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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German location
|type = Stadt
|type = Stadt
|image_coa = Winnenden Wappen.svg
|image_coa = DEU Winnenden COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48|52|35|N|09|23|52|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|48|52|35|N|09|23|52|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_photo = BlickWinnenden.JPG
|image_photo = 2098 Winnenden.jpg
|image_caption = Winnenden
|image_caption = Winnenden
|image_plan = Winnenden im Rems-Murr-Kreis.png
|state = Baden-Württemberg
|state = Baden-Württemberg
|region = Stuttgart
|region = Stuttgart
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|elevation = 292
|elevation = 292
|area = 28.05
|area = 28.05
|population = 27732<!-- Bitte nicht per Hand aktualisieren: [[Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Kommunen_und_Landkreise_in_Deutschland/Einwohnerzahlen]] -->
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|Stand = 2009-03-11
|postal_code = 71349–71364
|postal_code = 71349–71364
|PLZ-alt = 7057
|area_code = 07195
|area_code = 07195
|licence = WN
|licence = WN
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 19 085
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 19 085
|divisions = town center and 8 Quarters
|divisions = town center and 8 Quarters
|Adresse = Torstraße 10<br />71364 Winnenden
|website = [http://www.winnenden.de/ www.winnenden.de]
|website = [http://www.winnenden.de/ www.winnenden.de]
|mayor = Hartmut Holzwarth<ref>[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse], Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.</ref>
|mayor = Hartmut Holzwarth
|leader_term = 2018–26
|Bürgermeistertitel = Oberbürgermeister
|Bürgermeistertitel = Oberbürgermeister
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|party = CDU
}}
}}
'''Winnenden''' ([[Swabian German|Swabian]]: ''Wẽnnede'') is a small town in the [[Rems-Murr]] district of the [[Stuttgart Region]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]] in southwest [[Germany]]. It lies in a wine-growing area approx. {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Stuttgart]] and has a population of fewer than 28,000. The town is home to the [[Kärcher]] Company, makers of cleaning equipment namely [[pressure washers]].
'''Winnenden''' ([[Swabian German|Swabian]]: ''Wẽnnede'') is a small town in the [[Rems-Murr]] district of the [[Stuttgart Region]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]] in southwest [[Germany]]. It lies in a wine-growing area approx. {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Stuttgart]] and has a population of fewer than 28,000. The town is home to the [[Kärcher]] Company, makers of cleaning equipment namely [[pressure washers]].
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==Breuningsweiler==
==Breuningsweiler==
Since 1972, Breuningsweiler is a district of Winnenden in [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. Breuningsweiler has about 1000 inhabitants.
Since 1972, Breuningsweiler is a village in Winnenden in [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. Breuningsweiler has about 1000 inhabitants.


===History===
===History===
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*1886 The [[fire department]] was founded.
*1886 The [[fire department]] was founded.
*1909 the "Brestling" (strawberry) was brought to Breuningsweiler. As a result, Breuningsweiler is also known as "Brestlingsweiler".
*1909 the "Brestling" (strawberry) was brought to Breuningsweiler. As a result, Breuningsweiler is also known as "Brestlingsweiler".
*1911 Breuningsweiler got [[electricity]].
*1911 Breuningsweiler got [[electricity]].
*1922/1923 The church was built.
*1922/1923 The church was built.
*1939 The [[census]] of population from 1939 showed that 293 people lived in Breuningsweiler.
*1939 The [[census]] of population from 1939 showed that 293 people lived in Breuningsweiler.
*1968 The fire department of Breuningsweiler acquired a [[fire engine]].
*1968 The fire department of Breuningsweiler acquired a [[fire engine]].
*1970 The [[Gymnasium (Germany)|gymnasium]] was built by the sports club.
*1970 The [[Gymnasium (Germany)|gymnasium]] was built by the sports club.
*1972 Breuningsweiler was [[suburb]]anized to Winnenden on the 1 January 1972.
*1972 Breuningsweiler was [[suburb]]anized to Winnenden on 1 January 1972.
*1973 The dedication of the new church.
*1973 The dedication of the new church.


==Twin towns – sister cities==
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==External links==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
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*[http://www.winnenden.de/start Homepage] (German)
Winnenden is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte von Winnenden|url=https://www.winnenden.de/start/verwaltung-politik/Partnerstaedte.html|website=winnenden.de|publisher=Winnenden|language=de|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref>
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*[http://www.pangloss.de/cms/index.php?page=winnenden-history A Chronology of Winnenden's Local History](English)
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*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Albertville]], France (1969)
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*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Santo Domingo de la Calzada]], Spain (1993)


== Notable people ==
==Sister cities==
* [[Polykarp Leyser the Elder]] (1552–1610), a Lutheran theologian, superintendent of Braunschweig

* [[Johann Albrecht Bengel]] (1687–1752), known as ''Bengelius'', a Lutheran [[pietist]] clergyman and Greek-language scholar
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* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Albertville]], [[France]]
* [[John Eppinger]] (1730–1776), master builder, an [[American Revolutionary War]] patriot in [[Savannah, Georgia]]
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* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Santo Domingo de la Calzada]], [[Spain]]
* [[Johann Gottlieb Christaller]] (1827–1895), missionary, clergyman, ethnolinguist, translator and philologist; known as the "''founder of scientific linguistic research in West Africa''".


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

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==External links==
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*[http://www.winnenden.de/start Homepage] (German)
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*[http://www.pangloss.de/cms/index.php?page=winnenden-history A Chronology of Winnenden's Local History](English)


{{commons category|Winnenden}}
{{commons category|Winnenden}}


{{Cities and towns in Rems-Murr (district)}}
{{Cities and towns in Rems-Murr (district)}}

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{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Rems-Murr-Kreis]]
[[Category:Rems-Murr-Kreis]]
[[Category:Württemberg]]
[[Category:Württemberg]]

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Location of Winnenden within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
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Winnenden is located in Germany
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Winnenden is located in Baden-Württemberg
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Coordinates: 48°52′35″N 09°23′52″E / 48.87639°N 9.39778°E / 48.87639; 9.39778
LandDeutschland
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictRems-Murr-Kreis
Subdivisionstown center and 8 Quarters
Regierung
 • Lord mayor (2018–26) Hartmut Holzwarth[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total28.05 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total29,245
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
71349–71364
Dialling codes07195
Vehicle registrationWN
Websitewww.winnenden.de

Winnenden (Swabian: Wẽnnede) is a small town in the Rems-Murr district of the Stuttgart Region in Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany. It lies in a wine-growing area approx. 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Stuttgart and has a population of fewer than 28,000. The town is home to the Kärcher Company, makers of cleaning equipment namely pressure washers.

History

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The earliest record of Winnenden is found in a document of 1181 where Gottfried of Schauenburg-Winnenden is mentioned as a witness testifying that Emperor Friedrich I held the castle in the town. Around 1200 the castle, which was then called Windin, came into the possession of Heinrich of Neuffen. In 1277 it was transferred to Konrad von Weinsberg. On 10 October 1325 the castle and town were sold to Württemberg.

In the German Peasants' War Winnenden was first under the control of the Armer Konrad or the peasants' army, but by 1519 it was under the control of the Swabian League. In 1616 an epidemic took the lives of approximately half of the population of Winnenden. During the Thirty Years' War the city was pillaged twice, in 1638 and 1643, and Imperial, French, and Swedish troops occasionally occupied Winnenden during this conflict. Around the same time the town's castle became the seat of the Württemberg-Winnental line of the House of Württemberg.

In March 2008, Winnenden and the nearby town of Backnang jointly hosted the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in cooperation with the German Debating Society. The competition was conducted at one of Winnenden's high schools, the Lessinggymnasium, and at a high school in Backnang, the Max-Borngymnasium.

Politics

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The following parties constitute the city council according to the 2004 municipal elections: the CDU (10 seats), voter Free Association (8), SPD (5), and Green Alternative List (3)

2009 school shooting incident

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Main article: Winnenden school shooting

On 11 March 2009, the town made international headlines following a school shooting at the Albertville-Realschule, one of Winnenden's secondary schools. The gunman was a former pupil who opened fire without warning. The shooting resulted in the deaths of twelve people, and the attacker committed suicide at Wendlingen after killing three civilians. According to Heribert Rech, interior minister for Baden-Württemberg state, most of the victims at the school were female; eight female students, three female teachers, and one male student were killed in the school shooting.[3]

Breuningsweiler

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Since 1972, Breuningsweiler is a village in Winnenden in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Breuningsweiler has about 1000 inhabitants.

History

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Arms of Breuningsweiler (in use until 1972)
  • 1293 The village was first mentioned on 22 July 1293. At that time the abbey of Lorch agreed with Graf Eberhard to protect "Bruningswilar", as it was called then.
  • 1443 the Schenkin of Winnenden inherited "Bruningswilar".
  • 1542 15 families lived in Breuningsweiler.
  • 1600 the village had 30 households with 150 people living there.
  • 1829 the town hall was built.
  • 1886 The fire department was founded.
  • 1909 the "Brestling" (strawberry) was brought to Breuningsweiler. As a result, Breuningsweiler is also known as "Brestlingsweiler".
  • 1911 Breuningsweiler got electricity.
  • 1922/1923 The church was built.
  • 1939 The census of population from 1939 showed that 293 people lived in Breuningsweiler.
  • 1968 The fire department of Breuningsweiler acquired a fire engine.
  • 1970 The gymnasium was built by the sports club.
  • 1972 Breuningsweiler was suburbanized to Winnenden on 1 January 1972.
  • 1973 The dedication of the new church.

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Winnenden is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ German rampage victims mostly female
  4. ^ "Partnerstädte von Winnenden". winnenden.de (in German). Winnenden. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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