Bietigheim-Bissingen | |
Bietigheim Altstadt | |
Bietigheim-Bissingen
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Administration | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Ludwigsburg |
Town subdivisions | 5 |
Mayor | Jürgen Kessing (SPD) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (656 ft) |
Population | 42,810 (31 December 2010)[1] |
- Density | 1,368 /km2 (3,544 /sq mi) |
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Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | LB |
Postal codes | 74301–74321 |
Area code | 07142 |
Website | www.bietigheim-bissingen.de |
Bietigheim-Bissingen is the second-largest town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 42,515 inhabitants in 2007. It is situated on the river Enz, close to its confluence with the Neckar, about 19 km north of Stuttgart, and 20 km south of Heilbronn.
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Bietigheim-Bissingen station is located on an important railway junction on the Western Railway (connecting Stuttgart with Karlsruhe and Heidelberg) and the Franconia Railway to Heilbronn. Line 5 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn and line 5 of the Stadtbahn Karlsruhe both start here.
Bietigheim-Bissingen is twinned with: Kusatsu (Japan) (since 1962) Sucy-en-Brie (France) (since 1967) Surrey Heath (United Kingdom) (since 1971) Szekszárd (Hungary) (since 1989) Overland Park, USA (since 1999) Saltara, ITA (since 2006)
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