Villingen-Schwenningen (German pronunciation:[ˈfɪlɪŋən ˈʃvɛnɪŋən]; Low Alemannic: Villinge-Schwenninge) is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 87,327 inhabitants (as of March 2022).[3]
Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Villingen-Schwenningen
Town
View of Villingen
Coat of arms
Location of Villingen-Schwenningen within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district
In the Middle Ages, Villingen was a town under Austrian lordship. During the Protestant Reformation it remained Catholic. Villingen came to international attention when it was besieged by Marshal of France Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard on 17 July 1704. Colonel Von Wilstorff put up a stout defence of the outdated fortifications, and after six days the siege failed.
Schwenningen remained a village until the 19th century. In 1858, the first watch factory was established, and watchmaking and precision mechanics have been important industries ever since. The town styled itself "the greatest watch city in the world"[4] at one time, and the Kienzle Uhren watchmaking company was founded there in 1822 and remained until moving to Hamburg in 2002. The Museum of Clockmaking celebrates the town's clock and watchmaking history.
As part of the Baden-Württemberg territorial reform of 1972, Villingen and Schwenningen were merged with a number of surrounding villages to form the city of Villingen-Schwenningen. Nevertheless, the two halves of the city are separated by a plateau and remain distinct. Villingen is a former part of Baden, while Schwenningen is a former part of Württemberg.
Villingen is a major center of German carnival celebrations. The traditional Narros represent the old citizens of Villingen: Alt Villingere, Morbili, Narro, Suribbel.
Geography
Villingen-Schwenningen lies on the eastern edge of the Black Forest about 700m (2,300ft) above sea level. The source of the River Neckar is in Schwenningen (Schwenninger Moos) whereas Villingen is traversed by the river Brigach which is the shorter one of the two headstreams of the Danube.
Boroughs
Villingen
Villingen
Pfaffenweiler
Marbach
Tannheim
Rietheim
Herzogenweiler
Schwenningen
Schwenningen
Obereschach
Weigheim
Weilersbach
Mühlhausen
Mayors and Lord mayors
Villingen
1912–1930: Guido Lehmann
1931–1933: Adolf Gremmelspacher
1933: Gutmann, temporary
1933–1937: Hermann Schneider
1937–1940: Karl Berckmüller
1940–1945: Hermann Riedel
1945–1946: Walter Bräunlich
1946: Edwin Hartmann
1946–1950: Edwin Nägele
1950–1972: Severin Kern
Schwenningen
1797–1816: Erhard Bürk
1816–1819: (Vogt)
1819–1821: Thomas Wegler
1821–1825:?
1825–1835: Matthias Rapp
1835–1841: Johann Georg Koch
1841–1852: Andreas Bürk
1852–1857: Christian Strohm
1857–1887: Erhard Müller
1887–1912: David Würth
1912–1925: Emil Braunagel
1925–1930: Ingo Lang von Langen
1930–1948: Otto Gönnenwein
1949–1962: Hans Kohler
1962–1972: Gerhard Gebauer
Villingen-Schwenningen
1972–1994: Gerhard Gebauer (SPD)
1994–2002: Manfred Matusza (CDU)
2002–2019: Rupert Kubon (SPD)
since 2019: Jürgen Roth (CDU)
Population
Number of inhabitants
Date
Inhabitants
31 December 1972
78,436
31 December 1980
78,904
31 December 1990
78,218
31 December 1995
80,734
31 December 2005
81,778
31 December 2015
84,674
31 December 2017
84,818
31 December 2018
85,181
31 December 2019
85,922
31 December 2020
85,866
31 December 2021
86,619
Source: State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg
Largest communities of foreigners
Italy
Turkey
Croatia
Romania
Syria
Serbia
Greece
Poland
Kosovo
Bosnia
Main sights
Town wall
Municipal Art Gallery
Franciscan Monastery Museum
Schwenningen Clock Museum
Minster of Our Lady
Theater am Ring
Wanne Observation Tower, one of the oldest towers built of iron
Since 1904, Villingen-Schwenningen has also been home to the ice hockey team the Schwenninger Wild Wings, which competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
The town's football club is FC 08 Villingen, who in the 2021/22 season are competing in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg[5] at the fifth tier of the German league system.
Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
In 2004 the former Bosnian boxer Armin „Boki“ Ćulum founded the motorcycle-like gang United Tribuns in Villingen-Schwenningen. The gang owned two bordellos and had a great influence on the prostitution scene in Villingen-Schwenningen. The gang called itself a group of bodybuilders, martial art athletes and bouncers. The United Tribuns grew fast and led to rivalry with the Hells Angels and Bandidos. United Tribuns had chapters in München, Augsburg, Nürnberg and Ingolstadt, and from 2014 also in the north in Hannover and later in Osnabrück. In Austria there was a chapter in Linz, Klagenfurt and Vienna. In September 2022 the Federal Minister for the Interior (BMI) prohibited the gang; and their money was confiscated.[7]
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