Ettlingen

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Ettlingen
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Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Population	38,993 (2004)
Area	56.74 km²
Population density	687 /km²
Elevation	132 m
Coordinates	48°56′ N 8°24′ E
Postal code	76255-76275
Area code	07243
Licence plate code	KA
Mayor	Gabriela Büssemaker (FDP)
Website	www.ettlingen.de

Ettlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is about 10km south of the city of Karlsruhe. After Bruchsal, Ettlingen is the second largest city in the Karlsruhe Landkreis.

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[edit] Geography

Ettlingen sits at the edge of the northern Black Forest. The Alb River runs out of the hills of the Black Forest and into the Rhine Valley at Ettlingen. The central part of the city is in the Rhine flood plain, its outlying districts, especially to the west and north, are in the low hills that form the beginning of the Black Forest.

[edit] History

Ettlingen was an important crossroads during Roman times, this is demonstrated by the many artifacts found in the area as well as the Neptunstein which commemorates a flood of the Rhine in Latin. The city is first documented in 788 as "Ediningom" in an announcement of the Monastery in Wissembourg in Alsace. In 965, the village of Ettlingen (Ediningom) received market rights (Marktrecht) from Emperor Otto the Great. In 1192, Ettlingen was raised to city status in the German Empire by Heinrich VI one of Friederich Barabarossa's sons. The Margrave Hermann V of Baden became Ettlingen's feudal lord in 1219. In the following years it became an independent city in the Margravite of Baden-Baden.

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During the Nine Years War the city was near completely burned to the ground by the troops of Louis XIV, it was however rebuilt. After the Catholic line of Baden-Baden died out in 1771, Ettlingen became Lutheran under the Margravite of Baden-Durlach the Margrave of Baden became an Elector in 1806 and a Grand Duke in 1806.

Ettlingen remained an independent city until 1937 when it was incorporated into the Karlsruhe Landkreis. Since then, Ettlingen has been a part of the Karlsruhe Landkreis.

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