Fellbach

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Fellbach
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Fellbach
Fellbach (Germany)
Fellbach
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Rems-Murr-Kreis
Town subdivisions Kernstadt and 2 Stadtteile
Lord Mayor Christoph Palm
Basic statistics
Area 27.70 km² (10.7 sq mi)
Elevation 287 m  (942 ft)
Population 44,101  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 1,592 /km² (4,124 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WN
Postal codes 70701–70736
Area code 0711
Website www.fellbach.de

Coordinates: 48°48′31″N 09°16′33″E / 48.80861, 9.27583

Fellbach is a mid-sized town on the north-east Border of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg. With a population of approximately 43,700 as of December 2003 it is the second largest town in the District Rems-Murr-Kreis. The area of the town is 27.7 km².

Fellbach was first mentioned as Velbach in 1121. It was called Vellebach in 1357 and the name Fehlbach was used in around 1800. On 14 October 1933 it was declared a city. After World War II it reached a population of more than 20000 in 1950 and it got the status as "Große Kreisstadt".

Fellbach has 3 main districts. Fellbach, Schmiden (since 1.1.1973) and Oeffingen (1.4.1974).

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