Coat of arms	Map
Basic data
State:	Baden-Württemberg
District:	Heilbronn
Adm. region:	Stuttgart
Area:	88.59 km²
Population:	21,145 (Dec. 31, 2004)
Population density:	239 inhabitants per km²
Altitude:	191 m above NN
Postal codes:	75020-75031
Phone codes:	07262, 07260, 07138
Geographic coordinates:	49° 08' N 08° 55' E
License plate prefix:	HN
Address of town administration:	Rathhausstraße 14 75031 Eppingen
Website:	www.eppingen.de
E-mail:	rathaus@eppingen.de
Politics
Mayor:	Klaus Holaschke

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Eppingen lies in the Kraichgau, a hilly region in southwestern Germany near the rivers Elsenz and Hilsbach which meets the Elsenz there.

History

Eppingen was first mentioned in 985 when Otto III gave the settlement to the diocese of Worms. The ending "-ingen" was common for towns colonised by the Alamanni clan in the 3rd and 4th centuries. Events Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland) Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton Births Al-Hakim bi-Amr... // Worms (pronounced ) is a city in the southwest of Germany. ... The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were an alliance of warbands formed from Germanic tribes, first mentioned by Dio Cassius when they fought Caracalla in 213. ...

Eppingen was owned by Salier in the 11th century, and by the Staufer in the 12th century. In 1188 it became a fortified village and in 1192 a town, elevated by Heinrich VI. The town was distrained several times in the 14th century but never lost the status of a town. After the win of the Electoral Palatinate over margraviate Baden in 1435, it finally became a part of the Electoral Palatinate but was once more distrained to the knights of Gemmingen from 1469 to approximately 1520. In the 15th and 16th century, Eppingen underwent a large economic boom during which its Latin school was first mentioned, in 1421. Portrait of Henry VI from the Codex Manesse (folio 6r). ... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... Graf is a German noble title equal in rank to a count or an earl. ... For other uses, see Baden (disambiguation). ...

During the Palatinate wars of succession Eppingen functioned as the main storage facility for the German army. From 1695 to 1697 the Eppinger 'Linien' (Eppingen lines of defence) were built. They served as big defending walls against French raids at that time. One watchtower, called the Chartaque, is still accessible. Eppingen was affiliated to Baden in 1803. It maintained the second oldest school of agriculture in Baden. At the end of the 19th century Eppingen was connected to the railway network (1879 to Karlsruhe, 1880 to Heilbronn and 1899 to Heidelberg). Map of Germany showing Karlsruhe Coat of Arms of Karlsruhe Karlsruhe castle at night Karlsruhe (population 282,595 in December 2003) is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart. ... Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...

During 1971 and 1972, Eppingen annexed the 6 surrounding communities of Adelshofen, Elsenz, Richen, Rohrbach am Gießhübel, Kleingartach and Mühlbach. In 2000, Eppingen's population exceeded 20,000; and it attained the status of a district town in 2002. Mühlbach can refer to: Populated places: in Germany: Mühlbach, a small village in the municipality of Selb in Upper Franconia. ...

Institutions

The Pfeifferturm, built in the 13th century, serves as the the town's landmark. The 'Old University' (German: Alte Universität) was built in the years of 1494 and 1495 in the style of a late medieval store. Its name is a reminder of the year 1564, when a part of Heidelberg University was moved to Eppingen because of the plague. The Baumann House (German: Baumannsche Haus) is one of the prettiest and most famous timbered houses in the whole area of northern Baden. There are a lot of beautiful timbered houses in downtown Eppingen, and because of this the city is a part of the German 'Fachwerkstraße' (German route of the most beautiful timbered houses). colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony in the Philippines Births February 15 - Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (died 1642) February 26 - Christopher Marlowe, English poet and dramatist... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386. ...

Town twinnings

Eppingen has official partnerships with the French town of Wassy (département Haute-Marne) since 1967, the English town of Epping (Essex) since 1981 and the Hungarian town of Szigetvár (Baranya) since 1992. There are student exchange programs between schools of Eppingen and the partner towns every year. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Haute-Marne is a département in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Szigetvár is a town in Baranya County in southern Hungary. ... Baranya (Hungarian, in Croatian and Serbian: Baranja) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, in the Baranya region, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary (see: Baranya, historic county). ...