Ettlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is about 10km south of the city of Karlsruhe. After Bruchsal, Ettlingen is the second largest city in the Karlsruhe Landkreis. Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in south-western Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... Karlsruhe (population 275,049 in December 2005) is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... Bruchsal is a city approximately 20 km to the northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ...

Geography

Ettlingen sits at the edge of the northern Black Forest. The Alb River runs out of the hills of the Black Forest and into the Rhine Valley at Ettlingen. The central part of the city is in the Rhine flood plain, its outlying districts, especially to the west and north, are in the low hills that form the beginning of the Black Forest. The Black Forest (German Schwarzwald) is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1. ...

History

Ettlingen was an important crossroads during Roman times, this is demonstrated by the many artifacts found in the area as well as the Neptunstein which commemorates a flood of the Rhine in Latin. The city is first documented in 788 as "Ediningom" in an announcement of the Monastery in Wissembourg in Alsace. In 965, the village of Ettlingen (Ediningom) received market rights (Marktrecht) from Emperor Otto the Great. In 1192, Ettlingen was raised to city status in the German Empire by Heinrich VI one of Friederich Barabarossa's sons. The Margrave Hermann V of Baden became Ettlingen's feudal lord in 1219. In the following years it became an independent city in the Margravite of Baden-Baden. It has been suggested that History of the Latin language be merged into this article or section. ... Wissembourg (German: Weißenburg) is a small town and commune situated on the border between France and Germany, in the Alsace région, approximately 60 km north of Strasbourg. ... Capital Strasbourg Land area¹ 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Population  - Jan. ... Otto I at his victory over Berengar of Friuli Grave of Otto I in Magdeburg Otto I the Great (November 23, 912 - May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of the Germans and arguably the... Portrait of Henry VI from the Codex Manesse (folio 6r). ... Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Baden-Baden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...

During the Nine Years War the city was near completely burned to the ground by the troops of Louis XIV, it was however rebuilt. After the Catholic line of Baden-Baden died out in 1771, Ettlingen became Lutheran under the Margravite of Baden-Durlach the Margrave of Baden became an Elector in 1806 and a Grand Duke in 1806. The Nine Years War (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg, the War of the Grand Alliance, the Orleans War, the War of the Palatinian Succession, and the War of the English Succession) was a major war fought in Europe and America from 1688 to 1697, between... Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 16, 1638–September 1, 1715), reigned as King of France and of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death at the age of 77. ... An elector can be: In the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation, the collegiate of seven Electors (eight since 1648) (Kurfürsten) consisted of those lay or clerical princes who had the right to vote in the election of the king or Holy Roman Emperor; see prince-elector. ...

Ettlingen remained an independent city until 1937 when it was incorporated into the Karlsruhe Landkreis. Since then, Ettlingen has been a part of the Karlsruhe Landkreis.

Town twinning

Ettlingen is twinned with:

• Épernay, France, since 1953
• Middelkerke, Belgium, since 1971
• Clevedon, United Kingdom, since 1980
• Löbau, Saxony, since 1990
• Gatschina, Russia, since 1992
• Menfi, Italy, since 2004

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People

• Pedigrees of Ettlinger, Ottolenghi..

Cities and towns in Karlsruhe (district)

Bad Schönborn | Bretten | Bruchsal | Dettenheim | Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen | Ettlingen | Forst (Baden) | Gondelsheim | Graben-Neudorf | Hambrücken | Karlsbad (Baden) | Karlsdorf-Neuthard | Kraichtal | Kronau | Kürnbach | Linkenheim-Hochstetten | Malsch | Marxzell | Oberderdingen | Oberhausen-Rheinhausen | Östringen | Pfinztal | Philippsburg | Rheinstetten | Stutensee | Sulzfeld | Ubstadt-Weiher | Waghäusel | Waldbronn | Walzbachtal | Weingarten (Baden) | Zaisenhausen // Ettlinger, Ottolengo, Ottolenghi is Jewish pedigrees from Ettlingen, Baden, Germany. ... Karlsruhe is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Image File history File links Coat of arms of the Karlsruhe district File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bad Schönborn is a small town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Bretten is a city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Bruchsal is a city approximately 20 km to the northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen/BW (UN/LOCODE: DE EGL) is a city of about 15000 inhabitants located at 49. ... Forst is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Gondelsheim is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Graben-Neudorf is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Hambrücken is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Karlsdorf-Neuthard is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Kraichtal is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Oberhausen-Rheinhausen is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Östringen is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Pfinztal is a municipality in the district Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Philippsburg is a small town in Germany, in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg. ... Rheinstetten is a (German) municipality in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg. ... Stutensee is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Ubstadt-Weiher is a town in Northern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Waghäusel is a German city located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg. ... Walzbachtal is a town in Northwestern Karlsruhe County in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Location of Weingarten in Germany Weingarten (Baden) is a village in the district of Karlsruhe in South-Western Germany with approx. ...