Beuren (bei Nürtingen)

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.GeographyBeuren is located 28 km southeast of Stuttgart and 16 km southwest of Reutlingen.PoliticsMayors 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 since 1983: Erich HartmannMunicipal councilThe result of the local government elections on May 25, 2014:Notable people August Pfänder, mayor in Neuffen and Nürtingen Gottlob Espenlaub, born in Balzholz, German pilot and plane-constructor Karl Albert Pfänder, wooden sculptor and wood turner, designer for wood products Wolfgang Ischinger, German jurist, former diplomat, leader of Munich Security Conference since 2008