Altbach

History

Finds of row cemeteries and the early documentary mention indicate an early medieval foundation of the settlement. Altbach was first mentioned 783 in the Lorsch Codex. In the 13th century the Counts of Aichelberg acquired the village, but sold it piece by piece to the Kloster Adelberg. With the Reformation (1535), the state sovereignty arrived Württemberg, Altbach remained part of the Monastery Office Adelberg.. From 1806 Altbach belonged to the Oberamt Eßlingen in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1819 Altbach was separated from the neighbouring Zell, today a district of Esslingen, and has existed as an independent community since then. In 1846 Altbach was connected to the railway network of the Württemberg Railway with its own railway station, thus creating the conditions for the industrialisation. In 1904 Altbach was connected to the electricity grid, followed one year later by the construction of a water pipeline. Between 1922 and 1923 the parish separated ecclesiastically from its mother village Zell and had a parish vestry until 1931. During World War II about 10 to 12 houses were damaged and two civilians were killed. In 1984 Altbach celebrated its 1200th anniversary. From 1999 to 15 December 2000 the new development area Egertenäcker was built. The population figures are census results (¹) or official updates of the Land Statistical Office (only main residences). {| class="wikitable" ! Stichtag ! Einwohnerzahl |----- | 1. December 1871¹ || align="right" | 572 |----- | 1. December 1900¹ || align="right" | 828 |----- | 17. May 1939¹ || align="right" | 1.662 |----- | 13. September 1950¹ || align="right" | 2.579 |----- | 6. Juny 1961¹ || align="right" | 4.168 |----- | 27. May 1970¹ || align="right" | 4.917 |----- | 25. May 1987¹ || align="right" | 5.559 |----- |…

Geography

Altbach lies on the southern slope of the Schurwald into the valley of the Neckar between Plochingen upstream and Esslingen am Neckar downstream. The old Neckar runs through the municipal area, which reaches to the right bank of the present course of the river, in an arc on the right bank, above which lie the residential areas crossed by the Altbach towards the Old arm, while on the flat river island between the runs there are mostly industrial areas of the Neckar valley. The district is rich in springs, and so the community can cover 45% of its drinking water needs from its own wells. No other places belong to the community of Altbach except the village of Altbach. Adjacent communities are in turn the cities Esslingen am Neckar in the west and north, Plochingen in the east and the community Deizisau in the south. All towns belong to the district of Esslingen. ImageSize = width:500 height:150 PlotArea = width:90% height:66% bottom:25% left:5% DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:100 Legend = columns:2 columnwidth:250 left:12% top:95% TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:0 # The formatting blanks in the Colors-section are in fact figure spaces (U+2007) Colors = id:Gesa value:white legend: 335_ha_Total_area id:Wald value:teal legend: 46_ha_=_13,7_%_Forest id:Land value:yelloworange legend: 110_ha_=_33,0_%_Agriculture id:Wass value:brightblue legend: 13_ha_=_3,8_%_Water id:Erho value:green legend: 12_ha_=_3,5_%_Recreational id:Geba value:red legend: 114_ha_=_34,1_%_Constructed_and_Open id:Verk value:tan1 legend: 35_ha_=_10,4_%_Traffic id:Sons value:purple legend: 5_ha_=_1,5_%_Others PlotData = from:00.0 till:13.7 color:Wald from:13.7…

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,600
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,235
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,877
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,780
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,564
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,433
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,293
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,205

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