Vaihingen

Vaihingen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Vaihingen
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Coordinates: 48°55′58″N 8°57′23″E / 48.93278°N 8.95639°E / 48.93278; 8.95639
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ludwigsburg
Subdivisions	9
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Maisch
Area
• Total	73.41 km2 (28.34 sq mi)
Elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	28,772
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	71654–71665
Dialling codes	07042
Vehicle registration	LB
Website	www.vaihingen.de

Vaihingen an der Enz is a town in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is on the banks of the Enz river between the large cities of Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. About 30,000 people live there.

History

Vaihingen is an old city, going back as far as the year 799 CE. Vaihingen was formally established as a town by Count Gottfried von Vaihingen in the year 1252. After theReformation, Vaihingen became a Protestant city. During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Vaihingen became a battle ground between the Protestants and Catholics. The Revolution of 1848 hurt the economy in Vaihingen. Many people left Vaihingen to look for work in other towns. In the early 1900s, a railroad connection was made to Vaihingen. That brought more people, and also businesses, to Vaihingen. In 1938 Vaihingen became the regional center.

People

• Jacob Friedrich von Abel (1751-1829), Professor of Philosophy

Born in Vaihingen May 9, 1751. Published his "Introduction to the doctrine of spirituality" ("Einleitung in die Seelenlehre") in Stuttgart, 1786

• Karl Friedrich Hensler (1759-1825), Viennese theater director
• Karl Gerok (1815-1890), Bishop
• Friedrich Kellner (1885-1970) Chief Justice Inspector, Diarist

Born in Vaihingen February 1, 1885. Kellner lived in Laubach, Hessen, during WWII. He recorded the misdeeds of the Nazis in a secret diary. His 10-volume diary was exhibited at the George Bush Presidential Library in 2005. A Canadian documentary, My Opposition: the Diaries of Friedrich Kellner, was made in 2006.

References

Other websites

Media related to Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany at Wikimedia Commons

• Internet website for Vaihingen
• Pictures of the concentration camp cemetery at Vaihingen/Enz at the Sites of Memory webpage
• Pictures of the military and refugee memorials in the municipal cemetery at Vaihingen/Enz at the Sites of Memory webpage