Nürtingen

Also spelled "Nuertingen" (without "ü").

Nürtingen
Coat of arms
Location of Nürtingen
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Government
• Mayor	Otmar Heirich (SPD)
Area
• Total	46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Population  (2005-01-01)
• Total	42,270
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72601–72622
Dialling codes	07022
Vehicle registration	ES
Website	nuertingen.de

Neckar waterfront

Nürtingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. Its population is 40,111 (2003), and its geographical location 48°37′N 9°20′E. It is located on the river Neckar, 291m above sea level.

History

The following events occurred, by year:

• 1046 : First mention of Niuritingin in the document of Speyer. Heinrich III gave Nürtingen as a gift to the chapter of Speyer
• around 1335 : Nürtingen receives the city rights
• 1421 : Nürtingen is the domicile of the Württemberg widows.
• 1602 : The Maientag, a famous folklore procession and celebration is first recorded
• 1634 : Half of the population died in the Thirty Years' War and of the plague
• 1750 : 133 buildings were burned down in the great fire
• 1783/1784 : Friedrich Hölderlin and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling are pupils of the Latin school (German: Lateinschule). They are still commemorated in the town by the street name Schellingstraße and the name of a highschool Hölderlin-Gymnasium.
• 1945 : A few bombs hit Nürtingen. The Tiefenbachtal (a valley in south part of Nürtingen) was an escape route for German soldiers.
• 1948 : The population increases from 10,000 to 17,000 due to refugees and displaced persons from East Germany
• 1973 : The district of Nürtingen is merged into the district of Esslingen

External links

• Official website of the city (German)

Nürtingen (right center) along the Neckar River, in southwest Germany.

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