Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪlɪŋən ˈʃvɛnɪŋən]; Low Alemannic: Villinge-Schwenninge) is a town in Schwarzwald-Baar, a district (Landkreis) in Freiburg. It has 85,838 inhabitants (as of September 2019).[2] It is also the capital of Schwarzwald-Baar.
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Location of Villingen-Schwenningen within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′37″N 08°27′31″E / 48.06028°N 8.45861°ECoordinates: 48°03′37″N 08°27′31″E / 48.06028°N 8.45861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | Stadtbezirk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jürgen Roth (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165.47 km2 (63.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 704 m (2,310 ft) |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 84,674 |
| • Density | 511.718/km2 (1,325.34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78001–78056 |
| Vehicle registration | VS |
| Website | www |
Geography
Villingen-Schwenningen lies on the eastern edge of the Black Forest about 700 metres (2,300 feet) above sea level.
Boroughs
- Villingen
- Schwenningen
- Obereschach
- Weilersbach
- Weigheim
- Mühlhausen
- Marbach
- Rietheim
- Pfaffenweiler
- Herzogenweiler
- Tannheim
Mayors and Lord mayors
Villingen
- 1912–1930: Guido Lehmann
- 1931–1933: Adolf Gremmelspacher
- 1933: Gutmann, temporary
- 1933–1937: Hermann Schneider
- 1937–1940: Karl Berckmüller
- 1940–1945: Hermann Riedel
- 1945–1946: Walter Bräunlich
- 1946: Edwin Hartmann
- 1946–1950: Edwin Nägele
- 1950–1972: Severin Kern
Schwenningen
- 1797–1816: Erhard Bürk
- 1816–1819: (Vogt)
- 1819–1821: Thomas Wegler
- 1821–1825: ?
- 1825–1835: Matthias Rapp
- 1835–1841: Johann Georg Koch
- 1841–1852: Andreas Bürk
- 1852–1857: Christian Strohm
- 1857–1887: Erhard Müller
- 1887–1912: David Würth
- 1912–1925: Emil Braunagel
- 1925–1930: Ingo Lang von Langen
- 1930–1948: Otto Gönnenwein
- 1949–1962: Hans Kohler
- 1962–1972: Gerhard Gebauer
Villingen-Schwenningen
- 1972–1994: Gerhard Gebauer (SPD)
- 1994–2002: Manfred Matusza (CDU)
- 2002–2019: Rupert Kubon (SPD)
- since 2019: Jürgen Roth (CDU)
Population
Number of inhabitants
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Largest communities of foreigners
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Main sights
- Town wall
- Municipal Art Gallery
- Franciscan Monastery Museum
- Schwenningen Clock Museum
- Minster of Our Lady
- Theater am Ring
- Wanne Observation Tower, one of the oldest towers built of iron
- Internationales Luftfahrt-Museum, aviation museum
Twin towns – sister cities
Villingen-Schwenningen is twinned with:[3]
Pontarlier, France- La Valette-du-Var, France
Tula, Russia
Savona, Italy
Zittau, Germany- Friedrichsthal, Germany
Notable people
- Robert Prosinečki (born 1969), Croatian footballer and coach
- Dennis Seidenberg (born 1981), ice hockey player
Villingen-Schwenningen Media
Villingen: Bicken Street
Schwenningen – Janusz Korczak School
Villinger Romäusturm
Münster Villingen West side
Villingen-Schwenningen Watch factory Bürk Museum of watch industry
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Münster in Villingen (Schwarzwald), Westseite.
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) - ↑ Villingen-Schwenningen, Stadt. "Zahlen, Daten, Fakten - Villingen-Schwenningen". www.villingen-schwenningen.de (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "Partnerschaften". villingen-schwenningen.de (in Deutsch). Villingen-Schwenningen. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
Other websites
Media related to Villingen-Schwenningen at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Villingen-Schwenningen |
- Villingen-Schwenningen: history & pictures Archived 2018-07-01 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- The siege of Villingen in 1702 Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine