Villingen-Schwenningen

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Villingen-Schwenningen
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Villingen-Schwenningen is located in Germany
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Villingen-Schwenningen
Coordinates 48°03′37″N 8°27′31″E / 48.06028°N 8.45861°E / 48.06028; 8.45861Coordinates: 48°03′37″N 8°27′31″E / 48.06028°N 8.45861°E / 48.06028; 8.45861
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Town subdivisions 2 Stadtbezirke
Mayor Dr. Rupert Kubon (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 165.47 km2 (63.89 sq mi)
Elevation 704 m  (2310 ft)
Population 81,022 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 490 /km2 (1,268 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate VS
Postal codes 78001–78056
Area codes 07721, 07720, 07425, 07705
Website www.villingen-schwenningen.de

Villingen-Schwenningen is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 80,941 inhabitants (as of 2009).

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[edit] History

Villingen

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 Tallard in 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 Colonel Von Wilstorff put up a stout defence of the outdated fortifications, and after six days the siege failed.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.

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 major center of German Carneval celebrations. The traditional Narros represent the old citizens of Villingen: Alt Villingere, Morbili, Hansele, Suribbel.

The town is the birthplace of German footballer Sebastian Rudy , NHL player Dennis Seidenberg, Croatian footballer Robert Prosinečki and Croatian former athlete Ivana Brkljačić whose parents were working in Germany at the time.

[edit] Geography

Villingen-Schwenningen lies on the eastern edge of the Black Forest about 700 meters above sea level. The source of the River Neckar is in Schwenningen (Schwenninger Moos).

[edit] Boroughs

  • Villingen
  • Schwenningen
  • Obereschach
  • Weilersbach
  • Weigheim
  • Mühlhausen
  • Marbach
  • Rietheim
  • Pfaffenweiler
  • Herzogenweiler
  • Tannheim

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[edit] International Relations/Sister Cities

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 20 July 2011. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

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