Eppingen
Eppingen | |
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Location of Eppingen within Heilbronn district | |
Coordinates: 49°8′N 8°55′E / 49.133°N 8.917°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Heilbronn |
Subdivisions | 7 |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2020–28) | Klaus Holaschke[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 88.59 km2 (34.20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 22,226 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 75031 |
Dialling codes | 07262, 07260, 07138 |
Vehicle registration | HN |
Website | www.eppingen.de |
Eppingen (German: [ˈɛpɪŋən] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The town has the second-largest population in the district.
Eppingen lies in the
History
Eppingen was first mentioned in 985 when
Eppingen was owned by
During the Palatinate wars of succession, Eppingen functioned as the main storage facility for the German army. From 1695 to 1697, the
During 1971 and 1972, Eppingen annexed the six surrounding communities of Adelshofen, Elsenz, Richen, Rohrbach am Gießhübel, Kleingartach and Mühlbach. In 2000, Eppingen's population exceeded 20,000; and it attained the status of a district town in 2002.
Population Change
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Mayors
- 1808-1813: Heinrich Jakob Raußmüller
- 1813-1816: Carl Morano
- 1816-1831: Ludwig Lother
- 1831-1844: Friedrich Hochstetter
- 1844-1847: Johann Ludwig Raußmüller
- 1847-1859: Wilhelm Lother
- 1859-1866: Gustav Hochstetter
- 1866-1870: Ludwig Lother
- 1870-1878: Heinrich Raußmüller
- 1878-1890: Paul Bentel
- 1890-1894: Heinrich Schmelcher
- 1894-1903: Philipp Vielhauer
- 1903-1933: Albert Wirth
- 1933-1937: Karl Doll
- 1937-1945: Karl Zutavern
- 1945-1948: Jakob Dörr
- 1948-1966: Karl Thomä
- 1966-1980: Rüdiger Peuckert
- 1980-2004: Erich Pretz
- 2004–Present: Klaus Holaschke
Coat of arms
The arms of Eppingen are: Or, a bend gules, impaling sable, an eagle displayed or, wings elevated, armed gules.[3] The city flag is red-yellow.
Economy and Infrastructure
see: Dieffenbacher
Transport
Eppingen can be reached by A 6 (Mannheim-Heilbronn). Also, the B 293 (Karlsruhe–Heilbronn) goes through to town zone, however it acts as a bypass around the main town area.
Eppingen station is on the Kraichgau Railway, and is served by line S4 of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn running to Karlsruhe and Heilbronn. It is also connected by the Steinsfurt–Eppingen line to Heidelberg, which is served by line S5 of the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn.
Landmarks
The Pfeifferturm, a tower built in the 13th century, serves as the town's landmark. The "Old University" (German: Alte Universität) was built in 1494 and 1495 in the style of a late medieval store. Its name is a reminder of the year 1564, when a part of Heidelberg University was moved to Eppingen because of the plague. The Baumann House (German: Baumannsche Haus) is one of the prettiest and most famous timbered houses in the entire area of northern Baden. There are many beautiful timbered houses in downtown Eppingen, and because of this the city is a part of the German 'Fachwerkstraße' (German route of the most beautiful timbered houses).
Town partnerships
Eppingen has official partnerships with:
- Wassy (France) (département Haute-Marne) since 1967
- Epping (United Kingdom) (Essex) since 1981[4]
- Baranya) since 1992
Sports
The
Notable people
- Alfred Beck (1889–1957), born in Richen, veterinary physician
- Johan Maurits Mohr (1716–1775), German-Dutch clergyman and astronomer
- Rosemarie Wenner (born 1955), Bishop of the Evangelical-Methodist Church for Germany
Notes
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ On a shield divided vertically down the middle, to the left a red diagonal stripe on a gold field, to the right on a black field a gold spread-eagle with red beak and claws. The red bend on a gold background is the arms of Baden
- ^ "Epping-Eppingen Town Twinning Association". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
External links
- Stadt Eppingen website (in German)
- Eppingen Local Portal (in German)