Urbach, Baden-Württemberg

Urbach
Coat of arms
Urbach
Coordinates: 48°48′48″N 09°34′44″E / 48.81333°N 9.57889°E / 48.81333; 9.57889Coordinates: 48°48′48″N 09°34′44″E / 48.81333°N 9.57889°E / 48.81333; 9.57889
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Hetzinger
Area
• Total	20.76 km2 (8.02 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,817
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	73656–73660
Dialling codes	07181
Vehicle registration	WN
Website	www.urbach.de

Urbach is a municipality in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is east of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg. It belongs to the metropolitan region of Stuttgart.

History

Middle Ages

Urbach was first mentioned in 1181 as Uracbach: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor "Barbarossa" issued on May 25, 1181 a certificate in which he took the monastery Adelberg under his protection.

Modern Times

Ober-and Unterurbach belonged initially to Oberamt Schorndorf and came in 1938 to district Waiblingen. In 1970 Ober- and Unterurbach were merged to Urbach, from 1973 Urbach belonged to Rems-Murr-Kreis. Oberurbach had a more rural character and Unterurbach a more industrial character .

Culture

The Afra Church

The Baptist Church

Buildings

• The Afra Church is a Protestant church with parts built over the course of the 16th to 18th centuries.
• The Baptist Church was finished in 1999.^[2] In 2003 it was awarded with the "Freikirchlicher Architekturpreis".^[3]

Museums

In Urbach there are two museums, the Museum am Widumhof and the Museum Farrenstall.

Twin Towns

Urbach is twinned with:

• Szentlőrinc, Hungary

Sons and daughters of the town

• Theodor Bäuerle (born June 16, 1882 in Unterurbach; died 29. May 1956 in Stuttgart), politician (independent, Minister of Culture of Württemberg-Baden)
• Eleonore Dehnerdt (born 1956), writer
• Hermann Nuding (born July 3, 1902 in Oberurbach; died December 31, 1966 in Stuttgart), KPD -politician, (Bundestag, Landtag Württemberg-Baden)

References

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Towns and municipalities in Rems-Murr (district)
Alfdorf Allmersbach im Tal Althütte Aspach Auenwald Backnang Berglen Burgstetten Fellbach Großerlach Kaisersbach Kernen Kirchberg an der Murr Korb Leutenbach Murrhardt Oppenweiler Plüderhausen Remshalden Rudersberg Schorndorf Schwaikheim Spiegelberg Sulzbach an der Murr Urbach Waiblingen Weinstadt Weissach im Tal Welzheim Winnenden Winterbach