Remseck am Neckar (, ) is a swabian town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Rems and Neckar, about 12 km northeast of Stuttgart, and 7 km southeast of Ludwigsburg. The town was formed on January 1, 1975, initially under the name Aldingen am Neckar. In 1977, it received the name Remseck am Neckar and has had the status of a GroÃÂe Kreisstadt since January 1, 2004.
Before 1975 five of the six boroughs of Remseck used to be independent municipalities. References to Aldingen and Hochdorf can be found as early as 1100, Hochberg is mentioned in a text from 1231 whereas Neckargröningen is already referred to in 806. Neckarrems is also mentioned in 1268 as "Rems"; the "Neckar" was added only in the 17th century.
In Middle Ages Neckarrems and Neckargröningen already belonged to Württemberg. The lordship of Aldingen was held by the Lords of Kaltenthal, while the lordships of Hochberg and Hochdorf were held by the family Nothaft von Hohenberg. In the late 18th century, Aldingen, Hochberg and Hochdorf finally came to Württemberg, too.
Within Württemberg the municipalities of Hochdorf, Hochberg, and Neckarrems used to belong to the district of Waiblingen, whereas Aldingen and Neckargröningen belonged to the district of Ludwigsburg. In 1938 however, all five municipalities were assigned to Ludwigsburg.
Today's Remseck am Neckar was founded on January 1, 1975, by amalgamation of Aldingen, Hochberg, Hochdorf, Neckargröningen and Neckarrems and was initially named "Aldingen am Neckar", but renamed on July 1, 1977. The town's new name "Remseck am Neckar" was chosen due to the castle Remseck, a mediaval fortress that used to be located on a small mountain spur at the confluence of the rivers Rems and Neckar. The original castle was abolished in the 16th century and the ruins used as a quarry. In 1842 a neogothic castle was built at exactly the same place, further verifying the name "Remseck".
In 1955 Pattonville was founded as a United States military housing complex on the area of the former municipality of Aldingen. After the US military left in 1992 it was split in two parts: The eastern part is now a neighborhood of Remseck, the western part belongs to Kornwestheim.
Since the last local elections (June 7, 2009), RemseckâÂÂs local council has a total of 26 members. 6 members are from the CDU (23,8% in the election), 5 members from the Freie Wähler (20,9%), 5 members from the FDP (18,7%), 5 members from the Die Grünen (18,6%) and 5 members from the SPD (17,9%).
Until 2004, the chairman of the district council was called mayor. When Remseck became a city, the mayor became the âÂÂOberbürgermeisterâ (head mayor). The Oberbürgermeister is elected directly by the people for eight years and he has two proxies, the âÂÂErster Bürgermeisterâ (first mayor) and the âÂÂBürgermeisterâ (mayor).
Remseck has six boroughs. Each of the five former municipalities that merged to form Remseck is represented by a cadastral district. Four of the modern boroughs are identical with such a cadastral district. Only the cadastral district of Aldingen contains two boroughs: Aldingen and Pattonville. The boroughs of Remseck are as follows:
The following towns are neighbouring towns of Remseck, starting north of the city and going clockwise: Ludwigsburg, Marbach am Neckar, Waiblingen, Fellbach, Stuttgart, and Kornwestheim.
Since 1999, Remseck is connected to Stuttgart via line U14 (Remseck â Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof â Heslach Vogelrain) of the Stadtbahn, which is a part of the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart. There are four stops on Remseck territory.Since 2017, the line U12 connects Remseck to Stuttgart.
There are four bus lines (402, 403, 404, and 405) operating just in Remseck plus several lines connecting Remseck with Ludwigsburg, Waiblingen and other nearby cities. At weekends, the night-time bus N43 also stops in Remseck.
Several media, including the Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung and the Stuttgarter Zeitung, report on events in Remseck. The local weekly newspaper Remseck Woche is released every Thursday and the Pattonville Info every other week.
The âÂÂRadiomuseumâ in Aldingen displays radios from 1924 to today. The âÂÂHeimatstubeâÂÂ, located in Nekarrems, presents peasant life in the region, including a shoemakerâÂÂs workshop. In the âÂÂDorfschmiedeâ in Neckargröningen, visitors can try forging in the blacksmithâÂÂs shop.
All six boroughs have their own sports clubs: TV Aldingen, TSV Neckargröningen, VfB Neckarrems, SGV Hochdorf, SKV Hochberg, and SV Pattonville.
As of December 31, 2008, the population of Remseck is 22,612, of which 11,086 are male and 11,526 are female. 2,676 resident aliens are living in Remseck. The population spreads out with 20.6% under the age of 18 and 15.9% older than 65 years.
Remseck has one Gymnasium (Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium), located in Aldingen, one Realschule (Realschule Remseck), located in Pattonville and one Hauptschule (Wilhelm-Keil-Schule), located in Aldingen. Every borough has its own elementary school. There are also 15 kindergarten, including three Protestant, one Roman-Catholic and one ecumenical kindergarten.
Remseck is twinned with three cities.