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Urbach, Baden-Württemberg

Coordinates: 48°48′48″N 09°34′44″E / 48.81333°N 9.57889°E / 48.81333; 9.57889
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Urbach
Municipality
Coat of arms of Urbach
Coat of arms
Location of Urbach within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
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Urbach is located in Germany
Urbach
Urbach
Urbach is located in Baden-Württemberg
Urbach
Urbach
Coordinates: 48°48′48″N 09°34′44″E / 48.81333°N 9.57889°E / 48.81333; 9.57889
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictRems-Murr-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2018–26) Martina Fehrlen[1]
Area
 • Total
20.76 km2 (8.02 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
9,095
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
73656–73660
Dialling codes07181
Vehicle registrationWN
Websitewww.urbach.de

Urbach is a municipality in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is east of Stuttgart. It belongs to the metropolitan region of Stuttgart.

History

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Middle Ages

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On 25 May 1181 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor "Barbarossa" issued a certificate in which he took the monastery at Adelberg under his protection. In the document, Urbach was referred to as Uracbach.

Modern Times

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Since their formation in 1819, the agricultural Oberurbach and the more industrial Unterurbach were two separate municipalities. Ober-and Unterurbach belonged initially to Oberamt Schorndorf and became part of the district of Waiblingen in 1938. In 1970 Ober- and Unterurbach were merged to form the district of Urbach. When Waiblingen was dissolved in 1973, Urbach became part of Rems-Murr-Kreis.

Culture

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Urbach Afrakirche
The Baptist Church

Buildings

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  • The Afrakirche is a Protestant church with parts built over the course of the 16th to 18th centuries.
  • The Baptist Church was completed in 1999.[3] In 2003 it was awarded with the "Freikirchlicher Architekturpreis".[4]
  • Urbach Tower is a 14-metre experimental structure that serves as a lookout point and shelter.[5]

Museums

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In Urbach there are two museums, the Museum am Widumhof and the Museum Farrenstall.

Twin Towns

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Urbach is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of the town

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  • Theodor Bäuerle (born 16 June 1882 in Unterurbach; died 29 May 1956 in Stuttgart), politician (independent, Minister of Culture of Württemberg-Baden)
  • Eleonore Dehnerdt (born 1956), writer
  • Hermann Nuding (born 3 July 1902 in Oberurbach; died 31 December 1966 in Stuttgart), KPD -politician, (Bundestag, Landtag Württemberg-Baden)

References

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  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 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. ^ http://www.baptisten-urbach.de/section/view/10 "Gemeindezentrum" on baptisten-urbach.de; accessed 12 January 2014
  4. ^ http://www.architektur-und-freikirche.de/ "Der 3. Architekturpreis für freikirchliches Bauen 2003" on http://www.architektur-und-freikirche.de/; accessed 12 January 2014
  5. ^ Grossman, David (2019-09-23). "Cool New Method Curves Wood Without Machines". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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