Waiblingen Travel Guide
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Waiblingen Overview
Waiblingen is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart (Stuttgart vacation rentals | Stuttgart travel guide) Region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital of the Rems-Murr district. As of September 30, 2004 Waiblingen accommodated 52,948 inhabitants (25,953 men and 26,995 women).
Waiblingen is a town about 15 km northeast of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg in the metropolitan region of Stuttgart. It is the district capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr-Kreis. Together with the neighboring southern city of Fellbach (Fellbach vacation rentals | Fellbach travel guide), it is a funding center for the surrounding communities.
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Things to See in Waiblingen
The high watchtower at the Zwinger is the landmark of the city. At the highest point of the town, it is one of the few buildings Waiblingen dating back from the Middle Ages
The Michaelskirche is the main church of the city
Waiblinger Apotheker-Garten
Historic Rathaus
Beinsteiner Torturm
Museum der Stadt Waiblingen, built in the late 1500s
Waiblingen houses the principal office of the world's biggest chainsaw manufacturer, Stihl.
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Maps and Driving Directions to Waiblingen
The city leads to the Waiblingen Bundesstraße 14 (Stuttgart - Nuremberg) and branches out at B 14 on the outskirts of Bundesstraße 29 (Waiblingen-Aalen).
Galerie Stihl Waiblingen
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Related Sites
We collected some useful links related to Waiblingen. If you know a few more sites not listed here, or also know some insider tips or point of interests for this destination? Please share and submit your Germany travel tip. If approved it will be shown on this page!
- Homepage of Waiblingen: Waiblingen (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Waiblingen
- Waiblingen (official home page)
- Wikipedia - Waiblingen
- Stihl headquarters
- Museum der Stadt Waiblingen
- Beinsteiner Tortum
- Book Marketplace
- Achim von Arnim-Stube
- Evangelischen Michaelskirchengemeinde
- Kirche in Hohenacker
- Württemberger Weinstraße
More about the History of Waiblingen
Waiblingen was first mentioned in Carolingian documents in 885 at the time of Charles the Fat. It received its town charter in 1250. Waiblingen was property of the Salian kings, from whom the Hohenstaufen dukes and kings inherited it. It is assumed that the Italian name of the Hohenstaufen party, Ghibelline, is derived from "Waiblingen".
The town was almost completely destroyed in 1634 during the Thirty Years' War, and its citizens either killed or deported. It was rebuilt after the war; the existing old central part of the town dates back to the years between 1640 and 1700. Its fortifications are now well restored.
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