Rottenburg am Neckar
Also known as Rottenburg/Neckar, Sumelocenna
city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Baden-Württemberg
- Admin region
- Tübingen
- District
- Tübingen
- Lord mayor 2024 32
- Stephan Neher
- Total
- 142.26 km (54.93 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 349 m (1,145 ft)
- Density
- 321.08/km (831.60/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Postal codes
- 72101–72108
- Dialling codes
- 07472, 07478, 07457, 07073
- Vehicle registration
Article
Rottenburg am Neckar ( German: [ˈʁɔtn̩bʊʁk ʔam ˈnɛkaʁ] , lit. 'Rottenburg on the Neckar'; until 10 July 1964 only Rottenburg; Swabian: Raodaburg) is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (Landkreis) of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southwest of the provincial capital Stuttgart and about 12 km (7 mi) southwest of the district town Tübingen. Rottenburg is the second-largest town of the district after Tübingen and makes up a secondary centre for the surrounding community. Since 1 May 1972, Rottenburg am Neckar has been a district town (Große Kreisstadt). Rottenburg agreed to an administrative collective with the municipalities of Hirrlingen, Neustetten and Starzach.
Rottenburg is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop, being the official centre of the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. Moreover, it has a college of church music and a university of applied sciences (German Fachhochschule), specialising in forestry.