Remseck am Neckar
Remseck am Neckar (, ) is a swabian town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Rems and Neckar, about 12 km northeast of Stuttgart, and 7 km southeast of Ludwigsburg. The town was formed on January 1, 1975, initially under the name Aldingen am Neckar. In 1977, it received the name Remseck am Neckar and has had the status of a Große Kreisstadt since January 1, 2004.
Key facts
- German place.name
- Remseck am Neckar
- German place.image_photo
- Neckargröningen, Blick auf Schloss Remseck, erbaut 1540, mit Atelier Gisela Ade - panoramio.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- The neogothic Remseck castle
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_coa
- Wappen Remseck am Neckar.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Remseck im Landkreis Ludwigsburg.png
- German place.state
- Baden-Württemberg
- German place.region
- Stuttgart
- German place.district
- Ludwigsburg
- German place.elevation
- 212
- German place.area
- 22.82
- German place.postal_code
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Remseck am Neckar (, ) is a swabian town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Rems and Neckar, about 12 km northeast of Stuttgart, and 7 km southeast of Ludwigsburg. The town was formed on January 1, 1975, initially under the name Aldingen am Neckar. In 1977, it received the name Remseck am Neckar and has had the status of a Große Kreisstadt since January 1, 2004.
==History== Before 1975 five of the six boroughs of Remseck used to be independent municipalities. References to Aldingen and Hochdorf can be found as early as 1100, Hochberg is mentioned in a text from 1231 whereas Neckargröningen is already referred to in 806. Neckarrems is also mentioned in 1268 as "Rems"; the "Neckar" was added only in the 17th century.