Weissach im Tal

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Weissach im Tal is a municipality (Gemeinde) in the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. On 31 December 2005 it had a population of 7,205. Weissach im Tal is twinned with Marly in France and Lommatzsch in Saxony.

[edit] History

  • 5000-2000 BC: first signs of human life in the vicinity
  • 16 July 1027: first documented mention of the Weissach brook
  • 1231: first documented mention of Cottenweiler
  • 1245: first documented mention of Unterweissach and Oberweissach
  • 1 July 1971: the municipality of Weissach im Tal is created from the villages of Unterweissach, Oberweissach, Cottenweiler, Bruch,Aichholzhof and Wattenweiler.

[edit] Geography

Weissach im Tal lies 7 km south-east of Backnang and 30 km north-east of Stuttgart, in the Swabian Forest area.

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Cities and towns in Rems-Murr (district)

Alfdorf | Allmersbach im Tal | Althütte | Aspach | Auenwald | Backnang | Berglen | Burgstetten | Fellbach | Großerlach | Kaisersbach | Kernen (Remstal) | Kirchberg an der Murr | Korb | Leutenbach | Murrhardt | Oppenweiler | Plüderhausen | Remshalden | Rudersberg | Schorndorf | Schwaikheim | Spiegelberg | Sulzbach an der Murr | Urbach | Waiblingen | Weinstadt | Weissach im Tal | Welzheim | Winnenden | Winterbach

 
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Coordinates: 48°56′N 9°29′E

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