Tübingen

Tübingen
Tübingen from the Stiftskriche bell tower.
Tübingen
Coordinates	48°31′12″N 09°03′20″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Tübingen
Lord Mayor	Boris Palmer (Greens)
Basic statistics
Area	108.12 km2 (41.75 sq mi)
Elevation	341 m  (1119 ft)
Population	87,540  (31 December 2006)
- Density	810 /km2 (2,097 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	TÜ
Postal codes	72001–72099
Area codes	07071 07073 (Unterjesingen) 07472 (Bühl)
Website	www.tuebingen.de

Tübingen is a city in the German state Baden-Württemberg. It has about 83,000 people (2007). Tübingen is a traditional university town. About one in ten people living in Tübingen is a student.

History

Between 1470 and 1483, St. George's Collegiate Church was built. The collegiate church offices provided the opportunity for what soon afterwards became the most significant event in Tübingen's history: the founding of the Eberhard Karls University by Duke Eberhard im Bart of Württemberg in 1477, thus making it one of the oldest universities in Central Europe. The University of Tübingen became soon renowned as one of the most influential places of learning in the Holy Roman Empire, especially for theology. A Protestant faculty, Tübinger Stift, was established in 1535 in the former Augustinian monastery.