Ostelsheim

Ostelsheim is a municipality in the district of Calw in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography
Ostelsheim is located at the extreme limit of the Black Forest, and around a quarter of the 923-hectare mountain area consists of forest. The municipality is surrounded by hills and forests, protecting it from bad weather. Typical of the landscape are sheep pastures, stone bars, and numerous rear belts, which are preserved in their original appearance.

The municipality of Ostelsheim includes the villages of Ostelsheim and Sägemühle. Ostelsheim borders the municipalities Althengstett, Simmozheim, Weil der Stadt, Grafenau and Gechingen.

History
Ostelsheim is probably an Alemannic founding from the 4th century. In 1357 the municipality, along with Böblingen, joined the County of Württemberg. The County of Württemberg, which eventually became known as Württemberg-Hohenzollern, became part of the newly founded State of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. After regional reorganization in 1975 Ostelsheim retained its status as a municipality.

Politics
In April 2023, Ryyan Alshebl, a Syrian refugee, was elected mayor.

! colspan=2| Candidate ! Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Result ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 1,359 ! 99.85 ! 0.5 ! ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 2 ! 0.15 ! ! ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 1,361 ! 68.39 ! !
 * bgcolor=#DCDCDC|
 * align=left| Ryyan Alshebl
 * align=left| Independent
 * 753
 * 55.41
 * New
 * Elected
 * bgcolor=#DCDCDC|
 * align=left| Marco Strauß
 * align=left| Independent
 * 591
 * 43.49
 * New
 * Not elected
 * bgcolor=#DCDCDC|
 * align=left| Mathias Fey
 * align=left| Independent
 * 15
 * 1.10
 * New
 * Not elected
 * 1.10
 * New
 * Not elected
 * colspan=8| Source: Ostelsheim
 * }
 * }

Transportation
No federal road runs through the municipality, though national road B 295 (Stuttgart - Calw) is three kilometers north of Ostelsheim in Weil der Stadt. The nearest motorway junction is Böblingen-Hulb on the A81, about twelve kilometers south-east. Ostelsheim is located on the Black Forest Railway which runs from Stuttgart via Weil der Stadt and then continues to Calw. However, passenger transport shut down in 1983 and with decommissioning of the section between Weil der Stadt and Calw for freight in 1988, the community became disconnected from the railway. The nearest railway station is now located about three kilometers away, in Weil der Stadt, and from there from Ostelsheim to Calw are available. The reactivation of the railway line is in planning.

Water supply
Since 1972, Ostelsheim has had a water supply contract with the Zweckverband, and the municipality has drawn its drinking water from the Zweckverband Schwarzwald water supply since 1976.

Notable people

 * Gottlieb Wilhelm Hoffmann (1771-1846), notary and mayor, founder of the Württemberg Brethren in Korntal and Wilhelmsdorf