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| Plochingen | ||
| district | Esslingen | |
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| Residents | 14.433 (2019) | |
| height | 276 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)7153 7005-0 www.plochingen.de | |
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Plochingen lies at the mouth of the Fils in the Neckar on the southern edge of the Virgin forest.
background
Plochingen has only had town rights since 1948. But the town had a post office as early as 1698, trains have stopped here since 1846, and Plochingen has been a port city since 1968. After the Neckar at the nearby town Deizisau was dammed at the 27th and last lock, it became possible to use the Neckar up to river kilometer 200 Big Rhine ships to drive on.
Plochingen is on the Württemberg Wine Route. Due to industrialization, viticulture lost its earlier importance, but attempts have been made for a few years to revive the old tradition.
getting there
By plane
The Stuttgart Airport
(IATA: STR) is approx. 23 km away. The journey by train is via Stuttgart and takes a little over an hour.
By train
The 1 Plochingen station is conveniently located on the railway line between Stuttgart and Ulm, from which the Neckar-Alb-Bahn (Stuttgart via Reutlingen to Tubingen) branches off. Trains on the S-Bahn line also stop S1 of VVS from Stuttgart to Kirchheim unter Teck.
By bus
In the street
Plochingen is on the right side of the Neckar, but can be easily reached from the B10 via the Neckar Bridge and the Harbor Bridge. To A8 AS 
55 it is only about 8 km via the B313.
By boat
The port of Plochingen is approached by charter ships, more at Neckar captain.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 historical market place
- Ottilien Chapel from 1328, the oldest building in the city
- 2 Living under the rain tower, Inner courtyard and tower of the residential and commercial building in southern Marktstrasse were designed by Hundertwasser designed
- les toilettes, designed by Tomi Ungerer, the use of the public toilets is free.
- St. Blaise Church, late Gothic building
- Over the Otto-Steg, a pedestrian bridge over the Neckar 3 , one reaches the Bruckenwasen landscape park4 which was created with the State Garden Show in 1998.
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activities
- To go biking: Plochingen is on Neckar valley cycle path.
- In the Neckar floodplains, mostly on Sundays, there is a steam-powered one Park railway.
shop
kitchen
Upscale
- Restaurant Stumpenhof, Stumpenhof 1 73207 Plochingen, Germany. Tel.: (0) 71 53 2 24 25, Email: [email protected]. The Stumpenhof is known nationwide.Open: open 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Mon, closed.
Beer garden
- 1 Steiner at the river, Im Bruckenwasen 11, 73207 Plochingen. Tel.: (0)7153-899636. Café and beer garden in the Bruckenwasen landscape park.
nightlife
accommodation
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health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.plochingen.de - Official website of Plochingen
- Association for historical viticulture in Plochingen
