Bad Cannstatt | |
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| Coordinates:48°48′20.16″N9°12′50.76″E / 48.8056000°N 9.2141000°E /48.8056000; 9.2141000 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Urban district |
| City | Stuttgart |
| Subdivisions | 19 Boroughs |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.713 km2 (6.067 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 70,600 |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 70331–70378 |
| Dialling codes | 0711 |
| Vehicle registration | S |
| Website | Stuttgart website |
Bad Cannstatt, also calledCannstatt (until July 23, 1933)[2] orKannstadt (until1900), is one of the outerstadtbezirke, or city boroughs, ofStuttgart inBaden-Württemberg,Germany. Bad Cannstatt is the oldest and most populous of Stuttgart's boroughs, and one of the most historically significant towns in the area of Stuttgart.[a] The town is home to theCannstatter Wasen andCannstatter Volksfestbeer festivals, theMHPArena (VfB Stuttgart), theHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, and thePorsche-Arena.
Bad Cannstatt's name originates from aCastra stativa,Cannstatt Castrum, the massiveRoman Castra that was erected on the hilly ridge in AD 90 to protect the valuable river crossing and local trade.[4][5] In the past, Bad Cannstatt has been known as simply Cannstatt orKannstatt,[6]Cannstadt,Canstatt,Kanstatt, andCondistat.[7] Its name was changed to include "Bad" (German:Bath) to mention the town's spas on 23 July1933.
Bad Cannstatt lies on theNeckar at the convergence of various regional trails.[7]The area was inhabited by the Seelberg mammoth hunters during thelast glacial period.[8]The town was founded during theRoman period, records survive of Roman knowledge of the area's springs.[6] The nearbySielberg is notable for itscaverns andfossils.[7]
In 746Carloman, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, called a council at Cannstatt,arrested and executed virtually all nobles of theAlemanni. This marks the transfer of power from the Alemanni to the emerging Carolingians.[9] The present name first appeared as the seat of a court held byCharlemagne in the 8th century while trying the rebellious dukes ofAlemannia andBavaria.
Cannstatt was the capital of thecounty of Württemberg into the 14th[6] or15th century;[7] the Rotenberg was the location of the ruling house's ancestral castle.[6] Cannstatt subsequently formed part of theduchy,electorate, andkingdom of Württemberg. It lay about 2.5 miles (4 km) fromStuttgart proper,[7] although it has since grown to include Bad Cannstatt. In the 13th or 14th century,Louis the Bavarian expanded its rights and privileges to equality withEsslingen. Its 15th-century cathedral was dedicated toSt Uffo.[7] In 1755, theGreat Lisbon earthquake caused the town hall to subside about 3 feet (1 m).[10] During thewars which followed the French Revolution, the town was the site on 21 July 1796 of aFrench victory over theAustrian Empire.[6]
In the 19th century, it boasted an attractive town hall, a royal theater, a market house, theWilhelma andRosenstein palaces, and extensive industry includingwool-spinning,dyeing,steelmaking, and construction ofmachinery. There were then about 40 mineral springs, which were considered beneficial for "dyspepsia andweakness of thenervous system",[7] as well as "diseases of the throat".[6] Cannstatt was the site ofGottlieb Daimler's invention of the first petroleum-fueled automobile in 1886[11] and housed an automotive factory before theFirst World War. Around that time, it also had notable railway and chemical works and a brewery. Cannstatt was incorporated intoStuttgart in 1904.[6]
Of the 19 surviving mineral springs, 11 are recognized as state wells.[clarification needed] In the world, it is now second to onlyÚjbuda inBudapest,Hungary, in scale.[12] The Mombach spring is the only one that releases its water without pressure in large quantities; its outflow is used in the adjacent baths and the Wilhelma spa.[citation needed]
Famous people associated with Bad-Cannstatt include:
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