Eislingen

Christuskirche (Christus Church)

Coat of arms

Eislingen

Location of Eislingen within Göppingen district

Coordinates: 48°41′36″N 9°42′24″E / 48.69333°N 9.70667°ECoordinates: 48°41′36″N 9°42′24″E / 48.69333°N 9.70667°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Klaus Heininger

Area

• Total

16.41 km² (6.34 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

19,840

• Density

1,200/km² (3,100/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

73054

07161

Website

www.eislingen.de (German)

Eislingen is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Fils, about 2 km east of Göppingen.

Politics

Mayors

until 1978: Erwin Meyer
1978–2010 Günther Frank (SPD)
2010 - : Klaus Heininger (without a political party)

Partner cities

Villány, Hungary, since 1989
Oyonnax, France, since 2001

Music

The Punk-Band Itchy Poopzkid was founded in 2000 in Eislingen.

Important Persons of Eislingen

Sons and Daughters of the City

Heinrich Beck (1832–1882), founder of Beck’s in Bremen
Amalie Volz (1878–1962), founder of the first evangelikal Mütterschule in Württemberg
Albert Sing (1917–2008), German player for the German's national football team and Football coach.
Thomas Gruber (* 1943), Artistic director of the Bayerischen Rundfunks

Further Important Persons

Theodor Engel (1842–1933), Theologian and Geologist.
Josef Mühlberger (1903–1985), Author who lived for many years in Eislingen.
Arthur Eisenmenger (* 1915), the designer of the Euro-Sign (€).
Tina Stroheker (* 1948), poet
Luigi Brogna (1961–2008), Author who lived for many years in Eislingen.

References

↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

Towns and municipalities in Göppingen

Adelberg Aichelberg Albershausen Bad Boll Bad Ditzenbach Bad Überkingen Birenbach Böhmenkirch Börtlingen Deggingen Donzdorf Drackenstein Dürnau Ebersbach an der Fils Eislingen Eschenbach Gammelshausen Geislingen an der Steige Gingen an der Fils Göppingen Gruibingen Hattenhofen Heiningen Hohenstadt Kuchen Lauterstein Mühlhausen im Täle Ottenbach Rechberghausen Salach Schlat Schlierbach Süßen Uhingen Wäschenbeuren Wangen Wiesensteig Zell unter Aichelberg

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