Villingen-Schwenningen
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Location of Villingen-Schwenningen within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district 
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| 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 | |
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| • Mayor | Dr. Rupert Kubon (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 165.47 km2 (63.89 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 84,674 | |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 78001–78056 | |
| Dialling codes | 07721, 07720, 07425, 07705 | |
| Vehicle registration | VS | |
| Website | http://www.villingen-schwenningen.de | |
Villingen-Schwenningen (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪlɪŋən ˈʃvɛnɪŋən]; Low Alemannic: Villinge-Schwenninge) is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 81,128 inhabitants (as of 2013).
History
In the Middle Ages Villingen was a town under Austrian lordship. During the Protestant Reformation it remained Catholic. Villingen came to international attention when it was besieged by marshal Tallard in 1704. Colonel Von Wilstorff put up a stout defence of the outdated fortifications, and after six days the siege failed.
Schwenningen remained a village until the 19th century. In 1858 the first watch factory was established, and watchmaking and precision mechanics have been important industries ever since.
As part of the Baden-Württemberg territorial reform of 1972, Villingen and Schwenningen were merged with a number of surrounding villages to form the city of Villingen-Schwenningen. Nevertheless, the two halves of the city are separated by a plateau and remain distinct.
Villingen is a major center of German Carneval celebrations. The traditional Narros represent the old citizens of Villingen: Alt Villingere, Morbili, Hansele, Suribbel.
Since 1904, Villingen-Schwenningen has also been home to the ice hockey team the Schwenninger Wild Wings which competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Geography
Villingen-Schwenningen lies on the eastern edge of the Black Forest about 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level. The source of the River Neckar is in Schwenningen (Schwenninger Moos).
Boroughs
- Villingen
- Schwenningen
- Obereschach
- Weilersbach
- Weigheim
- Mühlhausen
- Marbach
- Rietheim
- Pfaffenweiler
- Herzogenweiler
- Tannheim
Mayors and Lord mayors of 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
Mayors and Lord mayors of 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
Lord mayors of Villingen-Schwenningen
- 1972–1994: Gerhard Gebauer (SPD)
- 1994–2002: Manfred Matusza (CDU)
- since 2002: Rupert Kubon (SPD)
Number of inhabitants (Villingen-Schwenningen)
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Source: Statistical office Baden-Württemberg
Main sights
- Town Wall
- Municipal Art Gallery
- Franciscan Monastery Museum (in German)
- Schwenningen Clock Museum (in German)
- Minster of Our Lady
- Theater am Ring
- Wanne Observation Tower, one of the oldest towers built of iron
- Internationales Luftfahrt-Museum, aviation museum
International relations/sister cities
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Tula, Russia
Pontarlier, France
Notable people
- Georg Pictorius (around 1500-1569), physician and mystic-magical author of the Renaissance
- Trudpert Neugart (1742–1825), professor for oriental languages
- Johannes Benzing (1913-2001), Turkologist and diplomat
- Martin Barner (born 1921), mathematician
- Kurt Leichtweiss (1927-2013), mathematician
- Rainer Baumann (1949-2007), guitarist, composer and lyricist
- Horst Ludwig Meyer (1956-1999), presumed member of the Red Army Faction (RAF)
- Veit Heinichen (born 1957), writer
- Gundolf Köhler (1959-1980), right-wing extremist
- Andreas K. Engel (born 1961), brain researcher
- Robert Prosinečki (born 1969), Croatian footballer and coach
- Michelle (born 1972), singer
- Thorsten Schmitt (born 1975), Nordic Combiner
- Oliver Roggisch (born 1978), handball player
- Martin Schmitt (born 1978), ski jumper
- Andreas Lang (born 1979), curler
- Dennis Seidenberg (born 1981), ice hockey player (New York Icelanders)
- Ivana Brkljačić (born 1983), Croatian hammerhead
- Jochen Schöps (born 1983), volleyball player
- Marco Caligiuri (born 1984), German-Italian footballer
- Adem Sarı (born 1985), Turkish footballer
- Daniel Caligiuri (born 1988), German-Italian footballer
- Florian Rudy (born 1989), footballer
- Sebastian Rudy (born 1990), footballer
- Domenic Weinstein (born 1994), cyclist
- Howard Alberts, artist and hair stylist
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villingen-Schwenningen. |
- Stadt Villingen-Schwenningen (in German)
- Villingen-Schwenningen: history & pictures(in German)
- Ice Hockey Club
- The siege of Villingen in 1702
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