 Reutlingen from the Achalm mountain | ||
| Reutlingen | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 115.966 (2019) | |
| height | 382 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)7121 303-2622 www.tourismus-reutlingen.de | |
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Reutlingen is a city in Baden-Wuerttemberg at the foot of the Middle Swabian Alb.
background
Reutlingen is located on the Echaz, a small tributary of the Neckar in the foreland of the Middle Swabian Alb. The place got market rights in 1180, between 1220 and 1240 it was fortified with walls and city gates. The Marienkirche was built between 1247 and 1343 and is now a landmark of the city. In 1343 Reutlingen was given an imperial city constitution. Most of it was destroyed in a city fire in 1726, and only a few buildings survived the catastrophe. In 1802 Reutlingen became part of Württemberg. An economic boom followed through the settlement of industries. After the first incorporations from 1907, further districts were added during the municipal reform in 1971-75, these are Altenburg, Betzingen, Bronnweiler, Degerschlacht, Gönningen, Mittelstadt, Oferdingen, Ohmenhausen, Reicheneck, Rommelsbach, Sickenhausen and Sondelfingen. As a result, the population rose to over 100,000. Reutlingen has therefore been able to call itself a major city since 1988. As a result of the cultural conception, the variety of offers was greatly expanded at the beginning of the 2000s.
getting there
By plane
From Stuttgart Airport
(IATA: STR) it is approx. 30 km. From there the Express bus eXpresso directly to Reutlingen (bus X3). Since March 2017 it has been operating as a Regiobus earlier in the morning and longer in the evening. The hourly cycle of the eXpresso starts shortly after 5 a.m. Monday to Friday, around 6:30 a.m. on Saturdays and around 7:30 a.m. on Sundays. The last eXpresso leaves the airport shortly after midnight every day. The journey to Reutlingen city center is 48 minutes. On the way, the bus stops in the Reutlingen suburbs of Oferdingen and Rommelsbach and at the northern entrance to the city center in the Römerschanze district, at the Tannenberger Straße stop. Another stop is at the main station / Unter den Linden. Tickets are purchased on the bus according to the tariff of the transport association naldo. The previous eXpresso surcharge on tickets has been discontinued since March 2017.
By train
The 1 railway station is located on the Neckar-Alb Railwaythat of Stuttgart above Plochingen comes and continues after Tubingen goes. Various regional trains stop there. There are direct connections from Stuttgart, Esslingen, Plochingen, Wendlingen, Nürtingen, Metzingen, Tübingen, Bad Urach, Detttingen / Erms, Wannweil, Kirchentellinsfurt, Mössingen, Hechingen, Balingen, Albstadt, Sigmaringen, Bad Saulgau, Aulendorf, Ammerbuch-Entringen and Herrenberg.
Other regional train stops are Reutlingen-Betzingen, Reutlingen-West and Reutlingen-Sondelfingen. During the construction of the new regional light rail, there will be stops at the Hohbuchknoten / Bosch and in Vollen Brunnen.
Opening times of Reutlingen main station: (as of 5'2019)
- Station concourse: Mon - Sat 5.25 a.m. - 10.30 p.m., Sun / F 6.40 a.m. - 10.30 p.m.
- DB counter sales and advice: Mon - Fri 6:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. - 2:05 p.m., closed Sun / Fri.
Luggage lockers are available in the station hall and on the platform, platform 1, as well as large lockers here.
By bus
The Long-distance bus company Flixbus serves the 2 Reutlingen bus station in the Kaiserstrasse, not far from the main train station. Buses run from Berlin, Hanover, Amsterdam, Lyon, Milan, Munich, Prague, Krakow and Dresden to Reutlingen, among others.
In the street
 | In Reutlingen were Environmental zones set up in accordance with the fine dust ordinance. Without a corresponding sticker, you risk a fine of € 80 when entering an environmental zone. This also applies to foreign road users. Entry ban for vehicles in pollutant groups 1 2 3 (Info Federal Environment Agency) |  |
Reutlingen does not have a direct motorway connection. But it is on several federal highways:
- the B464 goes north and comes to the after about 7 km B27, which is built like a motorway and leads to Stuttgart.
- the B28 comes from Tubingen and continues after Metzingen and Bad Urach
- the B312 goes through to the southeast Pfullingen, Engstingen and Double folds to Riedlingen at the Donau.
mobility
The city bus network was expanded in September 2019. New and additional lines, a frequent cycle even in the evenings and on weekends. Central change at the main train station and in Gartenstrasse. Current timetable information at www.naldo.de
The day ticket for the Reutlingen tariff zone (Wabe 220) is inexpensive. For 3.50 euros (stand 10'19) one person can not only use the Reutlingen city bus all day, but also travel with it to Pfullingen, Eningen, etc., Pliezhausen and Walddorfhäslach and with the DB regional train between Wannweil and Reutlingen-Sondelfingen drive.
Night bus: On 9 lines there is 1 trip each Thursday / Friday night and 4 trips each between 1 and 4 a.m. on Friday / Saturday and Saturday / Sunday and before a public holiday.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Marienkirche.
Built from 1247-1343 to thank you for successfully surviving a siege, damaged in a fire in 1726, last fundamentally restored around 1900. The Protestant church is a landmark of the city. Tower climbing possible.Open: Sunday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. - 5.30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. - 2 Nikolaikirche. (Protestant) from 1358.
- 3 Christ Church. The Protestant church was built in 1936 as a large concert church and as a commitment against National Socialism.
- 4 Marienkirche. Romanesque church in the district of Bronnweiler. Wall paintings worth seeing, Gothic choir.
Buildings
- Remnants of the city wall with 5 Tuebinger Gate and
- 6 Garden gate
- City wall houses at Albtorplatz.
- Narrowest street in the world7 , is located between Burgplatz Jos. Weissstrasse
- 8 Friedrich List High School, formerly barefoot monastery
- 9 Town hall , built 2009-2013
Museums
- 10 Donation house. Today municipal art museum, including woodcuts by HAP Grieshaber.
- 11 Koenigsbronner Hof, Oberamteistraße 22, 72764 Reutlingen. Local history museum in the Königsbronn monastery courtyard.
- 12 Natural history museum in the old lyceum by the Marienkirche
Parks
- 13 City garden and planie
- 14 Pomology. Once a school for fruit growing and horticulture, 1984 garden show grounds, now a park
various
- the 15 Gmindersdorf workers' settlement (1903-1923)
- the 16 Achalm west of the city, a witness mountain of the Swabian Alb, is 707 m high. On this "local mountain" of Reutlingen there are some remains of the wall of the medieval Achalm Castle as well as an observation tower built in 1838 in the style of a keep, which is always open.
- the 17 Georgenberg immediately to the south, 602 m high, is of volcanic origin
- the 18 Roßberg, 869 m, with observation tower and hiking bar.
activities
- Reutlingen Mutscheltag ("National traditional holiday") on the second Thursday in January. In most localities there is a Mutschel - a shortcrust pastry baked in star shape - diced. A small mutschel, 10 cm in diameter has approx. 10 "points", a king mutschel approx. 45 cm in diameter, has approx. 25 "points". A system is rolled for this Mutschel. The winner gets the Mutschel. There are more than 20 dice games. Popular fun, visitors come to Reutlingen from the surrounding cities. The Reutlinger Mutschel is sold in bakeries as far as Stuttgart.
- Artistic cinema "Kamino". Voluntary cooperative, modern cinema in the Wendler area, Ziegelweg 3. Several performances daily. No car parking spaces at the house. Arrival by bike is recommended.
shop
City center
- Unpacked shop "Fridi", Weibermarkt 3 (next to the Marienkirche), 72764 Reutlingen. Opening times: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sat 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Telephone 07121-5508599. (Stand 6'19) Groceries, cosmetics, household, fruit and vegetables, baked goods, cheese counter. Bring your vessels, weigh them on site, fill them, weigh them at the checkout and of course only pay for the contents. If you forget your vessels: some can be taken away for free in the shop.
- Pharmacy at Tübinger Tor, Katharinenstr. 28, 72764 Reutlingen, Tel. 07121-339951. Opening times Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (booth 6'19). Focus on homeopathy.
Orschel-Hagen
- Post agency and kiosk "Post Shop Wedler", Dresdner Platz 3 (formerly "Papier Keinath"), 72760 Reutlingen. Opening times: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Telephone: 07121-1377800 (booth 5'19)
kitchen
- Bauer salad and soup bar, Wilhelmstrasse 124, open Monday to Friday 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (as of June 22, 2020)
- 1 Barefoot home brewery, Obere Wässere 9, 72764 Reutlingen. Continuous cuisine, also vegetarian. The brew kettles can be viewed in the cellar.
nightlife
Pubs / bars
music
- Kaiserhalle (Kohla)
- P & K
- French K. / Nepomuk
An overview can be found athttp://www.party-reutlingen.de/locations
accommodation
Learn
Work
security
Reutlingen is the safest city in Baden-Württemberg[1] according to the 2018 police crime report.
health
Practical advice
trips
- to the picturesque 19 Lichtenstein Castle at Lichtenstein,
- to the Bear Cave and Fog Cave Sonnenbühl
- to Engstingen to the car museum
- to the monastery church Double folds
- to Tubingen to Hohentübingen Castle
- to Bad Urach to the Albthermen
- to Pfullingen to the 20 Schönberg Tower
literature
Web links
https://www.reutlingen.de/ - Official website of Reutlingen
