Rietheim-Weilheim

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Rietheim-Weilheim
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Rietheim-Weilheim within Tuttlingen district
Location of Rietheim-Weilheim
Rietheim-Weilheim Show map of Germany Rietheim-Weilheim Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°01′33″N 08°46′27″E / 48.02583°N 8.77417°E / 48.02583; 8.77417
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Tuttlingen
Government
• Mayor (2023–31)	Felix Cramer von Clausbruch[1] (FDP)
Area
• Total	11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Elevation	682 m (2,238 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,932
• Density	244.7/km2 (633.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	78604
Dialling codes	07424
Vehicle registration	TUT
Website	www.rietheim-weilheim.de

Rietheim-Weilheim is a municipality 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]

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