Bietigheim-Bissingen, Greater district town in Ludwigsburg district, Germany
Bietigheim-Bissingen is a greater district town in Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, sitting where the Enz and Metter rivers meet. The merged settlement spreads between 197 and 246 meters (646 and 807 feet) above sea level across riverside slopes with wooded banks and gentle hills.
A document from 789 mentions the settlement for the first time as Budic-heim, while Roman estate owners built farms along the Metter until the 3rd century. The two towns of Bietigheim and Bissingen joined together in the 20th century to form the current municipality.
The 13 Jewish houses that stood in 1832 tell the story of how different communities shared daily life in town. The small Jewish population shaped the neighborhood with their families until political events of the 20th century brought this chapter to an end.
The central railway station connects to Stuttgart and Karlsruhe through the Western Railway and provides access to S-Bahn Line 5. Walking between the two parts of town means crossing the Enz on the bridge from 1853, which still carries traffic today.
The Enztalbad draws its water directly from the river and filters it through natural pools without using chlorine or artificial chemicals. Swimmers share the cool river water with fish and plants in this open river pool built during the 1930s.
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