Besigheim
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Location of Besigheim
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 Location of Besigheim | |
  Besigheim Location within Germany  Besigheim Location within Baden-Württemberg | |
| Coordinates: 48°59.9′N 9°8.5′E / 48.9983°N 9.1417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Ludwigsburg |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–32) | Florian Bargmann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.83 km2 (6.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,267 |
| • Density | 728.9/km2 (1,888/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 74354 |
| Dialling codes | 07143 |
| Vehicle registration | LB |
| Website | www |
Besigheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːzɪçhaɪm] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg at the confluence of the Neckar and Enz rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There are two medieval towers, Gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.
History
[edit]Besigheim was founded in the 12th century as a well-defended walled city. The first mention of the city in official documentation was in 1153 in a decree by King Friedrich I.
In 1693, the fortifications were all but destroyed by French troops, and by 1750 were little more than rubble.
International relations
[edit]Besigheim is twinned with:
Notable people
[edit]- John Zeller (1830–1902), Protestant missionary in Ottoman Israel.
- Friedrich Schrempf (1858–1912), editor and member of the German Reichstag
- Christoph Schrempf (1860–1944), evangelical theologian and philosopher
- William Frank (1878–1965), athlete, bronze medallist in the marathon at the 1906 Intercalated Games
- Werner Villinger (1887–1961), Nazi Germany child and youth psychiatrist
- Luisa Richter (1928–2015), a Venezuelan-based graphic artist and professor
- Hans Mezger (1929-2020), an engineer famous for the engines designed at Porsche for the 911 and many racecars. His 911 engine had been used and developed for around four decades until 2010.
References
[edit]- ↑ Bürgermeisterwahl Besigheim 2024, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
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