- Maulbronn
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Maulbronn Town square Coordinates 49°0′1″N 8°48′39″E / 49.00028°N 8.81083°ECoordinates: 49°0′1″N 8°48′39″E / 49.00028°N 8.81083°E Administration Country Germany State Baden-Württemberg Admin. region Karlsruhe District Enzkreis Mayor Andreas Felchle Basic statistics Area 25.44 km2 (9.82 sq mi) Elevation 251 m (824 ft) Population 6,514 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 256 /km2 (663 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate PF Postal code 75433 Area code 07043 Website www.maulbronn.de Maulbronn is a city in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
History
Founded in 1838, it emerged from a settlement, built around a monastery, which belonged to the Neckar Community in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1886, Maulbronn officially became a German town and was an administrative centre until 1938. The return of many displaced persons following the Second World War significantly raised the local population.
Of particular note is the town's monastery, Maulbronn Abbey, which features prominently in Hermann Hesse's novel, Beneath the Wheel. The former Cistercian monastery has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
Legend has it that the settlement was founded by monks who followed a mule to a valley with a source of clean water. The valley was also blessed with large deposits of soft sandstone for building. The monks built the original abbey and erected a fountain to honour the mule. The town name means mule fountain.
According to legend, the monks of Maulbronn also invented the pasta dish Maultasche.[2]
Partner cities
Partner cities/twin towns of Maulbronn are
Valdehon (France)
Notes
- ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.
- ^ http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091023-22769.html
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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