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Rottweil

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Rottweil

Total population

25,701

Founded

1140

Elevation599 m
Land area71.76 km²
Coordinates48.17°, 8.63°

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City facts

Founded
1140
Elevation
599 m
Area
71.76 km²
Time zone
UTC+02:00
head of government
Christian Ruf
Official website
www.rottweil.de

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rottweil is a town in southwest Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Rottweil was a free imperial city for nearly 600 years.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.1678
Longitude
8.6270
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
54,210
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,208
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,098
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,084
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    995
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    872
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    857
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    772
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    660

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
172
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-12-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Wolfgang Jäger
Wolfgang Jäger
German political scientist (1940-)
F
Franz Kaiser
German entrepreneur
F
Fridolin Leiber
German artist of popular piety images (1853-1912)
Johannes von Belser
Johannes von Belser
German theologian (1850–1916)
O
Otmar Reiser
politician, mayor of Maribor (1792-1868)
P
Paul Friedrich von Lang
German prelate (1815-1893)
C
Christoph III. von Pappenheim
O
Oskar Johann Kaiser
German businessperson (1907-2001)
G
Gebhard Flaig
Dr. rer. pol. Universität Mannheim 1983
C
Carmen Jauch
German church musician, organist, harpsichordist, singer and choir director
A
Ardian Krasniqi
E
Elias Raatz

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

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,186

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
4,253
Avg daily Wikipedia views
142
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rottweil

Baden-Württemberg
Erich Schlenker · 1957
Römisches Rottweil
Martin Kemkes · 2015
Vier im Kreis
2006
Landkreis Rottweil
Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg und Landkreis Rottweil · 2023
Neue römische Ausgrabungen in Baden-Württemberg
Annelis Schwarzmann · 1972
15 Jahre Deutsch-Schweizer Autorentreffen
Deutsch-Schweizer Autorentreffen · 1999
Katalog. Sammlung des Herrn Dr. J. Ebner, Kirchheim unter Teck, u. A.; Württembergische Münzen und Medaillen; Universalsammlung namentlich relchhaltig in den Serien Baden, Rottweil, Kunstmedaillen
Leo Hamburger · 1917
La France et la dénazification de l'Allemagne après 1945
Sébastien Chauffour · 2019

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Gallery

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

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
08325049
Population (Wikidata)
25,548
Wikidata
Q82960

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439