| Villingen-Schwenningen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 2 Stadtbezirke |
| Mayor | Dr. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Freiburg is one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-west of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Schwarzwald-Baar is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. A Stadtbezirk is a form of German City district. A city district is an administrative unit within a larger city Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Rupert Kubon (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 165. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 47 km² (63. 9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 704 m (2310 ft) |
| Population | 81,825 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 495 /km² (1,281 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | VS |
| Postal codes | 78001–78056 |
| Area codes | 07721, 07720, 07425, 07705 |
| Website | www.villingen-schwenningen.de |
Villingen-Schwenningen is the largest city of the Schwarzwald-Baar district located in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Schwarzwald-Baar is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It has 81,520 inhabitants (as of 2005).
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History
In the Middle Ages, Villingen was a town under Austrian lordship. During the Protestant Reformation it remained Catholic. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described Villingen came in the center of international attention when it was besieged by marshal Tallard in 1704. Colonel Von Wilstorff put up a stout defence of the outdated fortifications and after six days the siege failed.
Schwenningen remained a village until the 19th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar In 1858 the first watch factory was established, from which time on watch making and precision mechanics have been important industries. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
As part of the Baden-Württemberg territorial reform of 1972, Villingen and Schwenningen were merged with a number of surrounding villages to form the city of Villingen-Schwenningen. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nevertheless, the two halves of the city are separated by a plateau and remain distinct.
Villingen is a big center of the German Carneval. The traditional Narros represent the old citizens of Villingen: Alt Villingere, Morbili, Hansele, Suribbel.
Geography
Villingen-Schwenningen lies on the eastern edge of the Black Forest about 700 meters above sea level. For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. The source of the River Neckar is in Schwenningen (Schwenninger Moos). The Neckar is a 367-km long River, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse
Boroughs
the two big boroughs:
- Villingen
- Schwenningen
and nine small boroughs
- Obereschach
- Weilersbach
- Weigheim
- Mühlhausen
- Marbach
- Rietheim
- Pfaffenweiler
- Herzogenweiler
- Tannheim
Places of interest
- Town Wall
- Municipal Art Gallery
- Franziskaner Museum (in German)
- Schwenningen Clock Museum (in German)
- Minster of Our Lady
- Theater am Ring
- Wanne Observation Tower, one of the oldest towers built of iron
External links
- Stadt Villingen-Schwenningen (in German)
- Villingen-Schwenningen: history & pictures(in German)
- Ice Hockey Club
- The siege of Villingen in 1702
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