Waiblingen

Waiblingen
Waiblingen
Town
	Waiblingen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Waiblingen within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
	Waiblingen Waiblingen
	Coordinates: 48°49′49″N 09°19′01″E / 48.83028°N 9.31694°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
• Lord mayor (2022–30)	Sebastian Wolf (CDU)
Area
• Total	42.76 km2 (16.51 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	56,081
• 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

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).

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

Climate

Climate data for Waiblingen (1991-2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.0 (35.6)	2.9 (37.2)	6.5 (43.7)	10.7 (51.3)	14.8 (58.6)	18.2 (64.8)	20.1 (68.2)	19.7 (67.5)	15.2 (59.4)	10.6 (51.1)	5.8 (42.4)	2.7 (36.9)	10.8 (51.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	50.7 (2.00)	45.7 (1.80)	52.3 (2.06)	45.8 (1.80)	86.5 (3.41)	85.1 (3.35)	90.4 (3.56)	83.5 (3.29)	56.5 (2.22)	65.6 (2.58)	59.5 (2.34)	63.4 (2.50)	785 (30.91)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	63.2	86.8	139	184	209.1	227.1	242	226.7	167.9	112	66.5	54	1,778.3
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst^[4]^[5]^[6]

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:^[7]

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

Notable people

Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg-Urach (1439–1457, the Count of Württemberg, reigned from 1450 to 1457.
Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg (1447–1504), a nobleman, Count of Württemberg-Stuttgart from 1480 to 1496.
Jakob Andreae (1528–1590), a significant German Lutheran theologian and Protestant Reformer
Adam Gottlieb Weigen (1677–1727), a German pietist, theologian and early animal rights writer.
Luise Duttenhofer (1776–1829), a German papercutting artist.
Karl Daiber, (DE Wiki) (1878-1956) architect and politician in Ulm
Carl Paul Pfleiderer (1881–1960), mechanical engineer and university lecturer, developed the centrifugal pump
Christian Mergenthaler (1884–1980), a Nazi politician, Ministerpräsident of Württemberg, 1933–1945
Gottlob Kopp, (DE Wiki) (1895-1970), a German painter, president of the Stuttgart Chamber of Crafts
Lenore Volz (1913–2009), a Protestant theologian, one of the first local women to be a church minister.
Manfred Wundram, (DE Wiki) (1925–2015), a German art historian, died locally
Ulrich Gauß, (DE Wiki) (born 1932), politician (FDP), Lord Mayor of Waiblingen, 1970-1994.
Alfred Biolek (1934–2021), a German entertainer and TV producer, grew up locally
Norbert F. Pötzl, (DE Wiki) (born 1948), journalist, author and editor of Der Spiegel
Mathias Richling (born 1953), actor, author, comedian and Kabarett artist.
Claus E. Heinrich ((born 1955), a German manager and entrepreneur
Christoph Niemann (born 1970), an illustrator, graphic designer and children's book author.
Boris Palmer (born 1972), politician and former member of the Green Party; mayor of Tübingen since 2007.

Sport

Manfred Winkelhock (1951–1985), a German racing driver.
Joachim Winkelhock (born 1960), a German motor racing driver.
Günther Schäfer (born 1962), a German football coach and a former player who played 373 games
Thomas Winkelhock (born 1968), a German racing driver.
Anouschka Bernhard (born 1970), a retired German footballer who played 47 games for Germany women
Bernd Mayländer (born 1971), a German racing driver and current Formula One safety car driver.
Achim Pfuderer (born 1975), a German former footballer who played over 240 games
Michael Fink (born 1982), a German football manager and player who played 414 games
Nadine Krause (born 1982), a German former handballer who played 188 games for Germany women
Matthias Morys (born 1987), a Polish-German former footballer who played over 400 games
Alessandro Abruscia (born 1990), an Italian-German footballer who has played over 380 games
Simon Skarlatidis (born 1991), a German footballer who has played over 330 games

References

^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Waiblingen 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
^ "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.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Guelphs and Ghibellines" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 668–669.
^ "Lufttemperatur: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020" [Air Temperature: Long-term averages for 1991-2020]. dwd.de (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Niederschlag: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020" [Precipitation: Long-term averages for 1991-2020]. dwd.de (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Sonnenscheindauer: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020" [Sunshine: Long-term averages for 1991-2020]. dwd.de (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 23 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Städtepartnerschaften". waiblingen.de (in German). Waiblingen. Retrieved 17 February 2021.