Ludwigsburg

Sister cities

• Yevpatoriya
• Nový Jičín
• Caerphilly
• St. Charles
• Montbéliard
• Yichang

History

The middle of Neckarland, where Ludwigsburg lies, was settled in the Stone and Bronze Ages. Numerous archaeological sites from the Hallstatt period remain in the city and surrounding area. Towards the end of the 1st century, the area was occupied by the Romans. They pushed the Limes further to the east around 150 and controlled the region until 260, when the Alamanni occupied the Neckarland. Evidence of the Alamanni settlement can be found in grave sites in the city today. The origins of Ludwigsburg date from the beginning of the 18th century (1718–1723) when the largest baroque castle in Germany, Ludwigsburg Palace was built by Duke Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg. Originally, the Duke planned to just build one country home (albeit a palace), which he began building in 1704. However, the examples of other princes fostered a desire to project his absolutist power by establishing a city. To the baroque palace, he added a hunting lodge and country seat, called Schloss Favorite (1713–1728), and the Seeschloss (castle on the lake) Monrepos (1764–1768). A settlement began near the palace in 1709 and a town charter was granted on 3 April 1718. That same year, Ludwigsburg became a bailiff's seat, which eventually became the rural district of Ludwigsburg in 1938. In the years between 1730 and 1800, the royal seat of residence changed back and forth several times between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg. In 1800, Württemberg was occupied by France under Napoleon Bonaparte and was forced into an alliance. In 1806, the Kurfürst (Prince-Elector) Friedrich was made king of Württemberg by Napoleon. In 1812, the Württembergish army was raised in Ludwigsburg for Napoleon's Russian campaign. Of the 15,800 Württemberg soldiers who served, just a few hundred returned. In 1921,…

Geography

Ludwigsburg consists of following districts: * Mitte (Center) * West * Nord (North) * Ost (East) * Süd (South) * Eglosheim * Grünbühl-Sonnenberg * Hoheneck, with a therapeutic and thermal bath, opened in 1907 * Neckarweihingen * Oßweil * Pflugfelden * Poppenweiler The following towns are neighbouring towns of Ludwigsburg, starting north of the city and going clockwise: Freiberg am Neckar, Benningen am Neckar, Marbach am Neckar, Erdmannhausen, Affalterbach, Remseck am Neckar, Kornwestheim, Möglingen, Asperg und Tamm. Ludwigsburg's climate is temperate oceanic (Köppen:Cfb) with warm and rainy summers and cold winters with less precipitation.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10,395
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,715
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,543
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,918
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,469
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,390
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,049
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,356

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 3.1 — 2008-12-25
  3 km NNW of Saulgau, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-12-12
  2 km ESE of Nehren, Germany
• M 2.8 — 2008-11-25
  1 km S of Steinmauern, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-09
  1 km WSW of Dußlingen, Germany