Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg

29 September 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

City Square © Jessica Kemper

City Square © Jessica Kemper

Böblingen is the seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous. In 1962, Böblingen was designated a Große Kreisstadt (major district town). Its current boundaries were established in 1971 when it was merged with the municipality of Dagersheim.   read more…

Schwaebisch Hall in the Kocher Valley

5 March 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Historic town centre © Re-Zensor

Historic town centre © Re-Zensor

Schwäbisch Hall (or Hall for short) is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg and capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg. The first part of the name, “Schwäbisch” refers to the name of the region, Swabia. The most probable origin of the second part of the name “Hall” is a west Germanic word family that means “drying something by heating it”, likely referring to the salt production method of heating salty groundwater. The salt mine closed in 1925. As of December 31, 2009, Schwäbisch Hall has a population of 36,799. The residents of Schwäbisch Hall come from over 100 countries. Schwäbisch Hall has a mix of historic and modern buildings.   read more…

Ludwigsburg on the Neckar

16 December 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Ludwigsburg Residential Palace © Mussklprozz/cc-by-sa-3.0

Ludwigsburg Residential Palace © Mussklprozz/cc-by-sa-3.0

Ludwigsburg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district with about 87,000 inhabitants. It is situated within the Stuttgart Region, and the district is part of the administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) of Stuttgart.   read more…

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