Hochdorf, Esslingen

Hochdorf
Hochdorf
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hochdorf within Esslingen district
	Hochdorf Hochdorf
	Coordinates: 48°41′43″N 9°28′10″E / 48.69528°N 9.46944°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Gerhard Kuttler
Area
• Total	7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Elevation	292 m (958 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	4,903
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	73269
Dialling codes	07153
Vehicle registration	ES
Website	www.hochdorf.de

Hochdorf is a municipality in the district of Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, in southern Germany. The mayors are Roland Erhardt (1986 – 31 March 2009) and Gerhart Kuttler (since 1 April 2009).

Hochdorf is situated about 30 km southeast of Stuttgart in the northwestern foothills of the Swabian Jura and just south of the Schurwald. The municipality extends between Plochingen (west) and Kirchheim unter Teck (south) in the valley of the Talbach, shortly before it converges with the Fils.

Geography

Neighboring communities

Adjacent municipalities are Ebersbach (Göppingen district) in the east, Notzingen in the south, Wernau in the west, Plochingen in the northwest and Reichenbach an der Fils in the north (all Esslingen district).

Municipal Division

Hochdorf consists of the village of Hochdorf, the Ziegelhof house, and the deserted village of Hinterburg.^[3]

History

Hochdorf was first mentioned in 1189 but probably originated in the 5th century. Until 1454, the place was owned by various monasteries, then it belonged to Württemberg. Within Württemberg, Hochdorf first belonged to Oberamt Kirchheim and, since 1485, to Oberamt Göppingen. In 1842, Kirchheim was reincorporated, where the city remained until the reorganization of the districts in 1938. Since then, Hochdorf has belonged to the district of Esslingen.

Religions

Since the Reformation, Hochdorf is predominantly Protestant coined.

Economy and Infrastructure

Education

Since the 1970s, there has been only one primary school in Hochdorf, the Breitwiesenschule. Secondary schools are attended in neighboring towns. Additionally, there are three kindergartens and a forest kindergarten in the municipality. The Kinderhaus am Talbach and the forest kindergarten "Die Waldmäuse" are operated by the Protestant Church. The "Albert-Schweitzer-Kinderhaus" is under the auspices of the Catholic Church. The Kinderhaus "Im Hof" is managed by the municipality of Hochdorf and exclusively offers full-day places. The children's and youth library has a collection of 4000 media.

Natural Monuments

In the territory of Hochdorf, there is one individual and eleven area natural monuments:

Linden group (three winter linden trees)
Kreuzeiche (fallen victim to the Lothar storm in 1999)
An abandoned Angulaten sandstone quarry
The Talbach with the mill canal
Various field hedges and field trees

Regular Events

The community of Hochdorf regularly organizes various events, including:

Martini Market
Multi-day Music Association Festival
Farmers' Market
Cider Festival
Festival of Lights
Fire Department Festival
Equestrian Tournament
Maypole Installation
Indoor Carnival & Twilight Parade
Summer Camp
Children's Bible Week

Natural monuments

Linde Group (three Tilia cordata)
Kreuzeiche (victim of the 1999 hurricane Lothar)
the Talbach (valley stream) with the Mühlkanal (mill channel)

Regular events

Martini market
Music club festival (several days)
Farmer's market
Festival of lights
Fire department festival
Riding festival

Freeman

Heinrich Traub, former mayor

Sons and daughters of the town

Gottlieb Fischer (1867–1926), Member of Parliament

Personalities who were active in Hochdorf

Hans Blickensdörfer (1923–1997), sports journalist and writer, lived in Hochdorf
Rüdiger Kauf (born 1975), professional football player for VfB Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld played in his youth with TV Hochdorf
Siegmar Mosdorf, (born 1952), politician (SPD), Member of Parliament (1990–2002) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology (1998–2002), co-founder and longtime head of the community foundation Hochdorf
Susanne Weber-Mosdorf, (born 1953), politician (SPD), Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization (2006–2011), co-founder of the Community Foundation Hochdorf, lives in Hochdorf ^[4]

Literature

Erich Roos: Dorf-Chronik Hochdorf 1900–1950. Geiger, Horb 2001, ISBN 3-89570-733-3.
Gemeinde Hochdorf (Hrsg.), Christof Drüppel: Hochdorf – Geschichte einer Gemeinde im Albvorland. Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1989.
Gemeinde Hochdorf (Hrsg.): Hochdorf in Bildern – Vorgestern, Gestern und Heute. Geiger, Horb 1982.
Der Landkreis Esslingen (Band 2). Hrsg. vom Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg i. V. mit dem Landkreis Esslingen, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2009, ISBN 978-3-7995-0842-1, Seite 17.

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 12 September 2021.
^ "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.
^ Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band III: Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Regionalverband Mittlerer Neckar. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2, page 243.
^ Weber-Mosdorf wechselt von Berlin nach Genf, Der Teckbote, Artikel vom 27. Dezember 2005

[1] Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 12 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] Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band III: Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Regionalverband Mittlerer Neckar. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2, page 243.

[4] Weber-Mosdorf wechselt von Berlin nach Genf, Der Teckbote, Artikel vom 27. Dezember 2005

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