Möglingen is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
district of Ludwigsburg,
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...
,
Germany
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. It is situated 13 km northwest of
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...
, and 5 km west of
Ludwigsburg. Möglingen has the headquarter of the "Württemberger Weingärtner-Zentralgenossenschaft" (Wuertembergian Vine Dresser Cooperative)
History
Möglingen was first mentioned in 1275 in a document of the
Bishopric of Constance and mentioned in 1278 as "Meginingen" in a document of Count Ulrich of Asperg.
In the 13th century Möglingen was mainly in the hands of the
County Palatine of Tübingens., who sold their remaining stake in 1308 to the
House of Württemberg
The House of Württemberg is an uradel, ancient German nobility, German dynasty and former royal family of the Kingdom of Württemberg.
History County
The House probably originated in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty. Around 1080 the ancestors ...
.
Since the 14th century the village belonged to Württembergian Oberamt Gröningen, from 1718 alternately to 1807 resolved Oberamt Gröningen and Oberamt Ludwigsburg, that became in 1934 the
Ludwigsburg (district).
During the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...
, in particular 1634, the number of citizens decreased from 130 to 32, the number of houses fell from 111 to 22" “. In the following wars of succession Möglingen was again severely damaged. 1693 French troops destroyed 35 houses, including the town hall.
Demographics
Population development:
References
Ludwigsburg (district)
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