Backnang
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Administrative region | Stuttgart |
| District | Rems-Murr |
| Population | 35,740 (2005) |
| Area | 39.37 km² |
| Population density | 908 /km² |
| Elevation | 295 m |
| Coordinates | 48°57′ N 9°26′ E |
| Postal code | 71501-71522 |
| Area code | 07191 |
| Licence plate code | WN |
| Mayor | Frank Nopper (CDU) |
| Website | backnang.de |
Backnang is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (formerly the kingdom of Württemberg), roughly 30 kilometers northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century or so, from 7,650 (1900) to 35,761 (2005).
It has an interesting church named Stiftskirche, formerly the church of Backnang Abbey, dating from the 12th century. Backnang was known as Gerberstadt due to several tanneries and leather factories, and woollen and cloth mills. These have vanished nowadys, and telecommunication companies like Ericsson (formerly AEG, Telefunken, ANT, Bosch and Marconi) and Tesat-Spacecom followed.
In 1325, Backnang was ceded to Württemberg by the Baden (Zähringer family).
In the vicinity is the Wilhelmsheim sanatorium for consumptives.
[edit] Twin towns
Backnang's twin towns include:
[edit] External links
- http://www.backnang.de - Official homepage
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Alfdorf | Allmersbach im Tal | Althütte | Aspach | Auenwald | Backnang | Berglen | Burgstetten | Fellbach | Großerlach | Kaisersbach | Kernen (Remstal) | Kirchberg an der Murr | Korb | Leutenbach | Murrhardt | Oppenweiler | Plüderhausen | Remshalden | Rudersberg | Schorndorf | Schwaikheim | Spiegelberg | Sulzbach an der Murr | Urbach | Waiblingen | Weinstadt | Weissach im Tal | Welzheim | Winnenden | Winterbach
