Mutlangen | |
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Location of Mutlangen within Ostalbkreis district  | |
  Mutlangen  Mutlangen | |
| Coordinates:48°49′22″N09°47′41″E / 48.82278°N 9.79472°E /48.82278; 9.79472 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Ostalbkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2024–32) | Stephanie Eßwein[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,886 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 73557 |
| Dialling codes | 07171 |
| Vehicle registration | AA |
| Website | www.mutlangen.de |
Mutlangen is a municipality in theGerman state ofBaden-Württemberg in theOstalbkreis district and belongs to theStuttgart Metropolitan Region. As of 31 December 2022, it has 6,886 inhabitants.
Mutlangen is located between theWelzheim Forest and theSwabian Keuper-Lias Plains on an elevation above theRems valley. The neighboring communes of Mutlangen areDurlangen in the north, the city ofSchwäbisch Gmünd in the east and south as well asAlfdorf in the west. Mutlangen consists of the small town Mutlangen and the hamlet Pfersbach, which belongs to Mutlangen since 1 April 1973.
At around 500 AD and later the first verifiable settlement existed (marking of Muotho). However, the site only became more popular at around 1100 to 1200 AD. The manorial systems alternated in a fast pace:Hohenstaufen,Weinsberg andRechberg. After some time monasteries and families from the nearby Gmünd area were its landlords. The name Mutlangen was first mentioned in 1293 in the scriptures of theLorch monastery, which probably was its owner at the time.
In the year 1581, the neighboring town of Schwäbisch Gmünd took Mutlangen as property. In the course of the secularization circa 1800, Schwäbisch Gmünd lost its sovereignty and was assigned to the newly establishedKingdom of Württemberg. AfterWorld War II Mutlangen had around 1,200 inhabitants and exhibited a mostly agricultural labour structure. In addition, in the aftermath of the war numerous refugees and expellees were received. The following decades were characterised by a change to a more industrialised town with newly established enterprises and an increasing population.
TheMutlanger Heide, a heathland nearby, was the site of a US military base forPershing II missiles, which were assigned to the56th Field Artillery Command headquartered in nearbySchwäbisch Gmünd. ThePressehütte Mutlangen has since then been a site of peace and antinuclear activism. The missiles were dismantled following theIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1990; the base has been almost completely demolished and now is a residential zone. Two remaining blast shelters and a historical path still bear evidence of this part of Mutlangen's history.
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On 13 March 2016, Stephanie Eßwein was elected as the new mayor with a majority of 77.57% of the votes, thus replacing Peter Seyfried, who served for about 30 years as mayor. The town council was last elected on 26 May 2019 and consists of the following parties: Independent voters list (35.8%, 7 seats),Grüne (23.9%, 4 seats),SPD (23.0%, 4 seats) andCDU (17.3%, 3 seats).
The coat of arms was awarded to Mutlangen on 1 February 1954 by the government ofBaden-Württemberg. Within the red area lays a silver cross, which accommodates the shape of the town's Saint Georg church. The street crossing with the church depicts the accessibility by means of transport, while the colours are a reminder of the affiliation to the former imperial city of Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Since 1964, there has been a partnership agreement with the communeBouxières-aux-Dames. Furthermore, in 1992, a partnership with the Hungarian town ofVaskút was established.
Mutlangen is connected to the national road network via the federal highway Bundesstraße 298 (Gaildorf-Schwäbisch Gmünd). The closest national highway is theBundesautobahn 7 in the east nearAalen. Of further importance for the regional traffic are theLandesstraße L1155 and L1156. The nearest train station isSchwäbisch Gmünd station.
A larger public hospital with the nameStauferklinikum Schwäbisch Gmünd is located within the boundaries of the town in the south-west.
The "Mutlantis" indoor swimming pool has existed since 1974.
In Mutlangen there are two primary schools, a Werkrealschule and a Realschule, a special school for people with linguistic difficulties and since 2012 the private CatholicFranziskus-Gymnasium. For preschool education the town offers two KindergartenSt. Elisabeth andDon Bosco as well as a daycare namedLämmle for children aged 2 to 3.
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