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33-503: The name "Oberkochen" consists of the two German words "ober", meaning "above" or "upper", and " Kocher ", the name of the local river. The name indicates, that this settlement lies above the river Kocher or on its upper part. The river Kocher has its spring just to the south of Oberkochen and runs to the north. Therefore, the village next to the north of Oberkochen is Unterkochen, with the German "unter" meaning "lower" or "under". Oberkochen

66-417: A destination in their network with six weekly flights to Manchester from April 2015. Air Berlin announced the start of a service to Abu Dhabi from December 2014. On 31 May 2016, Air Berlin ceased its flights to Abu Dhabi . In October 2016, Air Berlin announced it would close its maintenance facilities at the airport due to cost cutting and restructuring measures. In July 2020, Lauda announced

99-537: A maximum capacity of approximately 12 million passengers. Politicians, town planners and nearby residents have been arguing for years about the construction of a second runway. However, on 25 June 2008 Minister-President Günther Oettinger announced that for the next 8–12 years no second runway will be built and that the restrictions for night operations stay in place. After the death of former mayor Manfred Rommel in November 2013 local politicians proposed renaming

132-532: A three-year hiatus from 2020 to 2023 due to COVID-19) and will deprive the airport of any scheduled long-haul destinations. Stuttgart Airport consists of four passenger terminals which have separate check-in facilities and entrances but are directly connected to each other and share a single airside area which features eight jet bridges as well as about two dozen bus-boarding stands. The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Stuttgart Airport: There are two major highways: Just north of

165-613: Is approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) long. Its source discharge varies between 50 L/s and 4,000 L/s with an average of 680 L/s. The 3.3 km (2.1 mi) long Weißer Kocher has an average discharge of 400 L/s. The Schwarzer Kocher rises south of Oberkochen . The second source, the Weißer Kocher rises west of Unterkochen village, located in district Ostalbkreis, municipality in Baden-Wuerttemberg state, from many small sources. The name Weißer Kocher comes from

198-669: Is connected through the Brenz Railway , which is used by the Regional-Express of the DB Regio company. The nearest connection to national and international train services is made via the Aalen railroad station, which is 10 km away from Oberkochen and has a direct link to it. The railroad station of Oberkochen has two platforms and is friendly for disabled persons, i.e. people using wheelchairs, through an elevator. It

231-460: Is located in and above the valleys of the rivers Kocher and Langertbach between the area of Albuch in the west and north and the area of Härtsfeld in the east. The highest point in the area of Oberkochen is the top of the Volkmarsberg mountain (743 m above sea level). Directly south of the city the river Kocher has its origin. The city consists of two main parts: the downtown area with

264-471: Is located in the building of the city hall. For a wider set of courses there is also a folk high school in Aalen. The municipal library was installed in the old Protestant church. It contains 19.000 media volumes and faces over 40.000 check outs per year. The St.-Peter-und-Paul-Kirche (German for: St. Peter and Paul Church) is the local Roman Catholic church and was consecrated October 25, 1900. This church

297-471: Is possible to buy tickets for the train on a ticket machine located on the platforms. Oberkochen does not have an own airport. The nearest airport with regular national transportation is the Stuttgart Airport ( IATA : STR, ICAO : EDDS) which is a 90 km drive by car away from Oberkochen. Oberkochen has three municipal and one Roman Catholic kindergarten. There is a Gemeinschaftsschule ,

330-643: The 11th Aviation Group (Combat) was headquartered at Echterdingen, with three aviation companies assigned (one at Schwäbisch Hall ). The U.S. Army still maintains a small helicopter base - Stuttgart Army Airfield - on the southern side of the airport, which it shares with the Baden-Württemberg State Police helicopter wing. The police helicopter wing falls under the control of Stuttgart Police Department and has six modern helicopters based at Stuttgart and two in Söllingen . The airport

363-707: The Carl Zeiss Company in Jena to Oberkochen. Today, the headquarters of the Carl Zeiss AG are located in Oberkochen. Another important business is the Leitz company, which is the world-leading manufacturer for wood-processing tools. Oberkochen is twinned with: Kocher The Kocher ( German pronunciation: [ˈkɔxɐ] ) is a 169 km (105 mi)-long right tributary of

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396-601: The Messe Stuttgart convention center – the ninth biggest exhibition centre in Germany – moved to grounds directly next to the airport. Additionally, the global headquarters for car parking company APCOA Parking are located here. The airport was built in 1939 to replace Böblingen Airport . In 1945, the United States Army took over the airport until returning it to German authorities in 1948. For

429-737: The Neckar in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . The name "Kocher" originates from its Celtic name "cochan" and probably means winding, meandering river. Its total drainage area is 1,960 km (760 sq mi). The Kocher rises in the eastern foothills of the Swabian Alb from two karst springs , the Schwarzer (black) Kocher and the Weißer (white) Kocher, that join in Unterkochen near Aalen . The Schwarzer Kocher

462-602: The coat of arms spells: "In blue three (2:1) golden roses." (German: "In Blau drei (2:1) goldene Rosen.") The coat of arms was introduced in 1968 and is based on the one of the "Görig von Kochen" from 1404. He owned several pieces of land in Oberkochen. The colours were chosen without historic meaning. Oberkochen can be reached by using the Bundesstraße 19 ("B 19"), which runs along the Kocher-Brenz-Valley from north to south. Oberkochen has two junctions to

495-675: The Bundesstraße, Oberkochen-North ("Oberkochen-Nord") and Oberkochen-South ("Oberkochen-Süd"). The nearest Autobahn is the Bundesautobahn 7 with the Aalen-Oberkochen-junction, which is reached via the B19 and L1084 after an 11 km drive from Oberkochen. Oberkochen has no traffic lights. The traffic is mainly reglemented by the priority to the right rule, roundabouts and crosswalks . By train Oberkochen

528-629: The Dreißentalschule, which contains a primary school and a secondary school , where a Mittlere Reife can be awarded. There is a Förderschule , the Sonnenbergschule also. The local Gymnasium is the Ernst-Abbe-Gymnasium, named after the scientist Ernst Abbe . There also is a Musikschule ( music school ). Oberkochen has no university and the next university can be found in Aalen. The local folk high school

561-489: The Kocher is only moderately polluted. The mostly brown color of the Kocher comes from mud in the water and does not mean bad water quality. The following rivers are tributaries to the Kocher (from source to mouth): Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart Airport ( German : Flughafen Stuttgart ) formerly Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen ( IATA : STR , ICAO : EDDS ) is an international airport serving Stuttgart ,

594-899: The airport after him. This proposal caused public disputes as he was the son of Erwin Rommel but also highly respected for his work on intercultural affairs. In July 2014 it has been announced that the airport will be named Flughafen Stuttgart - Manfred Rommel Flughafen from now on. In September 2016, the airport unveiled new branding and corporate design, changing its official name from Flughafen Stuttgart to Stuttgart Airport . In September 2014, United Airlines cancelled their route to Stuttgart from Newark due to insufficient demand leaving Stuttgart Airport with only one remaining long-haul connection to Atlanta provided by Delta Air Lines . In October 2014, easyJet announced they would serve Stuttgart as their seventh German destination by March 2015. In December 2014, Ryanair also added Stuttgart as

627-517: The airport grounds with direct connections to several major cities. Stuttgart Airport can be easily reached within 30 minutes from the city's main railway station using the Stuttgart suburban railway S2 or S3 from Stuttgart Flughafen/Messe station . It is planned to connect the airport with the future Stuttgart - Ulm high-speed railway line currently under construction as part of the major Stuttgart 21 railway redevelopment program. Therefore,

660-525: The airport runs the Bundesautobahn 8 (A8), which connects the cities of Karlsruhe and Stuttgart to Ulm, Augsburg and Munich. The Bundesstraße 27 (B27) leads to downtown Stuttgart, as well as to Tübingen and Reutlingen in the South. From the regional cities of Esslingen am Neckar , Reutlingen , Tübingen and Kirchheim exists a connection by coach. Additionally, German long-distance coach operators DeinBus and Flixbus maintain their stop for Stuttgart on

693-537: The capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg . It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's former mayor, Manfred Rommel , son of Erwin Rommel , and is the sixth busiest airport in Germany with 11,832,634 passengers having passed through its doors in 2018. The facility covers approximately 400 hectares (1,000 acres ), of which 190 hectares are green space. The airport is operated by Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH (FSG). It goes back to Luftverkehr Württemberg AG, which

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726-514: The city center, Spitztal, Lenzhalde and Brunnenhalde and the Heide area, which lies 100 m above the city on a hill to the northeast. From 1553 until Feb 25th 1803 Oberkochen had two Schultheißen , one of the catholic Ellwangen and one of the Protestant würtembergian Königsbronn . Since 1933 Oberkochen has a mayor , who wears a livery collar since Oberkochen became a city in 1968. The collar

759-484: The closure of their base at Stuttgart Airport – which has been operated as a wetlease for Ryanair — by October 2020. Prior to this announcement, the base staff rejected a new labour agreement. In August 2024, Delta Air Lines announced the end of their flights to Stuttgart from Atlanta after already having reduced their service to a seasonal one in March 2023. This marked the end of the connection after 36 years (with

792-621: The duration of the Cold War the runway and facilities were shared with the United States Army who operated helicopters, the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk and other fixed wing aircraft as Echterdingen Army Airfield on the southern portion of the airfield. Some of the units operating at Echterdingen were headquartered at nearby Nellingen Kaserne - now closed and redeveloped. In 1984–5, the 223rd Aviation Battalion (Combat) of

825-403: The mouth of the river Jagst , that flows more or less parallel north-east to the Kocher. Many industrial sites in the upper Kocher valley and poor sewage plants led to heavy pollution of the Kocher. In 1984, the Kocher was declared the most polluted river in the administrative district of Stuttgart. After only a six years remediation project, the water quality significantly improved and today

858-408: The population quadrupled from 2,000 to 8,000 people in just 20 years. One of the main reasons for this growth was the relocation and expansion of the company Carl Zeiss . In 1968 Oberkochen became officially a city, which is remarkable, because at this time a population of 10,000 people was a condition for towns in Germany to become a city. The reason for the premature change in the status of Oberkochen

891-590: The river Rot and continues to the cities Gaildorf and Schwäbisch Hall . Near Geislingen the Bühler river flows into the Kocher. In a wide curve the Kocher then turns west again, cutting into the plain of Hohenlohe and flowing through Künzelsau . It continues further to Neuenstadt am Kocher where it receives the Brettach river. Near Bad Friedrichshall the Kocher flows into the Neckar, a few Kilometers upstream from

924-591: The white foam on the water when it quickly rushes over the stones. In contrast, the Schwarzer Kocher flows rather slowly and the covered ground gives the water a dark color. Both headwaters join in Unterkochen and flow north through the city of Aalen and Wasseralfingen until Hüttlingen, where the Kocher turns west in the direction of Abtsgmünd . Here the Lein river discharges into the Kocher. The Kocher then winds further north-west to Unterrot, where it receives

957-460: Was donated by trade, commerce, industry and liberal professions. During the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) the population of Oberkochen was reduced from c. 500 to c. 100 inhabitants. It took nearly 200 years to reach a population of 500 again. In the 19th century the population saw a greater rise due to the industrialisation . The next remarkable growth took place after World War II , when

990-469: Was expanded after World War II . The runway was extended to 1,800 m (5,906 ft) in 1948, then to 2,250 m (7,382 ft) in 1961 and finally to 3,345 m (10,974 ft) in 1996. Renovation was scheduled for 2020, full closure phase was preponed to be completed in April during the corona lockdown . The original 1938 terminal was finally replaced in 2004 and there are now four terminals with

1023-424: Was founded in 1924 and initially operated Böblingen Airport . Since 2008, 65% of the operating company is owned by the state of Baden-Württemberg and 35% by the city of Stuttgart. It is located approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) (10 km (6.2 mi) in a straight line) south of Stuttgart and lies on the boundary between the nearby town of Leinfelden-Echterdingen , Filderstadt and Stuttgart itself. In 2007,

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1056-523: Was the intense growth of the population prior to 1968, which made the mayor Gustav Bosch, as well as the responsible authorities believe, that a population of 10,000 would be reached soon. Therefore, the change of the status of Oberkochen from town to city was applied for and finally granted. Despite these expectations and actions the population stalled instead and even saw a slight decrease. Today, there are more commuters working in Oberkochen than working people living there. [REDACTED] The blazon of

1089-596: Was the replacement for an older church from the Baroque period. The local Protestant church is the Versöhnungskirche (German for: Reconciliation Church), which was consecrated in 1968. The predecessor of this church became the local library. Despite the growing Muslim community there is no mosque in Oberkochen. The nearest mosque can be found in Aalen. After World War II, the Allied troops moved parts of

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