Tuttlingen
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Tuttlingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg
, capital of the district Tuttlingen
. Nendingen
, Möhringen and Eßlingen are three former municipalities that belong to Tuttlingen. The district (Kreis) includes several surrounding towns including Trossingen
, Spaichingen
, and Mühlheim an der Donau
.
The town is built around the Honberg mountain where ruins of fortress built in the Middle Ages
still stand and are a site for festivals and concerts. In 1803, fire destroyed most of the town and only a small section of the original town remains.
Today Tuttlingen has many businessess and considerable industry and is the home for more than 200 surgical equipment companies, including Karl Storz GmbH, Aesculap, Hettich Centrifuges, KLS Martin and Instrumed International Inc. Fifty percent of the world's surgical equipment is manufactured in this town. About 170 manufacturers and sales companies show their products and services in the permanent exhibition of surgical instruments and medical appliances, called ACIG, on more than 500 sqm. Including an exhibition of historical surgical instrumentary, the exhibition is opened during the whole year. The entrance is free and also opened for everyone., Tuttlingen is well known for its pedestrian zone, a market twice a week, a fountain, shops, and art displays.
Each year in summer the festival "Honberg Sommer" is a famous location for fabulous concerts with actors like Art Garfunkel, Garland Jeffreys, Foreigners, Candy Dulfer or e.g. The Hooters.
The source of the Danube
is located nearby in Donaueschingen
and is stream-sized here in comparison to its more famous, grander appearance in Vienna
. Tuttlingen is located in Swabia
east of the Black Forest
region in the Swabian Alps.
The German poet Goethe
wrote that the town and surrounding area has a strange and beautiful landscape, hilly with fields and patches of forest. He is said to have left his watch in the town.
with: Battaglia Terme
, Italy Bex
, Switzerland Bischofszell
, Switzerland Draguignan
, France Waidhofen an der Ybbs
, Austria
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, capital of the district Tuttlingen
Tuttlingen (district)
thumb|Coat of armsTuttlingen is a county in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring counties are Rottweil, Zollernalbkreis, Sigmaringen, Constance and Schwarzwald-Baar.-History:...
. Nendingen
Nendingen
Nendingen is a German village with 2850 inhabitants in Baden-Württemberg. The Danube flows through Nendingen, which lies between the towns Tuttlingen and Mühlheim an der Donau. Nendingen was founded by Nando, an Alamanni, between 260 and 300 AD....
, Möhringen and Eßlingen are three former municipalities that belong to Tuttlingen. The district (Kreis) includes several surrounding towns including Trossingen
Trossingen
Trossingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in a region called Baar, between the Swabian Alb and the Black Forest. Stuttgart is about an hour away, Lake Constance about half an hour, and the source of the river Danube can be reached in about twenty minutes by car.Trossingen...
, Spaichingen
Spaichingen
Spaichingen is a town in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 11 kilometers northwest of Tuttlingen, and 13 km southeast of Rottweil. It is 660 meters above sea level.Population: 12,400 -History:...
, and Mühlheim an der Donau
Mühlheim an der Donau
Mühlheim an der Donau is a town in the district Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany...
.
The town is built around the Honberg mountain where ruins of fortress built in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
still stand and are a site for festivals and concerts. In 1803, fire destroyed most of the town and only a small section of the original town remains.
Today Tuttlingen has many businessess and considerable industry and is the home for more than 200 surgical equipment companies, including Karl Storz GmbH, Aesculap, Hettich Centrifuges, KLS Martin and Instrumed International Inc. Fifty percent of the world's surgical equipment is manufactured in this town. About 170 manufacturers and sales companies show their products and services in the permanent exhibition of surgical instruments and medical appliances, called ACIG, on more than 500 sqm. Including an exhibition of historical surgical instrumentary, the exhibition is opened during the whole year. The entrance is free and also opened for everyone., Tuttlingen is well known for its pedestrian zone, a market twice a week, a fountain, shops, and art displays.
Each year in summer the festival "Honberg Sommer" is a famous location for fabulous concerts with actors like Art Garfunkel, Garland Jeffreys, Foreigners, Candy Dulfer or e.g. The Hooters.
The source of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
is located nearby in Donaueschingen
Donaueschingen
Donaueschingen is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar Kreis. It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube ....
and is stream-sized here in comparison to its more famous, grander appearance in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Tuttlingen is located in Swabia
Swabia
Swabia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.-Geography:Like many cultural regions of Europe, Swabia's borders are not clearly defined...
east of the Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
region in the Swabian Alps.
The German poet Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
wrote that the town and surrounding area has a strange and beautiful landscape, hilly with fields and patches of forest. He is said to have left his watch in the town.
International relations
Tuttlingen is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Battaglia Terme
Battaglia Terme
Battaglia Terme is a town and comune in the Veneto region of Italy, in the province of Padua.Battaglia lies at the easternmost edge of the volcanic Euganean Hills, and has been noted for its warm saline springs and natural vapour grotto since the Middle Ages.-History:The construction of the...
, Italy Bex
Bex
Bex is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. It is a few miles south of its sister town municipality of Aigle.-The Bex Salt Mine:Bex is the site of a famous salt mine....
, Switzerland Bischofszell
Bischofszell
Bischofszell is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. In 1987, the city was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage...
, Switzerland Draguignan
Draguignan
Draguignan is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of Artillery" and "Porte du Verdon".The city is only from St...
, France Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Waidhofen an der Ybbs is an independent city in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city had a population of 11,662 as of the 2001 census...
, Austria
External links
- Official Tuttlingen home page
- Notes from Tuttlingen - a description of the surgical instruments industry in the town