Beuren () is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is a spa and resort. With the majority of its district (95.2%), Beuren is part of the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve.
Geography Beuren is located 28 km southeast of Stuttgart and 16 km southwest of Reutlingen.
Politics
Mayors since 1853 1853–1879: Nicolaus Klaß 1879–1888: Jacob Klaß 1888–1890: Philipp Friedrich Nestel 1890–1927: Wilhelm Eugen Schraft 1927–1934: Karl Friedrich Schminke 1934: Wilhelm König 1934–1945: Wilhelm Spanagel 1945–1946: August Reuß 1946–1948: Helmut Link 1948–1983: Willi Gras 1983–2015: Erich Hartmann since 2016: Daniel Gluiber
Municipal council The result of the local government elections on 25 May 2014: CDU 46,2% +2,1 6 seats ±0 Freie Wähler 53,8% +15,7 8 seats +2
Notable people August Pfänder (1891–1971), mayor in Neuffen and Nürtingen Gottlob Espenlaub (1900–1972), born in Balzholz, German pilot and plane-constructor Karl Albert Pfänder (1906–1990), wooden sculptor and wood turner, designer for wood products Wolfgang Ischinger (born 1946), German jurist, former diplomat, leader of Munich Security Conference since 2008
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