Waiblingen

Waiblingen
Waiblingen
Waiblingen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Rems-Murr-Kreis
Mayor Andreas Hesky (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 42.76 km2 (16.51 sq mi)
Elevation 230 m  (755 ft)
Population 52,900 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 1,237 /km2 (3,204 /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

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.

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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.

Incorporation

The following towns were incorporated into Waiblingen:

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.

It is also the location for the letter processing center for the Stuttgart region of the Deutsche Post.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Waiblingen is twinned with:

Honorary citizen

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 20 July 2011. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Waiblingen Waiblingen] at Wikimedia Commons
Towns and municipalities in Rems-Murr (district)