Country Germany Admin. region Stuttgart Elevation 281 m (922 ft) Area 12.52 km² Local time Sunday 8:45 PM Dialling code 07024 | State Baden-Württemberg District Esslingen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 9,641 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 73257 Administrative region Stuttgart | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Köngen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Contents
- Map of KC3B6ngen Germany
- Geographical location
- Neighboring communities
- Municipality arrangement
- History
- Transportation
- Established businesses
- Education
- Sons and daughters of the city
- Other personalities who are associated with Kngen
- Literature
- References
Map of K%C3%B6ngen, Germany
Geographical location
Köngen is located on the left side of the river Neckar on the western slopes of the Neckar valley.
Neighboring communities
Adjacent communities are in northern Deizisau, northeast Wernau (Neckar), southeast Wendlingen, south Unterensingen and west Denkendorf (all Esslingen district).
Municipality arrangement
The municipality includes the village Köngen, the yards Birkenhöfe, Buchenhöfe, Erlenhöfe, Kempflerhöfe, Lerchenhof, Riedhöfe, Rothöfe, Seehof, Talhof and Wangerhöfe and the house Altenberg.
History
Köngen is located in the area of the Roman settlement "Grinario" that was built around 100 a. Chr. In 260 the place was destroyed by the Alemanni and the Romans were expelled. The Alemanni place was first mentioned in 1075 in a document of the Hirsau Abbey. Hans Friedrich Thumb promoted early the Reformation; already in 1527 was therefore preached Lutheran in Köngen, this is seven years before Duke Ulrich penetrated in 1534 the reformation in Württemberg. 1739 Köngen was part of Württemberg. Since 1808 Köngen belonged to the Oberamt Esslingen, today district of Esslingen.
Transportation
Köngen is connected to the national road network through the federal road B 313 and the Bundesautobahn 8. From the neighbouring community Wendlingen trains run towards Tübingen and Oberlenningen, the S-Bahn runs towards Stuttgart and Kirchheim unter Teck.
Established businesses
DHL operates in Köngen a parcel center with 700 employees. In addition, here are located mechanical engineering companies and plastic processing companies.
Education
In Köngen there are a primary and secondary school, (Burgschule) and a further primary school, the Mörikeschule, named after Eduard Mörike. In addition, there are seven kindergarten in Köngen. The library of the municipality Köngen is located in the attic of the tithe barn and has a stock of around 15,000 media.