Beuren, Esslingen

Beuren () is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is a spa and resort. With the majority of its district (95.2%), Beuren is part of the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve.

Geography

Beuren is located 28 km southeast of Stuttgart and 16 km southwest of Reutlingen.

Politics

Mayors since 1853

• 1853–1879: Nicolaus Klaß
• 1879–1888: Jacob Klaß
• 1888–1890: Philipp Friedrich Nestel
• 1890–1927: Wilhelm Eugen Schraft
• 1927–1934: Karl Friedrich Schminke
• 1934: Wilhelm König
• 1934–1945: Wilhelm Spanagel
• 1945–1946: August Reuß
• 1946–1948: Helmut Link
• 1948–1983: Willi Gras
• 1983–2015: Erich Hartmann
• since 2016: Daniel Gluiber

Municipal council

The result of the local government elections on May 25, 2014:

Notable people

• August Pfänder (1891–1971), mayor in Neuffen and Nürtingen
• Gottlob Espenlaub (1900–1972), born in Balzholz, German pilot and plane-constructor
• Karl Albert Pfänder (1906–1990), wooden sculptor and wood turner, designer for wood products
• Wolfgang Ischinger (born 1946), German jurist, former diplomat, leader of Munich Security Conference since 2008

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