Rietheim-Weilheim

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Rietheim-Weilheim within Tuttlingen district

(2015–23) Jochen Arno^[1]Area

• Total11.98 km² (4.63 sq mi)Elevation

682 m (2,238 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,868 • Density240/km² (620/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

78604

Dialling codes07424Vehicle registrationTUTWebsitewww.rietheim-weilheim.de

Rietheim-Weilheim is a town in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History

On January 1, 1975, the town was created by joining the villages of Rietheim and Weilheim. This was part of the Municipal reform of Baden-Württemberg [de] that took place in the late 1960s and 1970s.^[3]

Rietheim (then Reothaim) and Weilheim (then Amalpertiwilare) were first mentioned in a document written in Dürbheim on January 15, 786. Over the centuries, the spelling of Rietheim changed several times, but always referred to the grass-like Reed plant.^[4]

Demographics

The town consists of the historical villages of Rietheim and Weilheim. As of 31 December 2023, Rietheim has a population of 1.793 and an area of 688 hectare, of which 210 are forest and 478 are agricultural fields and the populated area.^[4] Weilheim has a much smaller population of 1.138 and an area of 510 hectare.^[5]

Politics

Jochen Arno was Rietheim-Weilheim's mayor from 2007 to 2023. During that time, he was additionally mayor of Hausen ob Verena from 2016 to 2023.^[6]^[7]

The current mayor is Felix Cramer von Clausbruch (FDP).^[7] He was elected on 12 March 2023. 1.306 (57.56%) of the 2.269 eligible voters voted. The results were as follows:^[8]


Candidate	Result
Candidate	Votes	%
Felix Cramer von Clausbruch	873	66.85%
Jochen Karl	426	32.62%
Invalid votes	7	0.54%

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 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.
^ "Geschichte Rietheim-Weilheim". Gemeinde Rietheim-Weilheim (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ ^a ^b "Geschichte Weilheim". Gemeinde Rietheim-Weilheim (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ "Zahlen & Daten". Gemeinde Rietheim-Weilheim (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-30.
^ Braungart, Regina (2023-11-06). "Vier Bürgermeister-Kandidaten für Hausen ob Verena". www.schwaebische.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
^ ^a ^b Spitz, Cornelia. "Bürgermeisterwahl in Rietheim-Weilheim: Cramer von Clausbruch wird Bürgermeister". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
^ "Ergebnis". wahlergebnisse.komm.one. Retrieved 2024-01-29.