Nürtingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. Population 40.111 (2003), geographical location 48° 37' North, 9° 20' East. It is located at the river Neckar. 291 m over sea level.

History

  • 1046 : First mention of Niuritingin in the document of Speyer. Heinrich III gave Nürtingen as a gift to the chapter of Speyer
  • around 1335 : Nürtingen receives the city rights
  • 1421 : Nürtingen is the domicile of the Württemberg widows.
  • 1602 : The Maientag, a famous folklore procession and celebration is put on record
  • 1634 : Half of the population died in the Thirty Years' War and of the pest
  • 1750 : 133 buildings were burned down in the great fire
  • 1783/1784 : Friedrich Hölderlin and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling are pupils of the Latin school (German: Lateinschule)
  • 1945 : A few bombs hit Nürtingen. The Tiefenbachtal (a valley in south part of Nürtingen) was an escape route for German soldiers.
  • 1948 : The population raises from 10.000 to 17.000 due to the refugees and displaced persons of East Germany
  • 1973 : The district of Nürtingen is merged into the district of Esslingen

External links

Official website of the city (German)