Bodelshausen
# Bodelshausen

Bodelshausen is a municipality in the district of Tübingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

## Geography

### Geographical Area

Bodelshausen is situated southern of the Rammert forest near the town of Hechingen.

### Neighboring municipalities and towns

Rottenburg am Neckar, Ofterdingen, Mössingen, Hechingen ¹ and Hirrlingen

## History

The oldest historical documents date back to 1100.

## Politics

### Mayor

The mayor is elected for 8 years. Mayor Bernd-Dieter Esslinger's term ended in 2006. Since 2006, Uwe Ganzenmüller holds the office.

* 1982 – 2006: Bernd-Dieter Esslinger
* since 2006: Uwe Ganzenmüller

### Sister municipalities

* Soltvadkert, Hungary (1996)

Bodelshausen maintains friendly relationships with:

* Hohburg, Saxony
* Market town Rum, Austria

## Sons and daughters of the town

* Johannes Nill (1825–1894), Founder of private Zoo in Stuttgart
* Ernst von Wittich (1835–1922), General superintendent of the city of Tübingen
* Jakob Nill (1875–1960), Federal Parliament representative
* Otto Keck (* 1944), political scientist
* Barbara Schober (* 1958), Multi-media artist and online journalist

## Economy and Infrastructure

### Traffic

The federal highway 27 connects the town with Tübingen and Stuttgart, as well as Balingen and Rottweil.

