Mögglingen
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  Mögglingen | ||
Location of Mögglingen within Ostalbkreis district 
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| Coordinates: 48°49′24″N 09°57′45″E / 48.82333°N 9.96250°ECoordinates: 48°49′24″N 09°57′45″E / 48.82333°N 9.96250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart | |
| District | Ostalbkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ottmar Schweizer | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,200 | |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 73563 | |
| Dialling codes | 07174 | |
| Vehicle registration | AA | |
| Website | www.moegglingen.de | |
Mögglingen is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.
Geography
Mögglingen is positioned at between 398 and 475 meters above sea level, along the upper Rems valley in the north-eastern foothills of the "Swabian Jura" between Schwäbisch Gmünd (13 km / 8 miles) and administrative centre of the Ostalbkreis, Aalen (11 km / 7 miles).
Bypass plans
Locals have campaigned for a bypass round Mögglingen since at least as far back as 1957, and by 2013 plans for such a bypass had been agreed for fifteen years. Former mayor Ottmar Schweizer is on record as having pushed for the construction of the bypass throughout his 24 years in office. The curving and relatively narrow high street has been part of a long distance route for many years, but the number of heavy trucks passing through small towns like Mögglingen rose substantially after 2005 which was the year in which Germany introduced Autobahn tolls for trucks above twelve tonnes gross weight. Continuing failure to construct the planned bypass is blamed on an absence of funding.[2]
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
- ↑ "Der Verkehrskollaps: Viel zu lange hat die Politik unser Straßennetz verkommen lassen. Jetzt brauch es viele Milliarden, um einen Infarkt zu verhindern. Das Geld muss bald fließen, fordern die Bundesländer ultimativ....". ADAC Motorwelt. 2013 11: 20–26. November 2013.
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