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Reutlingen | |
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Location of Reutlingen within Reutlingen district | |
Coordinates: 48°29′N 9°13′E / 48.483°N 9.217°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
District | Reutlingen |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2019–27) | Thomas Keck[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 87.06 km2 (33.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 117,547 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 72760–72770 |
Dialling codes | 07121, 07072, 07127 |
Vehicle registration | RT |
Website | www.reutlingen.de |
Reutlingen (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔʏtlɪŋən] ; Swabian: Reitlenga) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has an estimated population of 116,456.[3] Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which was founded in 1855, originally as a weavers' school. Today, Reutlingen is home to an established textile industry and also houses machinery, leather goods and steel manufacturing facilities. It has the narrowest street in the world, Spreuerhofstraße (width 31 cm).[4]