Uttenweiler

Uttenweiler
Uttenweiler
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Uttenweiler within Biberach district
	Uttenweiler Uttenweiler
	Coordinates: 48°8′54″N 9°36′47″E / 48.14833°N 9.61306°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Biberach
Government
• Mayor (2022–30)	Werner Binder
Area
• Total	49.78 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
Elevation	595 m (1,952 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,692
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88524
Dialling codes	07374
Vehicle registration	BC
Website	www.uttenweiler.de

Uttenweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈʊtn̩ˌvaɪlɐ]) is a municipality in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History

Uttenweiler was first mentioned in 1173. The name allegedly goes back to Blessed Uta, who is said to have died in the area. For a short period of time Uttenweiler came under Austrian rule. In 1449 an Augustinian Monastery was established in Uttenweiler. As a result of the Reichsdeputationshauptschlusses Uttenweiler came under rule of the princes of Thurn und Taxis in 1803, but fell in 1806 to the kingdom of Württemberg. There it was assigned to the Oberamt Riedlingen and in 1938 to the Landkreis Saulgau. The district reform of 1973 led to the affiliation to the district of Biberach.

On January 1, 1973, the previously independent communities of Ahlen and Sauggart were incorporated into Uttenweiler. The present community of Uttenweiler was formed on October 1, 1974 by the merger of the communities of Uttenweiler, Dietershausen, Dieterskirch, Oberwachingen, and Offingen.

Politics

In 2014 Werner Binder was elected as the new Mayor of Uttenweiler. He was re-elected in 2022.^[1]

The Village Council

The village council in Uttenweiler has 16 members. At the local elections on 26 May 2019, the council was elected by a majority vote. Majority elections are held if no or only one nomination has been submitted. The candidates with the highest number of votes are then elected. The municipal council consists of the honorary municipal councils and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. The turnout was 69.5% in 2019.

Partner Cities

Uttenweiler has two partner cities:

Oetweil am See, Switzerland
Penig, Germany

References

^ ^a ^b Bürgermeisterwahl Uttenweiler 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
^ "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.

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[mayor-1] Bürgermeisterwahl Uttenweiler 2022, Staatsanzeiger.

[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.

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