Altenriet

History

Altenriet was first mentioned in documents around 1100 as the name of the local noble family, the name is derived from the word "Ried" for swamp. In the 13th century the lords of Riet built a castle in the area of the present Protestant churchyard. Later, the "Castle Neuenriet" was built outside the village, the "Castle Altenriet" fell into disrepair already in the 15th century. Probably (Alten)Riet reached Württemberg between 1254 and 1265. In 1446 Altenryet is mentioned in writing. With the formation of the Oberämter, the Oberamt Tübingen came first, but was already in 1842 to the Oberamt Nürtingen. Via the administrative district Nürtingen the village came to the administrative district Esslingen in 1973. Altenriet is since the Reformation evangelical, even today there is only an evangelical congregation in the village. The parish, which has about 1,100 members (as of 2006), meets for worship in the St. Ulrich Church. Catholic Christians are spiritually supported from Neckartenzlingen. The population figures are estimates, census results (¹) or official updates of the Land Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: {| |- | valign="top" | {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Population |- | 1600 || style="text-align:right;"| ca. 200 |- | 1654 || style="text-align:right;"| ca. 92 |- | 1802¹ || style="text-align:right;"| 376 |- | 1861¹ || style="text-align:right;"| 404 |- | 1900¹ || style="text-align:right;"| 420 |- | 1939¹ || style="text-align:right;"| 427 |- | 1946¹ || style="text-align:right;"| 618 |- | 1961¹ || style="text-align:right;"| 639 |- | 1970¹ || style="text-align:right;"| 916 |- |} | valign="top" | {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Population |- | 1987¹ || style="text-align:right;"| 1,445 |- | 1991 || style="text-align:right;"| 1,460 |- | 1995 ||…

Geography

Altenriet lies in a scenic area. The village, which is naturally part of the Schönbuch, is almost up to the steep drop towards the Neckar valley and offers a free view of the Swabian Alb. No other places belong to the community except the village of Altenriet. A 31 hectare large, uninhabited exclave belongs to the municipal territory. It is four kilometres away from the centre of the village and is situated in the Schaichtal on Markung Walddorfhäslach. Neighbouring communities are in the north Schlaitdorf, in the east and south Neckartenzlingen. (both county Esslingen) and in the west Walddorfhäslach (District of Reutlingen).

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,403
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,290
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,217
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,868
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,465
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,327
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,226
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,187

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 3.1 — 2008-12-25
  3 km NNW of Saulgau, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-12-12
  2 km ESE of Nehren, Germany
• M 2.8 — 2008-11-25
  1 km S of Steinmauern, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-09
  1 km WSW of Dußlingen, Germany