Gerlingen
Gerlingen (De-Gerlingen.ogg; Swabian: Gaerlenge) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated west of Stuttgart, and southwest of Ludwigsburg. Home to the headquarters of Bosch, a major engineering and electronics company.
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Gerlingen (De-Gerlingen.ogg; Swabian: Gaerlenge) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated west of Stuttgart, and southwest of Ludwigsburg. Home to the headquarters of Bosch, a major engineering and electronics company.
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• Type — Stadt • State — Baden-Württemberg • Region — Stuttgart • District — Ludwigsburg • Elevation — 336 • Area — 17.01 • Postal Code — 70839 • Area Code — 07156 • Licence — LB • Gemeindeschlussel — 08 1 18 019 • Mayor — Dirk Oestringer • Leader Term — 2019–27 • Party — Independent
Geography
Geography
Gerlingen is the southernmost district of Ludwigsburg, neighboring the town of Ditzingen to the north, the district of Stuttgart to the east, and the town of Leonberg to the west. The urban area is split between two distinct parts. In the north, a part of the Neckar Basin which is predominantly agricultural. In the south, the Gelmswald and hills to the western border with Leonberg.
Early history
Early history
Paleolithic history is largely unknown beyond three pieces of mammoth tooth found during a construction project in 1955. Evidence of Linear pottery culture of the early Neolithic were found in 1972 when potsherds as well as other rocks, bones, and fire equipment were found.
Twin towns
Twin towns
• Vesoul, France (1964) • Tata, Hungary (1987) • Seaham, United Kingdom (1988)
Sons and daughters of the city
Sons and daughters of the city
• Johannes Rebmann (1820-1876), missionary, linguist and geographer, 1848 "Discoverer" of Kilimanjaro • Rainer Wieland (born 1957), lawyer and politician (CDU), Vice-President of the European Parliament • Smudo (born 1968), birth name Michael Schmidt, singer of the band Die Fantastischen Vier • Laurents Hörr (born 1997), racing driver • Franz Böhm (director) (born 1997), film director
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