the “Oberbürgermeister” (head mayor). The Oberbürgermeister is elected directly by the people for eight years and he has two proxies, the “Erster Bürgermeister” (first mayor) and the “Bürgermeister” (mayor). Oberbürgermeister: Dirk Schönberger (since 2014) Oberbürgermeister: Karl-Heinz Schlumberger (since 1998) Erster Bürgermeister: Karl-Heinz Balzer (since 1992) Bürgermeister: Reinhard Melchior (since 1996) Infrastructure and Media Remseck has six boroughs: Aldingen (Aldingen am Neckar and the farmstead Sonnenhof) Hochberg (Hochberg and Egenhöft) Hochdorf (Hochdorf) Neckargröningen (Neckargröningen) Neckarrems (Neckarrems, the farmstead Remseck and Reningen) Pattonville (Eastern part of the settlement Pattonville) Public Transportation Rail Since 1999, Remseck is connected to Stuttgart via line U14 (Remseck – Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof – Heslach Vogelrain) of the Stadtbahn, which is a part of the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart. There are four stops on Remseck territory. Bus There are four bus lines (402, 403, 404, and 405) operating just in Remseck plus several lines connecting Remseck with Ludwigsburg, Waiblingen and other nearby cities. At weekends, the night-time bus N43 also stops in Remseck. Media Several media, including the Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung and the Stuttgarter Zeitung, report on events in Remseck. The local weekly newspaper Remseck Woche is released every Thursday and the Pattonville Info every other week. Culture and contemporary life Museums The “Radiomuseum” in Aldingen displays radios from 1924 to today. The “Heimatstube”, located in Nekarrems, presents peasant life in the region, including a shoemaker’s workshop. In the “Dorfschmiede” in Neckargröningen, visitors can try forging in the blacksmith’s shop. Tourism Aldingen has a castle from the Renaissance (1580), which has an entrance in baroque style and a Gothic church (“Margaretenkirche”), built in 1398, which is still the Protestant church of Aldingen and has several gravestones from the 16th and 17th century. Hochberg also has a castle, built in 1593, with a great hall, a neo-Gothic, Protestant church (built in 1854) and a former wine press house (built in 1752), which is now a festival hall. There is also a Jewish cemetery from the 19th century. Hochdorf’s castle from the 16th century has been remodelled in 1612, but some parts of the walls are still there. Hochdorf also has a Gothic church named St. Wendelin and an ancient dairy-farm from the 16th century. Neckargröningen has several houses with a timber frame construction, an old town hall (built in 1592) and a former fortified church (St. Martin), which has a Gothic chancel originating in 1515 and wall paintings from the Late