Besigheim

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Besigheim
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Coordinates: 48°59.9′N 9°8.5′E / 48.9983°N 9.1417°E / 48.9983; 9.1417Coordinates: 48°59.9′N 9°8.5′E / 48.9983°N 9.1417°E / 48.9983; 9.1417
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ludwigsburg
Founded	12th century
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,643
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74354
Dialling codes	07143
Vehicle registration	LB
Website	www.besigheim.de

Besigheim

Besigheim on Neckar River

Besigheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːzɪçˌhaɪ̯m] (listen)) is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg at the confluence of the Neckar and Enz rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There are two medieval towers, Gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.

History[]

Besigheim was founded in the 12th century as a well-defended walled city. The first mention of the city in official documentation was in 1153 in a decree by King Friedrich I.

In 1693, the fortifications were all but destroyed by French troops, and by 1750 were little more than rubble.

International relations[]

Besigheim is twinned with:

• Ay, France
• Newton Abbot, England
• Bátaszék, Hungary

Notable people[]

• Friedrich Schrempf (1858–1912), editor and member of the German Reichstag
• Christoph Schrempf (1860-1944), theologian and philosopher
• Werner Villinger (1887-1961), child and youth psychiatrist

References[]

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