Besigheim

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Besigheim within Ludwigsburg district

48°59.9′N 9°8.5′E / 48.9983°N 9.1417°E / 48.9983; 9.1417CountryGermanyStateBaden-WürttembergAdmin. regionStuttgartDistrictLudwigsburgFounded12th centuryPopulation

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total12,909Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

74354

Dialling codes07143Vehicle registrationLBWebsitewww.besigheim.de

Besigheim

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Besigheim on Neckar River

Besigheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːzɪçˌhaɪ̯m] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg at the confluence of the Neckar and Enz rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There are two medieval towers, Gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.

History

Besigheim was founded in the 12th century as a well-defended walled city. The first mention of the city in official documentation was in 1153 in a decree by King Friedrich I.

In 1693, the fortifications were all but destroyed by French troops, and by 1750 were little more than rubble.

International relations

Besigheim is twinned with:

Notable people

Friedrich Schrempf (1858–1912), editor and member of the German Reichstag
Christoph Schrempf (1860–1944), theologian and philosopher
Werner Villinger (1887–1961), child and youth psychiatrist

References

^ "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.