (1768–1844), who worked and lived here for more than 10 years.

Located Companies

• KR Automation GmbH - automation technology and engineering
• Walter Klett - chocolate factory
• GammaX.net - internet service provider
• Dimex AG - plastics
• Rilling - canteen kitchens
• Nädele - industrial bookbindery

Public transportation

The L 384 state road connects Nehren to the close-by federal road B27. In this way Nehren is connected to Tübingen and Stuttgart in the north and Balingen and Rottweil in the south. The railroad line Tübingen-Hechingen-Sigmaringen has a hold point in the community. The public local traffic is warranted by the transport association Neckar-Alb-Donau (Naldo)

Famous People from Nehren

Hans Vaihinger, *1852 † 1933, professor of philosophy

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

• official homepage Nehren (german)