Rutesheim () is a town located in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Location Rutesheim is situated directly to the Highway 8 (Bundesautobahn 8), from the town Leonberg, from the city Stuttgart and just from Stuttgart Airport and from the new exhibition center, 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:Wahlergebnisse, Stadt Rutesheim, retrieved 3 August 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.
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