Wannweil
Wannweil is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
It is located 5 kilometers northwest of Reutlingen between the cities Reutlingen and Tübingen.
It was home of FIFA [World Cup 1990|1990 soccer world champion] Guido Buchwald and of Germany's former president Horst Köhler during his study period in Tübingen.
History
Wannweil was first mentioned in a 1257 Document as Wyle bi Betzingen, the name Wannwyle first appearing in 1465. In 1333, Albrecht of Blankenstein sold Wyle to the Spital of Reutlingen. Since then, it shares its history with the city. With the Treaty of Paris, Wannweil and Reutlingen were given to the Kingdom of Württemberg.Politics
Municipal council
The municipal council has 14 elected members and its chairman is the mayor.Result of the last election
Grün-Alternative Liste Wannweil 8.594 Votes = 4 Seats
CDU 8.432 Votes = 3 Seats
Freie Liste Wannweil 7.074 Votes = 3 Seats
SPD 5.388 Votes = 2 seats
Freie Wählervereinigung 3.595 Votes = 1 Seats
Bürgerbeteiligung in Wannweil 3.546 Votes = 1 Seats
Mayor
The mayor is elected for 8 years- 1967–1995: Rüdiger Scherret
- 1995–2018: Anette Rösch
- since 2018: Dr. Christian Majer
Town twinning
A partnership has been in place since May 2003 with the French municipality Mably.Exchange meetings usually take place on Ascension Day.