Nürtingen
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- Also spelled "Nuertingen" (without "ü").
| Nürtingen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Esslingen |
| Mayor | Otmar Heirich (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 46.9 km² (18.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Population | 42,270 (01/01/2005) |
| - Density | 901 /km² (2,334 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | ES |
| Postal codes | 72601–72622 |
| Area code | 07022 |
| Website | nuertingen.de |
Nürtingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. Its population is 40,111 (2003), and its geographical location . It is located on the river Neckar, 291m above sea level.
[edit] History
The following events occurred, by year:
- 1046 : First mention of Niuritingin in the document of Speyer. Heinrich III gave Nürtingen as a gift to the chapter of Speyer
- around 1335 : Nürtingen receives the city rights
- 1421 : Nürtingen is the domicile of the Württemberg widows.
- 1602 : The Maientag, a famous folklore procession and celebration is first recorded
- 1634 : Half of the population died in the Thirty Years' War and of the plague
- 1750 : 133 buildings were burned down in the great fire
- 1783/1784 : Friedrich Hölderlin and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling are pupils of the Latin school (German: Lateinschule). They are still commemorated in the town by the street name Schellingstraße and the name of a highschool Hölderlin-Gymnasium.
- 1945 : A few bombs hit Nürtingen. The Tiefenbachtal (a valley in south part of Nürtingen) was an escape route for German soldiers.
- 1948 : The population increases from 10,000 to 17,000 due to refugees and displaced persons from East Germany
- 1973 : The district of Nürtingen is merged into the district of Esslingen
[edit] External links
- Official website of the city (German)
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