Sindelfingen has about 60,000 residents and is about 15 km south west of Stuttgart, Germany. It has an economy fueled mostly by the Automobile industry, especially by a factory run by DaimlerChrysler. In the middle ages, it was home to a weaving industry, and from that today there are still many fashion firms.
- Area: Approximately 50.85 km²
- Residents: 60,689 (April 2003)
History
Geography
Neighboring cities: Böblingen, Stuttgart, Leonberg . In Sindelfingen the river Schwippe begins and the highest point is 531 meters above sea level. In the north lies the Glemswald (Nature reserve).
Economy
Automobile industry, Computer industry, Fashion wholesale
Sights
- Old city hall (Rathaus), now the city museum (free admission)
- St Martin´s church (Martinskirche) (built: 11.-12. century)
- A short alley with half timbered houses (Fachwerkhäusern)
- Old cemetery (Behind city library)
- Witch jump
- Cloister Lake
- Water Tower on Goldberg
- Water Tower Sindelfingen-Steige
- Water Tower Sindelfingen-Eichholz
- Friendship fountain on the market place, designed by Bonifatius Stirnberg (http://www.freienohler.de/personen/bonifatius_stirnberg.htm). Around a central fountain with the Pegasus are six small fountains represanting the six partner towns of Sindelfingen. The figures are turnable
- Powerline-branch Maichingen
- Zweigart-Sawitzki-Bridge
- High-based pylons
- TV repeater Darmsheim
- Transmitter Tower Fuchsberg
- Transmitter Tower service area Forest of Sindelfingen
Ehrenbürger/-innen
- Roger Combrisson
- Arthur Gruber
- Dr. Wilhelm Haspel
- Wilhelm Hörmann
- Karl Hummel
- Dr. Wilhelm Langheck
- Karl Pfitzer
- Ernst Schäfer
- Arthur K. Watson
- Mina Zweigart
Traffic connections
- Motorway A8 and A81
- S-Bahn to Stuttgart respectively Herrenberg, Nebengleis mit Bahnhof für den Güterverkehr und Pendlerzüge.
- Nearest airport: Stuttgart Airport. --->
Culture
Wizo is a Punk rock band from Sindelfingen.
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