Waiblingen (German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪblɪŋən]; Swabian: Woeblinge) 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 and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. As of 31 December 2018^[update], Waiblingen had 55,449 inhabitants (27,334 men and 28,115 women).

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Waiblingen
Town
Waiblingen
Coat of arms
Location of Waiblingen within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 48°49′49″N 09°19′01″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
• Lord mayor (2022–30)	Sebastian Wolf[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	42.76 km2 (16.51 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	55,526
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	71331–71336
Dialling codes	07151, 07146
Vehicle registration	WN, BK
Website	www.waiblingen.de

As of 31 December 2004^[update], the area of the town (including all external properties, such as forests) was 42.76 km² (16.51 sq mi).

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 the property of the Salian kings, from whom the Hohenstaufen dukes and kings inherited it. It is intimately tied to the conflict between Guelphs and Ghibellines in the 12th and 13th century. During the Siege of Weinsberg in 1140, the Hohenstaufens of Swabia (led by Conrad III of Germany) used "Wibellingen" - a version of the town name - as their rallying cry; "Wibellingen" subsequently became Ghibellino in Italian.[3]

The town was almost completely destroyed in 1634 during the Thirty Years' War, when Imperial and Spanish troops sacked the city after the Battle of Nördlingen. Fires raged for more than a week, and most of Waiblingen's citizens were killed or had to flee. Rebuilding only began four years after this catastrophe; 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:

• 1 December 1971: Beinstein
• 1 January 1975: Bittenfeld, Hegnach, Hohenacker, and Neustadt

Economy

Waiblingen houses the principal office of the world's biggest chainsaw manufacturer, Stihl. Engineering and technology multinational Robert Bosch GmbH has two factories in the city producing polymer and packaging technology.

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Waiblingen is twinned with:[4]

• Baja, Hungary
• Devizes, England, United Kingdom
• Jesi, Italy
• Mayenne, France
• Virginia Beach, United States

Notable people

• Alessandro Abruscia (^*1990, Waiblingen), an Italian-German footballer
• Katrin Altpeter [de]
• Jakob Andreae
• Bernd Bachofer [de]
• Anouschka Bernhard
• Werner Bertheau [de]
• Alfred Biolek [de]
• Riccardo Brutschin [de]
• Heinz Bühringer [de]
• Giuseppe Catizone (^*1977, Waiblingen), an Italian and German footballer
• Karl Daiber [de]
• Nelly Däs [de]
• Luise Duttenhofer
• Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg
• Alfred Entenmann [de]
• Otto Esswein
• Michael Fink
• Markus Groh [ru] (^*1970, Waiblingen), a German pianist[5]
• Werner Haupt [de]
• Claus E. Heinrich
• Bodo Karcher [de]
• Gottlob Kopp [de]
• Nadine Krause
• Leif Lampater
• Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg-Urach
• Giorgos Machlelis (^*1991, Waiblingen), a Greek-German footballer
• Bernd Mayländer
• Christian Mergenthaler
• Athanasia Moraitou [de]
• Matthias Morys [de]
• Christoph Niemann
• Boris Palmer
• Achim Pfuderer
• Norbert F. Pötzl [de]
• Mathias Richling
• Günther Schäfer
• Patrick Schmollinger
• Wolfgang Straub
• Winfried Walz [de]
• Manfred Wundram [de]
• Simon Skarlatidis [de]
• Felice Vecchione [de]
• Joachim Winkelhock
• Manfred Winkelhock
• Thomas Winkelhock

Honorary citizens

• 1883: Dr. med. Gustav Pfeilsticker
• 1907: Ferdinand Küderli
• 1930: Theodor Kaiser
• 1932: Friedrich Schofer
• 1934: Albert Roller
• 1953: Emil Münz
• 1967: Alfred Diebold
• 1968: Adolf Bauer [de]
• 1997: Dr. Ulrich Gauß
• 1997: Hans Peter Stihl [de] (^*1932, Stuttgart), a German industrialist (Stihl)
• 1997: Albrecht Villinger

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Waiblingen.

• Official website (in German)
• Galerie Stihl Waiblingen in 360°-Panoramapictures

Media related to Waiblingen at Wikimedia Commons

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Waiblingen" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

На других языках

[de] Waiblingen

[es] Waiblingen

[ru] Вайблинген