Sindelfingen
Sign in to saveSindelfingen (; Swabian: Sendlfenga) is a city in Baden-Württemberg in south Germany. It lies near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe (a tributary of the river Würm), and is home to a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant. The current mayor of the city of Sindelfingen is Dr. Bernd Vöhringer.
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Sindelfingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, located near Stuttgart along the Schwippe river. It is primarily known as the home of a major Mercedes-Benz assembly plant, which is central to the city's economy and significance.
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Key facts
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- Sindelfingen martinskirche.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- St. Martin, the Lutheran main church
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 08 1 15 045
- German place.type
- Town
- German place.image_coa
- Sindelfingen Wappen.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Sindelfingen in BB.svg
- German place.state
- Baden-Württemberg
- German place.region
- Stuttgart
- German place.district
- Böblingen
- German place.elevation
- 449
- German place.area
- 50.83
- German place.postal_code
- 71043–71069
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Points of interest
- Culture
- Demographics
- Mercedes-Benz factory
- Shooting
- Transport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Sport
- References
- External links
Sindelfingen (; Swabian: Sendlfenga) is a city in Baden-Württemberg in south Germany. It lies near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe (a tributary of the river Würm), and is home to a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant. The current mayor of the city of Sindelfingen is Dr. Bernd Vöhringer.
==History== 1155 – First documented mention of Sindelfingen 1263 – Sindelfingen was founded by Count Rudolf Scherer of Tübingen-Herrenberg 1351 – The city was sold to Württemberg Middle Ages – Notable weaving industry 1535 – Entrance of the Protestant Reformation 1944 – Stuttgart/Sindelfingen oil refinery bombed by the Oil Campaign of World War II 1962 – Sindelfingen became a "Große Kreisstadt" (city with special governmental responsibilities within the larger county) 1971 – Municipal annexation of the neighbouring villages Maichingen and Darmsheim 1987 – The final traditional Sindelfinger Volksfest was held (the site was later required for a state-level horticulture and landscaping exhibition)