Editing Waiblingen

{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=February 2009|Waiblingen}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox German place
|type               = Town
|image_photo        = Waiblingen in 2007.jpg
|image_caption      = Waiblingen
|image_coa          = Wappen Waiblingen.svg
|image_plan         = Waiblingen im Rems-Murr-Kreis.png
|coordinates        = {{coord|48|49|49|N|09|19|01|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|state              = Baden-Württemberg
|region             = Stuttgart
|district           = Rems-Murr-Kreis
|elevation          = 230
|area               = 42.76
|postal_code        = 71331–71336
|area_code          = 07151, 07146
|licence            = WN, BK
|Gemeindeschlüssel  = 08 1 19 079
|website            = [https://www.waiblingen.de/ www.waiblingen.de]
|mayor              = Sebastian Wolf<ref>[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/oberbuergermeisterwahl-waiblingen-2022/ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Waiblingen 2022], Staatsanzeiger.</ref>
|leader_term        = 2022&ndash;30
|Bürgermeistertitel = Lord Mayor
|party              = CDU
}}
'''Waiblingen''' ({{IPA|de|ˈvaɪblɪŋən|-|De-Waiblingen.ogg}}; [[Swabian German|Swabian]]: ''Woeblinge'') is a town in the southwest of [[Germany]], located in the center of the densely populated [[Stuttgart region]], directly neighboring [[Stuttgart]]. It is the capital and largest city of the [[Rems-Murr-Kreis|Rems-Murr]] district. {{As of|2018|12|31}}, Waiblingen had 55,449 inhabitants (27,334 men and 28,115 women).

{{As of|2004|12|31}}, the area of the town (including all external properties, such as forests) was {{cvt|42.76|km2}}.

==History==
Waiblingen was first mentioned in [[Carolingian]] documents in 885 at the time of [[Charles the Fat]]. It received its town charter in 1250.

Waiblingen was the property of the [[Salian]] kings, from whom the [[Hohenstaufen]] dukes and kings inherited it. It is intimately tied to the conflict between [[Guelphs and Ghibellines]] in the 12th and 13th century. During the [[Siege of Weinsberg]] in 1140, the Hohenstaufens of [[Swabia]] (led by [[Conrad III of Germany]]) used "Wibellingen" - a version of the town name - as their rallying cry; "Wibellingen" subsequently became Ghibellino in Italian.<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Guelphs and Ghibellines |volume=12 |pages=668–669}}</ref>

The town was almost completely destroyed in 1634 during the [[Thirty Years' War]], when [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial]] and Spanish troops sacked the city after the [[Battle of Nördlingen (1634)|Battle of Nördlingen]]. Fires raged for more than a week, and most of Waiblingen's citizens were killed or had to flee. Rebuilding only began four years after this catastrophe; the existing old central part of the town dates back to the years between 1640 and 1700. Its fortifications are now well restored.

==Incorporation==
The following towns were incorporated into Waiblingen:
*1 December 1971: [[Beinstein]]
*1 January 1975:  [[Bittenfeld]], [[Hegnach]], [[Hohenacker]], and [[Neustadt an der Rems|Neustadt]]

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Waiblingen (1991-2020)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| precipitation colour    = green
| Jan mean C  =2.0
| Feb mean C  =2.9
| Mar mean C  =6.5
| Apr mean C  =10.7
| May mean C  =14.8
| Jun mean C  =18.2
| Jul mean C  =20.1
| Aug mean C  =19.7
| Sep mean C  =15.2
| Oct mean C  =10.6
| Nov mean C  =5.8
| Dec mean C  =2.7
| year mean C =

| Jan precipitation mm  =50.7
| Feb precipitation mm  =45.7
| Mar precipitation mm  =52.3
| Apr precipitation mm  =45.8
| May precipitation mm  =86.5
| Jun precipitation mm  =85.1
| Jul precipitation mm  =90.4
| Aug precipitation mm  =83.5
| Sep precipitation mm  =56.5
| Oct precipitation mm  =65.6
| Nov precipitation mm  =59.5
| Dec precipitation mm  =63.4
| year precipitation mm =

|Jan sun = 63.2
|Feb sun = 86.8
|Mar sun = 139
|Apr sun = 184
|May sun = 209.1
|Jun sun = 227.1
|Jul sun = 242
|Aug sun = 226.7
|Sep sun = 167.9
|Oct sun = 112
|Nov sun = 66.5
|Dec sun = 54
|year sun = 
|source 1 = ''[[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lufttemperatur: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020 |url=https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/mittelwerte/temp_9120_SV_html.html?view=nasPublication&nn=771428 |website=dwd.de |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |access-date=23 February 2024|no-pp=y |language=German |trans-title=Air Temperature: Long-term averages for 1991-2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/mittelwerte/nieder_9120_SV_html.html?view=nasPublication&nn=771428 |title=Niederschlag: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020 |access-date=23 February 2024|website=dwd.de |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |no-pp=y |language=German |trans-title=Precipitation: Long-term averages for 1991-2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/mittelwerte/sonne_9120_SV_html.html?view=nasPublication&nn=771428 |title=Sonnenscheindauer: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020 |website=dwd.de |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |access-date=23 February 2024 |no-pp=y |language=German |trans-title=Sunshine: Long-term averages for 1991-2020 }}</ref>
}}

==Economy==
Waiblingen houses the principal office of the world's biggest [[chainsaw]] manufacturer, [[Stihl]]. Engineering and technology multinational [[Robert Bosch GmbH]] has two factories in the city producing polymer and packaging technology.

It is also the location for the [[Briefzentrum (Deutsche Post)|letter processing center]] for the Stuttgart region of the [[Deutsche Post]].

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Waiblingen is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://www.waiblingen.de/de/Die-Stadt/Unsere-Stadt/Stadtportrait/Staedtepartnerschaften/Partnerstadt-Mayenne|website=waiblingen.de|publisher=Waiblingen|language=de|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Baja, Hungary|Baja]], Hungary
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Devizes]], England, United Kingdom
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jesi]], Italy
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mayenne, Mayenne|Mayenne]], France
*{{flagicon|US}} [[Virginia Beach]], United States

== Notable people ==
{{Category see also|People from Waiblingen}}
[[File:52Eberhard II.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg]], ca. 1640]]
[[File:Norbert F. Pötzl, 2017.jpg|thumb|140px|Norbert F. Pötzl, 2017]]
[[File:Nadine Krause 02.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Nadine Krause]], 2008]]
* [[Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg-Urach]] (1439–1457, the Count of Württemberg, reigned from 1450 to 1457.
* [[Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg]] (1447–1504), a nobleman, Count of Württemberg-Stuttgart from 1480 to 1496.
* [[Jakob Andreae]] (1528–1590), a significant German Lutheran theologian and Protestant Reformer
* [[Adam Gottlieb Weigen]] (1677–1727), a German [[Pietism|pietist]], theologian and early animal rights writer.
* [[Luise Duttenhofer]] (1776–1829), a German [[papercutting]] artist.
* [[:de:Karl Daiber|Karl Daiber, (DE Wiki)]] (1878-1956) architect and politician in [[Ulm]]
* [[Carl Paul Pfleiderer]] (1881–1960), mechanical engineer and university lecturer, developed the [[centrifugal pump]]
* [[Christian Mergenthaler]] (1884–1980), a Nazi politician, [[Ministerpräsident]] of Württemberg, 1933–1945
* [[:de:Gottlob Kopp|Gottlob Kopp, (DE Wiki)]] (1895-1970), a German painter, president of the Stuttgart Chamber of Crafts
* [[Lenore Volz]] (1913–2009), a Protestant theologian, one of the first local women to be a church minister.
* [[:de:Manfred Wundram|Manfred Wundram, (DE Wiki)]] (1925–2015), a German art historian, died locally
* [[:de:Ulrich Gauß|Ulrich Gauß, (DE Wiki)]] (born 1932), politician (FDP), Lord Mayor of Waiblingen, 1970-1994.
* [[Alfred Biolek]] (1934–2021), a German entertainer and TV producer, grew up locally
* [[:de:Norbert F. Pötzl|Norbert F. Pötzl, (DE Wiki)]] (born 1948), journalist, author and editor of [[Der Spiegel]]
* [[Mathias Richling]] (born 1953), actor, author, comedian and [[Kabarett]] artist.
* [[Claus E. Heinrich]] ((born 1955), a German manager and entrepreneur 
* [[Christoph Niemann]]  (born 1970), an illustrator, graphic designer and children's book author.
* [[Boris Palmer]] (born 1972), politician and former member of the Green Party; mayor of [[Tübingen]] since 2007.

=== Sport ===
* [[Manfred Winkelhock]] (1951–1985), a German racing driver.
* [[Joachim Winkelhock]] (born 1960), a German motor racing driver.
* [[Günther Schäfer]] (born 1962), a German football coach and a former player who played 373 games
* [[Thomas Winkelhock]] (born 1968), a German racing driver. 
* [[Anouschka Bernhard]] (born 1970), a retired German footballer who played 47 games for [[Germany women's national football team|Germany women]] 
* [[Achim Pfuderer]] (born 1975), a German former footballer who played over 240 games
* [[Michael Fink (footballer)|Michael Fink]] (born 1982), a German football manager and player who played 414 games
* [[Nadine Krause]] (born 1982), a German former handballer who played 188 games for [[Germany women's national handball team|Germany women]]
* [[Matthias Morys]] (born 1987), a Polish-German former footballer who played over 400 games
* [[Alessandro Abruscia]] (born 1990), an Italian-German footballer who has played over 380 games
* [[Simon Skarlatidis]] (born 1991), a German footballer who has played over 330 games

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage}}
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
* [http://panoblog.de/?page_id=104 Galerie Stihl Waiblingen in 360°-Panoramapictures]
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*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Waiblingen}}

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