Besigheim
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Besigheim | |
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Location of Besigheim within Ludwigsburg district | |
Coordinates: 48°59.9′N 9°8.5′E / 48.9983°N 9.1417°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Ludwigsburg |
Founded | 12th century |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 12,909 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 74354 |
Dialling codes | 07143 |
Vehicle registration | LB |
Website | www |
Besigheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːzɪçˌhaɪ̯m] ) is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg at the confluence of the Neckar and Enz rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There are two medieval towers, Gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.
History[edit]
Besigheim was founded in the 12th century as a well-defended walled city. The first mention of the city in official documentation was in 1153 in a decree by King Friedrich I.
In 1693, the fortifications were all but destroyed by French troops, and by 1750 were little more than rubble.
International relations[edit]
Besigheim is twinned with:
Notable people[edit]
- Friedrich Schrempf (1858–1912), editor and member of the German Reichstag
- Christoph Schrempf (1860–1944), theologian and philosopher
- Werner Villinger (1887–1961), child and youth psychiatrist
References[edit]
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
External links[edit]
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