Nürtingen

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Nürtingen

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Nürtingen
Coordinates: 48°38′N 9°20′E / 48.633°N 9.333°E / 48.633; 9.333Coordinates: 48°38′N 9°20′E / 48.633°N 9.333°E / 48.633; 9.333
Country Germany
State
Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Esslingen
Government
 • Mayor Otmar Heirich (SPD)
Area
 • Total 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 39,480
 • Density 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 72601–72622
Dialling codes 07022
Vehicle registration ES

 Nürtingen (help·info) is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Neckar.

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

Education

Nürtingen is home to Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Science, also known as the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen. The school hosts undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, finance, real estate, and landscape architecture. Programs are taught in English and German, with a Master of Science in International Finance being taught through its growing European School of Finance, which partners with the German Institute for Corporate Finance, the European Derivatives Institute, the Deutsche Börse, and the Eurex exchange.

Twinnings

Nürtingen is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013. 

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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Esslingen (district)
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