Hausen ob Verena

Hausen ob Verena
Coat of arms of Hausen ob Verena
Location of Hausen ob Verena within Tuttlingen district
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Hausen ob Verena is located in Germany
Hausen ob Verena
Hausen ob Verena
Hausen ob Verena is located in Baden-Württemberg
Hausen ob Verena
Hausen ob Verena
Coordinates: 48°03′14″N 08°43′30″E / 48.05389°N 8.72500°E / 48.05389; 8.72500
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictTuttlingen
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Wolfgang Klaiber[1]
Area
 • Total
5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Elevation
806 m (2,644 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
834
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78595
Dialling codes07424
Vehicle registrationTUT
Websitewww.hausen-ob-verena.de

Hausen ob Verena (sometimes also just referred to as Hausen)[3] is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

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Geographical location

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Hausen ob Verena lies on the edge of the Baar plateau at the foot of the Swabian Alb between 740 and 860 m above sea level, a good ten kilometers northwest of the district town of Tuttlingen and two kilometers southwest of Spaichingen. The 912-metre-high Hohenkarpfen is located in the municipality.

Neighboring municipalities

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The municipality borders the town of Spaichingen to the north, Rietheim-Weilheim to the east, Seitingen-Oberflacht to the south and Gunningen to the west.

Community structure

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The municipality of Hausen ob Verena includes the village of Hausen ob Verena, the Hohenkarpfen farmstead and the house "Hausener Mühle".[4]

Politics

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The current mayor of Hausen ob Verena is Wolfgang Klaiber, elected in December 2023. He succeeded Jochen Arno, who was also additionally mayor of Rietheim-Weilheim from 2007 to 2023.[3] In office since February 2016, he was elected on 6 December 2015, succeeding Gustav Schlecht. Of the 619 eligible voters, 344 (55%) voted, of which 334 (92.5%) voted for Arno.[5]

The most recent mayoral election was held on 3 December 2023, to decide Arno's successor. 478 (72%) of the 661 eligible voters voted. The results were as follows:[1][6]

Candidate Result
Votes %
Wolfgang Klaiber 240 50.6
Jochen Arno 151 33.5
Thomas Zeller 38 8
Eugen Kapustinski 35 7.3
Invalid votes 4 0.6
Total votes 478 100

History

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Hausen ob Verena was first mentioned in a document from the year 1092.[7] It was part of the Oberamt of Tuttlingen [de] until 1806, and then part of Oberamt Spaichingen [de] until 1938. Following the aboltion of the Spaichingen Oberamt in 1938, Hausen ob Verena was incorporated into the Tuttlingen district.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bürgermeisterwahl Hausen ob Verena 2023". Staatsanzeiger BW (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  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. ^ a b Braungart, Regina (2023-11-06). "Vier Bürgermeister-Kandidaten für Hausen ob Verena". www.schwaebische.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  4. ^ Das Land Baden-Württemberg: Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Volume VI: Regierungsbezirk Freiburg Kohlhammer. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. 1982. pp. 661–663. ISBN 3-17-007174-2.
  5. ^ "Jochen Arno beerbt in Hausen Gustav Schlecht". www.schwaebische.de (in German). 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  6. ^ "In Hausen ob Verena wird ein neuer Bürgermeister gewählt". www.schwaebische.de (in German). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  7. ^ "Hausen ob Verena: Historie". www.hausen-ob-verena.de. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  8. ^ "Hausen ob Verena - Detailseite - LEO-BW". www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved 2024-01-29.