| Metzingen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
|---|---|
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Reutlingen |
| Lord Mayor | Dieter Hauswirth |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 34. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Tübingen is one of the four Administrative Regions ( Regierungsbezirke of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-east of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Reutlingen is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 61 km² (13. 4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1148 ft) |
| Population | 22,003 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 636 /km² (1,647 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RT |
| Postal codes | 72541–72555 |
| Area code | 07123 |
| Website | www.metzingen.de |
Metzingen is a city with about 22,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany, 30 km south of Stuttgart. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
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History
The city is mentioned for the first time in documents from 1075. The cultivation of wine led to a spread of wealth around 1600.
During the Thirty Years' War Metzingen suffered considerable destructions, and soon after two third of the population died of a plague epidemic. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people is an Epidemic of Infectious disease that spreads through
After the industrialization different textile factories were built in Metzingen. is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one In 1859 Metzingen was connected to the railline from Tübingen to Stuttgart. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tübingen, a traditional University town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is situated 30 km (19 miles southwest of Stuttgart, on a ridge between Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Factory outlet
Today, Metzingen is famous for its factory outlets, attracting people from all over the country and even Europe. Hugo Boss, which was founded in Metzingen and still has its headquarters there, started first with its factory outlet and was soon followed by other companies (e. Hugo Boss AG is a Fashion house based in Metzingen, Germany, that specializes in high-end menswear apparel g. Reebok, Joop, Strenesse, Escada, Bally, Puma, Adidas, etc. ) who offer a range of their clothing at reduced price.
Politics
The town council has 25 seats from which the CDU has 8. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Dieter Hauswirth has been the elected mayor of Metzingen since 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Twin towns
Metzingen is twinned with
External links
- Metzingen Homepage
- Information portal about factory outlet, leisure and gastronomy
- Information about Metzingen Factory Outlet Stores
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