Sindelfingen

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Sindelfingen
Town
St. Martin's church
St. Martin's church
Coat of arms of Sindelfingen
Coat of arms
Location of Sindelfingen within Böblingen district
Esslingen (district)Tübingen (district)Reutlingen (district)Ludwigsburg (district)StuttgartCalw (district)EnzkreisPforzheimMötzingenJettingenHolzgerlingenDeckenpfronnAidlingenEhningenGärtringenHildrizhausenNufringenBondorfGäufeldenHerrenbergWaldenbuchWeil im SchönbuchWeil im SchönbuchAltdorfHolzgerlingenBöblingenSchönaichSteinenbronnMagstadtSindelfingenGrafenauWeil der StadtRenningenRutesheimRutesheimWeissachLeonberg
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictBöblingen
Government
 • MayorBernd Vöhringer
Area
 • Total50.85 km2 (19.63 sq mi)
Elevation
449 m (1,473 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total64,995
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
71043–71069
Dialling codes07031
Vehicle registrationBB
Websitewww.sindelfingen.de

Sindelfingen is a German town near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe (a tributary of the river Würm) that is the site of a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.

History

  • 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen

In 1263, Sindelfingen was founded by the Count Rudolf Scherer of Tübingen-Herrenberg.[2]

In 1351 the city was sold to Württemberg.[2]

The weaving industry survived until most of Europe's textile industry was wiped out due to Asian imports. Some textile distribution centres are still left in the town. Former weaving mills can still be found in the city area, now used as offices for the computer industry. This is due to the takeover of Hollerith by IBM which used the punched card technology from the weaving mills.

Geography

Neighbouring towns and cities: Böblingen (continuous), Stuttgart (15 km), Leonberg. The highest point is 531 metres above sea level and to the north is the Glemswald (Nature reserve).

Main sights

Statue of gossips in the Altstadt of Sindelfingen
The Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen.
  • Old city hall (Rathaus), now the city museum (free admission)
  • St Martin's church (Martinskirche) (built: 11th–12th century)
  • A short alley with half timbered houses (Fachwerkhäusern)
  • Old cemetery (behind city library)
  • Witch jump
  • Cloister Lake
  • Large public swimming pool with a long water slide [4]
  • Water-tower on Goldberg
  • Water-tower Sindelfingen-Steige
  • Water-tower Sindelfingen-Eichholz
  • Friendship Fountain on the market place, designed by Bonifatius Stirnberg.[5] Around a central fountain with the Pegasus are six small fountains representing the six partner towns of Sindelfingen. The figures can rotate.
  • Miniature Railway in the Sommerhofen Park
  • Powerline-branch Maichingen
  • Zweigart-Sawitzki-Bridge
  • High-based pylons
  • TV repeater Darmsheim
  • Transmitter Tower Fuchsberg
  • Transmitter Tower service area Forest of Sindelfingen
  • Daimler AG factory. Tours can be arranged through Mercedes dealers.
  • Haus zur Geschichte der IBM Datenverarbeitung (IBM Dataprocessing History Museum)

Culture

Sindelfingen has an annual International Street Fair which features ethnic food and performances from the partner cities, as well as from various local ethnic clubs.

Demography

The resident counts below are either estimates, based upon census (*) or official records of respective statistical offices. All figures after 1871 are taken from the statistical office of Baden-Württemberg.[6]

Year Residents
1500 ca. 1000
1600 ca. 1400
1702 1402
1803 2981
1850 4310
1861 3804
1. December 1871 * 3704
1. December 1880 * 3934
1. December 1890 * 4239
1. December 1900 * 4291
1. December 1910 * 4589
16. June 1925 * 5394
16. June 1933 * 6986
Year Residents
17. May 1939 * 8.465
1946 10.027
13. September 1950 * 11.448
6. June 1961 * 26.127
27. May 1970 * 40.785
31. December 1975 54.134
31. December 1980 54.808
27. May 1987 * 57.005
31. December 1990 58.805
31. December 1995 59.435
31. December 2000 60.843
31. December 2005 60.843
31. December 2010 60.445

Natives

Transport

Sindelfingen can be reached through the A8 and A81 motorways, and through the S-Bahn connections to Stuttgart or Herrenberg; the nearest airport is in Stuttgart.

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Sindelfingen is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Sindelfingen". Eurotowns. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "start" (in German). 750jahre.sindelfingen.de. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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  6. ^ "Fläche, Bevölkerung - Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg". Statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Eurotowns". Eurotowns. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

External links

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