Hülben
Hülben is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located next to the area of the Celtic Heidengraben. Geographical location. Hülben is a municipality on the northern edge of the Swabian Jura, above the spa town of Bad Urach. Neighbouring communities. The following cities and municipalities are bordering the municipality Hülben, they are (starting from the north) called the clockwise and belong to Reutlingen district or to Esslingen district Neuffen , Erkenbrechtsweiler , Grabenstetten, Bad Urach and Dettingen an der Erms. Constituent communities. The municipality Hülben includes the village Hülben and a group of  houses. Establishing and territorial affiliation. Hülben was probably founded in the time of the Alemannic conquest between 700 and 800. The village name is a dwelling place name by the two " Hülben ", where at that time had settled the first settlers. 1137 Hülben is first mentioned in the Zwiefalter chronicles. 1265 came Hülben as part of the House of Urach to Württemberg, and became Protestant 1534 after the Battle of Lauffen. Only in 1866 Hülben had his own parish. Pietism. Nationally the community became known by the derived from Michael Cullin (* 1540) family of teachers named Kullen. From 1722 to  1966 (until 1939 without interruption) members of the family Kullen worked in the school service of Hülben. From the family Kullen came also the old pietism community, which holds the "fair Monday hour" till today. Population Development. The population figures are census results () or official updates of the State Statistical Office (only principal residences). Politics. Council. The council Hülben has 12 members. The local elections in Baden-Württemberg 2014 were made in Hülben according to the majority vote, this means that only one list was drawn up. The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman . The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. Arms. Blazon: "In blue over a silver Wellenschildfuß a golden ammonite." Old coat of arms. The old coat of arms was awarded on 26 April 1951 by Ministry of the Interior Württemberg-Hohenzollern. Blazon: "In silver over a black Wellenschildfuß a black bar." After a council resolution of 12 March 1948, the emblem of the already then no longer predominantly agricultural municipality should include other figures. The Wellenschildfuß refers to the municipality of origin, which is derived from "hülwe" = pool or lake. The bar is reminiscent of the Knights  of Dettingen who had possessions in Hülben. The family of Cudi miles de Tettingen led this crest figure. Natural Monuments. The "Hülben stalactite cave" was discovered during the construction of national road Bad Urach-Hülben on September 19, 1978, it is a stalactite cave with stalactites and stalagmites. An about 5 m deep shaft leads into the easily accessible part of the cave. This has about room size, but with only partial low altitude. Arts. Modern art (glasses) outside Hülben Economy and infrastructure. Traffic. The National Road 250 connects the municipality to the south with Bad Urach. The state road  1250 connects Hülben to the north with Neuffen. The Public transport is guaranteed by the Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau (NALDO). The community is located in the comb 221. Pietismus