Pliezhausen (Swabian: Bliazhausa) is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Pliezhausen is located between the Neckar and the Schönbuch.

Constituent communities

The original municipality Pliezhausen consists of the districts Pliezhausen, Dörnach and Gniebel. After the incorporation of Rübgarten on May 9, 1975, the current municipality Pliezhausen was formed.

History

Pliezhausen was first mentioned in 1092 as' 'Plidolfeshusin'. It first belonged to the County Achalm-Urach and came in the 13th century to Württemberg. 1609 ravaged the plague, 40 percent of the 300 inhabitants died. From 1635 led the Thirty Years' War to further devastation and death. The town originally belonged to Oberamt Urach and came in 1842 to Oberamt Tübingen and in the context of Baden-Württemberg district reform in 1973 to the district Reutlingen. In 1928, the Pliezhausen brooch, a rare 7th-century gold disc was discovered during excavations in Pliezhausen in the grave of a wealthy Alemannic woman.

Incorporations

Dörnach

Dörnach was first documented in 1134. Dörnach was incorporated in 1971 to Pliezhausen.

Gniebel

Gniebel belonged to the Counts of Zollern. Gniebel was incorporated in 1971 to Pliezhausen.

Rübgarten

The place itself was first mentioned in 1363. Rübgarten was incorporated in 1975 to Pliezhausen.

Religions

The Martinskirche in Pliezhausen was built in the 11th or 12th century as a Romanesque chapel. In the 16th century it was remodeled gothic. The original tower dates back to 1523, the current to 1875.

Mayor

Otwin Brucker was since January 10, 1967, the mayor. On July 18, 2005, Christof Dold was voted as successor.

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