Winnenden
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Location of Winnenden  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Rems-Murr-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | Kernstadt und 8 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Bernhard Fritz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.05 km2 (10.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 29,245 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 71349–71364 |
| Dialling codes | 07195 |
| Vehicle registration | WN |
| Website | www.winnenden.de |
Winnenden is a small town in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Stuttgart with a population of less than 28,000. The town is home to the Kärcher Company, makers of cleaning equipment namely pressure washers.
History
The earliest mention of Winnenden is in a document of 1181, where one Gottfried of Schauenburg Winnenden is mentioned as a witness that Emperor Friedrich I held the castle in the town. Around 1200 the castle, which is called at this time Windin, came into the possession of Heinrich of Neuffen, then in 1277 it was transferred to Konrad von Weinsberg. On 10 October 1325 the castle and town were sold to Württemberg.
In the Peasants' War, Winnenden was first under the control of the "Armer Konrad" or the peasant's army, but by 1519 was under the control of the Swabian League. An epidemic in 1616 took the lives of approximately half of the population. During the Thirty Year's War the city was pillaged in 1638 and again in 1643. Imperial, French and Swedish troops occasionally occupied Winnenden during that conflict.
2009 School shooting incident
On 11 March 2009, the town made international headlines following a school shooting at Albertville-Realschule Winnenden school. The gunman was a former pupil who opened fire without warning.[2] The shooting resulted in the death of 16 people. The attacker later committed suicide.
Most of the victims at the school were female — eight female students, three female teachers and one male student, said Heribert Rech, interior minister for Baden-Württemberg region.[3]
Sister Cities
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/world-news/2009/03/11/school-shooting-in-germany/at-least-nine-dead-in-stuttgart-bloodbath-gunman-fired-at-pupils.html
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/germany.school.shooting/index.html
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