Rutesheim
# Rutesheim

Rutesheim is a town located in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

## Location

Rutesheim is situated directly to the Highway 8 (Bundesautobahn 8), 5 kilometres (3 miles) from the town Leonberg, 18 km (11 mi) from the city Stuttgart and just 22 km (14 mi) from Stuttgart Airport and from the new exhibition center, 7 km (4 mi) way west from the town Heimsheim.

## History

Rutesheim was first mentioned in the year 767 in a deed from the convent of Lorsch.

The council of ministers decided on 22 January 2008, to award Rutesheim the designation town on 1 July 2008. Prime Minister Oettinger assigned the deed to the town in a ceremonial act on 26 June 2008.

## Population development

The sources are census results (¹) or the data of the statistical office Baden-Württemberg.

| Year | Inhabitants |
| - | - |
| 1 December 1871 ¹ | 1,654 |
| 1 December 1880 ¹ | 1,754 |
| 1 December 1890 ¹ | 1,787 |
| 1 December 1900 ¹ | 1,799 |
| 1 December 1910 ¹ | 1,990 |
| 16 June 1925 ¹ | 2,220 |
| 16 June 1933 ¹ | 2,375 |
| 17 May 1939 ¹ | 2,515 |
| 13 September 1950 ¹ | 3,368 |
| Year | Inhabitants |
| 6 June 1961 ¹ | 5,273 |
| 27 May 1970 ¹ | 7,719 |
| 31 December 1980 | 8,291 |
| 27 May 1987 ¹ | 8,511 |
| 31 December 1990 | 9,025 |
| 31 December 1995 | 9,515 |
| 31 December 2000 | 9,970 |
| 31 December 2005 | 10,145 |
| 31 December 2010 | 10,249 |
| 31 December 2015 | 10,624 |

## Politics

### Mayor

Since 2018 Susanne Dornes (née Widmaier) has been the mayor of the city.

### City council

The current legislative period lasts until 2014. Distribution of seats after the election of June 2009:

| Unabhängige Bürger Rutesheim (UBR) | 5 seats |
| - | - |
| Bürgerliche Wählervereinigung Rutesheim (BWV) | 5 seats |
| Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU) | 4 seats |
| Grün-Alternative Bürgerliste (GABL) | 3 seats |
| Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) | 2 seats |

### Partnerships

* Scheibbs (Niederösterreich), since 1972
* Saalburg-Ebersdorf (Thüringen), since 1989
* Perosa Argentina (Italien), friendship treaty since October 2008

### Religions

There are three Evangelical churches, two New-Apostolic churches, one Evangelical Methodist church and one Roman Catholic church in Rutesheim.

The town has a history with the Waldensians (Perouse).

### Sport

The most well-known sports club from Rutesheim is SKV Rutesheim. Its first football team is playing in the seven-rated Landesliga Württemberg.

