Backnang

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Backnang
Town
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Location of Backnang within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
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Backnang
Coordinates: 48°56′47″N09°25′50″E / 48.94639°N 9.43056°E / 48.94639; 9.43056
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Rems-Murr-Kreis
Subdivisions Kernstadt und 5 Stadtteile
Government
 •  Lord mayor (2021–29) Maximilian Friedrich [1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total39.37 km2 (15.20 sq mi)
Elevation
271 m (889 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total37,957
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
71501–71522
Dialling codes 07191
Vehicle registration WN, BK
Website www.backnang.de

Backnang (German pronunciation: [ˈbaknaŋ] ⓘ ; Swabian : Bagene) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 37,957 in 2022.

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Backnang was ceded to Württemberg by the Baden (Zähringer family) in 1325. [3] Backnang has been known as Gerberstadt due to several tanneries and leather factories, and wool and cloth mills that dominated Backnang's industries. Today, all of these have vanished, and instead, telecommunication companies such as Ericsson (formerly AEG, Telefunken, ANT Nachrichtentechnik, Bosch and Marconi) and Tesat-Spacecom dominate the town's industries. The Stiftskirche, formerly the church of Backnang Abbey, dates back to the 12th century.

Backnang hosts the annual Strassenfest during the last weekend in June. It has been founded as a street festival where local sports and cultural clubs offered drinks and foods. The traditional opening of the Strassenfest is marked with cannon shots from the city tower at 6 pm on Friday and ends with the Zapfenstreich on the following Monday at 11 pm. The Strassenfest typically attracts more than 100,000 spectators.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1849:4,464—    
1871:4,472+0.2%
1900:7,650+71.1%
1925:8,811+15.2%
1939:11,601+31.7%
1946:15,412+32.9%
1961:23,725+53.9%
1975:29,614+24.8%
1995:33,882+14.4%
2010:35,395+4.5%

Mayors

Before 1930 the title for this position was Stadtschultheiß. In 1930 the title became Bürgermeister (Mayor), and in 1956 with the elevation of Backnang to a "large district town," the title was changed to Oberbürgermeister (Lord Mayor).

Stiftshof, the local court, on the right Backnang-Stiftshof.jpg
Stiftshof, the local court, on the right
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Christmas market 2010

Twin towns – sister cities

Backnang is twinned with: [8]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022](CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ↑ Wikisource-logo.svg One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Backnang". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 135.
  4. ↑ Frank Nopper mit 87 Prozent im Amt bestätigt, Backnanger Kreiszeitung vom 8. Februar 2010
  5. ↑ "87,1 Prozent: Frank Nopper gewinnt OB-Wahl". Backnanger Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. ↑ "Lebenslauf des Oberbürgermeisters". Stadt Backnang. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  7. ↑ "Oberbürgermeisterwahl Backnang 2021". Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  8. ↑ "Partnerstädte". backnang.de (in German). Backnang. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
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