Metzingen

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Metzingen

Total population

21,889

Elevation350 m

Land area34.55 km²

Coordinates48.54°, 9.28°

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City facts

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Overview

Metzingen is a Swabian city with about 22,000 inhabitants, in Reutlingen county, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 30 km (19 mi) south of Stuttgart. The city of Metzingen is known internationally for its outlets of all kinds of famous companies, centered around Hugo Boss who was one of the first companies that opened a store back in the 1970s. The former quarter of textile factories which was changed to a quarter of outlets is called 'Outlet City', and people from all over the world come here for a shopping experience.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Stephan Vuckovic

triathlete

Sven Schipplock

German footballer

Michael Krumm

German racecar driver

Ole Bischof

German judoka

Sebastian Nerz

German politician

Sebastian Gryphius

German-French bookseller-printer (1493-1556)

Matthäus Alber

(1495-1570)

Hermann Kurz

German writer (1813–1873)

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Karl Meissner

German-American physicist

Friedrich Schlotterbeck

German politician (1909-1979)

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Michael Mayer

German football player

Claus Kleber

German journalist

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Tobias Dürr

German actor

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Johannes Zainer

German printer

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Max Otto Bruker

German politician (1909-2001)

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Julius Wagner

athletics competitor (1882-1952)

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