Besigheim () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of

Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district with about 88,000 inhabitants. It is ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

in southern

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. It is situated 13 km north of

at the confluence of the

Neckar The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Schwenn ...

and

Enz The Enz is a river flowing north from the Black Forest to the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg. It is 106 km long. Its headstreams – the Little Enz (german: Kleine Enz) and the Great Enz or Big Enz (''Große Enz'') – rise in the Northern B ...

rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There are two

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towers, Gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.

History

Besigheim was founded in the 12th century as a well-defended walled city. The first mention of the city in official documentation was in 1153 in a decree by King Friedrich I. In 1693, the fortifications were all but destroyed by French troops, and by 1750 were little more than rubble.

International relations

Besigheim is twinned with: * Ay,

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Notable people

Friedrich Schrempf Friedrich Christian Schrempf (24 February 1858 – 8 January 1913)Für Todesdatum 8 January 1912: was an editor and a member of the German Reichstag. Life Schrempf was born in Besigheim and was raised by his mother's brother. He attended schools ...

(1858–1912), editor and member of the German Reichstag *

Christoph Schrempf Christoph Schrempf (April 28, 1860 – February 13, 1944) was a German evangelical theologian and philosopher. Life Christoph Schrempf was a pastor and writer from Besigheim, Germany. He had a difficult childhood due to his father's alcoholis ...

(1860–1944), theologian and philosopher *

Werner Villinger Werner Villinger (9 October 1887 in Besigheim – 8 August 1961 near Innsbruck) was a Nazi German psychiatrist, neurologist, eugenicist and the leading physician at the Bethel Institution ("Anstalt Bethel"). Villinger's specialities included ju ...

(1887–1961), child and youth psychiatrist

References

External links

Official Web site
12th-century establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Ludwigsburg (district) Populated places on the Neckar basin Populated riverside places in Germany Populated places established in the 12th century Württemberg {{Ludwigsburg-geo-stub