Gerlingen

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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Gerlingen within Ludwigsburg district

(2019–27) Dirk Oestringer^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total17.54 km² (6.77 sq mi)Elevation

336 m (1,102 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total19,853 • Density1,100/km² (2,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

70839

Dialling codes07156Vehicle registrationLBWebsitewww.gerlingen.de

Gerlingen (Swabian: Gaerlenge) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 9 km west of Stuttgart, and 15 km southwest of Ludwigsburg. Gerlingen is home to Bosch, a major engineering and electronics company.

Geography

Gerlingen is the southernmost district of Ludwigsburg, neighboring the town of Ditzingen to the north, the district of Stuttgart to the east, and the town of Leonberg to the west.

The urban area is split between two distinct parts. In the north, a part of the Neckar Basin which is predominantly agricultural. In the south, the Gelmswald and hills to the western border with Leonberg.

History

Early history

Paleolithic history is largely unknown beyond three pieces of mammoth tooth found during a construction project in 1955. Evidence of Linear pottery culture of the early Neolithic were found in 1972 when potsherds as well as other rocks, bones, and fire equipment were found.

Twin towns

Vesoul, France, (1964)
Tata, Hungary, (1987)
Seaham, United Kingdom, (1988)

Sons and daughters of the city

Johannes Rebmann (1820-1876), missionary, linguist and geographer, 1848 "Discoverer" of Kilimanjaro
Rainer Wieland (born 1957), lawyer and politician (CDU), Vice-President of the European Parliament
Smudo (born 1968), birth name Michael Schmidt, singer of the band Die Fantastischen Vier
Laurents Hörr (born 1997), racing driver

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References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

External links

Official website

Towns and municipalities in Ludwigsburg (district)

Bosch

Divisions and
subsidiaries

Current	BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Gaggenau NEFF Bosch Rexroth Bosch Security Systems Bosch Solar Energy Dremel Worcester Zexel
Former and defunct	Blaupunkt² Fernseh² Indramat¹ Midas Consoles² SIBA Elektrik¹ Skil² Telex Communications¹