Backnang

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Backnang

Total population

38,184

Air quality index

26Good

Elevation271 m

Land area39.38 km²

Coordinates48.95°, 9.43°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Backnang is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 37,957 in 2022.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

E

Erich Traub

German biologist (1906–1985)

G

Gerhard Brosi

German politician (1943-1984)

G

Gottfried Traub

German politician and theologian (1869-1956)

E

Ernst Eisenmann

German trade unionist (1928–2016)

H

Heinz Tochtermann

German association football player

Viktor Kraemer senior

German publisher (1840-1911)

J

Johann Gottlob von Kurr

German pharmacist, botanist and mineralogist (1798-1870)

G

Gotthilf Hitzler

German journalist and politician (1882-1933)

A

Arthur Gruber

German politician

G

Georg Friedrich von Holtz zu Niederholz

German military personnel

S

Siegfried Krauter

German university professor

Christoph Friedrich Schott

German theologian

C

Carl August Leibbrand

Z

Zlatko Blaškić

association football player (1982-)

Hermann Bäuerle

German theologian and musician

L

Ludwig Nägele

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Maubach
  1.6 mi away
• Strümpfelbach
  1.7 mi away · pop. 925
• Großaspach
  1.9 mi away
• Erbstetten
  2.3 mi away
• Unterweissach
  2.5 mi away
• Mittelbrüden
  3.1 mi away
• Cottenweiler
  3.1 mi away
• Nellmersbach
  3.3 mi away
• Unterbrüden
  3.4 mi away
• Oberbrüden
  3.5 mi away
• Oberweissach
  3.7 mi away
• Hertmannsweiler
  4.1 mi away

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Seen 2026-06-08

Common Spotted Orchid

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Seen 2026-06-07

mock strawberry

Potentilla indica

Seen 2026-06-07

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-07

low pricklypear

Opuntia humifusa

Seen 2026-06-07

Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

Seen 2026-06-07

hedge woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

Seen 2026-06-07

Lesser Purple Emperor

Apatura ilia

Seen 2026-06-07

southern adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum vulgatum

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Backnang, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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