Durnau, Goppingen

Durnau
Durnau
Municipality
	Panorama of Durnau
	Coat of arms
	Location of Durnau within Goppingen district
	Durnau Durnau
	Coordinates: 48°38′34″N 9°38′16″E / 48.64278°N 9.63778°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Wurttemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Goppingen
Government
? Mayor (2016–24)	Markus Wagner
Area
? Total	5.37 km 2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation	543 m (1,781 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
? Total	2,197
? Density	410/km 2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Postal codes	73105
Dialling codes	07164
Vehicle registration	GP
Website	www.duernau.de

Durnau is a municipality in the district of Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg in southern Germany .

Geographical location [ edit ]

Durnau is on the edge of the Swabian Jura , about ten kilometers south of the county town Goppingen. The highest point is in the south on the border to the municipality of Gruibingen between Kopfle and Kornberg. The lowest point is north of the border to the municipality Heiningen .

Neighboring communities [ edit ]

The municipality borders in the north Goppingen and Heiningen , in the east Gammelshausen , in the south Gruibingen and in the west Bad Boll .

Municipality arrangement [ edit ]

The municipality Durnau includes the village and the houses Olmuhle and Wilhelmshohe. ^[3]

History [ edit ]

The origin of the name is not entirely clear. Presumably, the name derives from a medieval watchtower, which stood on the territory of the present municipality. The place was first time mentioned as "Durnon" in 1275 in the liber decimatonis .

The low noble family Durner of Durnau was from the 13th to the 15th century probably as ministerials in the service of the Earl of Aichelberg. 1339 Durnau became part of Wurttemberg. 1479 Ulrich, Duke of Wurttemberg sold the place to the gentlemen of Zillenhardt. After the extinction of the last Lord of Zillenhrdt in 1623 the village fell to the lords of Degenfeld. 1684 the place was sold to the Electorate of Bavaria .

Because of the German mediatization Durnau 1806 became again part of Wurttemberg and came to Oberamt Goppingen. With the municipal reform 1938 the district came part of Goppingen.

Religion [ edit ]

Since the Reformation Durnau is Protestant. Only since 1963, there is again a Roman Catholic church, which belongs to the parish of Bad Boll.

Population Development 1837-2013 [ edit ]

Datum	Einwohner
1837	668
1907	508
17. Mai 1939	458
13. September 1950	801
27. Mai 1970	1.514
31. Dezember 1983	1.520
31. Dezember 2000	2.033
31. Dezember 2005	2.092
31. Dezember 2010	2.083
31. Dezember 2013	2.082

Politics [ edit ]

Since 1970 Durnau belongs to the administration unit area Bad Boll.

Mayor [ edit ]

The mayor is Markus Wagner, elected in 2016. He succeeded Friedrich Buchmaier, who had been in office since 1986. ^[1]

Council [ edit ]

The Durnau council has 10 members. The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.

Crest [ edit ]

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms of Durnau is: Argent, a black hunting horn with golden fetters. The coat of arms can be seen from the former local aristocracy of men of Durnau, and was adopted in 1923. The derived flag colors black and white were awarded by the Ministry of the Interior on 18 February 1959.

Educational institutions [ edit ]

Durnau has a common primary school and a common children's house with Gammelshausen.

Leisure and sports facilities [ edit ]

Durnau has two sports fields, two tennis courts, a basketball court and a hard court. A youth house for young people is in Durnau. There is also the Kornberg hall, which has a stage and thus can be used for cultural events. In the basement of the Kornberg hall is a gym and a teaching pool, which is also open to individuals. The hall of the Protestant church is also used for smaller events.

Transport [ edit ]

Durnau is reachable by a road to Gammelshausen and Bad Boll. With the municipality Heiningen Durnau is connected via a dirt road, which is however not released for public transport for transit. The connection point Aichelberg the Bundesautobahn 8 is located approximately 7 km away. Durnau was also a halt of the Voralbbahn , which has ceased operation till 1989. Since then Durnau is connected only through a bus line, for instance with the county town Goppingen.

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse , Staatsanzeiger, accessed 12 September 2021.
^ "Bevolkerung nach Nationalitat und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Wurttemberg . June 2023.
^ Das Land Baden-Wurttemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band III: Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Regionalverband Mittlerer Neckar. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2 . S. 284?285.

[mayor-1] Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse , Staatsanzeiger, accessed 12 September 2021.

[2] "Bevolkerung nach Nationalitat und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Wurttemberg . June 2023.

[3] Das Land Baden-Wurttemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band III: Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Regionalverband Mittlerer Neckar. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2 . S. 284?285.

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