Nürtingen

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Nürtingen
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Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Population	42,270 (2005)
Area	46.9 km²
Population density	901 /km²
Elevation	291 m
Coordinates	48°38′ N 9°20′ E
Postal code	72601–72622
Area code	07022
Licence plate code	ES
Mayor	Otmar Heirich (SPD)
Website	nuertingen.de

Neckar waterfront

Watershed of the Neckar River

Watershed of the Rhine River

Nürtingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. Its population is 40,111 (2003), and its geographical location 48°37′N 9°20′E. It is located on the river Neckar, 291m above sea level.

[edit] History

1046 : First mention of Niuritingin in the document of Speyer. Heinrich III gave Nürtingen as a gift to the chapter of Speyer
around 1335 : Nürtingen receives the city rights
1421 : Nürtingen is the domicile of the Württemberg widows.
1602 : The Maientag, a famous folklore procession and celebration is first recorded
1634 : Half of the population died in the Thirty Years' War and of the plague
1750 : 133 buildings were burned down in the great fire
1783/1784 : Friedrich Hölderlin and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling are pupils of the Latin school (German: Lateinschule). They are still commemorated in the town by the street name Schellingstraße and the name of a highschool Hölderlin-Gymnasium.
1945 : A few bombs hit Nürtingen. The Tiefenbachtal (a valley in south part of Nürtingen) was an escape route for German soldiers.
1948 : The population increases from 10,000 to 17,000 due to refugees and displaced persons from East Germany
1973 : The district of Nürtingen is merged into the district of Esslingen