Rottweil

Rottweil (German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪl] ( listen)) is the oldest town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.[2] It has almost 25,000 inhabitants as of 2015.

Germany Rottweil Main Street.jpg
Coat of arms of Rottweil
Location of Rottweil within Rottweil district
Rottweil in RW.svg
Coordinates: 48°10′5″N 8°37′29″E / 48.16806°N 8.62472°E / 48.16806; 8.62472Coordinates: 48°10′5″N 8°37′29″E / 48.16806°N 8.62472°E / 48.16806; 8.62472
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictRottweil
Government
 • Lord mayorRalf Broß
Area
 • Total71.76 km2 (27.71 sq mi)
Elevation
557 m (1,827 ft)
Population
 (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total24,915
 • Density347.199/km2 (899.24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78628, 78652 (Unterrotenstein)
Vehicle registrationRW
Websitewww.rottweil.de

The Rottweiler dog breed is named after this town.

In 2015, the company ThyssenKrupp started to build a 807-foot (246 m) tower for $45 million in Rottweil.[3] The tower was completed in 2017. It was the tallest elevator test tower in the world when it was finished.[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Rottweil is twinned with:[5]

Rottweil Media

References

  1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Rottweil: Warum die älteste Stadt in Baden-Württemberg einen Besuch wert ist".
  3. Brown, Eliot (September 15, 2015). Elevators Elevate German City's Image. ISSN 0099-9660 . https://www.wsj.com/articles/elevators-elevate-german-citys-image-1442324191. Retrieved 2 February 2017. 
  4. Dillon, Conor (2015-06-26). "World's tallest elevator tower rises in Rottweil, Germany | DW | 26.06.2015". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. "Rottweil und seine Partnerschaften". rottweil.de (in Deutsch). Rottweil. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

Other websites

  Media related to Rottweil at Wikimedia Commons

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