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Nürtingen 
NürtingenLocation of Nürtingen within Esslingen district
Coordinates 48°38′N 9°20′E / 48.63333°N 9.33333°ECoordinates: 48°38′N 9°20′E / 48.63333°N 9.33333°E Administration Country Germany State Baden-Württemberg Admin. region Stuttgart District Esslingen Mayor Otmar Heirich (SPD) Basic statistics Area 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi) Elevation 291 m (955 ft) Population 40,364 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 861 /km2 (2,229 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate ES Postal codes 72601–72622 Area code 07022 Website nuertingen.de Nürtingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Neckar.
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History
The following events occurred, by year:
- 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
Education
Nürtingen is home to Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Science, also known as the Hochschule fuer Wirtschaft und Umwelt in German. The school hosts undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, finance, real estate, and landscape architecture. Programs are taught in English and German, with a reputed Master of Science in International Finance being taught through its growing European School of Finance, which partners with the German Institute for Corporate Finance, the European Derivatives Institute, the Deutsche Boerse, and the Eurex exchange.
Twinnings
Nürtingen is twinned with:
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom
Oulins, France
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.
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External links
- Official website of the city (German)
- Official Website of University (German & English)
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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Categories:- Geography articles needing translation from German Wikipedia
- Municipalities in Baden-Württemberg
- Towns in Baden-Württemberg
- Esslingen district
- Stuttgart region geography stubs
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