Boeblingen (city)

Located in southwestern Germany in the very center of Baden-Württemberg, 6 kilometers southwest of Stuttgart . In the immediate vicinity of the city runs the European highway E41 , connecting eastern Switzerland with the north-western part of Germany. It borders on the cities of Leinfelden-Echterdingen , Schöneich , Holzgerlingen , Enningen and Sindelfingen .

Since September 1, 1971, the city also includes the settlement of Dagersheim, located 3 kilometers northwest from the opposite side of the E41 highway. Böblingen itself is divided into several residential quarters, which were formed historically and do not have exact borders: Tannenberg, Waldburg, Grund, Dietzenhalde and others.

Human settlements on the territory of present-day Böblingen existed another 22,000 - 27,000 years ago, which is confirmed by archaeological finds discovered here. The first written confirmation of the existence of the settlement of Bebelingen ( German: Bebelingen ) at this place dates back to 1100 BC. e. ^[1] The ending "ingen" in the name of the city indicates the Alemannic origin, the first part is supposedly connected with the name of the ruler of these places - Bobilo.

In 1272, on the site of the Alemannic settlement, the native palatine of the Tubingenskys, a city was built in the form of a half-mast around a fortress standing on a hill. In the middle of the XIV century the city ​​was sold to the counts of the Württemberg house ^[1] .

On May 12, 1525, one of the bloodiest battles of the Peasant War took place in the vicinity of Böblingen, when George III Trucksess von Waldburg-Zeil, at the head of the forces of the Swabian Union, defeated the fifteen thousand army of peasants, three thousand of whom were killed ^[1] .

In 1648, after the end of the Thirty Years War, the population of the city was about 600 people.

In 1818, after the founding of the kingdom, Württemberg Böblingen received the status of a district center. By 1850, the population of the city increased to 3,665, mostly evangelicals . In addition to traditional agriculture, industry began to develop. In 1879, a railway line was drawn through Boeblingen.

On August 16, 1915, during the First World War , a military airfield was built in the city, transformed in 1925 into the central airport of the land. At the end of 1926, a famous sportsman and designer Dr. Hans Klemm founded the aircraft manufacturing company Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau GmbH (Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau GmbH), which played a big role during the Second World War .

The air raid by the US Air Force on the night of October 7-8, 1943 was the hardest test of the city in its history. Most of the old city with a city church, an old castle and a town hall lay in ruins. In total, about 40% of Boeblingen was destroyed by US Air Force bombing. A large number of residents were injured and killed ^[1] .

The impetus for the development of the city was the financial reform of 1948 . The population grew rapidly, by 1950 there were 12,600 inhabitants, by 1970 - 37,500. During this period, many enterprises were built, including IBM (in 1949 ) and Hewlett-Packard (in 1959 ).

In 1957 , when the population of Böblingen exceeded 20,000, the city authorities applied for the status of a “large district city” (Großen Kreisstadt). The application was reviewed by the government of Baden-Württemberg and approved on February 1, 1962 ^[1] .

The last city council elections were held on June 7, 2009 . Voter turnout was 44.24%. The election results were as follows:

Triple red gonfanon on a gold background. The coat of arms and the same red-yellow flag of Boeblingen have been used since the reign of the Palatines of the Tübingen.

  In the center of the coat of arms on a white background is a red snake with a golden crown on its head, a tail twisted into a ring and a forked black tongue sticking out of his mouth. In the upper part there are three red inverted mountain peaks with a golden color as a morning star at the tip of the central peak. Dagersheim has its own coat of arms, despite the fact that since 1971 the settlement has been part of Böblingen. The history of the coat of arms of Daggersheim dates back to the early Middle Ages .

The largest enterprises of the city:

• Computer industry: IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Philips , Siemens , Microsoft , Agilent Technologies , Verigy .
• Automotive: Daimler , Smart , Lear .
• Book Publishers: C&L Verlag .
• Aircraft: Moog GmbH

Among the main attractions of the city are the Peasant War Museum, the Boeblingen City Art Gallery, the German Butcher Museum (German) , the symbol of the city is the parish evangelical church on the central market square, rebuilt after World War II, an old water tower 31 meters high with a viewing platform.

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