Wendlingen is a town in the
district of Esslingen in
Baden-Württemberg
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in southern
Germany
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. It is situated on the
Neckar and
Lauter rivers, 27 km southeast of
Stuttgart.
The town grew in size, officially, on 1 April 1940, when three separate communities of Wendlingen, Unterboihingen and Bodelshofen merged.
The town also is the headquarters of the tool company
Festool
Festool is a brand of high-end power tools from Germany. Festool Group GmbH & Co. KG is based in Wendlingen and is a subsidiary of the TTS Tooltechnic Systems holding company. It is known for its system-based approach to power tools and its focu ...
.
Mayors
* 1940–1944: Andreas Bauer
* 1944–1945: Emil Hartung
* 1945–1945: Karl Strohmaier (commissarial)
* 1945–1946: Rudolf Bisterfeld (commissarial)
* 1946–1978: Helmut Kaiser
* 1978–1992: Hans Köhler
* 1992–2003: Andreas Hesky
* 2003–2011: Frank Ziegler
* 2011-2019: Steffen Weigel
[
* Since 2019: Steffen Weigel
]
Local council
The local council in Wendlingen has 22 members. The mayor is the president of the local council and has one vote. Communal elections in Baden-Württemberg 2014 had the following official results.
Notable people
* Marianne Erdrich-Sommer (born 1952), German politician (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), former member of Landtag, Kreistagsabgeordnete, lives in Wendlingen
* Matthias Landfried Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.
People
Notable people named Matthias include the following:
In religion:
* Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
* ...
(born 1975), German national table-tennis trainer
* Andrea Barth (born 1972), World champion, Europe champion, German champion in one wheel art cycling
* Werner Utter (1921–2006), chef-pilot of Lufthansa
* Erwin Behr (1857–1931),Alfred Kleefeldt
Alfred may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series
* ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne
* ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák
*"Alfred (Interlu ...
, (born 1933), German athlete, competing in 5000 meters
International relations
Wendlingen is twinned with:
* – Dorog, Hungary
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* – Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
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History
In 1806, the commune of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt merged with the neighboring commune of ...
, France
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* – Millstatt
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Geography
It is situ ...
, Austria
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References
Esslingen (district)
Württemberg
Populated places on the Neckar basin
Populated riverside places in Germany
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