Kiebingen

Kiebingen is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).

Kiebingen
Part of Rottenburg am Neckar
Coat of arms
Location of Kiebingen
Kiebingen Kiebingen
Coordinates: 48°28′32″N 08°58′23″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Tübingen
Town	Rottenburg am Neckar
Government
• Local representative	Elisabeth Schröder-Kappus (Greens)
Area
• Total	5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Highest elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Lowest elevation	327 m (1,073 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	2,088
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72108
Dialling codes	(+49) 07472
Vehicle registration	TÜ
Website	www.rottenburg.de

Geography

Kiebingen is located 3 km (1.9 mi) eastern from Rottenburg and 8 km (5 mi) western from Tübingen in the valley of the Neckar river.

Extent

The area of the district is 514 hectares. Thereof fall 60.1% upon agriculturally used area, 21.7% upon forest area, 14.7% upon settlement area and roads, 2.7% upon water extent and 0.8% upon other.

Neighbour localities

The territories of the following localities adjoin to Kiebingen, they are called clockwise beginning in the north: Wurmlingen, Hirschau, Bühl and Rottenburg (town), (all in the admin. district of Tübingen). Wurmlingen is also a suburb of Rottenburg, Hirschau and Bühl are suburbs of Tübingen. Wurmlingen and Hirschau are situated northern, Kiebingen and Bühl southern of the Neckar.

Population

Kiebingen has 2007 residents (31/01/08). It is the third largest suburb of Rottenburg. At an area of 5.14 km² (2 sq mi) this corresponds to a population density of 390 people per km², or 1011 per sq mi.

Faiths

The population of the village is predominantly Roman Catholic.

Politics

Sister Village

• Lion-sur-Mer (France) since 1988

Personalities

Honorary Citizens

Persons, who got the honorary citizenship by the former Municipality of Kiebingen:

• 1938: Karl Franz Ferdinand Viktor Osterwald, (operator of the local power station)

External links

• Official Webpage (German)