Bodelshausen

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

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The oldest historical documents date back to 1100.

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
Bodelshausen maintains friendly relationships with:
 * 🇭🇺 Soltvadkert, Hungary (1996)
 * 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

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