Rottweil | |
|---|---|
 Main street | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rottweil within Rottweil district  | |
  Rottweil  Rottweil | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′5″N 8°37′29″E / 48.16806°N 8.62472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Rottweil |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Ralf Broß |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.76 km2 (27.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 24,977 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78628, 78652 (Unterrotenstein) |
| Dialling codes | 0741, 07427 (Neukirch) |
| Vehicle registration | RW |
| Website | www |
Rottweil (German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪl] (ⓘ)) is the oldest town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has almost 25,000 inhabitants as of 2015.
The Rottweiler dog breed is named after this town.
In 2015, the company ThyssenKrupp started to build a 807-foot (246 m) tower for $45 million in Rottweil. The tower was completed in 2017. It was the tallest elevator test tower in the world when it was finished.
