Waiblingen

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Waiblingen
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Mayor	Andreas Hesky (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area	42.76 km² (16.5 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (755 ft)
Population	52,932 (31/12/2006)
- Density	1,238 /km² (3,206 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WN
Postal codes	71331–71336
Area codes	07151, 07146
Website	www.waiblingen.de Coordinates: 48°49′49″N 09°19′01″E / 48.83028, 9.31694

Waiblingen is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart Region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital of the Rems-Murr district. As of September 30, 2004 Waiblingen accommodated 52,948 inhabitants (25,953 men and 26,995 women).

As of December 31, 2004 the area of the town (including all external proprieties, such as forests) was 42.76 km².

1 History
2 Incorporation
3 Economy
4 Twin towns
5 Honorary citizen
6 External links

[edit] History

Waiblingen was first mentioned in Carolingian documents in 885 at the time of Charles the Fat. It received its town charter in 1250.

Waiblingen was property of the Salian kings, from whom the Hohenstaufen dukes and kings inherited it. It is assumed that the Italian name of the Hohenstaufen party, Ghibelline, is derived from "Waiblingen".

The town was almost completely destroyed in 1634 during the Thirty Years' War, and its citizens either killed or deported. It was rebuilt after the war; the existing old central part of the town dates back to the years between 1640 and 1700. Its fortifications are now well restored.

[edit] Incorporation

The following towns were incorporated into Waiblingen:

December 1, 1971: Beinstein
January 1, 1975: Bittenfeld, Hegnach, Hohenacker and Neustadt

[edit] Economy

Waiblingen houses the principal office of the World's biggest chainsaw manufacturer, Stihl. Also the Robert Bosch GmbH has two Factories there, for Polymer- and Packaging-Technology.

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] Honorary citizen

1883: Dr. med. Gustav Pfeilsticker
1907: Ferdinand Küderli
1930: Theodor Kaiser
1932: Friedrich Schofer
1934: Albert Roller
1953: Emil Münz
1967: Alfred Diebold
1968: Adolf Bauer
1997: Dr. Ulrich Gauß
1997: Hans Peter Stihl
1997: Albrecht Villinger

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Waiblingen

Official homepage of Waiblingen
Waiblingen Webcam
Pictures of Waiblingen (German/English)
Galerie Stihl Waiblingen in 360°-Panoramapictures

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Rems-Murr (district)

Alfdorf \| Allmersbach im Tal \| Althütte \| Aspach \| Auenwald \| Backnang \| Berglen \| Burgstetten \| Fellbach \| Großerlach \| Kaisersbach \| Kernen \| 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