Rottweil
Rottweil (German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪl] (
listen)) is the oldest town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.[2] It has almost 25,000 inhabitants as of 2015.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rottweil within Rottweil district | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′5″N 8°37′29″E / 48.16806°N 8.62472°ECoordinates: 48°10′5″N 8°37′29″E / 48.16806°N 8.62472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Rottweil |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Ralf Broß |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.76 km2 (27.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,915 |
| • Density | 347.199/km2 (899.24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78628, 78652 (Unterrotenstein) |
| Vehicle registration | RW |
| Website | www |
The Rottweiler dog breed is named after this town.
In 2015, the company ThyssenKrupp started to build a 807-foot (246 m) tower for $45 million in Rottweil.[3] The tower was completed in 2017. It was the tallest elevator test tower in the world when it was finished.[4]
Twin towns – sister cities
Rottweil Media
- Rottweilpanoramio()
Tourist sign reading „Älteste Stadt Baden-Württembergs“ ("Oldest town of Baden-Württemberg")
Rottweil-Zepfenhan airfield
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References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Rottweil: Warum die älteste Stadt in Baden-Württemberg einen Besuch wert ist".
- ↑ Brown, Eliot (September 15, 2015). Elevators Elevate German City's Image. . https://www.wsj.com/articles/elevators-elevate-german-citys-image-1442324191. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ Dillon, Conor (2015-06-26). "World's tallest elevator tower rises in Rottweil, Germany | DW | 26.06.2015". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "Rottweil und seine Partnerschaften". rottweil.de (in Deutsch). Rottweil. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
Other websites
Media related to Rottweil at Wikimedia Commons
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