Country Germany Admin. region Stuttgart Elevation 276 m (906 ft) Local time Wednesday 3:29 AM | State Baden-Württemberg District Esslingen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 14,209 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 92% Humidity Points of interest Hundertwasserhaus Plochingen, Kletterwald Plochingen GmbH, Jubiläumsturm | ||
Plochingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Contents
- Map of Plochingen Germany
- Geography
- History
- Mayors
- Transportation
- Culture
- Industry
- Twin towns Sister cities
- Notable people from Plochingen
- References
Map of Plochingen, Germany
Geography
It is located at the confluence of Fils and Neckar, 19 km southeast of Stuttgart and the Neckar is navigable from here on.
History
For the first time Plochingen was mentioned in 1146 as "Blochingen" in a document of Conrad III of Germany. In Plochingen were two castles, but none of them are left. Plochingen was 1698 post station on the imperial post road from Antwerp to Venice. The Fils Valley Railway came 1846 up to Plochingen, only a year after in Württemberg the line between Cannstatt and Untertürkheim had been opened. The Swabian Jura Association was founded in 1888 in the still existing restaurant Waldhorn. on 1 June 1913 a tornado destroyed numerous buildings in Plochingen. On April 13, 1948, the municipality of Plochingen became a town. On 12 July 1968, was the inauguration of the Neckar harbor Plochingen. Since the beginning of the S-Bahn Stuttgart traffic on 1 October 1978, the vehicles are technically maintained and cleaned in the depot Plochingen. 1998 Plochingen hosted the Landesgartenschau of Baden-Württemberg.
Mayors
Transportation
Plochingen is one of the main stations on line one (S1) of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. The Fils Valley Railway, part of the connection from Stuttgart to Munich, runs through Plochingen, with the Neckar-Alb Railway to Tübingen starting here. The public transport here is good, so that even on weekends bus and train connections are very frequent.
Culture
Close to the railway station is a Hundertwasserhaus, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser and built in 1992. As this house should "not disturb the traditional skyline of the town", the house is rather conventional on the outside, which is unlike other Hundertwasserhauses. However, there is a single, significant tower in a style typical of Hundertwasser visible from outside the complex. The interior court evokes a typical Hundertwasser style. The courtyard also features a cafe.
Industry
Close to the Railway station is located the office of the Automotive giant BOSCH. Many people travel to Plochingen every morning for their work. Also near the Railway station, there is another company, Ceramtec.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Plochingen is twinned with: