Backnang

Backnang ( ; ) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 37,957 in 2022. Backnang was ceded to Württemberg by the Baden (Zähringer family) in 1325. Backnang has been known as Gerberstadt due to several tanneries and leather factories, and wool and cloth mills that dominated Backnang's industries. Today, all of these have vanished, and instead, telecommunication companies, such as Ericsson (formerly AEG, Telefunken, ANT Nachrichtentechnik, Bosch and Marconi) and Tesat-Spacecom, dominate the town's industries. The Stiftskirche, formerly the church of Backnang Abbey, dates back to the 12th century. Backnang hosts the annual Strassenfest during the last weekend in June where the monday is also in June. It has been founded as a street festival where local sports and cultural clubs offered drinks and foods. The traditional opening of the Strassenfest is marked with cannon shots from the city tower at 6 pm on Friday and ends with the Zapfenstreich on the following Monday at 11 pm. The Strassenfest typically attracts more than 100,000 spectators.

Backnang ( ; ) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 37,957 in 2022. Backnang was ceded to Württemberg by the Baden (Zähringer family) in 1325. Backnang has been known as Gerberstadt due to several tanneries and leather factories, and wool and cloth mills that dominated Backnang's industries. Today, all of these have vanished, and instead, telecommunication companies, such as Ericsson (formerly AEG, Telefunken, ANT Nachrichtentechnik, Bosch and Marconi) and Tesat-Spacecom, dominate the town's industries. The Stiftskirche, formerly the church of Backnang Abbey, dates back to the 12th century. Backnang hosts the annual Strassenfest during the last weekend in June where the monday is also in June. It has been founded as a street festival where local sports and cultural clubs offered drinks and foods. The traditional opening of the Strassenfest is marked with cannon shots from the city tower at 6 pm on Friday and ends with the Zapfenstreich on the following Monday at 11 pm. The Strassenfest typically attracts more than 100,000 spectators.

Population

Mayors

Before 1930 the title for this position was Stadtschultheiß. In 1930 the title became Bürgermeister (Mayor), and in 1956 with the elevation of Backnang to a "large district town," the title was changed to Oberbürgermeister (Lord Mayor). 1901–1921: Hermann Eckstein 1921–1945: Albert Rienhardt 1946–1966: Walter Baumgärtner 1966–1986: Martin Dietrich (1929-2012) 1986–1994: Hannes Rieckhoff (born 1944¹) 1994–2002: Jürgen-Heinrich Schmidt (born 1942) 2002-2021: Frank Nopper (born 1961) since 2021: Maximilian Friedrich (born 1987)

Twin towns – sister cities

Backnang is twinned with: Annonay, France Bácsalmás, Hungary Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

Notable people

, 2023 Johannes Magirus the elder (1537–1614), Lutheran Theologian. Eduard Breuninger, (DE Wiki) (1854–1932), entrepreneur, founder of Breuninger company Anna Ziegler (1882–1942), politician (USPD, SPD), mayor of Nuremberg, member of the Reichstag Ferdinand Schneider (1911–1984), chemist, researched sugar technology Ursula Sax (born 1935¹), visual artist and sculptor. Alois Albrecht (1936–2022), Roman Catholic priest and songwriter Volker Hauff (born 1940¹), politician (SPD), MP, Federal Minister, former mayor of Frankfurt am Main Thomas Mayer (born 1954), Chief Economist of the Deutsche Bank, 2010 to 2012. Jens Weidmann (born 1968¹), president of the Bundesbank, 2011 and 2021, did his Abitur in Backnang Gültekin Kaan (born ca.1975), a Turkish German musician and singer Gregor Meyle (born 1978), German singer-songwriter. Ralf Nentwich (born 1982¹), German politician Christina Stumpp (born 1987), politician (CDU), Member of the German Bundestag since 2021 , 2022

External links

http://www.backnang.de - Official homepage http://www.juzebacknang.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070523190641/http://backnang24.de/murr-regatta/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095242/http://www.traumzeit-theater.de/TraumZeit-Theater-KalanagMuseum.htm - Kalanag Museum

References

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