Place:Sindelfingen, Württemberg, Germany

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NameSindelfingen
TypeTown
Coordinates48.7°N 9.017°E
Located inWürttemberg, Germany
Also located inBöblingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany    
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Sindelfingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg in south Germany. It lies near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe (a tributary of the river Würm), and is home to a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.

History

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  • 1155 – First documented mention of Sindelfingen
  • 1263 – Sindelfingen was founded by Count Rudolf Scherer of Tübingen-Herrenberg
  • 1351 – The city was sold to Württemberg[1]
  • Middle Ages – Notable weaving industry
  • 1535 – Entrance of the Protestant Reformation
  • 1944 – Stuttgart/Sindelfingen oil refinery bombed by the Oil Campaign of World War II
  • 1962 – Sindelfingen became a "Große Kreisstadt" (city with special governmental responsibilities within the larger county)
  • 1971 – Municipal annexation of the neighbouring villages Maichingen and Darmsheim
  • 1987 – The final traditional Sindelfinger Volksfest was held (the site was later required for a state-level horticulture and landscaping exhibition)

The weaving industry survived until most of Europe's textile industry was devastated by Asian imports. Some textile distribution centres are still left in the city. Former weaving mills can still be found in the city area, now used as offices for the computer industry. This is due to the takeover of Hollerith by IBM which used the punched card technology from the weaving mills.

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