# Heimsheim

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**Heimsheim** (ˈhaɪmsˌhaɪm) is a town in the [Enz district](/source/Enz_(district)), in [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), [Germany](/source/Germany).

## History

Heimsheim was given the [official status of a township](/source/German_town_law) by the [County Palatine of Tübingen](/source/County_Palatine_of_T%C3%BCbingen) at the start of the 14th century. Early in the 16th century, the town came into the possession of the [Duchy of Württemberg](/source/Duchy_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg). Heimsheim was assigned to the district of [Weil der Stadt](/source/Weil_der_Stadt) in 1803, and then to [Oberamt Leonberg](/source/Oberamt_Leonberg) in 1807–08. The town remained under Leonberg when the district was recreated on 1 October 1938. After [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the town became part of the [Stuttgart Metropolitan Region](/source/Stuttgart_Metropolitan_Region) and expanded to the north and east, in the direction of the [Bundesautobahn 8](/source/Bundesautobahn_8). On 1 January 1973, Heimsheim [was assigned to](/source/1973_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg_district_reform) the [Enz district](/source/Enz_(district)).[1]

## Geography

The township (*[Stadt](/source/Municipalities_of_Germany)*) Heimsheim covers an area of 14.3 square kilometers (5.5 sq mi) at the very southeastern tip of the Enz district. It is physically located in the foothills of the [Black Forest](/source/Black_Forest), in the [Heckengäu](/source/Heckeng%C3%A4u), a region geology is characterized by [karstified](/source/Karstified) and wooded [muschelkalk](/source/Muschelkalk) hills. Because the Heckengäu is home to a number of protected species of fauna, Heimsheim borders the [Feuerbacher Heide-Dickenberg](/source/Feuerbacher_Heide-Dickenberg), [Tiefenbronner Seewiesen](/source/Tiefenbronner_Seewiesen), [Silverberg nature reserve](/source/Silverberg_nature_reserve), and [Betzenbuckel](/source/Betzenbuckel) [Federal nature reserves](/source/Naturschutzgebiet). The primary watercourse in Heimsheim is the Kotzenbach (also called the Zieselbach), which drains into the [Würm](/source/W%C3%BCrm_(Nagold)) to the southwest. The river flows through a shallow valley carved into the Upper [Buntsandstein](/source/Buntsandstein) near Heimsheim's center, and along Enz district's western edge. The Kotzenbach is also the location of Heimsheim's lowest elevation, 392 meters (1,286 ft) [NN](/source/Normalnull). The highest elevation, 511 meters (1,677 ft), is the top of a hill on the border with [Renningen](/source/Renningen), in the [Böblingen district](/source/B%C3%B6blingen_(district)). The southwest portion of Heimsheim lies in the [Upper Gäu](/source/Upper_G%C3%A4u) while the northern and eastern portion is made up by [Upper Muschelkalk](/source/Upper_Muschelkalk) and the west of [Middle](/source/Middle_Muschelkalk) and [Lower Muschelkalk](/source/Lower_Muschelkalk).[1]

## Politics

The local council has 14 members. Elections were held in 2014:[2]

- FWV Freie Wählervereinigung (Free voters) 4 seats
- BfH Bürger für Heimsheim (Citizens for Heimsheim) 3 seats
- CDU 3 seats
- SPD 3 seats
- UWV Unabhängige Wählervereinigung (Independent voters association) 1 seat

### Coat of arms

The [coat of arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) of Heimsheim depicts two golden [ears](/source/Ear_(botany)) of [wheat](/source/Wheat) upon an emerald [field](/source/Field_(heraldry)). This pattern dates back to 1456 and has been the most consistently used coat of arms used by the township. There have, however, been some variants used. From 1585 to 1902, a pattern that replaced the wheat with [arrows](/source/Arrow_(weapon)) was sometimes used, as was another with three ears of wheat. In 1596, a pattern of the coat of arms that replaced the emerald field with a yellow one was introduced. The original, default coat of arms was confirmed by the [Federal Ministry of the Interior](/source/Federal_Ministry_of_the_Interior,_Building_and_Community) on 25 July 1966.[1]

## References

1. ["Heimsheim"](https://www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/7020/Heimsheim) (in German). *[LEO-BW](/source/LEO-BW)*. [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg). Retrieved 2 June 2020.

1. [Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg, Kommunalwahlergebnis 2014](https://archive.today/20150906054212/http://www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de/Wahlen/Kommunalwahlen_2014/GTabelle.asp?236025)

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.heimsheim.de/) (in German)

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