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Location of Winnenden within Rems-Murr-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates:48°52′35″N09°23′52″E / 48.87639°N 9.39778°E /48.87639; 9.39778 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Rems-Murr-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | town center and 8 Quarters |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor(2018–26) | Hartmut Holzwarth[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.05 km2 (10.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 29,436 |
| • Density | 1,049/km2 (2,718/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 71349–71364 |
| Dialling codes | 07195 |
| Vehicle registration | WN |
| Website | www.winnenden.de |
Winnenden (German pronunciation:[ˈvɪnəndn̩]ⓘ;Swabian:Wẽnnede) is a small town in theRems-Murr district of theStuttgart Region inBaden-Württemberg in southwestGermany. It lies in a wine-growing area approx. 20 km (12 mi) northeast ofStuttgart and has a population of fewer than 28,000. The town is home to theKärcher Company, makers of cleaning equipment namelypressure washers.
The earliest record of Winnenden is found in a document of 1181 where Gottfried of Schauenburg-Winnenden is mentioned as a witness testifying thatEmperor Friedrich I held the castle in the town. Around 1200 the castle, which was then called Windin, came into the possession ofHeinrich of Neuffen. In 1277 it was transferred toKonrad von Weinsberg. On 10 October 1325 the castle and town were sold toWürttemberg.
In theGerman Peasants' War Winnenden was first under the control of theArmer Konrad or the peasants' army, but by 1519 it was under the control of theSwabian League. In 1616 an epidemic took the lives of approximately half of the population of Winnenden. During theThirty Years' War the city was pillaged twice, in 1638 and 1643, andImperial, French, and Swedish troops occasionally occupied Winnenden during this conflict. Around the same time the town's castle became the seat of theWürttemberg-Winnental line of theHouse of Württemberg.
In March 2008, Winnenden and the nearby town of Backnang jointly hosted theWorld Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in cooperation with the German Debating Society. The competition was conducted at one of Winnenden's high schools, the Lessinggymnasium, and at a high school in Backnang, the Max-Borngymnasium.
The following parties constitute the city council according to the 2004 municipal elections: theCDU (10 seats), voter Free Association (8),SPD (5), andGreen Alternative List (3)
On 11 March 2009, the town made international headlines following a school shooting at theAlbertville-Realschule, one of Winnenden's secondary schools. The gunman was a former pupil who opened fire without warning. The shooting resulted in the deaths of twelve people, and the attacker committed suicide atWendlingen after killing three civilians. According to Heribert Rech, interior minister forBaden-Württemberg state, most of the victims at the school were female; eight female students, three female teachers, and one male student were killed in the school shooting.[3]
Since 1972, Breuningsweiler is a village in Winnenden inBaden-Württemberg,Germany. Breuningsweiler has about 1000 inhabitants.
Albertville, France (1969)
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain (1993)
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