Kiebingen
Kiebingen is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).
Kiebingen | |
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Suburb of Rottenburg am Neckar | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Kiebingen | |
Kiebingen Kiebingen | |
Coordinates: 48°28′32″N 08°58′23″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Tübingen |
District | Tübingen |
Town | Rottenburg am Neckar |
Government | |
• Local representative | Elisabeth Schröder-Kappus (Greens) |
Area | |
• Total | 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
Population (2008-01-31) | |
• Total | 2,007 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 72108 |
Dialling codes | (+49) 07472 |
Vehicle registration | TÜ |
Website | www.rottenburg.de |
Geography
Kiebingen is located 3 km (1.9 mi) eastern from Rottenburg and 8 km (5 mi) western from Tübingen in the valley of the Neckar river.
Extent
The area of the district is 514 hectares. Thereof fall 60.1% upon agriculturally used area, 21.7% upon forest area, 14.7% upon settlement area and roads, 2.7% upon water extent and 0.8% upon other.
Neighbour localities
The territories of the following localities adjoin to Kiebingen, they are called clockwise beginning in the north: Wurmlingen, Hirschau, Bühl and Rottenburg (town), (all in the admin. district of Tübingen). Wurmlingen is also a suburb of Rottenburg, Hirschau and Bühl are suburbs of Tübingen. Wurmlingen and Hirschau are situated northern, Kiebingen and Bühl southern of the Neckar.
Population
Kiebingen has 2007 residents (31/01/08). It is the third largest suburb of Rottenburg. At an area of 5.14 km² (2 sq mi) this corresponds to a population density of 390 people per km², or 1011 per sq mi.
Faiths
The population of the village is predominantly Roman Catholic.
Politics
Sister Village
- Lion-sur-Mer (France) since 1988
Personalities
Honorary Citizens
Persons, who got the honorary citizenship by the former Municipality of Kiebingen:
- 1938: Karl Franz Ferdinand Viktor Osterwald, (operator of the local power station)