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Rottweil

town in Rottweil VVG, Rottweil District, Freiburg Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Summary

Rottweil is a city[1]. Rottweil ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,894 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Theodor Heuss Medal[3]
  • Member of: Zweckverband 4IT[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rottweil[5], Rottweil VVG[6]
  • Country: Germany[7]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Neckar[8]
  • Head of government: Christian Ruf[9]
  • Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[10], district capital[11], Greater district town in Baden-Württemberg[12], free imperial city[13]
  • Shares border with: Zimmern ob Rottweil[14], Villingendorf[15], Dietingen[16], Deißlingen[17], Schömberg[18], Zimmern unter der Burg[19], Frittlingen[20], Aldingen[21], Dunningen[22], Bösingen[23], Wellendingen[24]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Göllsdorf[25], Feckenhausen[26], Neukirch[27], Neufra[28], Hausen ob Rottweil[29], Zepfenhan[30]
  • Twinned administrative body: Brugg[31], L'Aquila[32], Imst[33]
  • Postal code: 78611–78628[34]
  • Commons category: Rottweil[35]
  • Licence plate code: RW[36]
  • Local dialing code: 0741[37]
  • Inception: January 1, 1140[38]
  • Coordinate location: 48.168055555556, 8.6247222222222[39]
  • Official website: https://www.rottweil.de/[40]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rottweil[41]
  • Described at URL: https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20642007[42], https://www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/12391/Rottweil[43], https://www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/12416/Rottweil+-+Altgemeinde~Teilort[44]
  • Population: 25,204[45], 24,354[46], 25,274[47], 24,984[48], 25,513[49], 25,548[50], 24,985[51], 25,001[52]
  • Described by source: Topographia Sueviae[53], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[54]
  • Capital of: Rottweil[55]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rottweil[56]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Rottweil[57]
  • Native label: Rottweil[58]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Rottweil include Rottweiler[59], a dog breed[60]; Rottweil District[61], a rural district of Baden-Württemberg[62], in Germany[63]; and Rottweil station[64], a railway station[65], in Germany[66].

Why It Matters

Rottweil has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Rottweil is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

Entities named for Rottweil include Rottweiler[59], a dog breed[60]; Rottweil District[61], a rural district of Baden-Württemberg[62], in Germany[63]; and Rottweil station[64], a railway station[65], in Germany[66].

FAQs

What awards did Rottweil receive?

Honors received include Theodor Heuss Medal[3].

Related Entities

city Germany Joshua Kimmich Neckar Ralf Wimmer

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Population → {'amount': '+25204'}, {'amount': '+24354'}, {'amount': '+25274'} +5
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    Population → {'amount': '+25204'}, {'amount': '+24354'}, {'amount': '+25274'} +5
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