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Waiblingen | ||
federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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Residents | 55.449 (2019) | |
height | 230 m | |
Tourist info | (0)7151 5001-155 www.waiblingen.de | |
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Waiblingen is a city in Baden-Wuerttemberg, about 15 kilometers northeast of Stuttgart.
background
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Waiblingen lies on the edge of the Neckar basin on the Rems. First mentioned in a document in 885, Waiblingen in Wuerttemberg received city rights in 1250. During the plague around 1480, the University of Tübingen was temporarily in Waiblingen. During the Thirty Years' War, the city was almost completely destroyed and initially only recovered slowly. 1973 was the Great county seat Waiblingen seat of Rems-Murr district.
Waiblingen includes the places Beinstein, Bittenfeld, Hegnach, Hohenacker and Neustadt as well as some farms and residential areas. The neighboring communities belong to Stuttgart region: Affalterbach, People Bach, Schwaikheim, basket, Wine town, Cores, Fellbach, Remseck.
The city is on the Württemberg Wine Route and at the German half-timbered street.
getting there
By plane
The Stuttgart Airport(IATA: STR) is about 40 km southwest of Waiblingen; from there the S-Bahn lines S2 and S3 lead directly to Waiblingen.
By train
Waiblingen is only a few kilometers east of Stuttgart; the 1 Waiblingen railway station Waiblingen station is on the line S2Stuttgart - Backnang or on the line S3Stuttgart - Schorndorf. Stuttgart is connected to the IC and ICE networks.
By bus
In the street
Waiblingen is on the , she comes from Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt.
The German half-timbered street leads through the place.
By boat
You can get to Bad Cannstatt on the Neckar by (motor) ship; there are jetties there.
The Rems, which flows through Waiblingen, can be ridden in parts by rowing boats; however, traveling in this way should not make sense.
mobility
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The historic old town can be explored on foot, but there are several small stairs
Tourist Attractions
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Historical old city
The old town center lies on the western bank of the Rems. An access option is via Winnender Street about the 1 Schwanen cultural island , one then passes through the frescoed one 2 Beinstein Gate In the city. The Long street then leads directly to 3 Marketplace , on which a whole ensemble of decorative half-timbered buildings can be admired, e.g. this Old District Court with a baroque bay window. At the other end of the square is that Market fountain adorned with a Lady Justice, besides that is Old City Hall with its arcades. A small lane leads to the modern new town hall, opposite the dominant building of the 4 Market triangle from 1975. The short street leads to Nikolauskirche, one arrives at the Church bridge to the Nunnery and to the evangelical 5 Michael's Church . Outside the old town is then the 6 Old Postplatz and the Carolingian School. You can now use the Long street back to the old town to the Tourist information am Marktdreieck, the key to the city's landmark, the 7 High watchtower. Also interesting is the Marktgasse, between numerous half-timbered buildings is a shopping arcade built in 1990. The relatively inexpensive parking garage below can be reached via the Weingärtnervorstadt. There is the former Tanner's house, today the Waiblinger Haus der Stadtgeschichte, directly opposite the modern building of the
activities
shop
Kauffmann bakery, Lange Str. 27: delicious chocolate bananas. Variants in several types of chocolate (whole milk, dark, white)
kitchen
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Cheap
In the historic city center there are numerous street cafes, pizzerias, bakeries, etc. that offer inexpensive lunches or small snacks for in between.
medium
- 1 Schwaneninsel beer garden, Winnender Strasse 4, 71334 Waiblingen. Tel.: 49 (0)7151 986970, Fax: 49 (0)7151 986968. Open: daily when the weather is nice.
Upscale
- 2 Bachofer restaurant, Marktplatz 6, 71332 Waiblingen. Tel.: 49 (0)7151 976430, Fax: 49 (0)7151 976431. Open: open Tue-Fri 12: 00-2: 30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. - midnight.
- 3 Wells, Quellenstrasse 14, 71334 Waiblingen-Beinstein. Tel.: 49 (0)7151 9 44 12 27, Fax: 49 (0)7151 9 44 12 26. Open: Open Mon, Wed-Fri: 11:30 am-11: 00 pm, Sat: 5:00 pm-11: 00 pm, Sun: 11:30 am-9: 00 pm
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Caravanning indoor swimming pool parking lot (City administration Waiblingen), An der Talaue, 71332 Waiblingen. Tel.: 49 (0)7151 5001-361. The motorhome parking space is closed.Price: 3, - € / day plus 5, - € parking fee / day.
- Youth hostel Insel (Vocational training center Waiblingen, Non smoking house), Winnender Strasse 2, 71334 Waiblingen (On the swan island). Tel.: 49 (0)7151 986698-0, Fax: 49 (0)7151 986698-9, Email: [email protected]. Price: single 28, - €, double 46, - €.
medium
Upscale
- 2 Hotel Adler, Kurz Strasse 15, 71332 Waiblingen. Tel.: 49 (0)7151 965773-0, Fax: 49 (0)7151 562779, Email: [email protected].Price: Single from € 72, double from € 97.facebook url used
- 3 Hotel cook, Bahnhofstrasse 81, 71332 Waiblingen, Germany. Tel.: (0)7151 95832-0, Fax: (0)7151 95832-42, Email: [email protected]. Price: Single from € 76, double from € 99.
Learn
Work
The biggest employer is for sure ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG. In Waiblingen there are a total of 3 plants of the manufacturer of motor-operated devices for forestry and landscape maintenance as well as the construction industry. The company is known as a manufacturer of chainsaws.
Another great employer is the Robert Bosch GMBH.
security
health
Practical advice
1 Tourist information ((i point)), Scheuengasse 4, 71332 Waiblingen. Tel.: 49 (0)7151 5001-155, Fax: 49 (0)7151 5001-137, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Deutsche Post branches:
Post Code | 71332, 71334, 71336 |
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prefix | 07151, 07146 |
- Post office (with Postbank), Mayenner Str. 63.
- Post office, Zwerchgasse 5 (in the gummy bear country shop).
trips
literature
Web links
- https://www.waiblingen.de/ - Official website of Waiblingen
- WTM - Economy - Tourism - Marketing
- Remstal route