History
During Roman times, the "Venetian trade route" ran through Hedelfingen, along which all goods were transported between Venice and Amsterdam.
Hedelfingen was also home to one of the post offices of the Thurn and Taxis family, who set up a courier service - the prototype of the post office - in the late Middle Ages.
For a long time, it was mainly small farmers and winegrowers who lived here. Hedelfingen was incorporated into Stuttgart on April 1, 1922.
Today
A large part of Stuttgart's Neckarhafen, which was built in the 1950s, belongs to Hedelfingen. However, wine and fruit growing is still an important economic sector. Both Hedelfingen and the Rohracker district have their own winegrowers' cooperative and independent winegrowers.
Incidentally, the residents of the Rohracker district are still called Welschkorneber to this day, as corn, known as Welschkorn, used to be grown in the area and Welschkorn porridge was on the menu almost every day.
Hedelfingen, Rohracker and Lederberg are popular residential and recreational areas for Stuttgart residents thanks to their location in the Die Grünen, lively club life and many civic activists.
