Marbach am Neckar | |
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 Friedrich Schiller's birthplace | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Marbach am Neckar within Ludwigsburg district  | |
  Marbach am Neckar  Marbach am Neckar | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′N 9°15′E / 48.933°N 9.250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Ludwigsburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jan Trost |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.06 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 16,053 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 71672 |
| Dialling codes | 07144 |
| Vehicle registration | LB |
| Website | www |
Marbach am Neckar is a town about 20 kilometres north of Stuttgart. It belongs to the district of Ludwigsburg, the Stuttgart region and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart. Marbach is known as the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller, to whom it owes the additional designation of Schiller City, which it has officially held since 2022.[2] The town is home to the Schiller National Museum, the German Literature Archive and the Modern Literature Museum.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.