the first West German astronaut. Gerda Herrmann, a German poet and composer, has been living in Botnang since the 1960s and has composed almost 400 songs there. Politics The District Council of Botnang has 11 members. Following local elections in 2004 the seats were divided as follows: CDU 4, SPD 3, Bündnis 90 / The Greens 1, FDP 1, FW (Freie Wähler) 2. The Head of the District Council is Wolfgang Stierle. References External links Official homepage of Botnang http://www.botnangseite.de/ Official homepage of Stuttgart Official Stuttgart Tourist Board Botnang