Böblingen, Administrative center in Stuttgart Region, Germany.
Description
Böblingen is a town in Böblingen district in the Stuttgart Region, northern Baden-Württemberg. The urban layout shows residential neighborhoods on gentle hills, commercial zones at the edges, and an artificial lake in the center surrounded by green spaces and mid-rise buildings.
History
Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen founded the settlement in 1253. The Counts of Württemberg acquired it in 1357 and developed it into a local administrative center.
Culture
The Peasants War Museum documents the 1525 battle where local farmers confronted the troops of the Swabian League during the German Peasants War.
Practical
The S-Bahn connects the station regularly with Stuttgart and the airport, while highways A8 and A81 run south and east of town. The central lake and pedestrian zone lie close together and are easy to reach on foot.
Did you know?
A museum on the edge of town recalls the 1525 battle when local farmers fought the Swabian League. The Panzer Kaserne to the east now serves as headquarters for US Marine and Army units in Germany.
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Mineraltherme Böblingen
1.6 km
Sporthalle Böblingen
883 m
Schauwerk Sindelfingen
2.2 km
Schloss Ehningen
5.8 km
Vogtshaus
76 m
Kongresshalle Böblingen
190 m
Goldbergturm
1.8 km
Böblingen water tower
1.7 km
Stadtpfarrkirche St. Dionysius
97 m
Bauernkriegsmuseum
53 m
Waldwiese im Mahdental
6.1 km
Martin-Luther-Kirche
1 km
Böblingen
2.9 km
St. Bonifatius
260 m
Würmtal-Autobahnbrücke Ehningen
4.8 km
Städtische Galerie Böblingen
50 m
Heimatmuseum des Nordböhmischen Niederlandes
70 m
Agathenkirche
4.5 km
Marienkirche Ehningen
5.9 km
Pelagiuskirche Darmsheim
5.3 kmSCHAUWERK Sindelfingen
2.1 km
Linde am Steinbaß
4.9 km
Künstlerhaus Fritz Steisslinger
2.1 km
Altes Rathaus
2 m
Freie Evangelische Gemeinde Böblingen
1.3 km
Amtsgericht Talstraße 48
690 m
Ulu Camii mosque Sindelfingen
1.5 km
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