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Encyclopedia > Sindelfingen
Sindelfingen
Coat of arms of Sindelfingen Location of Sindelfingen in Germany
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region Stuttgart
District Böblingen
Population 61,269 (2004)
Area 50.85 km²
Population density 1,204 /km²
Elevation 409-532 m
Coordinates 48°43′N 9°0′E / 48.717, 9Coordinates: 48°43′N 9°0′E / 48.717, 9
Postal code 71043-71069
Area code 07031
Licence plate code BB
Mayor Bernd Vöhringer
Website sindelfingen.de

Sindelfingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg with about 60,000 residents and is about 15 km south west of Stuttgart, Germany. The economy is mostly based upon the automobile industry, especially the DaimlerChrysler factory and Smart (automobile) offices ( actually in neighbouring Böblingen). In the middle ages, it was home to a weaving industry, and today there are still many fashion firms. The communities Maichingen and Darmsheim were incorporated in 1971. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Prime Minister Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 300... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Stuttgart is one of the four administrative districts (Regierungsbezirke) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the north-east of the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwestern part of Germany. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Böblingen is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen, abbreviated to PLZ), consist of five digits, which indicate the wider area (first two digits), and the postal district (last three digits). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Solitude Palace The 1956 TV Tower U.S. Army Kelley Barracks Stuttgart (IPA: []) is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. ... DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) is a German car corporation and the worlds fifth largest car manufacturer. ... For cars with artificial intelligence, see Smart car. ... Böblingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

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History

  • 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen
  • 1263 Founding of the city by Graf Rudolf von Tübingen-Herrenberg
  • 1535 Entrance of the Protestant Reformation
  • 1958 Partnership with the French city Corbeil-Essonnes
  • 1962 S. became "Große Kreisstadt"

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Geography

Neighboring towns and cities: Böblingen, Stuttgart, Leonberg. Note that there is no gap between Böblingen and Sindelfingen. In Sindelfingen the river Schwippe begins and the highest point is 531 meters above sea level. In the north lies the Glemswald (Nature reserve). Böblingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. ... City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Solitude Palace The 1956 TV Tower U.S. Army Kelley Barracks Stuttgart (IPA: []) is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. ... Leonberg is a town in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... It has been suggested that Reserve design be merged into this article or section. ...


Economy

Automobile industry, computer industry, fashion wholesale


Sights

Statue of gossips in the Altstadt of Sindelfingen
Statue of gossips in the Altstadt of Sindelfingen
  • Old city hall (Rathaus), now the city museum (free admission)
  • St Martin's church (Martinskirche) (built: 11.-12. century)
  • A short alley with half timbered houses (Fachwerkhäusern)
  • Old cemetery (behind city library)
  • Witch jump
  • Cloister Lake
  • Large public swimming pool with a long water slide [1]
  • water-tower on Goldberg
  • Water-tower Sindelfingen-Steige
  • Water-tower Sindelfingen-Eichholz
  • Friendship Fountain on the market place, designed by Bonifatius Stirnberg [2]. Around a central fountain with the Pegasus are six small fountains represanting the six partner towns of Sindelfingen. The figures can rotate.
  • Powerline-branch Maichingen
  • Zweigart-Sawitzki-Bridge
  • High-based pylons
  • TV repeater Darmsheim
  • Transmitter Tower Fuchsberg
  • Transmitter Tower service area Forest of Sindelfingen

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (422x652, 89 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gossip Sindelfingen ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (422x652, 89 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gossip Sindelfingen ... Altstadt is the German word for old city. ... The Goldbergturm is a 51 metre high water tower on the Goldberg (gold mountain) at 48° 42′ 06″ N 9° 01′ 03″ E near Sindelfingen in Germany. ...

Honorary citizens

  • Roger Combrisson
  • Arthur Gruber
  • Dr. Wilhelm Haspel
  • Wilhelm Hörmann
  • Karl Hummel
  • Dr. Wilhelm Langheck
  • Karl Pfitzer
  • Ernst Schäfer
  • Arthur K. Watson
  • Mina Zweigart

Events

  • Until 1987, there was a Volksfest each summer in Sindelfingen. It stopped because the site where it took place was required for a county garden exhibition. Until now, there is no appropriate site for such an event in Sindelfingen.
  • Sindelfingen has an annual International Street Fair which features ethinc food and performances from the partner cities, as well as from various local ethnic clubs.

A Volksfest is a large event in Germany (and other European countries) , which combines a beer festival and a carnival. ...

Traffic connections

  • Motorway A8 and A81
  • S-Bahn to Stuttgart or Herrenberg ( station is called Goldberg )
  • Nearest airport: Stuttgart Airport.

Stuttgart Airport (in German Flughafen Stuttgart, formerly Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen) (IATA: STR, ICAO: EDDS) is an international airport located approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of the city center of Stuttgart, Germany. ...

Culture

Film producer, director, and author Roland Emmerich was born in Sindelfingen. Wizo is a Punk rock band from Sindelfingen. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Authorship redirects here. ... Roland Emmerich on the set of Independence Day Roland Emmerich (born November 10, 1955) is a German film director, writer, and producer. ... WIZO (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Punk Rock band from Sindelfingen, Germany. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...


Twinning

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External links

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Cities and towns in Böblingen (district)
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Coat of arms

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Sindelfingen (1435 words)
In 1263, Count Rudolf von Tübingen founded Sindelfingen in a symmetrical direction to the St. Martin's Church south of the monastery of canons.
Women from Sindelfingen suffered much in the 16th and 17th centuries due to the witch hunts.
Sindelfingen took an important position in the Kingdom of Wuerttemberg with hand weaving in the 19th century.
Sindelfingen − Wikipedia (2505 words)
Sindelfingen bildet zusammen mit der Nachbarstadt Böblingen ein Mittelzentrum innerhalb der Region Stuttgart, deren Oberzentrum Stuttgart ist.
Ein Schultheiß des Dorfes Sindelfingen wird 1255 erwähnt; 1271 wird erstmals ein Schultheiß der Stadt erwähnt, seit 1280 gab es einen Vogt, der bis 1605 in Böblingen seinen Sitz hatte, bis die Stadt vom Amt Böblingen getrennt wurde.
Das Wappen der Stadt Sindelfingen zeigt in Silber drei liegende schwarze Hirschstangen übereinander, darunter ein schwarzes Kreuz.
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