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{{Infobox German location
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 15 021
|Art = Stadt
|type = Stadt
|image_photo = Herrrenberg marktplatz1.jpg
|Wappenimage_coa = Wappen Herrenberg.pngsvg
|coordinates = {{coord|48|35|48|N|8|52|15|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|lat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 48
|image_plan = Herrenberg in BB.svg
|lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 52 |lon_sec = 15
|state = Baden-Württemberg
|Lageplan = Herrenberg in BB.svg
|region = Stuttgart
|Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
|district = Böblingen
|Regierungsbezirk = Stuttgart
|elevation = 460
|Landkreis = Böblingen
|Höhearea = 46065.71
|postal_code = 71070–71083
|Fläche = 65.71
|Einwohnerarea_code = 3139407032
|licence = BB
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|divisions = 8
|PLZ = 71070–71083
|website = [https://herrenberg.de/ herrenberg.de]
|PLZ-alt = 7033
|mayor = Nico Reith<ref>[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/oberbuergermeisterwahl-herrenberg-2023/ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Herrenberg 2023], Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.</ref>
|Vorwahl = 07032
|leader_term = 2023&ndash;31
|Kfz = BB
|party = independent
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 15 021
|Bürgermeistertitel = Lord Mayor
|Gliederung = 8
|Adresse = Marktplatz 5<br />71083 Herrenberg
|Website = [http://www.herrenberg.de/ www.herrenberg.de]
|Bürgermeister = Thomas Sprißler
}}
 
'''Herrenberg''' ([[Swabian German|Swabian]]: ''Härrabärg'' or ''Haerebärg'') is a town in the middle of [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany, about 30&nbsp;km
south of [[Stuttgart]] and 20&nbsp;km from [[Tübingen]]. After [[Sindelfingen]], [[Böblingen]], and [[Leonberg]], it is the fourth largest town in the district of [[Böblingen (district)|Böblingen]]. The number of inhabitants of Herrenberg exceeded 20,000 in 1972 due to the incorporation of the following formerly independent municipalities:
 
* In 1965 Affstätt
* In 1971 Haslach, Kayh, Kuppingen, and Mönchberg
* In 1972 Oberjesingen
* In 1975 Gültstein
 
==Location==
Herrenberg is situated on the western edge of the [[Schönbuch]] forest and is a central town within the Gäu region. The [[Stiftskirche]], which houses the [[Glockenmuseum]] (bell museum), is a tourist attraction in the main square.
 
[[Herrenberg station]] is on the [[Gäu Railway (Stuttgart–Singen)|Gäu Railway]] (''Gäu bahn'') and is at the start of the [[Ammer Valley Railway]] (''Ammertalbahn'') It is the southern end of services on line S1 of the [[Stuttgart S-Bahn]]. It also has connections, via the [[Bundesautobahn 81|A81]], to [[Stuttgart]] and [[north]]ern [[Germany]]. To the south the [[Bundesautobahn 81|A81]] provides access to [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]] and [[Italy]]. '''Herrenberg''' is also close to [[Strasbourg]], which is only about 110&nbsp;km [http://www.map24.de] to the west
 
The following towns and municipalities border '''Herrenberg'''. They are listed in clockwise direction beginning in the north:
 
[[Deckenpfronn]], [[Gärtringen]], [[Nufringen]], [[Hildrizhausen]] and [[Altdorf, Böblingen|Altdorf]] (all [[Böblingen]] district), [[Ammerbuch]] ([[Tübingen]] district), [[Gäufelden]] and [[Jettingen]] (both [[Böblingen]] district) as well as [[Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg|Wildberg]] ([[Calw]] district).
 
==History==
The once small community Herrenberg was formed out of the hamlets "Mühlhausen" and "Raistingen", who were combinated in the 13th century, when Herrenberg was founded. In 1278, Herrenberg was first documentateddocumented, although Pfalzgraf Rudolf von Tübingen already wrote in 1228 "castrum nostrum herrenberc" into a certificate. From 1276, the church building was started, which hadat alreadythe time, had two towers first.
 
On the 5th of January in the year 1293, the church of Herrenberg was consecrated by Brother Boniface, the Bishop of Constance.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.herrenberg.de/de/Stadtleben/Die-Stadt/Historisches | title=Historisches &#124; Stadt Herrenberg }}</ref>
==City arrangement==
 
Herrenberg consists of the town center and the 7 additional towns which were merged in the regional reorganization of the 1960s and 1970s. This includes Affstätt, Gültstein, Haslach, Kayh, Kuppingen, Mönchberg and Oberjesingen. In each different area of Herrenberg there is an office for the district and a town clerk.
The supposed founder of the [[Rosicrucianism|Rosicrucian]] movement in Europe, [[Johannes Valentinus Andreae|Johann Valentin Andreae]], who also wrote ''[[Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz|The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz]]'', was born in Herrenberg on 17 August 1586.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/chymical-wedding-ebook.html|title=Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, PDF|last=Grey|first=Global|website=Global Grey|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref>
 
==Town arrangement==
Herrenberg consists of the town centre and the 7 additional towns which were merged in the regional reorganization of the 1960s and 1970s. The number of inhabitants of Herrenberg exceeded 20,000 in 1972 due to the incorporation of the following formerly independent municipalities:
*1965: Affstätt
*1971: Haslach, Kayh, Kuppingen, and Mönchberg
*1972: Oberjesingen
*1975: Gültstein
 
In each different area of Herrenberg there is an office for the district and a town clerk.
 
==Population==
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| 23 November 2006² || align="right" | 31,235
|-----
| 31 December 2010 || align="right" | 31,292 <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de/SRDB/home.asp | title=Regionaldaten - Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg }}</ref>
|}
|}
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* ² Herrenberg Amtsblatt 23 November 2006
 
[[ImageFile:S-Bahn Stuttgart Type 423.jpg|thumb|right|The S-Bahn train]]
 
==Politics==
A total of 32 [[Legislative seat|Seats]] make up the local council, with the latest [[election]] having been held in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gemeinderat wird grüner und weiblicher {{!}} Stadt Herrenberg |url=https://www.herrenberg.de/de/Rathaus/Aktuelles-Presse/Stadtnachrichten/Nachricht?view=publish&item=article&id=1477 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=www.herrenberg.de}}</ref> The distribution of the different parties and groups are as follows:{{election table}}
The local council has, since the last [[election]] on [[13. June]] 2004, has a total of 40 [[Legislative seat|Seats]].
! colspan=2| Party
The distribution of the different parties and groups are as follows: (in German)
! Votes
*[[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]] 30,6% (-2,4) - 13 Seats (-1)
! %
*[[Freie Wählergemeinschaft|FW]] 21,8% (-2,3) - 9 Seats (-1)
! +/-
*[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] 21,9% (+0,4) - 9 Seats (=)
! Seats
*[[Bündnis 90/Die Grünen|Grüne]] 16,3% (+5,6) - 6 Seats (+2)
! +/-
*Frauenliste 9,4% (+2,4) - 3 Seats (+1)
|-
*Others 0,0% (-3,7) - 0 Seats (-1)
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}|
| align=left| [[Free Voters]] (FW)
| 113,548
| 25.3
| {{decrease}} 5.9
| 8
| {{decrease}} 4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 107,224
| 23.9
| {{increase}} 7.3
| 8
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 77,319
| 17.2
| {{decrease}} 6.3
| 5
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 65,099
| 14.5
| {{decrease}} 2.5
| 5
| ±0
|-
|
| align=left| Frauenliste (FL)
| 41,232
| 9.2
| {{increase}} 0.7
| 3
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| ?
| 5.8
| {{increase}} 2.6
| 2
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}|
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| ?
| 3.8
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
|
| align=left| Liste Perspektive
| ?
| 0.3
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! ?
! 65.3
! {{increase}} 11+
!
!
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.herrenberg.de/de/Rathaus/Aktuelles-Presse/Stadtnachrichten/Nachricht?view=publish&item=article&id=1477 herrenberg.de]
|}
 
==Business==
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* [[IBM]] (IT training and sales)
* [[Omega Pharma]] (pharmaceuticals)
* [[https://www.walterknoll.de/en Walter Knoll]] (furniture)
 
==Transport==
[[File:Herrenberg bahnhof1.jpg|thumb|Herrenberg train station]]
[[Herrenberg station]] is on the [[Stuttgart–Horb railway]] and is at the start of the [[Ammer Valley Railway]] (''Ammertalbahn'') It is the southern end of services on line S1 of the [[Stuttgart S-Bahn]]. It also has connections, via the [[Bundesautobahn 81|A81]], to [[Stuttgart]] and [[north]]ern [[Germany]]. To the south the [[Bundesautobahn 81|A81]] provides access to [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]] and [[Italy]]. '''Herrenberg''' is also close to [[Strasbourg]], which is only about 110&nbsp;km [http://www.map24.de] to the west.
 
==Tourism==
[[Image:Herrenberg bahnhof1.jpg|thumb|left|Herrenberg train station]][[ImageFile:Herrenberg 3546.JPG|thumb|Herrenberg town150px|Town hall (Rathaus) in front of the historical collegial church (Stiftskirche)]]
Herrenberg has several hotels as well as accommodations in smaller guest houses in the Old Town. The Old Town has many restaurants including; Italian, Chinese, Indian, Greek, Mexican and German cuisine . There are also ice cream shops and cafes. The Stadtfest (town festival) is held annually in July. 25,000 people turn up for the town festival to celebrate, drink, and listen to the live music in the squares. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929081124/http://www.choere-herrenberg.de/presse_gb010723.html]
 
===Sights===
The symbol of the town, the traditional church "Stiftskirche", with its [[Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg|Glockenmuseum]] (bell museum)in the tower, as well as the "Herrenberger Rathaus" (town hall) and the historical ruins of the castle "Schlossberg", are an attrictiveattractive destination for tourists of all over the world. There are guided tours (some in English) as well through the historical buildings of the town. Large sections of the old city wall are still standing (or have been rebuilt) and numerous timber-framed houses fill the "Old Town" surrounding the "Marktplatz" (market place),.
 
==Sport==
The Baseball & Softball Club Herrenberg Wanderers' men's team played in the [[Baseball Bundesliga]] in 2002 and 2004, and since 2007 the women have been represented in the 1st Softball Bundesliga. In 1999, the youth team became German champions.
 
The first men's handball team, SG H2Ku Herrenberg (SGH2Ku), secured the championship title in the Southern Regional League on the last matchday of the 2009–2010 season and thus promotion to the 2nd Handball Bundesliga, the second handball league. The SG finished the 2010–2011 season in 14th place, which was not enough to stay in the 2nd Handball League due to the league restructuring. The SG played in the 3rd league in the 2011–2012 season. In June 2011, the team was renamed SG H2Ku Herrenberg. The female A-youth team became German runner-up in the 2002–2003 season.
 
Currently, there is one major football club in Herrenberg called [[VfL Herrenberg]], which plays in the [[Bezirksliga]], the eighth step of the [[German football league system]].
 
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Herrenberg is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte|url=https://www.herrenberg.de/de/Stadtleben/Die-Stadt/Partnerstaedte|website=herrenberg.de|publisher=Herrenberg|language=de|access-date=2021-03-05}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fidenza]], Italy
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Tarare]], France
 
==References==
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{{Cities and towns Böblingen (district)}}
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[[Category:Böblingen (district)]]
[[Category:Württemberg]]
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